Last night’s fight between Manny Pacquiao and Joshua Clottey was weird for a few reasons. For one, Clottey left his guts in the locker room and seemingly allowed Manny to get in his head well before the fight started. Secondly, it was a boring Manny Pacquiao fight. When has there ever been a boring Manny Pacquiao fight?
But the weirdest thing about last night’s broadcast was Jim Lampley. He argued back and forth with Max Kellerman and Emmanuel Steward about Clottey’s lack of punches and it seemed as if they got upset at each other. And then, he tried to make the fight exciting by screaming, “Bang!” when Pacquiao started to land some punches. It was jarring to listen to this fine broadcaster go off the deep end just a little bit. Maybe he was just trying to make up for a lackluster fight.
The fourth installment of Showtime’s fantastic Fight Camp 360 series. This episode previews Abraham vs. Dirrell, and introduces Jermain Taylor’s replacement Allan Green. Mandatory viewing as always.
In the 8th round, when Tyson finally put Douglas down, Tyson fans breathed a sigh of relief because we thought it was over. But when Buster got up, we all went, “Uh oh.” And when he took back control of the fight in the 9th round, we were mesmerized because we didn’t think Tyson was beatable. When Tyson failed to get up after getting knocked down in the 10th, it was like when I learned Santa Claus wasn’t real. All was not well in the world and I was in shock.
Schaap provides many myths about that fight and I agree with most of them. But here’s one I don’t agree with: Continue Reading »
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