It's Monday. Welcome back for another edition of Observe and Fight, The Boxing Observer's compilation of observations and random thoughts from the week that was in boxing. Get caught up on some of the most recent events you may have missed out on, including Oscar De La Hoya's comments on Twitter, the real winner of the Super Six Finals being postponed, Tim Bradley's chances of fighting Manny Pacquiao, and much more. Without further ado, check out the latest observations from The Boxing Observer.
- Did Oscar De La Hoya watch the same Mayweather vs. Ortiz fight as everyone else did? After watching a replay of the fight on Saturday night, De La Hoya posted a few comments on Twitter, saying, "He was just warming up putting may weather on the ropes. then the cheap shot came along and the ref was lost looking at someone ringside." De La Hoya went on to say that you cannot tell who is going to win a fight after 4 rounds..."wasn't I dominating may weather? then he came around so my point is you just never know." No Oscar, you were not dominating Mayweather. Facts are facts and Ortiz was not in Mayweather's class. Not even great promoting by De La Hoya can undue the bitter taste in the mouths of boxing fans who saw Ortiz quit in the ring.
- The real winner of the postponement of the Super Six Finals between Andre Ward and Carl Froch is...SHOWTIME! While the news of Andre Ward suffering a cut in sparring puts a damper on things, the Super Six has already had so many delays that fans cannot keep up anyway. The postponement, most likely rescheduled for December, allows Showtime the opportunity to feature Lucian Bute on a larger scale November 5th. Bute defends his title against Glen Johnson and Showtime is hoping to match Bute against the winner of Ward vs. Froch. Not to say that Bute is sure to win (Glen Johnson is a very capable opponent), but he can now travel to Atlantic City in December and be featured front and center for the winner of Ward-Froch. He may even be able to do an interview during the fight. Assuming Bute wins, Showtime can now promote the hell out of a Bute vs. Ward/Froch winner super fight at super middleweight.
- Believe it or not, Timothy Bradley has a better chance of fighting Manny Pacquiao than most people think. The argument for so long has been that Bradley is not a big enough name for Pacquiao, but assuming that he either fights on the Pacquiao-Marquez III undercard or the Cotto-Margarito II undercard, the Pacquiao fight may be closer than some think. Just remember that Bob Arum really wants to sign Bradley, and Bradley really wants to fight Pacquiao. Didn't Manny Pacquiao draw a huge number of fans and pay-per-view buys against Joshua Clottey? If Pacquiao can do big numbers against Clottey, he should surpass that against Bradley. Quite simply, Bradley's resume alone will make that promotion easier, and Manny Pacquiao is the only one fans will come to see anyway. Word of advice to Tim Bradley...make sure you have a damn good lawyer when dealing with Bob Arum.
- Is Amir Khan trying to become boxing's next villain? Khan has been doing a lot of trash-talking on Twitter to a number of fighters, most notably Floyd Mayweather and Marcos Maidana. We know "King" Khan has the ability to be the best in the sport within 5 years, but right now, he is still just a "Prince." Be careful what you wish for, Amir, because your chin may not be able to cash that check your mouth is writing.
- Sergio Martinez should be the spokesperson for boxing. When you tune in this Saturday to watch Martinez defend his middleweight title against Darren Barker on HBO, you will see a feature on "Maravilla" and a young girl he has helped over the last year. For more information on the story, click here. Martinez is one of the good guys in boxing and I wish the sport had more like him.
- Although he doesn't yet have an opponent, Brandon "Bam Bam" Rios is fighting on the Cotto-Margarito II undercard. All I can say is, RIOS VS. MAIDANA! Get on the bandwagon now because that would be one hell of a fight.
- Watching the Jon Jones vs Rampage Jackson fight Saturday night made me realize how much I love boxing. I'm not hating on MMA, nor am I an expert about the sport, but the Mayweather knockout of Ortiz was more entertaining than watching Jones take two minutes to get in position to submit Rampage in 7 seconds. I actually enjoy MMA, and those guys are better athletes than boxers, but there is just something about lacing up a pair of gloves and handling matters with your fists that everyone can relate to.
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