Fight fans have been waiting months for Manny Pacquaio to return to the ring and display his supreme boxing skills again. The long-awaited fight, which took place in Las Vegas this past Saturday (May 2nd), was a superb display of boxing skill at it's best. Manny Pacquaio knocked Ricky Hatton out in the 2nd round with ease. (I felt sorry for the more than 25,000 British fans who traveled so far to see their hero get knocked out in the 2nd round)
The pre-fight hype displayed Hatton as "more ready than ever". I must admit Hatton did look more ready than Pacman, and I even considered him as being the winner. I decided to give a slight edge to Pacman though.
Hatton came into the fight and disregarded his trainer's advice. Hatton charged at Pacman and decided to take the fight toe-to-toe with the best fighter in the world. Hatton was a complete fool for trying to fight Pacman this way. The last fighter who wanted to go toe-to-toe with Pacman was the great Oscar De La Hoya; and De La Hoya lost the fight due to that strategy. Pacman will meet any fighter toe-to-toe if he sees it fit to fight that way, but in this fight Pacman decided to box Hatton, and his strategy proved too skillful and masterful against the amateur skill of Hatton. Pacman weaved his way around the sluggish Hatton punches, and knocked Hatton out with a lightning bolt right-hook. This fight was short, but sweet.
Pacquaio's win solidifies his label as, "the best fighter in the world". Fight fans will now be awaiting the winner of the Mayweather - Marquez fight. Hopefully promoters will setup the next biggest fight in history, between the winner of the Mayweather-Marquez fight, and Pacman. The winner of that fight will undoubtedly be one of the best boxers in the history of the sport, and definitely the best fighter of today.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
GO ROCKETS!!!
Last night was the most exciting Rockets game to date. Houston won their first round series against Portland, 4-2. With the game 6 win, we were able to move onto the next round of the playoffs. We are now matched up against the Los Angeles Lakers, with the Lakers holding home court advantage.
Last night was game 1 of the Houston - L.A. series. Houston managed to control both ends of the floor and pulled off a 9-point win in L.A.!!! The Rockets performance kept the L.A. crowd much more silent than usual; I can't remember ever hearing Staples Center so quiet--it was beautiful!
Every Rocket dug deep into their hearts, minds, and guts to pull off the win. The effort from each Rocket player was amazing. To add to the drama, Shane Battier was elbowed by Sasha Vujacic. The incident caused a pretty nasty gash above his eye. Shane was ok after a couple stitches closed the cut up. Then, Rockets fans were dealt a huge scare when All-Star center, Yao Ming, went down in severe pain after a knee-to-knee collision with Kobe Bryant. It looked like Yao was going to be out for the rest of the year, because he was expressing excruciating pain, but after the trainers took care of him and a brisk walk, Yao returned and scored a crucial long range 2 point shot to show L.A. that the Rockets were not going to lose.
Game 2 is on Wednesday in L.A. If the Rockets play with the same drive, and effort they had in Game 1, we will undoubtedly win the championship. I will be providing my support for each and every game.
Last night was game 1 of the Houston - L.A. series. Houston managed to control both ends of the floor and pulled off a 9-point win in L.A.!!! The Rockets performance kept the L.A. crowd much more silent than usual; I can't remember ever hearing Staples Center so quiet--it was beautiful!
Every Rocket dug deep into their hearts, minds, and guts to pull off the win. The effort from each Rocket player was amazing. To add to the drama, Shane Battier was elbowed by Sasha Vujacic. The incident caused a pretty nasty gash above his eye. Shane was ok after a couple stitches closed the cut up. Then, Rockets fans were dealt a huge scare when All-Star center, Yao Ming, went down in severe pain after a knee-to-knee collision with Kobe Bryant. It looked like Yao was going to be out for the rest of the year, because he was expressing excruciating pain, but after the trainers took care of him and a brisk walk, Yao returned and scored a crucial long range 2 point shot to show L.A. that the Rockets were not going to lose.
Game 2 is on Wednesday in L.A. If the Rockets play with the same drive, and effort they had in Game 1, we will undoubtedly win the championship. I will be providing my support for each and every game.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Welcome to my blog
This blog will contain my random thoughts, concerns, and expressions. This is my first "actual" blog and I do expect to have fun maintaining it. I call it my first "actual" blog because I had an earlier blog up during the year, but for some reason blogger.com decided to remove it. I do not know why they removed it, but I have this blog up and running now, so welcome readers, lets get acquainted.
As you can tell from the title of my blog, I am a dedicated Houston Rockets fan. I was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the suburbs of Virginia. I do intend to visit Houston to watch a Rockets game once I save enough money. During a night of drinking and partying, my friends told me I actually thought I was in Houston, though I have never been. Pretty funny right? I am an avid sports fan and watch a lot of basketball, soccer, and American football. This is a great time of the year for my friends and me. Right now there is basketball playoffs, and Champions League soccer. One of my close friends schedules his classes around the Champions League schedule so he never misses a game. The Champions League is a stage for all the champions of European club soccer to compete for the coveted UEFA Champions League Trophy. The winner of this trophy is the champion of European soccer. I was fortunate to be in Vancouver, British Columbia during last year's final (the final was played in Moscow, but I was lucky to be in another country watching it with other international soccer fans). It was an exciting final which finished in a penalty shootout between Manchester United and Chelsea (two of English soccer's premier clubs). Manchester United won and all the Chelsea fans (who were packed in the pub, singing, chanting, and carrying flags) stormed out in the blink of an eye! This year's final will be played in Rome and today I watched the semifinal game between Arsenal and Manchester United. Man, I love champions league time! I can't wait to find out which teams are going to the finals.
Other sports notes: This Friday is game 6 of the Rockets and Portland series. Houston is up 3 games to 2, and I will be watching for Houston to end the series at home Friday. This Saturday is the long-awaited Pacquaio vs. Hatton fight (should be an easy one for Pacman). Also, Michael Vick is coming home soon. Who thinks he'll be back in the NFL?
(why won't this blogger indent my first lines?)
As you can tell from the title of my blog, I am a dedicated Houston Rockets fan. I was born in Washington, DC, and raised in the suburbs of Virginia. I do intend to visit Houston to watch a Rockets game once I save enough money. During a night of drinking and partying, my friends told me I actually thought I was in Houston, though I have never been. Pretty funny right? I am an avid sports fan and watch a lot of basketball, soccer, and American football. This is a great time of the year for my friends and me. Right now there is basketball playoffs, and Champions League soccer. One of my close friends schedules his classes around the Champions League schedule so he never misses a game. The Champions League is a stage for all the champions of European club soccer to compete for the coveted UEFA Champions League Trophy. The winner of this trophy is the champion of European soccer. I was fortunate to be in Vancouver, British Columbia during last year's final (the final was played in Moscow, but I was lucky to be in another country watching it with other international soccer fans). It was an exciting final which finished in a penalty shootout between Manchester United and Chelsea (two of English soccer's premier clubs). Manchester United won and all the Chelsea fans (who were packed in the pub, singing, chanting, and carrying flags) stormed out in the blink of an eye! This year's final will be played in Rome and today I watched the semifinal game between Arsenal and Manchester United. Man, I love champions league time! I can't wait to find out which teams are going to the finals.
Other sports notes: This Friday is game 6 of the Rockets and Portland series. Houston is up 3 games to 2, and I will be watching for Houston to end the series at home Friday. This Saturday is the long-awaited Pacquaio vs. Hatton fight (should be an easy one for Pacman). Also, Michael Vick is coming home soon. Who thinks he'll be back in the NFL?
(why won't this blogger indent my first lines?)
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