Friday night fights (8/5)

Friday night fights (8/5) Espn has two fights this even that are pretty heavy caulk. Coleman vs Paris and Hovhannesyan vs. Cruz. Coleman is the better boxer, Paris is the faster fighter. Coleman has fought and trained with many of the best fighters at his weight class, Paris trains with Kronk guys but his record is full of tomato cans. He's struggled with some of them. Hovhannesyan will beat Cruz ugly. Cruz is moving up two weight classes for this fight and he struggled to make weight, having to come back to the scales three times. He's a sloppy veteran but combining the weigh in problems with the move up in weight sounds like the kiss of death. He's there for the pay check. I parlayed these two together. 1.89 to win 1 unit (I bet it double) GL

Truushot, Thoughts on Cintron fight tonight? Thank you.

If I knew which Cintron is going to show up. Cintron is clearly the better fighter if he is mentally in the fight. I'm leaning Cintron at this point but I can't see betting him straight. Smith isn't a terrible bet at over +200 just because we cannot be sure which Cintron shows up. Smith doesn't really box in a style that should break Cintron down mentally. Cintron will be the bigger man in the fight and he's either going to win this fight or be done boxing. If he can't beat Smith a B/B- level boxer he should retire. I don't know what to tell you at this point. I just don't trust Cintron.

Article Link - [url]https://www.boxingscene.com/?m=show&opt=printable&id=42565#ixzz1UpVbKw7Z[/url] This is a legal waiver. By copying and using the material from this article, you agree to give full credit to BoxingScene.com or provide a link to the original article. By Keith Idec Kermit Cintron quickly pounced on another opportunity to fight on television after dropping a surprisingly lopsided 10-round decision to Carlos Molina on July 9 in Carson, Calif. If he loses this fight Friday night, too, Cintron’s trainer thinks the former IBF welterweight champion might have to start looking for another line of work. Cintron (32-4-1, 28 KOs), of Reading, Pa., will meet Miami’s Antwone Smith (20-2-1, 12 KOs) in a 10-round junior middleweight match ESPN2 will broadcast as a “Friday Night Fights” main event from AmeriStar Casino in St. Charles, Mo. “This is going to be a career-changer,” said Ronnie Shields, Cintron’s trainer. “It’s either going to change his career for the better, or his career is over. Everything is on the line for Kermit in this fight --- everything.” Cintron, 31, looked lethargic throughout his loss to Molina (19-4-2, 6 KOs) on the Brandon Rios-Urbano Antillon undercard last month at Home Depot Center. Chicago’s Molina won 98-92 on all three scorecards in a bout Showtime televised. Smith, 24, has won two straight fights against pedestrian opposition since suffering a loss to Detroit’s Lanardo Tyner (25-4-2, 15 KOs) in what was considered a mild upset. Tyner stopped Smith in the ninth round 13 months ago in Atlantic City. “This is a big fight for me,” Smith said. “It’s a golden opportunity. I saw Cintron’s last performance. I know when I come ready, I can beat him. I’m going to come in, be a little sharper, use speed, take my time and work my way into the fight. In my head, I know what I’m capable of doing, and that’s winning by any means necessary.” This ESPN2 telecast will begin at 9 p.m. EDT with a 10-round lightweight co-feature that’ll pit St. Louis’ Dannie Williams (18-1, 14 KOs) against Mexico’s Antonio Cervantes (19-6-5, 13 KOs). Near the end, Smith says "take my time and work my way into the fight". That is definitely the wrong way to fight Cintron. He should step on the gas and try to bully Cintron from the start of the fight. If he lets Cintron get settled into the fight, Cintron will likely clean his clock. Cintron truly has one punch fight ending power.