Reply #9: My thoughts [View All]

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From what I read, Jones put on a pretty decent performance and nearly shutout Ajamu. However, it seems like Ajamu wasn't really trying to win the fight and was trying to get DQ'd for low blows. With this performance, I expect that he'll get another big fight or two before he retires. I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch between Jones and Glen Johnson.

The HBO card was a bit disappointing. Gutierrez acquitted himself well, but didn't do enough early to get the victory. In the main event, Harris is simply too big for Johnston. Stevie was a small Lightweight and an even smaller Junior Welterweight. Looks like it's time for him to hang it up.

I do like next week's HBO main event. Ouma/Powell has the makings of a great fight. The main event is a question mark. Quartey hasn't done much since losing to Vargas back in 2001, and Forrest's been quiet since his two losses to Mayorga. I think Quartey still has something left. He took the five year break and should have a little left in the tank. Arguably, Quartey did enough to beat Oscar DeLaHoya in their fight. The Vargas fight was the only conclusive loss on his record.

On a side note, I don't get what's up with HBO. They can put Wright/Taylor and Gatti/Baldomir on free HBO, but then they'll try to charge $45 for a Rahman/Maskaev bout. If Rahman didn't hold one of the many belts in the HW division, this would be an undercard fight. But since Rahman's the WBC "Champ", they market this as a PPV main event. :eyes: