This shit ain't nothing to me, man. This is Boxing
Before Dark. Boxing. Boxing. Boxing. Back. Back.
Back. Back. Back. Before. Before. Before. Before.
Boxing. Boxing. Boxing. Boxing Before Dark. This
is Boxing Before Dark. All right. Let's fucking
do the thing. Stretch routine is already done.
Why am I doing it again? Alright, here we go.
Boxing before dark. Back up in your ears, bitches.
Disappear for a few days, but we're back. You
can't get rid of us that easy. Yeah, it's going
to take a little bit more than the case of the
sniffles to get me out of this game. To be honest,
last week there wasn't much to talk about anyways.
yeah a lot of what would have been last week
would have happened now or what is what we're
going to talk about today anyway so one way or
the other um let's fucking get into this there's
a lot of shit happening at 154 that's actually
the title of the b -sides episode that came out
today as we're recording a lot of stuff virgil
ortiz versus erickson lubin The way I put it
is this isn't going to distance and it's not
going to be in Lubin's favor. Harrison Lubin's
not terrible, though. Like, Ortiz is going to
have to be on his game. But I agree. I think
Lubin's chances are pretty slim. But I also think
he's not going to come in to lose. Right? Of
course not. Like, Lubin's a pro box guy, right?
He started off... With PBC and then he moved
to Probox to rehab his career. And I think it's
been working. Yes. But yeah, Victor Ortiz is
a high hurdle for anybody. Or Victor, Virgil.
Goddamn. Okay. Who many Ortiz's? The day will
get better. It's only 9am. I can't give up yet.
Erickson Lubin and Virgil Ortiz. Also, another
one. I think this is a diamond in the rough.
Jaron Ennis is fighting Luisma Lima. Lima. I
have to remember who Lima is. He was most recently
on a Canadian card and he fought an Indian prospect.
And he kind of spoiled the show. Oh, I recognize
this guy. Yeah. Yeah. Nice. Yeah, that could
be a low -key banger, actually. I think Lima's
going to give a better fight than Karen or Stanionis
was distracted. Kind of his fault. Kind of not.
He had bigger things to worry about. Yeah. Understandable
that he didn't necessarily have the best performance,
but... still yeah i like i do think boots is
better but this will be a real test and fundora
verse thurman i why why is keith thurman still
around yeah why is he still around yeah i don't
know i've seen a lot of people excited about
this one and i i don't get the hype I don't either.
Thurman's old. He's been not active. He's probably
going to get hurt before the fight anyways, and
he'll be a late replacement. Even if he doesn't,
like, Fundora with a jab, I don't... Keith's
too old. Like, at his prime, Keith probably picks...
Not probably. Keith tears Fundora apart. But,
man, like... What is Thurman? He's like 40? No,
he's in his mid -30s. Is he? Yeah. Why do I think
he's old old? It's because he gets hurt all the
time. That's why I think he's older. Yeah, he's
only 36. That's still pretty old. I don't know.
I'm not excited for this one. I know people are,
but... I'm excited for what the card will present.
Maybe not this as the main event, maybe not my
favorite, but there's going to be other stuff.
They're going to stack the card and that should
be fun. Oh yeah. Like, and it's not a terrible
fight. I just mean, this isn't one where I'm
like, Oh, circle the day on the calendar and
make sure I don't have to work late. Like, you
know, it's not, it's not that kind of fight for
me. Yeah. Yeah. It wouldn't be that kind of,
it's not that kind for me either. It should be.
a solid fight. I just think Fundora's figured
out how to jab. I don't know if anyone's going
to be able to deal with that. And he mentions
it a lot. I think he's been hearing the word
on the street that this guy fights like a fucking
mongoloid when he shouldn't have to. He gets
hurt when he doesn't have to because he fights
like a moron. Harvard Fundora is a brand new
beast. Oh, man. What's their mascot? Fucking
douchebags. I don't know. Anytime people bring
up Harvard, all I can think about is Good Will
Hunting. Have it. Make fun of the Smet kids.
How you like them apples? They are the Crimson.
That's it? That's it. That's not a fucking mascot.
That's a color. Oh, no. Their mascot is John
Harvard. Who the fuck is that? He's the founder.
Well, I guess the founder. That's lame as shit.
That's the dumbest thing I've ever heard. Yeah,
their mascot is the founder and their nickname
is the Crimson. So the Harvard Crimson is like
their sports teams or whatever. I thought Crimson
was Alabama. Crimson Tide. Okay, well. Same shit,
but... How do you have two universities with
the same shit concept as a mascot? That's terrible.
