I don't know all the fighters on this card so I'm only picking guys that I've seen fight.
Josh Neer over Keith Wisniewski
Neer has a ton of experience. I think he'll take it.
√ WINNER Neer cut him to pieces with elbows. Second round stoppage due to cuts. Gory fight.
Shane Roller over T.J. Grant
Roller is coming off a tough loss and I think he'll make up for it in this close fight.
X LOSER The ref stopped it without Roller tapping. Grant wins by submission due to an armbar. Grant looked to be the better fighter and looked great dropping down in weight.
Paul Sass to beat Michael Johnson
I continue to think Johnson is a one punch wonder, but we'll see after this one.
√ WINNER Sass heel-hooked Johnson and looked like he may have mangled Johnson's knee.
Yves Edwards over Oliveira
Edwards is tough as nails.
√ WINNER Edwards weathers an early storm by Oliveira, settled in and won the round. Edwards takes takes it to him in the second and knocks him out.
Matt Wiman over Mac Danzig
Early stoppage of the last fight but Danzig looked slower and not very focused.
√ WINNER Wiman bullied around on Danzig but this one goes the distance. It was a back and forth war and a very fun fight to watch. Wiman wins a unanimous decision 29-28.
Anthony Johnson over Charlie Brenneman
Brenneman may surprise me but I think Johnson's hands will finish this fight early.
√ WINNER Brenneman tried his trademark takedowns..to no avail. Johnson clocked him and had Brenneman rocked, he staggered to the fence and Johnson kicked him square in the face. Brenneman went down and the ref called it quits. Charlie could have continued but he didn't need anymore. Johnson was in beastmode.
Pat Barry over Stefan Struve
This is a tough pick, Struve could use his range and keep Barry at bay. I think Barry will use leg kicks until he's finally able to connect with a solid punch to finish.
X LOSER Slow fight, not much happening until Struve ends up pulling guard straight to a triangle choke. Barry lifts Struve over his head for the slam but Struve held on and tightened the triangle for the win.
Demetrius Johnson over Dominick Cruz
Mighty Mouse Johnson has amazed me with his speed and top control. Cruz doesn't get taken down often so I think this will be a barn burner. This should be a fun fight to watch.
X LOSER Cruz controlled the fight, dominating with his wrestling. Johnson was unable to secure a single takedown. Both guys are fast as lightning but Cruz definitely was the superior fighter. Johnson showed that he did deserve to be in this fight but he was overwhelmed by Cruz. Way to go Dominick!
9/30/11
9/27/11
Merchant Machine
Larry Merchant is an 80 year old boxing commentator whose latest confrontation with Floyd Mayweather Jr. in a post fight interview proves himself to be antiquated and possibly senile. That interview ended with him saying, "If I was 50 years younger, I'd kick your ass!"
Larry has a long history of asking stupid, long-winded and irrelevant questions and asinine remarks. He's been touted as "The greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael. I completely disagree with that assessment. I actually mute the television when Larry is speaking. He has clashed with many announcers and fighters alike when they don't agree with him.
Merchant has had a long career milking the boxing community. He advocates boxers fighting for years to build up a big record to get their shot. Fighters do this until they have absorbed so many shots to the head, by the time they get to the big time, they are washed up! Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton were both very talented when they were young and could have beaten almost anyone. They were dragged through the ranks at such a slow pace that they weren't the same fighter when they got big fights. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is another example. 43-0-1 and he's never fought anyone that is worth a shit. Larry thinks that practice is "the way it's done" and it doesn't make sense.
Boxing is losing it's credibility with viewers. Promoters, Boxing associations, bad judges and state athletic commissions are slowly killing the sport. Oscar DeLaHoya improved boxing for a few years by starting GoldenBoy promotions and pushing Don King out of the picture. In order to beat a Don King fighter, you had to knock them out or lose a decision. It's been crooked for far too long.
It's time for HBO to let that dinosaur go. Larry has long outlived his usefulness as a commentator/analyst. He rambles on and on and makes very little sense. He is nothing short of being a bitter old man whose opinion means very little to the audience. I've endured having to listen to him for years. If they have a big HBO boxing match on PPV and the UFC has one at the same time..I'll always opt for UFC so that I don't have to listen to Larry's bullshit! HBO..do as the fighters are asking...FIRE LARRY MERCHANT!
Larry has a long history of asking stupid, long-winded and irrelevant questions and asinine remarks. He's been touted as "The greatest television boxing analyst of all time" by ESPN Boxing analyst Dan Rafael. I completely disagree with that assessment. I actually mute the television when Larry is speaking. He has clashed with many announcers and fighters alike when they don't agree with him.
