Making
the Rounds
With Rusty Rubin
Vargas unimpressive in win
“Ferocious” Fernando Vargas gave it his best
shot, and he gave Fitz
Vanderpool his best shots for five plus rounds before landing a
punch solid
enough to send the 31 year old Jamaican to the canvas and down and
out for
the count.
It wasn’t a very impressive performance by Vargas,
and it’s hard to say why.
Maybe he took the light-hitting Vanderpool for granted, or maybe
Vanderpool
has a better chin than Fernando expected.
No matter the reason, Vargas won and as far as his fans
and the record book
goes, it’s still a “W”.
The better fight of the evening, or what figured to be,
ended in round two,
when Manny Pacquaio showed his great power by knocking out
previously-unbeaten Emanual Lucero. Pacquaio, from the Philippine
Islands,
figures to be a champ for a long time to come.
Now we can expect the big fights to be on hold till Sept.
13, when Oscar de
la Hoya seeks revenge on one of the two guys who beat him, and the
only one
who did so without the help of the judges, in Shane Mosley, at the
MGM
Grand.
In the interim, look for plenty of fight news about Roy
Jones Jr., Mike
Tyson, Lennox Lewis and the Holyfield/Toney bout in October.
Let me apologize if I was wrong here, but a couple of
readers/fans informed
me that the Oct. 4, promotion of this bout was solely Dan Goossen’s.
I was
under the impression that the “Real Deal” had one more
fight left on his
contract with Don King.
Agree or disagree, I'd like to hear from you.***
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Glove2Glove is a non-denominational group that gives
comfort to boxers and
boxing people in need of cards and prayers. It's free to join and
we never
contact you unless we need your emotional support. We don't ask
for any
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All you
have to join is to inform us and give us your e-mail address. It's
that
simple.
And Glove2Glove is putting together a cruise to raise
money for former
champions Greg Page and Gerald McClellan, both confined to their
homes and
putting a huge financial burden on their loving families.
The cruise leaves from Miami on Nov. 23, and goes to
Ocho Rios, Cozumel and
the Grand Caymans. It's a great 7 day trip, with guests like Angelo
Dundee
coming on board, and is a great way to spend Thanksgiving with family
and
friends, and help a great cause as well.
You'd think that because of the guests we are arranging
to come on board
with us, this cruise would be very expensive. Quite the opposite
holds
true. We were able to secure a great fare of $669 per person inclusive,
sans airfare to Miami. Cheaper than your average cruise, with great
guests
and for a great cause. And $80 per cabin will be donated to the
Page/McClellan families. Interested? Drop us an e-mail.***
Please say prayers for the Page/McClellan families, who
care for these two
boxers that provided boxing fans with much excitement and now need
their
support in return.***
Please say prayers for the return to health of Susiey
Walker, co-founder of
Glove2Glove, and Cathy Cerola, sister of outstanding referee Elmo
Adolph,
both down but not out while fighting cancer.***
Please continue to say prayers for the restoration of
sight for ring
announcer and friend Mark Beiro, who is dealing with the ravages
of
diabetes.***
Please add your prayers for the family of Sandra Good,
who used to date
late heavyweight fighter, James Broad. Both her parents are in very
bad
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Touching on politics briefly: While it wasn’t unexpected,
the world lost a
great man on Sunday night, when Bob Hope passed away at the ripe
old age of 100.
The loss was as much for the younger generation, who never really
had the
chance to watch Hope in his heyday. He cared about America and always
stood
up for it. Rest in peace Bob, and thanks for all the great memories
you
provided us with, in a world to void of laughter.***
We continue to lose a lot of American lives, trying to
rebuild Iraq, and
it’s costing us a lot of money as well. I’m not sure
if it’s time to get the
UN involved or not, but I think it’s worth a go.
If the UN cannot do the job it’s been set-up to
do, or if we don’t trust
them enough to let them try, then what are we paying our dues for?
Maybe the
UN has out-lived it’s usefulness and a stronger international
body should be
formed.
Agree or disagree, feel free to write back, as everyone's
views are valued
and respected.
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