By Pedro Fernandez
January 20 (Thursday), 2005 Park Plaza Radisson, Houston, TX Chase Shields (15-0) vs. Sergio Vela (9-5) Odds/Prediction: Shields 3-1. Southpaw foe Vela should be learning experience for Shields! Travis Walker (7-0) vs. Willie Standup! Note: They tell me both headliners can fight a bit! Cairo Sports Stadium, Cairo, Egypt Rashid Matumla (30-6-1) vs. Enrique Areco (39-14-7) Odds/Prediction: Rashid 2-1. Both fighters have been drilled! Areco on a regular basis of late! Don’t like betting overseas, but I’ll drop $200 beans on Rashid for fun! January 21 (Friday), 2005
| Mohegan Sun Casino, Uncasville, CT (Showtime) Chris Smith (19-0-1) vs. David Estrada (17-1) Odds/Prediction: Smith 9-5. Me thinks Smith brain trust Johnny Bos suckered Estrada east. Smith to stay unbeaten here, but no sure thing! Sechew Powell (14-0) vs. Patrick Thompson (8-3-1) Odds/Prediction: Powell 13-5. New Yorker got gift vs. Grady Brewer. Sechew wins here, but leaks persist! Reliant Center, Houston, TX (ESPN2) Juan Diaz (26-0) vs. Billy Irwin (42-5) (The Ring Magazine #4 Lightweight vs. Unranked) (WBA Lightweight belt) Odds/Prediction: Diaz 3-1. Canada’s Irwin can punch and Diaz has been down four times in 26 scraps! That being said, throwing $2,000 beans on Houstonian. (ESPN2) Calvin Brock (23-0) vs. Clifford Etienne (29-2-2) Odds/Prediction: PASS! Wouldn’t bet either of these guys with your money! Feather Falls Casino, Oroville, CA (Telefutura) Yory Boy Campas (85-6) vs. Eric Regan (23-1) Odds/Prediction: Regan 14-5 Expect height, reach, and age to be the keys here. Betting $2,500 beans on Regan for two reasons. 1. Don Chargin made the fight and he handles Regan. 2. I feel lucky! Orleans Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV Corenelius Lock (13-2-1) vs. Alex Ali Baba (21-6) Odds/Prediction: Both guys have lost of late. PASS! Avelino Chavez (12-0) vs. Alejandro Juarez (10-0) Odds/Prediction: Chavez 7-5. Close on paper. Chavez has Las Vegas address. Recreation Centre, Bridgend, Wales Enzo Maccarinelli (19-1) vs. Rich LaMontagne (29-6-1) Odds/Prediction: Enzo 2 ½ to 1. Betting $2,500 beans on Enzo!
Fountain Leisure Centre, London, England David Haye (11-1) vs. Garry Delaney (31-9-1) |
January 22 (Saturday), 2005
| American Airlines Arena, Miami, FL (HBO) Floyd Mayweather (32-0) vs. Henry Bruseles (21-2-1) (The Ring Magazine #3 Jr. Welterweight vs. Unranked) Odds/Prediction: Five Star Special! Mayweather 4-1. If you can get Floyd at anything lessthan 7-1, it is stealing money! $4,000 beans to make $1,000. (HBO) Samuel Peter (21-0) vs. Yamplier Azcuy (13-1) Odds/Prediction: Peter 2 ½ to 1. Yamplier can fight. But Peter said to be special! $2,500 beans on Samuel! Dodge Arena, Hidalgo, TX Johnny Tapia (53-4-2) vs. Nicky Bentz (36-3-2) Odds/Prediction: Tapia 2-1. Although Johnny seemed dead serious when I saw him recently, I wouldn’t put your money on him. Slight lean towards Johnny who is the draw, but Bentz can fight. Grand Casino Coushatta, Kinder, LA Oleg Maskaev (29-5) vs. Quinn Navarre (30-12-2) Odds/Prediction: 3-1 Oleg! Russian in winning slot here. Rio Gallegos, Argentina Jorge Castro (127-10-3) vs. Peter Venancio (40-8-1) Odds/Prediction: 3-1 Castro has never seen a Dermatologist! That being said, he probably wins here! |
