Saturday, December 18, 2010
Pepsi Coliseum, Quebec City, Canada Odds/Prediction:
(Showtime) Jean Pascal (26-1, 16 KOs) vs. Bernard Hopkins (51-5-1, 32 KOs) (World & WBC 175 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Jean 3-1. One wise guy tells me that Pascal walks through Bernard. Let’s put $900 down to win $300.
Paul Malignaggi (27-4, 5 KOs) vs. Michael Lozada (39-6-1, 29 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Paulie 9-1. Michael Lozada has three straight wins vs. guys that are a combined 2-27-3. Need I say anymore?
Max Schmeling Halle, Berlin, Germany
Marco Huck (29-1, 23 KOs) vs. Denis Lebedev (21-0, 16 KOs) (WBO 200 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Huck 2 1/2 to 1. Huck hasn’t loss since Steve Cunningham in December 2007. Huck should prevail, feeling good, $750 to win $300 on champ at home.
Alexander Povetkin (20-0, 15 KOs) vs. Nicolai Firtha (19-7-1, 8 KOs) Odds/Prediction:Povetkin 12-1. A “work” type of fight, but Firtha will MAKE him work!
Yoan Hernandez (22-1, 11 KOs) vs. Ali Ismailov (18-3-1, 13 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Yoan from Cuba 14-5.
Caliente Racetrack, Tijuana, Mexico
Erik Morales (50-6, 35 KOs) vs. Francisco Lorenzo (35-8, 16 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Erik 8-1. Lorenzo as close to a stiff as you can get sans being one!
Alejandro Sanabria (25-1-1, 20 KOs) vs. Sergio Lopez (12-2, 8 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Sanabria 7-1. Steal of week, dropping $1,400 to win $200.
Campeche, Mexico
(FOX Sports) Ramon Hirales (14-1-1, 8 KOs) vs. Omar Soto (15-6-1, 6 KOs) (WBO 108 lb. title) Odds/Prediction:
Jorge Arce (55-6-2, 42 KOs) vs. Adolfo Ramos (18-10-1, 8 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Arce 20-1.
Club Once Unidos, Mar del Plata, Argentina
Luis Lazarte (48-9-1, 18 KOs) vs. Ulises Solis (32-2-2, 21 KOs) (IBF 108 lb. title) Odds/Prediction: Luis 13-5 at home. Looks close to even, locale pushing odds.
Pedro Fernandez