Oso planning to go pro
Did the guy graduate from Marquette? Pretty rare for a title contender to have a college degree, so that would be a note of interest.
Where could one watch this?
HBO, 9pm CST
Former Marquette student Luis Arias (18-0) is fighting the no3 Middleweight Danny Jacobs (32-2) this Saturday at Madison Square Garden. A win here would catapult him into world title conversation with the likes of Canelo and GGG. I’m aware 90% won’t care to watch but everybody goes nuts for other former MU athletes so I’m doing my best to support the guy.
Wow, I'm very concerned for Benny. Being able to mimic Myron Medcalf's writing so closely implies an oncoming case of dementia.
I was just reading a bio on local boxer here in Connecticut who's the current WBC Weltereight Champion. His day job is a as a Truancy Officer in Greater New Haven Area high school. I'm guessing no student mess with him.
Who? Because Keith Thurman is the WBC Welterweight champion and he's from Florida.
BB, Here you go. Perhaps I misquoted?West Haven's Quiet Storm Carries Us With Him Into the RingMichael Lee-Murphy Oct 30, 2017http://www.connecticutmag.com/the-connecticut-story/west-haven-s-quiet-storm-carries-us-with-him-into/article_8ee2fa88-b436-11e7-abaf-db4851cc79d9.html
Dropped out after 3 years to focus on career. The other MU pro Luis Feliciano did graduate though and while he’s still awhile from a title shot I’m fairly sure he’ll get there
Admire his pugnaciousness, but he was completely outclassed. He talked a lot leading up to the fight, which some guys do for confidence, but this clearly irked Jacobs. No contest. 12 rounds to 0
Talking before fights is not for confidence. It’s for viewers. Money.
I plan to check out the whole fight as soon as it goes up on on HBO Go, but I saw some of the highlights. Arias seemed to land some killer punches, including the one just before his knockdown in the 11th. On that note.... perhaps Piper or someone can explain how essentially pushing someone who's off-balance to the ground (yet doesn't hit the ground) qualifies as a knockdown... I don't know most of the rules, but I've always understood that a knockdown has to come from the "intensity" and "effect" of the punch, not simply the force (i.e. motion/direction) of the punch.