January 28 (Friday), 2005
| Braehead Arena, Glasgow, Scotland Scott Harrison (23-2-1) vs. Victor Polo (34-4-2) (The Ring Magazine #2 Featherweight vs. Unranked) (WBO Featherweight belt) Odds/Prediction: Five Star Special # II Harrison 3-1. $3,000 beans to win $1,000 here! Northern Quest Casino, Spokane, WA (ESPN2) Rodney Jones (34-3) vs. Teddy Reid (22-6-1) (The Ring Magazine #7 Jr. Middleweight vs. #9 Welterweight) Odds/Prediction: Reid 6-5. Close fight as Jones, a gangly lefty can extend guys and beat them too! Going with Reid and $600 beans to win $500. Performing Arts & Convention Center, Oxnard, CA (Telefutura) Jose Aguiniga (25-0) vs. Phillip Payne (15-12-1) Odds/Prediction: Jose 3-1. Jose to inflict pain on Payne? Me thinks so! Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, NY Roman Greenberg (17-0) vs. Marcus Magee (12-5) Odds/Prediction: Greenberg 14-5. Roman better of two! Tropicana Hotel and Casino, Atlantic City, NJ Shaun George (9-0-1) vs. Jermell Barnes (17-7) Odds/Prediction: Pass! El Foro, Tijuana, Mexico Adalberto Borquez (16-0) vs. Mario Floes (7-1-1) Francisco Padredes (13-9) vs. Alberto Ontiveros (21-9-5) Jardin Hall, Panama City, Panama Ricardo Cordoba (23-0) vs. Dairo Julio (8-4) Odds/Prediction: Cordoba 4-1. |
January 29 (Saturday), 2005
| Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ (HBO) Arturo Gatti (38-6) vs. Jesse James Leija (47-6-2) (The Ring Magazine #2 Jr. Welterweight vs. #10) (WBC Jr. Welterweight belt) Odds/Prediction: Gatti 15-5. Gatti has edge with site. Leija a “Live” underdog! (HBO) Kassim Ouma (20-1-1) vs. Kofi Jantuah (28-1) (The Ring Magazine #1 Jr. Middleweight vs. #8) (IBF Jr. Middleweight belt) Odds/Prediction: Ouma 8-5. Even fight! Sit back and enjoy! Prefectural Gym, Osaka, Japan Pongsaklek Wonjongkam (53-2) vs. Noriyuki Komatsu (19-1-5) (The Ring Magazine #1 Flyweight vs. Unranked) (WBC Flyweight belt) Odds/Prediction: Pong 3-1.
Lucky Eagle Casino, Rochester, WA Martin O'Malley (21-3-1) vs. Rafael Ortiz (9-5-4) Odds/Prediction: Martin 2-1. Irish lad comes to fight & win! Casino Filipino, Manila, The Philippines Rodel Mayol (19-0) vs. Phalangchai Sor Vorapin (5-9) (The Ring Magazine #10 Strawweight vs. Unranked) Silverton Hotel Casino, Las Vegas, NV Elena Reid (15-1-5) vs. Lakeysha Williams (8-6-3) |
January 30 (Sunday), 2005
| Seoul, South Korea Injin Chi (29-2-1) vs. Tommy Browne (17-2-1) (The Ring Magazine #3 Featherweight vs. Unranked) (WBC Featherweight belt) Odds/Prediction: Five Star Special #III Chi 4-1 at home. Dropping $4,000 beans to pick up $1,000! Aussie good, but not good enough to win in Korea vs. Chi! St. Andrew's Sporting Club, Glasgow, Scotland Kevin Andersen (11-0) vs. Glen McClarnon (17-7) Odds/Prediction: Anderson 2-1.
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Pedro Fernandez
Note: Mr. Fernandez is not your average boxing writer. A four-time Golden Gloves champion who spent eight honorable years with the San Francisco Police Dept., Pedro Fernandez is a schooled Journalist who has had a byline for better than three decades! He can be reached with your comments at Pedro@RingTalk.com |
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