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Pastimes : Boxing: The Sweet Science -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Quahog who wrote (1335)	12/3/2000 1:11:52 AM
From: LPS5	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10489

Re: Trinidad vs. Vargas My prediction was Vargas by KO in the 11th, vs the actual, Trinidad by KO in the 12th. I was a little disappointed overall. Not much, just a little. I say this because, while the first round absolutely shocked me, afterwards it was clear to me that Vargas winning the fight by KO, let alone by points, was not only well within the realm of possibility, but was within his grasp at least once during the fight. I have no idea why he stood, flatfooted, in front of Trinidad like he did, or why he didn't press the attack more than he did, especially because he connected well and could land most punches at will. I also think that almost anyone else - including Delahoya - wouldn't have withstood the repeated blows which El Feroz did until he went down in the 12th. I wish, for his sake, that he could have survived the last round to lose the decision. But, there's no disputing it: Trinidad fought well, and has a lot of power. I did note that he showed caution that betrayed his pre-fight bluster. Nonetheless, it's very hard, at this point, for me to assess how he'd do versus Mosely. We'll see - LPS5

To: Quahog who wrote (1335)	12/4/2000 12:36:57 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10489

Well, despite the fact that I have been a sick little monkey, I did watch the fights. Christy Martin is tough. Of the women who I have seen fight, I don't think anyone can beat her. That includes Laila Ali and the chick who posed for playboy. In the past, I have said that I didn't really enjoy the women's fights, if all of the women fought like that, I could change my mind. Wow! I always enjoy watching Joppy fight. There is something about his look that is understated, but he is one hell of a boxer. I know that I am mixing up nights her, but anyone tell me why the Barrera fight wasn't the headline??? I look forward to the Hamed v. Barrera fight..Oh yea Trinidad v. Vargas. I did underestimate Trinidad. And like some of the other assessments, I did think that Vargas didn't hurt his reputation one bit, despite the loss. Trinidad was picking Vargas off with that quick jab for the first couple of rounds. But once Vargas got the timing, he seemed to be able to evade a bulk of the jabs thrown. I would love to see a rematch. With a little more experience, Vargas is going to be tough to beat. I must say, that much of the reason that I picked Vargas is because I don't like Trinidad. I find that he has little humility and never shows any respect to the other fighter after he wins. He always comes back with something like "I am a great champion, and I knew that I would win". Of course, this doesn't take away from his ability, but it certainly makes it so I want to see somebody clean his clock.