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CompuBox At Ringside On February 14, 1951 welterweight champion Sugar Ray Robinson stepped up in weight against middleweight king Jake LaMotta, a thickly built chopping block with an iron chin fortified by an iron will. The peerless Robinson, who entered the fight as the recognized pound-for-pound best, broke open a close fight in the ninth with a beautifully brutal assault that showcased both Robinson’s brilliance and LaMotta’s stubbornness. Finally, late in the 13th round, referee Frank Sikora ended the carnage with the defiant Bronx Bull badly beaten but still on his feet. View entire CompuBox At Ringside ----------------------------------------- CompuBox Analysis It isn't often that a champion plays second fiddle to his challenger (Pac Man’s a better than 3 ½-1 favorite) but WBC lightweight king David Diaz not only is accustomed to that role, he has thrived in it. He was losing badly to Jose Armando Santa Cruz in their fight for the vacant interim belt in August 2006 but two knockdowns in the 10th paved the way for an extraordinary title-winning comeback. Then, in his first defense, he was expected to drop the strap to Erik Morales and allow “El Terrible” to become the first Mexican four-division champ, but the gritty southpaw gutted out a close but unanimous decision. Now, on June 28 at Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, Diaz (34-1-1, 17 KO) is a 3 ½-to-1 underdog to Filipino icon Manny Pacquiao (46-3-2, 35 KO), who will attempt to become just the fifth man to win titles in five divisions. If successful, “The Pac Man” will join Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Oscar de la Hoya and the recently retired Floyd Mayweather Jr. ----------------------------------------- CompuBox At Ringside The 1927 Yankees. The 1989 Loyola-Marymount Lions. The 2007 New EnglandPatriots. Wayne Gretzky's Edmonton Oilers. What do all these teams have incommon? All are known as juggernauts who pound opponents into submissionwith sheer offensive firepower. Defense? It didn't matter to these squadsbecause the objective of every game, no matter what the sport, has alwaysbeen to score more points than the other guy. This past Saturday night at Atlantic City's Boardwalk Hall, WBC/WBO middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik once again prove he is cut from their cloth as he bombed out mandatory challenger Gary Lockett in three brutalrounds. The victory raised “The Ghost's” record to 34-0 (30 KO) and at age26 he is at the beginning stages of his physical prime. A frightening prospect indeed for any fighter between middleweight and light heavyweight. |
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