Crimson Pandora. Crimson Pandora. Actually, that's
kind of hard. After the Tim Zoo fight, that goes
really well, actually. Oh, shit. I didn't even
think about that. Yeah, it does. I might have
to take it back. The Crimson... What is it? The
Towering Inferno? The Crimson Tower? The Crimson
Tower is pretty fucking sick. Pretty good. Alright.
Sebastian, I know you're listening. So, there
you go. New nickname just dropped. Yeah, the
Crimson Tower. I know it's not on the list, but
did you see Inoue's new merchandise for this
fight? It's fucking awful. Why does Inoue have
such shit merchandise? Because he doesn't want
anyone to buy it. I just want something that's
not embarrassing to wear. It doesn't even have
to be good. It just needs to be not embarrassing.
They're all pictures of him that are, like, super
weird. like dramatic black and white bullshit
or like full color just like him on your chest
or now he's got a boxing glove with like little
hermes wings like you know how hermes had the
wings on his shoes yeah it's a boxing glove with
that kind of wings on the wrist and i'm like
what the fuck are you doing your nickname is
the monster you live in japan get somebody to
draw you a kaiju Yeah, seriously, lean into the...
You have the... You have the technology. It's
there. Everything is there for you to do it.
Like, a picture silhouette thing of him and behind
him is, like, one of those anime -style, like,
a JoJo stand. Or, like, you know how Beyblades
had the little spirits that came out of the Beyblades?
Like, there's so much cool shit you could do.
But no. We got boxing gloves with Hermes wings.
What the fuck? That's in fashion right now. Well,
and anytime he does have something that's half
decent, it sells out within an hour. Like, literally,
I got an email at work that he had new merchandise.
This was a couple fights ago. It was like 8 -bit
kind of video game character style. And I didn't
check my emails until lunch at work and it was
already sold out. Jesus. Because it didn't look
like shit. Anyway, that's the end of my rant.
But boxers need to work on their fucking merchandise.
I could not think of a good transition here.
Jermel Charlo is thinking of coming back. This
is the bad Charlo. I did see the Twitter post
that has everyone talking. Where he has the,
it's a lion with a shark in his mouth. Yeah.
That's Spence, right? The big fish. Yeah. I don't
want to see two washed up guys fight each other.
I'm sorry. They might be the right level of washed
that it actually turns out to be good. Maybe,
but I don't know. Maybe I'm just in a bad mood.
None of these points are exciting to me. Well,
even still, I think it'll be a pay -per -view,
unfortunately, for everyone. But I hope that
they'll make the card good, at least. If you're
going to put two wash guys at the top. This with
a good undercard would be fine. And Texas? Where
do you think they'll have it? It has to be in
Texas. Yeah. I can see it being okay. I can see
this being a very good, if anybody still had
like TV deals, I can see this being a very good
free fight. But like you said, they're going
to make us pay money to watch two washed up guys
that has realistically no consequences on the
fucking division at all. Yeah. Well, speaking
of not having any consequences on any division
at all, Jake Paul versus Javante Davis. This
is so stupid. Yeah. Tank has really just decided
he's done boxing. This is just him cashing out.
I can't see him doing any real fights. Maybe
he'll do more real fights, but he's not going
to try, if you know what I mean. Yeah. Like,
I don't know. They're not going to be like quality
opponents, high quality opponents. Yeah, he's
just cashing out his name at this point is what
it feels like to me. Tank's going to be one of
those what if guys. Like, maybe like Adrian Broner.
Like, what if he actually fought somebody? What
if he stayed disciplined? And kept himself in
the gym and out of trouble. Who has Tank actually
fought? Like, Ryan Garcia? Jose Pedraza? Yeah,
but if he's as good as everybody thinks he is,
he should have better names than that. Yeah.
Like, I don't know. Well, the Romero win is aging
pretty well. That's true. Two -division world
champ Rolly Romero is a good win. Yeah, but the
Rolly win over Garcia makes the Garcia win age
poorly. The Garcia win was always going to age
poorly. That fucking sucks. Yeah, I don't know.
Tank's going to be one of those. And this fucking
circus fight is so stupid. I actually... Kind
of hope Jake Paul lands something huge. This
is the one time I want to see Jake Paul knock
a fucker out. I think it would be hilarious.
It's not going to happen, but I think it would
be hilarious. Yeah, it would be really funny.
