Your pay-per-view provider is asking 70 bucks for this event in HD, now I’m not sure if it’s going to be worth it but if you’re a fight fan – this is a real good card. Here’s the particulars.
10 ROUNDS/SUPER MIDDLEWEIGHT (168 lbs.)
J’Leon Love 17-0 (10)
Dearborn Heights, Michigan; 26
vs.
Marco Antonio Periban 20-1-1 (13)
El Arenal, Mexico; 29
Periban’s only loss was a tough fight against top contender Sakio Bika in which he fought very well. He has the experience advantage here, and will be the biggest fighter Love has ever faced.
Love struggled one year ago in his only loss, a fight he was awarded over Gabriel Rosado, in which Rosado most certainly was robbed. Love later tested positive for a banned substance and the fight was ruled a no-contest.
Both of these guys can go and it should be a good fight. The winner will be one of the top-ranked super middleweights and a possible title shot against Andre Ward could possibly come down the line. Love is in Mayweather’s camp so Periban probably needs a knockout.
10 ROUNDS/LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT (140 lbs.)
Adrien Broner 27-1 (22)
Cincinnati, Ohio; 24
vs.
Carlos Molina 17-1-1 (7)
L.A., California; 28
Molina is here for one reason. Broner got beat up bad in his last fight against Marcos Rene Maidana, and needed an easy opponent to get him back on track. Molina’s only loss came against Amir Khan, in a fight that was orchestrated to get Khan back on track. Other than that he hasn’t really fought much top level competition.
Broner moved back down to 140 after getting walloped at 147. Only his arrogance can get him beat here because Broner is another one of Mayweather’s guys, so Molina most likely won’t win this one by decision. This should be easy work for Broner, unless he doesn’t take the fight seriously which he is prone to do. He recently called Molina “a punching bag with arms and legs.” This should be fun.
12 ROUNDS/WELTERWEIGHT (147 lbs.)
Amir Khan 28-3 (19)
Bolton, England; 27
vs.
Luis Collazo 35-5 (18)
Brooklyn, N.Y.; 33
This fight has the potential to steal the show. Khan is a true warrior who will try to land big shots; fans never gets cheated when Khan fights. Unfortunately Khan hasn’t looked that great in his last four bouts in which he’s 2-2, and now he’s moving up in weight. It will be interesting to see if he is more cautious then usual, but either way he’s still looking for a big KO.
Collazo annihilated Victor Ortiz last time out. He might not have the pop that Khan has, but as he showed Ortiz he’s capable of landing a big shot. Collazo has excellent hands and lots of experience and if Khan is aggressive, Collazo won’t shy away. The winner might be next up for Mayweather. This is going to be a good one.
MAIN EVENT/12 ROUNDS FOR THE WELTERWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP (147 lbs.)
Floyd Mayweather 45-0 (26)
Grand Rapids, Michigan; 37
vs.
Marcos Rene Maidana 35-3 (31)
Santa Fe, Argentina; 30
Here’s a quick list of those that have tried and failed against Floyd: Saul Alvarez, Robert Guerrero, Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton, Oscar de la Hoya, Carlos Baldomir, Zab Judah, Arturo Gatti, DeMarcus Corley, Diego
Corrales, Angel Manfredy, and Jose Luis Castillo. The only guy that ever really tested him was Castillo, so he beat him twice for good measure. In case you’re wondering: he out-punched de la Hoya 207-122. Like it or not he is the greatest fighter of his era, and the best fighter since Roy Jones.
Maidana is a beast with big time punching power who is a threat to knock out anyone he fights. Most champions avoid guys like Maidana like the plague. Just ask Amir Khan. So, does he have a chance? Not really, but he’s definitely not going to go into a shell and lose a boring decision after he figures out he’s outclassed – he’s going to try and take Floyd’s head off. And all it takes is one good punch.
Article By: Jon DaBove
