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Comments on Pacquiao-DLH
I can't sleep, I'm watching Weeds, and I just stumbled upon Mr. Tim Kawakami's blog, Talking Points. He's writes for the SJ Mercury. He always has the information and good commentary, not to mention he updates frequently (I think everyday, I was reading it a lot during the NBA free agency period this past summer just to see what the Warriors were up to) so I think we could add this to the MYL links. Along with this post, there's a lot of stuff about the Giants missing out on Sabathia (among others) and the Niners.
Fuck you Carl, I'm gonna fuck you up this weekend.
Oh and Fuck Ruel. Just cuz.
Here it is:
The sudden aftermath: Pacquiao was handed a sitting duck
Posted by Tim Kawakami on December 6th, 2008 at 9:11 pm | Categorized as Boxing
Size? You’re talking about size? Did not matter tonight.
It usually matters in boxing, but not when Manny Pacquiao strolled to the middle of the ring, started hammering Oscar De La Hoya and didn’t stop until Oscar’s handlers threw in the towel.
I think Pacman could’ve cleaned Oscar’s clock if he was two feet tall and Oscar weighed 400 pounds. Because in rare instances, the biggest prizefights come down strictly to inner strength.
Oscar wouldn’t have beaten Pacquiao–THIS Pacquiao–at any point in De La Hoya’s career. Yes, DLH’s old. Yes, he’s at the end.
But he was never good enough to beat a fighter as smart, quick, determined and strong as Pacquiao. Never, ever. I wrote a book about Oscar, and I can tell you that he was never good enough to beat an all-time great like Pacquiao.
De La Hoya beat Chavez when Chavez was old and small. He beat Whitaker when Whitaker was old and on cocaine. He beat Vargas when Vargas was almost done. He almost beat Trinidad when Trinidad was killing himself in the wrong weight class, then Oscar lost, anyway.
Then, at 35, Oscar faced a true all-timer, in his prime, even if Pacman had to go up three weight classes to do it.
-Bad early sign: Oscar weighed in at 145, which means (to me) that he was over-worried about the weight and got TOO low.
-Worse early sign for Oscar: In the opening moments of the fight, he was tense, couldn’t pull the trigger, and when he did, he missed. He was robotic.
-End result: Pacquiao pounded and pounded, and moved, and pounded, and Oscar had no answer. Not a single answer. And when his corner wanted to quit, Oscar didn’t move a muscle to stop them. He just didn’t have the will to go on.
You know what? These have been the knocks on him his whole career and this fight only finished the argument: Oscar is a great moneymaker and the most famous non-great fighter of all-time. But not an all-time great.
De La Hoya has talent. He has rare punching accuracy. But he does not and never had what Pacquiao showed tonight: The roaring determination to kick the butt of the guy in front of him, no matter what.
That’s why DLH was such a perfect opponent for Pacquiao, it turns out. Oscar was going to go away, even against a much smaller man. If he couldn’t beat him early, Oscar was going to go away. He went away. After two rounds, that was obvious.
The rest was just formality.
Now… On Manny… Pacman is an all-time great. Now I really want to see Pacquiao-Mayweather. That’s the next real big fight, but I’m sure Oscar will be offered a fight that promoters will sell as a bigger one–maybe Trinidad, maybe Mayweather again, who knows.
That’s how it works with Oscar. He loses, and only gets bigger. This time, he lost ENORMOUSLY, and we’ll see what happens.
Fuck you Carl, I'm gonna fuck you up this weekend.
Oh and Fuck Ruel. Just cuz.
Here it is:
The sudden aftermath: Pacquiao was handed a sitting duck
Posted by Tim Kawakami on December 6th, 2008 at 9:11 pm | Categorized as Boxing
Size? You’re talking about size? Did not matter tonight.
It usually matters in boxing, but not when Manny Pacquiao strolled to the middle of the ring, started hammering Oscar De La Hoya and didn’t stop until Oscar’s handlers threw in the towel.
I think Pacman could’ve cleaned Oscar’s clock if he was two feet tall and Oscar weighed 400 pounds. Because in rare instances, the biggest prizefights come down strictly to inner strength.
Oscar wouldn’t have beaten Pacquiao–THIS Pacquiao–at any point in De La Hoya’s career. Yes, DLH’s old. Yes, he’s at the end.
But he was never good enough to beat a fighter as smart, quick, determined and strong as Pacquiao. Never, ever. I wrote a book about Oscar, and I can tell you that he was never good enough to beat an all-time great like Pacquiao.
