Mosely-Vargas II Results & Discussion 7/15/06

[GorDoom]

Per usual there will be updates & the results will be posted immdiately upon the conclusion of the bouts. Please keep all discussion of this card to this thread.

Redundant threads will be deleted.

Last a big thanks to long time CBZ stalwart, Steve Coughlin, who volunteered to cover this for us tonight.

GorDoom

[Steve Coughlin]

Thanks Gor!

Good evening CBZers and welcome to the Cyber Boxing Zone’s exclusive, live coverage of the Shane Mosley – Fernando Vargas rematch. Tonight’s fight is scheduled for 12 rounds or less in the Jr. Middleweight division. I’ll be providing round-by-round coverage of tonight’s main event and will also keep you up to date on this evening’s undercard bouts. So keep your fingers crossed and hope AOL doesn’t crash on me.

Both fighters made weight and looked ripped & ready to go at the weigh-in. The first advantage was gained by team Mosley yesterday, when a judge issued a court order preventing Fernando Vargas from drinking Gatorade between rounds. Of course the fighters on the undercard can all use Gatorade. To paraphrase Don King, Only in Nevada.

I'll be back with news from the opening bout shortly...

[Steve Coughlin]

Tonight’s PPV broadcast is being covered by HBO’s Jim Lampley, Emmanuel Stewart, Larry Merchant and Harold Letterman, The opening bout of the evening is a scheduled four rounder in the Super-Lightweight division featuring Rock Allen vs. Henry Mitchell.

[Steve Coughlin]

Henry Mitchell puts up a pretty good fight but looses a 40 – 36 decision to Philly’s Rock Allen. Allen moves to 9-0.

Juan Diaz and Randy Suico will duke it out for Diaz’s WBA Lightweight Championship in about 10 minutes. And now, a word from our sponsor – the nice people at Guinness!

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[Steve Coughlin]

Juan Diaz takes an action-packed round one. Suico takes a couple of really hard shots without blinking.

[Steve Coughlin]

Diaz on a roll with rounds two & three on his side of the scorecard. You get the feeling if Suico would take the fight on the outside it might be an even more interesting bout.

[Steve Coughlin]

Lampley & Manny are saying that Diaz doesn’t have any real power, but the shots he landed in round four looked pretty darn good to me. Suico’s corner asks him if he wants to continue…

[Steve Coughlin]

Diaz is a machine tonight. Suico lands is best shots of the fight around the 1:20 mark and Diaz bombs right back at Randy with some of his best shots.

[kikibalt]

Diaz don't punch at all.

Frank B.

[gregbeyer]

diaz...is the biggest waste of boxing talent i ever saw....jeese..i never thought i would say that...but...you have to have SOME power!
greg

[Steve Coughlin]

More of the same in round 6 but in the 7th Diaz slows down a bit and Suico wins his first round of the fight.

[Steve Coughlin]

It looks like Diaz is trying to walk through Suico now. Juan's pace is back but if he did have real power he'd have stopped Randy by now. Punchstats have him landing somewhere over 300 shots through round 8.

[Steve Coughlin]

Diaz closes the show at 2:06 of round 9. Nothing that hadn't landed before but Suico was slowing badly when Joe Cortez saved him. Diaz lands 352 of 435; Suico goes 98 for 840.

[Steve Coughlin]

Coming up next, Champion Daniel Ponce De Leon and Sod Looknongyangtoy (Whew! Forgive me if I only use Sod from now on.) rematch for the WBO belt. We’ll be back in a few minutes…

[kikibalt]

Diaz would be a big time fighter if he had some power.


Frank B.

[kikibalt]

Greg did you get the map?

Frank

[Steve Coughlin]

Ben Tackie scored a brutal KO 9 of Wilfred Negron in an off TV 10 rounder ...

[Roberto Aqui]

Diaz would be a big time fighter if he had some power.
Frank B.

Diaz has plenty of power to put some hurt on. He's a nonstop punching machine. What he lacks is size and strength. Power is nice to have, but Diaz packs plenty extras into his total package. He may not be long for this game, but he's an exciting fighter that I enjoyed watching.

[Steve Coughlin]

Daniel Ponce De Leon just knocked Sod the **** O U T and onto his face at :52 of the first round. Sod layed face down on the canvas for well over 15 seconds from a crushing left hand that he walked into.

[kikibalt]

If only Diaz could punch like that

[Steve Coughlin]

That was pretty damn inpressive.

Oh yeah, LAID ...

[Steve Coughlin]

20 minutes 'til the main event ... it's now 9:37 central daylight savings time.

[kikibalt]

Roberto---- Diaz throw a lot of punchs but you have to be able to have some power if you are going to be able to stay with the top guys.

Frank B.

[Steve Coughlin]

Geez ... IMPRESSIVE

[kikibalt]

Roberto---Diaz does have strength, he is strong as a bull, and he has good size, what he does't have is a ko punch, he would have a hard time staying with a Corrales, Castillo and a Mayweather.

Frank B.

[Steve Coughlin]

Other off TV results :

Eudi Gonzalez TKOd Cesar Valentin in 2
Anthony Salcido and Enrique Colin goes to a draw
and Jonathan Oquendo TKOd Arturo Bracamontes in 3

[GorDoom]

Hey Steve you're doing a terrific job. I liked your commercial gulp, gulp, Guiness break. Both me & Mrs. Bucket really cracked up when we read it.

GorDoom

[Roberto Aqui]

Roberto---Diaz does have strength, he is strong as a bull, and he has good size, what he does't have is a ko punch, he would have a hard time staying with a Corrales, Castillo and a Mayweather.

Frank B.

Diaz is smaller than the above and he is not a strong lightweight. He's quick, very active, and focused. He could easily fight at 130.

Ponce de Leon is very heavy handed. He's slow at the weight however and will have problems with quick stylists. Different attributes can still yield titles.

[Steve Coughlin]

It's time for another Guinness I'll be back for the ringwalks and even more misadventures in spelling in a few minutes...

[Steve Coughlin]

Gor, please check back for the commercial that will pop up after round 1