A fight I want to see

Sam Peters is making a mistake in fighting James Toney when there is another fighter out there that would elevate his as the hardest hitting heavyweight. I am talking about David Tua. Since Tua's 2 year layoff, he has won three consecutive fights with a knockout last night of Edward Gutierrez. Tua's power in both hands would present a huge obstacle to Peters and would also very enjoyable fight This fight may happen down the road but I had to bring it up now because we haven't seen a good heavyweight fight in years. I can't give a prediction yet because we have to wait to see how Peters performs against Toney and of course Tua will have a few more tuneup fights before accurately see if he is back in the heavyweight picture.

Trilogy

On ESPN 2 Friday Night Fights Joel Casamayor won a lackluster fight and then through a translator confronted Diego Corrales to put up his 135 lbs. Junior Lightweight title. The verbals assaults that Corrales and Casamayor traded brought excitement to the telecast and even though Corrales deemed Casamayor as an unworthy oppontent, contracts were signed this week for Corrales vs. Casamayor III. In their first fight, Corrales was stopped by Casamayor when the referee and doctor decided that he could not continue after suffering cuts to his mouth and lips. Corrales won the rematch and now we are set for the trilogy. This trilogy doesn't have as much excitement as Corrales vs. Castillo, since Casamayor looks like he has slowed down a bit over the last few fights. Corrales will win by knockout and look for one or two more big paydays before he hangs up his gloves. Corrales reminds me of Gatti in that they are both not great fighters but have tremendous heart, determination and power in both hands. With Gatti soon to retire after his decisive loss to Baldomir, your only chance to see another warrior with as much heart is to watch Diego Chico Corrales.

Good Night and Good Luck Mr. Jones

Roy Jones steps back into the ring against Prince Badi Ajamu. You first may think, Prince who? Well to be honest with you, I don't think it matters who Jones' faces anymore. He is a shell of his former self after his big time loses against Antonio Tarver and Glen Johnson. His biggest advantage over the years was his speed and athletic ability. He is a few steps slower these days and it will be exploited by Ajamu. This reminds me of how we kept thinking that Tyson 2000 was the same Tyson from the 1980s. Jones is done and if you want to purchase a retirement present for him, spend the money on this PPV.

Toney vs. Peters prediction

James Toney and Sam Peters are scheduled to fight this fall. This blog is titled Styles Make Fights and this fight is going to show you why. Toney is one of the best defensive fighters in history. His style makes offensive minded fighters frustrated and questioning their career choices. Sam Peters, although a heavy hitter, is a perfect opponent for Toney. He is a slow, one dimensional fighter that is going to be in for a long 12 rounds against the more allusive Toney. I predict the fight goes to the scorecards and Toney wins in a unanimous decision. The only thing I can't predict is if Toney will show up to the fight in shape or not. Hopefully he watched the Rahman fight and saw how ridiculous he looked. I hope he will decide to hit the gym before he steps into the ring this fall.

The future

Paul Williams gets a shot to showcase himself on BAD against Sharmba Mitchell. It is amazing how fast Mitchell has fallen. Just a few years ago, people were predicting that he was going to beat Tsyzu in the highly anticipated rematch. Mitchell ended up getting knocked out and since then has been on the comeback trail. This is his last shot and he sort of reminds me of when William Joppy was booked against Jermaine Taylor. I haven't seen enough of Williams to get on the bandwagon and I think Mitchell has a few tricks up this sleeve to make this an interesting fight. But if history holds true just like the Taylor vs. Joppy fight, we are looking at the future of boxing in Paul Williams.

Sugar

Sugar Shane Mosely is the hottest man in boxing right now. His win over Vargas puts him as the prime contender for Mayweather's Pound for Pound title. Mosely looked very fast his last two fights and it is great to see him fight on his toes again. I will continue to say that his first fight verse De La Hoya was one of the best performances I have seen. He was lightning fast and beat one of the best in the business. I hope he takes the November fight with Mayweather and recaptures his place on the Pound for Pound list.

Quick recap of Mosely vs. Vargas II

Vargas is a shot fighter that should retire. He couldn't put punches together and was unable to use his strength. Mosely knocked out a tough fighter that was good but couldn't become great. The victory made Mosely look invinsible but that was partially part of how bad Vargas looked.

Thunder is all but a whisper

On Sat. night, Arturo Thunder Gatti was shown why little men with big punches at low weight classes usually get knocked out when they battle the big boys. Gatti packed a big punch when fighting at 140 and lower but the 7 pounds he added to fight Baldomir for his welterweright championship changed everything. Nobody heard of Baldomir prior to his destruction of Zab Judah and thought that his record of 9 losses and 6 draws was a sign that he was not going to have time to enjoy his championship belt because he was going to lose it that quickly. Gatti isn't the best boxer but he overcame his flaws by using his heart and determination to withstand knockdowns and comeback to win fights in historic fashion. When Gatti stepped into the ring on Sat. night, he was the smaller man that couldn't hurt Baldomir. Punches that would have knocked out fighters at lower weight classes were now just glancing shots. In the end, the bigger man won and it is time for Gatti to hang them up.

Baldomir better capatilize on this two recent victories and I think he will end up fighting Miguel Cotto. That should be a highly entertaining fight where Cotto ends up earning a decision.