De La Hoya beat Chavez when Chavez was old and small. He beat Whitaker when Whitaker was old and on cocaine. He beat Vargas when Vargas was almost done. He almost beat Trinidad when Trinidad was killing himself in the wrong weight class, then Oscar lost, anyway.
Then, at 35, Oscar faced a true all-timer, in his prime, even if Pacman had to go up three weight classes to do it.
-Bad early sign: Oscar weighed in at 145, which means (to me) that he was over-worried about the weight and got TOO low.
-Worse early sign for Oscar: In the opening moments of the fight, he was tense, couldn’t pull the trigger, and when he did, he missed. He was robotic.
-End result: Pacquiao pounded and pounded, and moved, and pounded, and Oscar had no answer. Not a single answer. And when his corner wanted to quit, Oscar didn’t move a muscle to stop them. He just didn’t have the will to go on.
You know what? These have been the knocks on him his whole career and this fight only finished the argument: Oscar is a great moneymaker and the most famous non-great fighter of all-time. But not an all-time great.
De La Hoya has talent. He has rare punching accuracy. But he does not and never had what Pacquiao showed tonight: The roaring determination to kick the butt of the guy in front of him, no matter what.
That’s why DLH was such a perfect opponent for Pacquiao, it turns out. Oscar was going to go away, even against a much smaller man. If he couldn’t beat him early, Oscar was going to go away. He went away. After two rounds, that was obvious.
The rest was just formality.
Now… On Manny… Pacman is an all-time great. Now I really want to see Pacquiao-Mayweather. That’s the next real big fight, but I’m sure Oscar will be offered a fight that promoters will sell as a bigger one–maybe Trinidad, maybe Mayweather again, who knows.
That’s how it works with Oscar. He loses, and only gets bigger. This time, he lost ENORMOUSLY, and we’ll see what happens.
Friday, December 5, 2008
more Pacquiao
Bernard Hopkins on the KNBR 680 with the Razor & Mr. T. first he talks about McNabb then 1/3 through the clip he talks about the fight.
listen here: Bernard Hopkins on the fight.
listen here: Bernard Hopkins on the fight.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Monday, December 1, 2008
Coach Spo
It seems Filipinos have rose up and made a name for our country in various sporting worlds. Not only do we have a NL Cy Young Award winner in Tim Lincecum, the #1 pound-for-pound fighter in Manny Pacquiao, but now we also have a head coach in the NBA!
From Wikipedia:
Early life
Spoelstra[3]grew up in Portland, Oregon, where he graduated from Jesuit High School in 1988, and from the University of Portland, in 1992.[4] At Jesuit High School, Spoelstra is third all-time in assists (488), tied for third in three-pointers made (156) and sixth in both three-point percentage (.384) and free throw percentage (.824).[5]
In Portland where he was the starting point guard for four years, he averaged 9.2 points, 4.4 assists and 2.4 rebounds per game and was named the West Coast Conference Freshman of the Year. He is a member of Portland's 1,000-point club.
After graduation from college, he spent two years as a player/coach for TuS Herten (later the Herten Ruhr Devils), a German professional team.
His father, Jon Spoelstra, was an NBA executive for the Portland Trail Blazers, Denver Nuggets and New Jersey Nets.[1] Spoelstra is one-quarter Dutch-Irish on his father's side, and his mother, Elisa Celino is Filipino, from San Pablo, Laguna.[6] He was cited by Sports Illustrated (May 30, 2005) for honing star guard Dwyane Wade’s "shooting balance and smoothing out his release after the Flash’s return from the Athens Olympics."[7]
Miami Heat
In April, 2008, Spoelstra (known to the players as "Coach Spo") was named successor to Pat Riley as head coach of the Miami Heat. Spoelstra joined the Heat staff in 1995 as the team's video coordinator. After two years, he was named Assistant Coach/Video Coordinator, then promoted to Assistant Coach/Advance Scout in 1999. He became the Assistant Coach/Director of Scouting in 2001. Spoelstra is the NBA's youngest current head coach; 69 days younger than the second youngest head coach, Lawrence Frank of the New Jersey Nets.[1]
In naming Spoelstra as head coach, Riley said: "This game is now about younger coaches who are technologically skilled, innovative and bring fresh new ideas. That's what we feel we are getting with Erik Spoelstra. He's a man that was born to coach."[8] Pat Riley plans to change his approach from when Stan Van Gundy was the coach. Riley predicted: "A lot of players want the discipline; they will play [hard] for Spoelstra, because 'they respect him.'"[9]
During Erik Spoelstra's experience with the Miami Heat, there was wide speculation that Pat Riley would pick Spoelstra as his successor. Spoelstra was frequently the coach for Miami's summer league in which he enjoyed successful stints.