Weight classes exist for a reason. Yeah, what
are they going to fight at when Tank weighs in
at whatever he wants? Well, I mean, they'll just
fight at Cruiser, won't they? I guess. There's
no minimum for fighting at Wade's. I also don't
understand, like, what this is actually going
to be. Because they've said it's going to be
an official pro boxing match that goes on the
records. But it's also an exhibition? Yeah, you
don't get to have both. No, but, like... I know
it's not... How do I put it? It's a long ways
away still, but the talks about what this fight
actually is have been very confusing. Like, is
it actually a pro fight? Is it an exhibition?
Is it, like, what are we doing, guys? I mean,
I'm going to watch it, but... Yeah, I'll be there
for it. It does sound like they're trying to,
like, make a real undercard for this. As that's
typical of Jake Paul events, though. Yeah. No,
I'm just saying, like, that's the best part of
Jake Paul events lately is the undercard is real.
And then you can stick around to watch the circus
fight at the end. Hmm. Well, speaking of circus
fights, the Canelo Crawford broadcast team. Have
you seen the lineup? I see you have it here.
I don't know who John Anik is, but... He's the
UFC version of Jim Lampley. Okay. And Max Kellerman
and Andre Ward. I don't like Max Kellerman. I
really don't. I don't know if that's a common
opinion or not, but I hate his voice. I don't
care for Andre Ward as a commentator. Fantastic
boxer, but I don't like his commentary style.
Yeah, he's not my favorite either. Just get Gabe
Rosado. I fucking love Gabe. And they'll never
let him do one of these because he's too honest.
Like the circus fights. Oh, yeah. Yeah, I don't
know. He would call things bullshit. He would
get himself in trouble. I don't know. I don't
think I'm excited for this broadcast team. John
Anik from UFC, because this is a TKO promotions
fucking thing. Max Kellerman and Andre Ward.
And the MCs, it's going to be split duties between
Michael Buffer in the main event, and then Joe
Martinez doing the rest of it. Happy to see Joe
Martinez getting some recognition. I like him.
I'm not sure I know who he is. Yeah, you would
recognize him if you saw him. Yeah, I just need
to... Oh, okay, he's the bald guy. Yeah, he's
not bad. I don't mind him. He does the UFC fights
too, right? Yeah, he does whatever. That's fine.
I don't know. Just Max Kellerman and Andre Ward.
I'm not excited to listen to them. I'm not excited
to hear fucking John Anik either. Yeah, I don't
think I know who that is. I will be surprised
and also probably not like him. Disappointed
as well. Maybe I'll watch this one at the bar
in Tokyo and get Japanese commentators. Would
probably be better. Sometimes they have Japanese,
sometimes they just put it on in English for
these cards. Oh, speaking of which, I gotta book
my seat for the Inouye fight. I've been checking
the resale place for tickets, and the only thing
that's come up is tickets to the weigh -in the
day before. The weigh -in is selling tickets?
Yeah, the weigh -in for Inouye Fights always
sells tickets. They're not cheap either. The
weigh -in tickets are like 5 ,500 yen, so like
$55 Canadian -ish. I don't know what that is
American, like 45 bucks? Yeah, something like
that. Yeah. It's not that expensive, but it's
not cheap. Especially when the cheapest tickets
are only like a hundred bucks. It's probably
best I didn't get a ticket for that one anyways.
It's way out in Nagoya and I'd have to get the
like 5 a .m. fast train straight to work. I've
done it before when it was in Osaka, but I'm
trying to silver lining not winning the lottery
ticket. Oh, that's right. It's a lottery system.
Forgot about that. I didn't choose to not buy
a ticket. Oh, yeah. Taking the 5 a .m. bullet,
that doesn't sound very pleasant. I'm going to
try to help ease your sufferings a little bit.
Yeah, yeah. It actually would be unpleasant.
I don't like waking up at 4 a .m. to go get a
train. Yeah, I wouldn't like that either. That's
it for the news that I got. Yeah, I don't think
anything big's come up. All right. Let's see
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actually, I have one recap to throw in before
your first one. Oh, go ahead. I went to the Aoi
Yokoyama fight on August 19th at Korakuen. That
turned into a shit show too. Everything went
wrong at work and I missed the first two fights
entirely. But Korakuen's always fun. I had great
seats. I was in the fucking splash zone somehow
by accident. I was in the front row of the not
-folding chairs, but there's only three rows
of folding chairs there because the space is
so small. I only want to talk about two fights.
So the co -main was Shirai Oka versus Fai Farab.
That's not important. But Oka walked out to...
