Martinez Suffers From A Nigerian Nightmare
Sam "the Nigerian Nightmare" Peter continued his unbeaten heavyweight rampage, easily dispatching Gilbert Martinez with a flurry of brutal power punches that sent Martinez to the canvas about halfway into round three. Martinez, who looked more like a flabby street brawler with love handles than cagey veteran boxer, continually launched himself at Peter, following up wild swings with grabbing and holding. Referee Richard Steele could have stopped the fight after that first knockdown, but as Martinez tried to get up and finish the round, Peter was all over him, dropping him again after just a few seconds.
Now that Peter has gotten past the heavyweight division's self-proclaimed gatekeeper, is he ready for some real competition? According to Peter, "I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready." I can only take from that emphatic statement that Sam Peter is ready to take on a serious heavyweight. Personally, I vote for Andrew Golota.
The Undercards
I don't really have much to say about heavyweight Javier Diaz, or his opponent Josh Cobb, son of Randall "Tex" Cobb. The 19 year-old Cobb broke into boxing nine months ago when a blown knee sidelined his football career. The useful thing about televising this fight was that anyone who previously thought boxing was just about mindless brawn could clearly see that the sport requires training, instinct, smarts, and most of all, talent. When you lace up two men who have just about none of those things and throw them into a ring, it shows. (Josh, have you thought about trying baseball?)
Junior Welterweight and Duva prospect Oscar Diaz, still recovering from his loss against Ebo Elder, took on the finesse-impaired local boy Jesse Feliciano in a scheduled ten round fight that went the distance. The obviously more skilled Diaz won the fight in a unanimous decision, though I wondered at times why he didn't stick to the formula that easily won him the first three rounds. Had he stayed on the outside, and stuck to the jab/straight right hand combos that scored him so many points early on, the fight might not have been as close as it was. Feliciano proved he was a tough guy, but Duva's boy left a lot of doubts in my mind as to whether he's a smart enough fighter to take on the big boys in such a talent-packed division.
Now that Peter has gotten past the heavyweight division's self-proclaimed gatekeeper, is he ready for some real competition? According to Peter, "I'm ready I'm ready I'm ready." I can only take from that emphatic statement that Sam Peter is ready to take on a serious heavyweight. Personally, I vote for Andrew Golota.
The Undercards
I don't really have much to say about heavyweight Javier Diaz, or his opponent Josh Cobb, son of Randall "Tex" Cobb. The 19 year-old Cobb broke into boxing nine months ago when a blown knee sidelined his football career. The useful thing about televising this fight was that anyone who previously thought boxing was just about mindless brawn could clearly see that the sport requires training, instinct, smarts, and most of all, talent. When you lace up two men who have just about none of those things and throw them into a ring, it shows. (Josh, have you thought about trying baseball?)
Junior Welterweight and Duva prospect Oscar Diaz, still recovering from his loss against Ebo Elder, took on the finesse-impaired local boy Jesse Feliciano in a scheduled ten round fight that went the distance. The obviously more skilled Diaz won the fight in a unanimous decision, though I wondered at times why he didn't stick to the formula that easily won him the first three rounds. Had he stayed on the outside, and stuck to the jab/straight right hand combos that scored him so many points early on, the fight might not have been as close as it was. Feliciano proved he was a tough guy, but Duva's boy left a lot of doubts in my mind as to whether he's a smart enough fighter to take on the big boys in such a talent-packed division.
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