If you missed all the hype yesterday and for some reason or another didn’t get to watch the Ring Magazine’s Lightweight bout between Joel Casamayor and Juan Manuel Marquez brought to us by HBO PPV, then here’s a video of that great knockout that you missed.
Joel Casamayor started strong and was able to find the target for his left hooks and left straights. This was true for the first four rounds. But Marquez, being the cunning fighter, was able to adjust and seems to be controlling the fight from then on. Marquez’ combinations and uppercuts looked really stunning, although Casamayor was shaking his head most of the time he was tagged with a flurry of punches as if saying to the crowd they were not hurting him. His arrogance will meet the canvas along with his body twice in the 11th round, and Marquez will be declared the new Lightweight champion.
High quality replay video after the jump. Hurry up before youtube takes it down.
Joan Guzman weighed 138.5 pounds during weigh-in, 3.5 pounds heavier than the Lightweight limit. He was given two hours to re-weigh but decided not to come back, telling his promoters that he is not feeling well to fight. The fight therefore has been cancelled and Nate Campbell, the reigning unified WBO-WBA-IBF title holder, walked away with his belts without any scratches whatsoever. Expect a reschedule of this fight.
Undefeated Joan Guzman will move up in weight to face the WBA-WBO-IBF Lightweight Champion in the person of Nate Campbell. Winner of a convincing performance against Juan Diaz last March, Nate Campbell asserted his position as the lighweight champion by defeating one of the tough ones, that’s until Manny Pacquiao moved up in weight and captured the WBC Lightweight belt. (Well, I think Pacquiao is taking his pound-for-pound belt literally by taking on Oscar Dela Hoya at 147lbs and planning on Ricky Hatton at light welterweight next year). The fight will be held at Biloxi, Mississippi and will be shown live on ShowTime. Other TV broacasts and coverage may also be available in your country. Videos from Youtube can be accessed right after the fight, so there is no reason to miss this one.
Joan Guzman is the faster and quicker fighter, and surprisingly enough, holds a 2-1 advantage on the betting tables. But the champion is no pushover, and with the talent that Nate Campbell has, there is no reason to believe that one is a heavier favorite than the other. Mostly I would like to believe that this will be one hell of a fight between two outstanding boxers.
Moving to the other side of the ring, we see undefeated Joan Guzman. Guzman vs Campbell is on tonight at Biloxi, Mississipi, one of the two must watch fights this weekend, the other being the Marquez vs Casamayor fight. Again, I only know of Joan Guzman by reputation, I know he is undefeated, and I know he is a fearsome fighter. Problem is, I don’t know what he looks like. So like what I did with Nate Campbell, I’m here trying to put up a collection of Joan Guzman boxing fight videos from Youtube.