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Pacquiao vs. Marquez

Pacquiao weathers a brutal upper cut from Marquez

Manny Pacquiao won a majority decision over Juan Manuel Marquez on Saturday (November 12, 2011) in Las Vegas. It  was the duo's 3rd world title meeting. Their two previous encounters were closely contended and both ended in a shroud of controversy. The first bout was called a draw. The second was a split decision win in favor of Pacquiao. Last night the fight concluded with Marquez storming out of the ring disgusted by the judges' decision and a large contingent of his supporters booing Pacquiao and throwing debris toward the ring. The event was suppose to answer the question once and for all, "Who is the better ring technician"? In the end neither fighter was able to definitively dominate the other one.

Each man gave as well as he took. Pacquiao was clearly the faster of the two. He lumped up Marquez's face with quick left crosses thrown from different angles. Not to be outdone, Marquez snapped Pacquiao's head back with deadly accurate right cross counters and hard left hook body shots which kept Pacquiao from flurrying and taking his attack inside.

If the margin of difference was minimal, why was Pacquiao declared the winner? Pacquiao showed greater ring generalship through skilled footwork and willingness to come forward. But most importantly Pacquiao through more punches than Marquez. Like it or not, punch count statistics overwhelmingly decide winners and losers in boxing. Also Marquez did not stay the course. He unwisely let up off the gas pedal in the 12 round, because he and his corner assumed they were winning the fight. Quite frankly Marquez and his trainer should have thought better. Boxing gives you nothing. You have to take championship belts. Had Marquez shown more aggression in the final round, he might have swayed the judges in his favor. Marquez otherwise gave Pacquiao all he could handle and more in a close and evenly matched bout.

Unfortunately, Marquez will have to settle for being Pacquiao's near equal on the scorecards.

LeBron Looking for Help with his Hairline?
By Tony Clark Published: October 27, 2011

With the hopeless lockout threatening to cancel the entire NBA season, apparently there is nothing to talk about concerning basketball;

Except, for LeBron James' hairline doing the backstroke.

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Zab Got Zonked By King Khan

I tried to give Zab Judah the benefit of the doubt in thinking that his experience would help carry him to the end of a 12-round fight in which he would lose by decision to Amir Khan. Instead, Judah proved again that he can't hold par with the top guns in the sport.

After watching the match, I wasn't sure if Khan won because he fought really well, or was it because Judah fought so poorly. Khan certainly was the more aggressive of the two, he out punched Judah by a wide margin. However Khan's connect percentage was low. Judah's performance was atrocious in all categories. If Judah had a fight strategy for dealing with Khan, it was only apparent to himself. Even Judah's trainer six time world champion "Sweet Pea" Whitaker seemed perplexed as to what Judah was doing in the ring. Like a deer in the headlights, Judah looked confused. He constantly let Khan get off first and back him towards the ropes. Rarely did Judah counter punch to challenge Khan's frequent encroachments.

Judah's course of action should have been to stand toe-to-toe with Khan and trade shots, or back up and then bang Khan as he moved forward. Judah did neither, and that's why he was face down in the 5th round after receiving a controversial body shot, and then counted out (KO)! Maybe the shot was low. But there is a high probability Judah would have landed on the canvas in the near future anyway.

Like a true champion, Khan finished his man. Yet there is still the question of whether the young gun can win a tough close match. To present none of Khan's opponents have pushed him to his limit, with the exception of the flash knock out he received earlier in his career. Beating Zab Judah makes Khan a good fighter, but certainly not the best. If Khan wants to raise his stature, he has got to win against someone like Floyd Mayweather Jr. or Manny Pacquiao. Only then will Khan be seen as exceptional.

The Buzz: Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah - Press Conference (HBO)

The next big fight on the horizon is Amir Khan vs. Zab Judah. This fight will either excite fans or dissapoint them depending on the frame of mind Zab Judah enters the ring.

Zab has won 5 world titles between the junior welterweight and welterweight divisions. However, he has had notable mental lapses during his professional boxing career. After Zab was knocked senseless in the second round of a contest with Kostya Tszuy on November 3, 2001, his actions after the bout landed him a $75,000 fine and a 6 month suspension for throwing a stool across the ring and shoving his gloved fist into the neck of the referee that evening. On April 6, 2006, Zab hit Floyd Mayweather Jr. below the belt in round 10 of their match. Both fighters' entourages entered the ring and a near riot ensued. The contest concluded with a unanimous decision in favor of Mayweather Jr., and Zab was fined $350,000 and his boxing license was revoked for 1 year. Dramatic incidences aside, Zab also has a reputation of coming out strong in the early rounds of fights, and then losing fortitude and focus in the later rounds. All of which makes one question Zab's ability to stay mentally and emotionally connected to his performance inside the ring.

Despite the controversy, Zab is on the comeback trail, after winning the IBF junior welter weight title. A decision over Amir Khan would return Zab to his former glory as the best in the division. Physically neither Zab or Amir holds an advantage over the other. Their strength and speed is about equal. Amir is a bit taller and lankier, but that should not pose too much of a problem for the more experienced Zab. In my opinion the winner of this fight is the one who settles into their fight plan first, makes the best adjustments between rounds and stays mentally focused.

My prediction is that Amir Khan gets a brutal education on what it takes to be the best of the best, but he gets the win by a 12 round decision. Zab has not proven to me that he adjust well to adversity in the ring, and he is prone to losing his concentration when he is not winning a match. But Zab will compose himself well enough to give Amir Khan all he can handle.