Friday, August 14, 2009
Desert Diamond Casino, Tucson, AZ–
(ESPN 2) Vivian Harris (29-3-1, 19 KOs) vs. Noe Bolanos (20-4-1, 12 KOS) Odds/Prediction: Harris 3-1. Nutjob is Harris, who before losing WBA 140 lb. trinket to Carlos Maussa in 2005, ran himself down to 135 lbs! Then trainer Emanuel Steward had no idea he was running five miles a couple of times a day in New Jersey heat. If VH was stable it’d be 6-1.
Joshua Renteria (15-3, 9 KOs) vs. Karim Mayfield (9-0-1, 6 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Mayfield 9-5 in this battle of San Francisco area fighters. Has beaten better and can punch, KM is the choice.
Miccosukee Casino, Miami, FL
(Telemundo) Antonio Pitalua (46-4, 40 KOs) vs. Jose Reyes (23-6, 8 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Colombia’s Pitalua 3-1. Would be higher but favorite stopped in last outing by Edwin Valero (25-0, 25 KOs)
Jose Rodriguez (13-1-1, 11 KOs) vs. Juan Novoa (13-3-1, 2 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Rodriguez 12-5. Non-puncher going to gun fight sans gun?
Pullman Park, Butler, PA
Brian Minto (33-2, 21 KOs) vs. Donnell Holmes (31-0-2, 27 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Even! Minto at home essentially. They wouldn’t be bringing Holmes if they didn’t feel Minto had a shot.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Hard Rock Casino, Las Vegas, NV
(Top Rank PPV) Steven Luevano (36-1-1, 16 KOs) vs. Bernabe Concepcion (29-1-1, 15 KOs) (WBO 126 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Leuvano 11-5. Best Filipino feather Conception has to rattle Steven to win. Can he?
Nonito Donaire (21-1, 14 KOs) vs. Rafael Conception (13-3-1, 8 KOs) (WBA 115 lb. belt) Odds/Prediction: Nonito 5-1. Long odds here but Nonito two levels above Panamanian. Will drop $5K to win $1K. Donaire a ‘pound for pound’ fighter at 112 looking for a WBA 115 lb. belt here.
Anthony Peterson (28-0, 19 KOs) vs. Luis Arceo (21-8-2, 14 KOs) Odds/Prediction: AP 7-1. Work fight for Peterson.
Gulf Coast Arena, Biloxi, MS
(PPV) Roy Jones Jr. (53-5, 39 KOs) vs. Jeff Lacy (25-2, 17 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Roy 14-5. Can’t believe Roy is still fighting. He should win here, but so what?
B.J Flores (23-0-1, 14 KOs) vs. Epifanio Mendoza (29-7-1, 25 KOs) Odds/Prediction: BJ 4-1. Mendoza looks like punching bag here.
Danny Green (26-3, 23 KOs) vs. Julio Cesar Dominguez (20-4-1, 14 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Green 4 ½ to 1. Julio gets licked like a stamp here.
Jason Litzau (24-2, 20 KOs) vs. Verquan Kimbrough (21-1-2, 7 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Litzau 3-1. Don’t think highly of Jason.
Palace of Sports, Astana, Kazakhstan
Gabriel Campillo (18-2, 8 KOs) vs. Beibut Shumenov (8-0, 6 KOs) (WBA 175 lb. title ) Odds/Prediction: World of Bunco & Anarchy, the WBA has nothing here.
DeMarcus Corley (34-11, 20 KOs) vs. James Kimori (11-1, 7 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Chop-Chop 8-5. Corley looks like winner until you realize locale and mileage. PASS on bet!
Cozumel, Mexico
Juan Reveco (20-1, 11 KOs) vs. Francisco Rosas (20-6, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Reveco 9-5. Favorite looks a level better.
Pedro Fernandez