Merchant has had a long career milking the boxing community. He advocates boxers fighting for years to build up a big record to get their shot. Fighters do this until they have absorbed so many shots to the head, by the time they get to the big time, they are washed up! Miguel Cotto, Ricky Hatton were both very talented when they were young and could have beaten almost anyone. They were dragged through the ranks at such a slow pace that they weren't the same fighter when they got big fights. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr is another example. 43-0-1 and he's never fought anyone that is worth a shit. Larry thinks that practice is "the way it's done" and it doesn't make sense.
Boxing is losing it's credibility with viewers. Promoters, Boxing associations, bad judges and state athletic commissions are slowly killing the sport. Oscar DeLaHoya improved boxing for a few years by starting GoldenBoy promotions and pushing Don King out of the picture. In order to beat a Don King fighter, you had to knock them out or lose a decision. It's been crooked for far too long.
It's time for HBO to let that dinosaur go. Larry has long outlived his usefulness as a commentator/analyst. He rambles on and on and makes very little sense. He is nothing short of being a bitter old man whose opinion means very little to the audience. I've endured having to listen to him for years. If they have a big HBO boxing match on PPV and the UFC has one at the same time..I'll always opt for UFC so that I don't have to listen to Larry's bullshit! HBO..do as the fighters are asking...FIRE LARRY MERCHANT!
9/24/11
UFC 135 picks
Romero over TeHuna.
X LOSER--TeHuna knocked out Romero with little effort in 47 seconds.
Mizugaki to beat Escovedo. Mizugaki has only lost to top notch talent. He's just the better fighter in this one.
√ WINNER--Mizugaki finishes with a nice KO in the 2nd round.
Yagin over Assuncao
X LOSER--Assuncao whooped his ass.
Boetsch will beat Ring. Tim Boetsch keeps improving and Nick Ring has never impressed me.
√ WINNER--Boetsch as usual out lasted and finished strong. Nearly snapped his arm at the end of the second round.
X LOSER--TeHuna knocked out Romero with little effort in 47 seconds.
Mizugaki to beat Escovedo. Mizugaki has only lost to top notch talent. He's just the better fighter in this one.
√ WINNER--Mizugaki finishes with a nice KO in the 2nd round.
Yagin over Assuncao
X LOSER--Assuncao whooped his ass.
Boetsch will beat Ring. Tim Boetsch keeps improving and Nick Ring has never impressed me.
√ WINNER--Boetsch as usual out lasted and finished strong. Nearly snapped his arm at the end of the second round.
9/11/11
Remembrance
September 11, 2001 (time is in Central time zone)
06:45 I arrived at work, unlocked the shop and started getting ready for a day of production at Craftmasters Powdercoating Co. In Mexia Tx.
0700 Jose and I start powder coating and stacking tractor panels.
0745 James arrives and informs us that a plane has hit the WTC! I said, "Oh no, that poor guy!" James informed me that it was a jumbo jet, not a private plane.
06:45 I arrived at work, unlocked the shop and started getting ready for a day of production at Craftmasters Powdercoating Co. In Mexia Tx.
0700 Jose and I start powder coating and stacking tractor panels.
0745 James arrives and informs us that a plane has hit the WTC! I said, "Oh no, that poor guy!" James informed me that it was a jumbo jet, not a private plane.
9/8/11
GOP "Debate" California
I watched the debate last night, it was poorly run to say the least. MSNBC and Poltico asked a few decent questions. The candidates were allowed to talk over their time limits. I was very disappointed in Brian Williams and John Harris for centering most of the questions toward Romney and Perry.
First off, this wasn't a debate at all but more of a timed discussion. The moderators brought up these points: Immigration, health care, job creation, taxation and not much else.
Here's a breakdown of what I gathered from this debate from each candidate:
First off, this wasn't a debate at all but more of a timed discussion. The moderators brought up these points: Immigration, health care, job creation, taxation and not much else.
Here's a breakdown of what I gathered from this debate from each candidate:
9/2/11
Exposure
Why does Hollywood seem to believe that they have to add a token gay/lesbian person to every show?
Personally, I don't care what you prefer in your bedroom.That's your business. Yes, I can accept that there are lots of gays...there's also lots of bikers but they don't put them on every show. My problem with it is the bombardment tactic, you can't flip through the channels without seeing at least one over the top gay person.
Personally, I don't care what you prefer in your bedroom.That's your business. Yes, I can accept that there are lots of gays...there's also lots of bikers but they don't put them on every show. My problem with it is the bombardment tactic, you can't flip through the channels without seeing at least one over the top gay person.
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