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
guerilla style.
"The Renaissance Rap" - Q-Tip
directed by RIK CORDERO. dude is making these songs come to life in these videos.
directed by RIK CORDERO. dude is making these songs come to life in these videos.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
RIK CORDERO
Best of Both Offices and Three/21 present “Lucid Dreams Vol. 1″, an asbtract, cross-genre compilation that features big names in downtempo (Thievery Corp., The Funky Lowlives, Lampchop) and classic gems from mainstream artists (N.E.R.D., The Roots, Smashing Pumpkins, Portishead). This collection is a must for those interested in relaxation.
if you like it, download the mixtape here: "Lucid Dreams Vol. 1" - Rik Cordero
this guy is revitalizing music videos and turning them into short movies. he's worked with Jay-Z, Nas, the Roots, Wale, John Legend, Q-Tip, and more. here's some excerpts from his interview with GIANT magazine. read full article here: RIK CORDERO interview
click picture to enlarge.
oh ya he does more than just videos. he came up with this compilation.
oh ya, he's Filipino.
if you like it, download the mixtape here: "Lucid Dreams Vol. 1" - Rik Cordero
this guy is revitalizing music videos and turning them into short movies. he's worked with Jay-Z, Nas, the Roots, Wale, John Legend, Q-Tip, and more. here's some excerpts from his interview with GIANT magazine. read full article here: RIK CORDERO interview
click picture to enlarge.
oh ya he does more than just videos. he came up with this compilation.
oh ya, he's Filipino.
Wednesday, October 29, 2008
"This is why he is now considered the best boxer on planet earth."
This guy is a fuckin hero...
E:60 Feature Thrilla
"more than 30 bodyguards, over 100 M16's" daaamn
E:60 Thrilla Roundtable Discussion
E:60 Feature Thrilla
"more than 30 bodyguards, over 100 M16's" daaamn
E:60 Thrilla Roundtable Discussion
Saturday, October 18, 2008
a GIANT mistake
On September 23, 2008 the Giants held its 2nd Filipino Heritage Night of the season. Because of the success of the first Filipino Heritage Night, the SF Giants made moves to plan another night in honor of the large Filipino population in the Bay Area. While many fans loved the commemorative T-shirt given away with tickets purchased for the 1st event, many might not have been so happy with the commemorative hat given away on the 2nd Filipino Heritage Night. Take a look at the image below and figure out what's wrong with the item (no, the answer isn't "tam4svp," haha i found this on eBay)...
Now for those of you who were able to spot the flaw in this item, much props to you. I wouldn't really expect many people to figure it out, considering our generation of Filipinos isn't as knowledgeable about our culture as our elders. What's even more sad about the mistake on this hat is the fact that it was screened and approved by a Filipino person. So, the SF Giants aren't at complete fault for this mishap. We could only really blame ourselves and our generation's lack of cultural awareness.
Before you start to get a headache trying to figure out what's wrong with this hat, i'll give a few hints....
1. it isn't the # of sunrays
2. it isn't the amount or positioning of the stars
3. it isn't the colors of the flag
So, what the hell is wrong with it?
Don't get me wrong, the colors of the flag are correct. They rightfully used white, yellow, blue and red. HOWEVER, the red field and the blue field are in the INCORRECT positions. Some might think it isn't a big issue, but if you knew a little about the history of the flag, you would know it is an issue.
Did you know?...
The flag is displayed with the blue field on top in time of peace and the red field on top in time of war. Now if we were a bit more culturally aware, such a mistake wouldn't have been designed and hundreds of people wouldn't ignorantly wear it at an event honoring Filipinos. I encourage you guys to learn a little about your culture, even if its just the basics like your national flag. When speaking to elders, sometimes we wonder "what the hell are you talking about? why do you think like that? why do you act like that? we're in America, get over it"... i challenge you to think in another light and know your roots... then maybe you'll have a better understanding about yourself, your family, and society in general.
Some basics about the Philippine Flag
1. The 8 primary rays of the sun represent the first 8 provinces (Batangas, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna, Manila, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga and Tarlac) that sought indepence from Spain at the start of the Philippine Revolution.
2. The 3 stars represent the major islands of the Philippines (Luzon, Mindanao, Visayas)
3. The white triangle stands for equality and fraternity. Blue stands for peace, truth, and justice. Red stands for patriotism and valor.
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