Miccosukee Casino, Miami, FL (Showtime) James McGirt Jr. (18-0, 9 KOs) vs. Carlos De Leon Jr. (19-2-2, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: 7-5 McGirt. James (Buddy) Sr. doesn?t put his kid in fights he doesn?t think he can win. Tough choice here, going with McGirt. Edgar Santana (23-3, 15 KOs) vs. Josesito Lopez (22-2, 12 KOs) Odds/Prediction: 8-5 Santana.
Tropicana Casino, Atlantic City, NJ (Telefutura) Jesus Soto-Karass (19-3-3, 14 KOs) vs. Chris Smith (21-4, 13 KOs) Odds/Prediction: Karass 9-5. Smith jobbed against Sharmba Mitchell and never recovered psychologically. Lean towards Karass.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, NJ (HBO) Miguel Cotto (31-0, 25 KOs) vs. Alfonso Gomez (18-3-2, 8 KOs) (WBA 147 lb. belt) Odds/Prediction: Cotto 5-1. Gomez in shark infested waters here sans protection. Cotto appears to strong, while Gomez lacks KO punch. Dropping $1,000 beans on Cotto to win $200.
Kermit Cintron (29-1, 27 KOs) vs. Antonio Margarito (35-5, 25 KOs) (IBF 147 lb. belt) Odds/Prediction: 7-5 Margarito. Interesting fight/rematch. Sit back and enjoy!
St. Pete Times Forum, Tampa, FL (Showtime) Chad Dawson (25-0, 17 KOs) vs. Glen Johnson (47-11-2, 32 KOs) (WC 175 lb. belt) Odds/Prediction: Dawson 2-1. Johnson will bring it, can Dawson take it and respond well? Clinton Woods (41-3-1, 24 KOs) vs. Antonio Tarver (26-4, 19 KOs) (IBF 175 lb. belt) Odds/Prediction: Tarver 7-5. Both guys not real active. A toss up!
University Sports Complex, Mafikeng, South Africa Mzonke Fana (27-3, 10 KOs) vs. Cassius Baloyi (34-3-1, 18 KOs) (IBF 130 lb. belt) Odds/Prediction: Even! All African matchup should be exciting as they are about the same on paper.
Jahn Sport Forum, Neu Brandenburg, Germany Sebastian Sylvester (28-2, 13 KOs) vs. Javier Castillejo (62-7, 43 KOs) Odds/Prediction: 14-5 Castillejo. Can see SS winning here as you never know what Javier is showing up (or how old he?s gotten).
