Pugilism

-got my own countdown to May 18th, when Punch-Out!! makes its return to the virtual world ... the trailer above previews a few of the returning characters, in addition to a sneak peak into the game’s head-to-head player mode, something which the franchise’s original incarnation didn’t have ...

-from the virtual to the rumored ... there’s much internet buzz about a possible showdown between the returning Floyd Mayweather Jr. squaring up against none other than Juan Manuel Marquez ... when Marquez made the challenge just over a month ago, I laughed it off ... but this would be HUGE ... surprisingly, the hold up in this fight becoming official is not the “money”, but an agreeable catch-weight ... Floyd is looking to stick at 147 and Marquez is lobbying for a fight at 140 ... my opinion, Marquez is not exactly in a position of leverage at the moment for a number of reasons ... first, it was HIM that called Floyd out ... second, Marquez doesn’t exactly have a track record proving that he’s a big draw (case and point, Casamayor, Diaz) ... but if a fight does get signed, word is that it’s gonna be on July 18th, not the 11th which was initially said to be the date Floyd was looking to return ... I’ve read that HBO doesn’t want to compete with that other supposed prize fighting organization ... they should’ve done it, Floyd’s return would’ve blown those other guys out of the water ... last word on this fight, it seems almost a certainty that the winner would be in position to square off with the winner of “The Battle of East and West” ...

-from the rumoured to reality ... can’t believe that it’s just under two weeks away ... I’ve been watching HBO’s Pacquiao Hatton 24/7 series, great stuff ... on episode two, it’s probably the first time that I’ve seen the lighter side of Floyd Mayweather Sr. ... he seems really genuine about his love for his son Floyd Jr. and seems to have a lot of regret about their current estrangement ... anyhow, back to Manny Pacquiao ... he’s tapering down in his training now, even took a break in training to throw out the ceremonial first pitch at the San Francisco Giants game ... word is that the game was sold out ... what can I say, wherever “Pacman” is, the Pinoys come out ...



Peace!

~J-Smooth~