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.
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