Olympic Boxing has once again shown to be a class act. Not one match in the Olympics thus far has had clean scoring for either side. The system in place to award points to its contestants has been flawed through out and has to be replaced. Rau’shee Warren’s (USA) loss to Lee Ok-sung (KOREA) is just one example of the problem at hand. During the final moments of the 3rd period Lee got a clean right hand to Rau’shee’s face taking him down but rewarding Rau’shee the point for the exchange. How is that right? Clearly on video tape Ok-sung took him out with the shot and the other contestant did not.

This is an insult to all nations competing China has had many calls go there way in contest but I’m not completely sure that means anything. In the other matches not involving the host country these mistakes have come through. The IOC needs to find an answer for this and implement it now and apologize to all the contestant’s who have been robbed by this inefficient system in place. How deplorable a thing to allow such a mockery to continue. I truly hope change will come here soon.

Welterweight Oscar Diaz, who collapsed during his bout with Delvin Rodriguez Wednesday, remained in critical condition Thursday after undergoing brain surgery overnight.

Diaz rose from his stool to begin the 11th round but became wobbly and crashed to the canvas.

Diaz (26-3) and Rodriguez (23-2-1, 14 KOs) were fighting for the vacant United States Boxing Association crown.

In my previous post, I listed the most probable fighters to fight Pacquiao. Here’s #1:

Edwin Valero - The incumbent 26 year-old southpaw WBA Super Featherweight Champion from Venezuela. This kid’s scouting report is nasty. 24 wins, 0 defeats, all 24 wins by KO. His first 18 fights ended in the first round. One of a handful of boxers in boxing history to accomplish such a feat. Criticism in the boxing world says that his opponents aren’t worthy or viable. That’s funny. They also said that about Pacquaio’s opponents when he first started. The Valero Pacquiao card is the most probable according to Arum sources. If Pacquiao takes Valero lightly and doesn’t train, my weather forecast says “cloudy skies” for the Filipino bomber. Valero’s left is starting to look like Pacquiao’s and Pacman said it himself: “Southpaws are a lot more difficult for me.” If he prepares like he should, Pacquiao should take the inexperienced latter-round Valero in 6. Up next #2 - Ricky Hatton.

LAS VEGAS - David Diaz mentioned in a press conference that there would be some premature 4th of July fireworks on June 28th during his title fight against Manny Pacquiao. His premonition was absolutely right. However, Diaz didn’t expect that all the pyrotechnics would be exploding in his face. Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao, who looked surprisingly healthy and natural at 135 pounds, demolished the former WBC Lightweight champ with multiple combinations, steady rhythm and precision right hooks. The question still lingers…who’s got next? In order of probability: 1) Edwin Valero, 2) Ricky Hatton, 3) Antonio Margarito, 4) Juan Manuel Marquez. Shhhh!! I have the inside tip. Stay tuned for my next posts with bios, the wire, and my predictions.
(Did anybody notice the Army man action figure in the pic? WTF?)

Sacha Baron Cohen makes a living by making fools of people…but the funny-man known for playing wise-ass characters Borat and Ali G recently had the tables turned on him by someone who is not normally known for being funny at all.

That normally unfunny individual is none other than heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko. Mr. Klitschko, it turns out, is originally from Kazakhstan…the nation mercilessly ridiculed by Sacha Baron Cohen in his hit film Borat. Klitschko was recently given a chance to avenge the people of Kazakhstan when he happened to run into Cohen and his wife Isla Fisher at a restaurant. As Wladimir himself recounted:

As he walked past me I turned to face him and said, “Hey, I think you are an arsehole for what you said about Kazakhstan.” Unbelievably, he started to defend himself – but before he could continue I stood up and was towering over him. I said, “I have broken people’s necks for less than what you have done.”

He looked frightened – like he had picked a fight with the wrong man. And then I owned up and told him I really think his Borat character is amazing. He looked pretty relieved!

I like Borat as much as the next person…but I have to admit, there’s a certain gratification in knowing that elitist punk Cohen got at least a little taste of his own medicine.

I mean, let’s face it…funny as Borat is, the whole thing is really just a trashing of America. One has a strange mix of reactions while watching it. You’re laughing uproariously at the antics, then you’re thinking, “Hey. He’s bad-mouthing my country that limey jerk!”

Actually, the more I think about it, the angrier I become. Now I wish Klitschko had gone farther than just playing with Cohen. I wish he’d broken him in half over his knee then grabbed his woman and climbed the Empire State Building like King Kong!

Oscar De La Hoya put away his fishnets in favor of boxing trunks Saturday night, scoring a unanimous decision against over-matched Steve Forbes in what was billed as East L.A. native De La Hoya’s “Homecoming” fight.

De La Hoya used his jab to dominate tomato-can Forbes. “This is how I envisioned the fight,” De La Hoya said. “This was the plan, to fight more straight up, use my jab and be aggressive.”

De La Hoya next hopes to get a rematch with Floyd Mayweather Jr., who beat him last May by split decision. He believes the Forbes fight was a good tune-up for that match, which would likely go down in September.

“That was my game plan for this fight and that is how I plan to fight Mayweather, straight up, being aggressive,” De La Hoya said. “Now, I feel sharper. This was the idea, to get the work in and use this style.”

Mike Tyson has clearly not been training for a comeback. The only thing he’s been lifting is a fork…if he even bothers using a fork.

I know how to beat Mike Tyson now. If you hit him while his mouth is open his pants fall down and you can pound his gut. Or you can just get your friend who’s beaten the game to give you the code.

Roy Jones Jr. was doing analysis for Saturday night’s Hopkins/Calzaghe match when he decided to go on a rant against UFC president Dana White for not letting Anderson Silva box him.

I understand why Roy is so upset about this. He wants to fight Silva bad because by doing so he would momentarily become relevant again. What does he have to look forward to otherwise? Sitting there with Brian Kenny talking about other people’s fights. I’d rather mop floors at a methadone clinic, quite frankly.

Welshman Joe Calzaghe recovered from a 1st round knockdown to score a somewhat controversial split decision against Bernard Hopkins.

The knockdown occurred with 2 minutes left in the round. Hopkins snuck a right in on Calzaghe and sent him to the canvas.

Calzaghe made his mark on the judges in the final five rounds. Still, one judge scored it for Hopkins, and many ring-side analysts agreed that Hopkins had won the fight. Hopkins himself, who famously declared that he would never lose to a white boy, believed he should’ve been awarded the decision.

“I just really feel like I took the guy to school,” Hopkins said afterward. “I feel like I made him fight my fight, not his.”

Calzaghe would praise Hopkins’ “cleverness” after the match.

Manny Pacquiao beat Juan Manuel Marquez Saturday night by split decision. The fight was nearly as close as their first, which ended in a draw.