Cotto vs. Margarito lives up to hype…

All I can say is damn! I rank Saturday’s welterweight showdown between Antonio Margarito and Miguel Cotto as fight of the year easily and definately in my top 5 of best fights I’ve ever witnessed live. Tony Margarito is an absolute machine! Cotto landed clean, hard ass punches all night that didn’t phase Tony one bit. He just kept coming forward until the pressure finally got to Cotto.  To watch the full fight, use this link: http://www.justin.tv/sportinwood/174474/Miguel_Cotto_vs_Antonio_Margarito

Miguel Cotto vs. Antonio Margarito Link…

Tonight’s fight is being dubbed matchup of the decade by many. Two of the busiest and toughest fighters in boxing today. The Mexico-Puerto Rico rivalry helps a bit too. It would be a smart idea to check it out either tonight or next week when HBO replays it for free. I’ve also done plenty of searching for links and come up with a few leads. First check http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=15519&part=sports every hour or so as they update which online TV players (Sopcast, TVU, etc) are playing it and which channel to tune into. Also, I’ve been told that the following links will stream the fight live so check them out around fight time.

http://translate.justin.tv/sportinwood
http://mysports.ulmb.com/mysports%203.htm

Joe Calzaghe vs. Roy Jones booked for September…

We all knew it was a matter of time before this fight was finalized. It was either Joe C taking on a past-his-prime Roy or a mega fight with middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik. Well Calzaghe’s promoter Frank Warren was leaning towards Pavlik for Calzaghe’s could be last fight before retirement. Calzaghe thought otherwise and fired his longtime promoter. The result is a September 20th Madison Square Garden fight for Jones and Calzaghe. Although the boxing community would have preferred a Pavlik-Calzaghe matchup, Jones still brings a lot to the table at 39 and will be no pushover for the undefeated Welshman especially considering his dominating performance over Tito Trinidad. Stay tuned for updates including training videos, press conferences, and so on.

Paul Williams gets revenge on Carlos Quintana in impressive fashion…

I’m a little late with this but I had to up the video of Paul Williams’ devastating 1st round knockout of Carlos Quintana on June 7th in Connecticut. I remember watching their first fight and telling myself something was horribly wrong with Williams. No way should a 6′2″ 147 lb’er with as much talent as the Punisher get dominated like he did. Well, apparently he worked out the kinks because it took him less than one round to get his redemption and beat the absolute shit out of Quintana. “South Carolina standup!” Haha.

Bernard Hopkins vs. Joe Calzaghe…

2 days until the fight the whole world has been waiting for. Wales native with a super work rate Joe Calzaghe faces the slick 43 year old Philadelphian Bernard Hopkins in Vegas this Saturday on regular HBO (Championship Boxing). It marks the first time Joe will cross the pond and fight on U.S. soil. Calzaghe wants to improve his record to an impressive 45-0 and prove the haters wrong who disregard European boxers. Hopkins, on the other hand, attempts to solidify his legend status by beating one of the best pound for pound fighters of the era. Check the links below for the countdown special that aired last weekend on HBO.

Countdown Part I

Countdown Part II

Countdown Part III

Miguel Cotto vs. Alfonso Gomez & Antonio Margarito vs. Kermit Cintron…

Nice little doubleheader of welterweight action tonight on HBO. First up is the much anticipated rematch between Antonio Margarito (35-5) and Kermit Cintron (29-1), two hard hitting latinos. Cintron’s corner threw in the towel during the first fight, leaving Cintron in tears. MMA fans may remember Cintron as being one of the boxers who challenged Dana White to a fight with one of his top fighters. It obviously never happened. In the main event, Alfonso Gomez takes on feared Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto in a fight I honestly don’t see going the distance. Gomez is known for his appearence on NBC’s contender, his most notable victory a KO over Arturo Gatti that ended Gatti’s career. With a win, Cotto will most likely face the winner of Margarito-Cintron, hopefully setting him up for Mayweather in early 2009.

The Wire actress Felicia Pearson aka Snoop…

Now that HBO series The Wire has sadly come to a close, many of the actors and actresses from the show who are virtually unheard of need a place in the acting game. Chris Partlow’s right hand ‘girl’ and one of Marlo’s top enforcers, Snoop whose real name is Felicia Pearson, gets with SOHH to discuss her future as author, actress & rapper. Felicia is known for being one of the most authentic characters from the show, being an ex-convict and hood from Baltimore. Click the above image to read the article and check out a brief interview with Snoop in addition to other stars from The Wire. And hit up the book link below to read about Felicia’s biography @ Amazon.com.

 

 

 

The Wire shirt: Bubble’s Depot

HBO seriously needs to consider making a deal with a good streetwear designer that could produce a decent line of clothing based on the Wire. There’s a lot of potential for some SICK designs. This particular tee isn’t a bad rough draft, especially considering it was done by HBO themselves. I’ve also seen some pretty good ones floating around Ebay, but after seeing hundreds of Scarface tees, there’s no doubt in my mind that a line of “The Wire” shirts would trump Tony Montana.

The Wire season 5 Trailer…

Can’t wait until the premiere! I’ve been watching the first 4 seasons religiously On Demand for the past couple months in anticipation of season 5. David Simon and the rest of the writers will no doubt throw down on the last 10 episodes. I’m a bit in denial about it coming to an end. Critics weren’t lying in saying it is one of the most important shows ever created. Click the poster to check out the trailer.

Flight Of The Conchords Season 1 DVD…

Flight Of The Conchords Season One DVD just dropped a few days ago.  If you don’t have HBO or didn’t get a chance to check this show out you definitely need to.  In a nutshell, its about two New Zealand musicians Brett and Jermaine living in Brooklyn trying to make it in the music industry.   The humor can be extremely dry at times but the characters are so hilarious its hard not to love it.  Also the songs are so ridiculous that the show is borderline addictive.  It wouldn’t be on HBO if it was anything less than awesome.  Its also family friendly. $29 gets you the complete Season One.  Click the pic for other FOTC merch. 

Joe Calzaghe vs. Mikkel Kessler…

Undefeated super middleweights Joe Calzaghe (43-0) and Mikkel Kessler (39-0) square off next Saturday, November 3rd from Denmark. It’s a free HBO fight and could easily be a contender for fight of the year with their fan friendly styles. Click the pic for a little bit of action from both.

The Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik Prevails…

Kelly Pavlik was a power shot or two away from being stopped in the 2nd round by Jermain Taylor. He weathered the storm and showed a champion’s heart by hanging in and fighting his way to a nasty 7th round KO of the now former middleweight champ Jermain Taylor. Congratulations to the new middleweight champion Kelly “the Ghost” Pavlik. Click the gif image to check out highlights.

 

Kelly Pavlik vs. Jermain Taylor…

Kelly “The Ghost” Pavlik could quite possibly become the new middleweight champ on September 29th when he faces off against current WBO/WBC champ Jermain Taylor on HBO. Taylor has caught tons of bad criticism for his painfully hard to watch bouts against Cory Spinks and Kassim Ouma. He has no choice two weeks from today as Pavlik is the epitome of a slugger who presses the action. He’s coming off his biggest career win against Edison Miranda and in my opinion would make a better overall people’s champ then Jermain Taylor with his fan appeal. Click the poster to check out some of “The Ghost’s” knockout wins.

 

Entourage…

I’ve seen every episode 3 times but I’ve been polishing up on the last half of Season 3 to get pumped for the new ones.  As much as I like this show I think they need to dead it after this season.  It’s starting to get redundant and I’ve had about all the Turtle I can handle…