Mr. Lonely, you know the song? Yeah. Lonely,
I'm so lonely. Yeah, I'm Mr. Lonely. Yeah, and
my Japanese is still pretty shit, but I'm pretty
sure that they tacked on to his announcement
that he was single, and that was his way of putting
himself out there. It was his Tinder profile.
Anybody want to date a boxer? Anybody? Yeah,
basically. I laughed my ass off. I thought it
was great. And he won, so that's good. He got
a KO. The main event, so Aoi Yokoyama versus
Russe Baba, was for the... Yokoyama was defending
his Oriental Pacific belt, and this is the first
time it was a 10 -round fight instead of 12.
Oh, that's right. They changed that. Yeah, which
is the JBC reaction to what happened. It actually,
it's probably a good thing it was only 10 rounds.
It turned into a bit of a war. It was a pretty
good fight. Yokoyama did win, but I was nervous.
He got a unanimous decision though. Was it close?
I was nervous. I thought it was pretty close.
And the cards were across the board 96 -94. So
yeah, it was pretty close. It was a good fight.
I'm still excited about AOA, but maybe he doesn't
quite have as much power as I was hoping. Maybe.
But we'll have to see. I do think he needs to
go up a weight class, though. He looked like
a fucking skeleton at the weigh -ins. It was
not good. You were at... Oh, you like pictures
of the weigh -ins? Yeah, yeah. I follow him on
Instagram. He still looked a little skinny on
fight night. Like, I think he needs to go up
now. But I bought a t -shirt, so I'm excited.
It's actually... So most of the t -shirts are
kind of crap. to be honest. But his is a nice
fabric. It's light. It makes a nice summer t
-shirt. Oh, that's cool. Yeah. Alright. Moving
through our recaps. It's pretty, pretty light.
I was hoping Jacob would come back for this one,
because I wanted to talk about this Australian
card. No Limit at the ICC. Exhibition Center.
Some fights on the undercard. Jasmine Parr stops
Efasha Kamarudin at the last second. Brock Jarvis,
who was previously bopped by Keith Thurman. He's
back. Gets himself a nice little stoppage over
Sam Beck in four rounds of a scheduled eight.
Michael Zarafa. The Chippendale man himself still
doing it. Gets a stoppage in one over Mikey Dahlman.
And in the headline, Nikita Zu stops Lulzim Ismaili
with ease. What's RTD? Retired. Oh, ref stoppage.
Stop in the corner. Ah, right. Okay. I have to
admit, I did not watch this one. Yeah, you didn't
miss a whole lot. I couldn't find it. It's on
YouTube. It's hard. I found a lot of it on YouTube.
Oh, I bet you Japan was just getting blocked.
Yeah, geo -blocked. I always forget to turn on
my VPN on YouTube because it's YouTube. Yeah.
But that makes sense. Damn. Was it a good? Well.
I didn't watch the card. One round. I watched
the fights, but it was a good showing for...
It was a good showing for Nikita. Looked as good
as you can in three minutes. Hopefully they don't
fuck him over like they fucked over his brother.
Yeah, especially with that dark story of No Limit
that we got. What's that? The way that they kind
of push fighters to do... Like, they push them
too hard just because they want to sell seats.
Yeah. Oh, speaking of Zoo, he's in Japan right
now, hey? What's he doing? Training. I don't
know. He's just here for... All right. Yeah.
Cool. I just thought it was interesting. That
is interesting. I'm curious what he's doing there.
Moving on. Friday, August 22nd. MVP, most valuable
prospect series. Their main one, John Paul Rivera,
gets a stoppage in six over Daniel Bailey. And
the co -main, Yoelvis Gomez, majority decision
over Edwin Humane Jr. Yoelvis is still the most
ridiculous name. Yeah. I thought I was really
clever when I put Yo, comma, Elvis. Is that how
you... Is that what that means, Yoelvis? Well,
and I don't know why I find it funny that they
spell it with an actual Y instead of a J. Moving
to Saturday, August 23rd, Queensberry at the
Planet Ice Altringham. Starting from the bottom
of just a few that I kind of took note on, Jack
Turner stops Nicholas. Muguruza. I think I got
that one right this time. There's a stoppage
in six. Zach Miller gets the decision over Leon
Woodstock. Leon, you have to change your name.
