Random Thoughts…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
I’ve always been a big fan of these when other writers do them. We’ll see if I can create that same type of magic.
- I’m torn on how I feel about Shane Mosley vs. Ricardo Mayorga. Five years ago, this was huge money fight. Now? Eh, I don’t know. While Mayorga is always entertaining, I think Shane walks over him easy. And I hope I’m not proven wrong on this one.
- Word on the street (what street?) is that Showtime is interested in purchasing Elite XC? As I’ve said before, Elite XC is down to its final days despite having some quality fighters and fights. That’s just the state of the business. Nobody can compete with the UFC right now. If this is a long term investment by Showtime, it’s got my interest. What could Showtime do with the rights? What would it change, etc? Guess we’ll just have to wait and see.
- I just want to get to October. I really want to see the Chad Dawson and Antonio Tarver fight for the light heavyweight title. And for trainwreck appeal, Samuel Peter and Vitali Klitschko has got me as well.
- Tito Ortiz is supposed to announce where he is ending up here shortly. I’d like to see him fight again before I make a judgment. I did, however, see The Dog Problem last night on Showtime, one of Ortiz’s movies. While he doesn’t have a speaking part, I did enjoy the flick. He was just a big bodyguard/enforcer.
- I can’t stress enough how great it is that Oscar Diaz is alive and well. A two-month struggle no family ever wants to have to go through. One person who is as excited as the rest of us is Delvin Rodriguez, Diaz’s opponent. Hopefully, Diaz can recover and we’ll see him back around the fight game. He was a professional, and you can’t say that about everybody in boxing.
- Carson Jones looked good Saturday at Cox Convention Center. He said stomach cramps didn’t allow him to do what he normally does. The eighth round was by far the most exciting. Just when it appeared Donovan Castaneda may have found some footing, Jones turned it up and it was good night. That cut was the worst cut I’ve seen live. Take that for whatever it’s worth because I haven’t seen a ton of fights live. But it was a bad cut under that left eye.
- Can’t say it enough, always a treat to see Oklahoma legend Danny Hodge. The amateur and professional wrestling star was at Cox as well. One of these days, it would be great to pick his brain.
- Liked the environment at Cox. I think a lot more can be done, and the crowd was really sparse. So maybe even though I like the environment, you don’t necessarily think boxing when you think Cox Center.
- My family once again has power, yay. My mom had to throw out about $500 worth of food, but other than that, all is well back home in Ohio.
- As you know, my primary responsibilities are in the high school realm. A cheap plug for a story from last Friday about Canton football coach Rob Davis. I thoroughly enjoyed this story. And check out the correponding video, too.
- What’s on your mind? Throw any questions out there. I may not have the answers, but I’ll sure try to act like I do.
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So what is your assessment of the current Oklahoma boxers?