You're no longer allowed to be named that. You
can keep the N, but you gotta drop the rest of
it. Sorry, buddy. Woodstock? Yep. It's not, I'm
sorry, I don't make the rules. No, I'm sorry,
I do make the rules, but I'm not sorry. And we
will be enforcing them. And they will be enforced
with severe sanctions. Jack Rafferty, majority
draw over Mark Chamberlain. That was kind of
anticlimactic, but whatever. This was kind of
an ugly fight, wasn't it? Or am I thinking of
the wrong one? No, I think you got it right.
It's like scrappy. Yeah, like a little dirty.
A lot of the ref having to break them up. Yeah.
I don't know. I don't particularly like Jack
Rafferty. I was pulling for Mark Chamberlain.
He was a... Turkey McDuck... fucking guy um i'm
i was trying to think of something funny to call
him and i couldn't um i couldn't think of anything
but uh turkey a little shake likes mark chamberlain
for some reason and now for that reason like
i was like oh well that's quite a bit of like
that's a heavy thumb of pressure that they're
putting on you when you're that young yeah so
i kind of hoped he would amount to something
but I guess all you're worth is a majority draw.
They didn't pay enough. Most valuable promotions
once again on the 23rd. This was a most valuable
fight night. Yanquiel Rivera. Majority draw over
Angelina Cordova. Good stuff. Way to go. Your
name is Yanquiel. There's a lot of Y names on
these two cards. It's really strange. Yeah. And
in the main event, Yoannis Taez drops the ball,
loses his interim title to Abbas Barou. I was
so happy this was an upset. I don't know why.
I don't particularly hate Tellez, but, I mean.
yeah i don't have anything he lost to a guy from
germany who does that a random ass like yeah
this random ass german and you're what you're
going life and death with him yeah it was a portents
of bad tidings just from just from the onset
like it didn't look like teas was getting comfortable
at all or finding any rhythm And they were pretty
wide cards. It was not close. And I just love
a good upset. It was fun. Oh, speaking of fun.
Coming up. When is this? This is probably going
to drop on... By the time you're hearing this,
it should be the 1st of September. So on Thursday,
September 4th, Eye of the Tiger. There's a bunch
of shit on this card that I don't know. I don't
know who they are. I couldn't tell you. Sorry.
But I can tell you in the main event. Auslis
Iglesias versus Vladimir Shishkin for the IBO
super middleweight title. Who is the Iglesias
stan in the Discord? There are a few of them.
Yeah. A lot of Iglesias stands in there. Yeah,
he's okay. But what I was saying on B -Sides
when I was talking to Saul, I don't know. I don't
see the hype. I'm still waiting to be impressed.
He's one of these new, exciting Cubans. I will
say that. Yeah, that's true. That might be what
it is. That is exciting. Like, Cubans who actually
push for the knockout are exciting. They've got
the fundamentals and the slickness, but they're
not just rigandowing around the room. Yeah. Oh,
that's a fucking good verb. Rigandowing. You
know exactly what I mean. I know exactly what
you meant. I know exactly what you meant. That's
what I'm saying. It's good. It's a good one.
I can kind of see the hype. I can see them wanting
him to be really, really good. And he could be,
but I'm not convinced yet. Yeah. But I will probably
cheer for the Russian, just because. Just because?
Just to be a contrarian? Because I like to cheer
against those guys in Discord. Moving to Friday,
September 5th. Wasserman. This is going to be
on 3 to air in the UK. Well, free. You have to
pay a fucking license to have rabbit ears in
the UK. So this is on BBC? UK 5. Oh. I don't
know. This is at the 3 Arena in Dublin. Again,
a bunch of shit. Maybe some of you, if you're
from the Isles, you know who these people are.
I know Mickey Conlin. I think I know a couple
of them. Just let me look at faces. Yeah. I've
seen Kieran Malloy, but he's fine. And I've seen...
No, this is not the guy I thought. Never mind.
Never mind. These are not the people I thought
they were. Charlie Edwards looks like a child,
though, on BoxRec. It says he's 32, but this
picture looks like he's 12. Holy shit. Doesn't
it? He looks like... If you were to go to a barber
shop, like a men's barber shop, he would be one
of the pictures that they have up, like a style
of hair. Yeah, I can see it. Like a white boy
flat top with a side fade. Yeah. That's exactly
what we got going on here. But he also looks
12. Yes. Maybe it's just a really old picture.
Could be. Or he could be blessed. Some of those
Irish dudes do just look... Or I guess he's not
Irish, but... Some of those guys do just look
like children their entire lives. That's too
bad. It's unfortunate. Anyways, enough talking
shit about how people look. Mickey Conlin is
back. Mickey Conlin is headlining. I have mixed
feelings about this. I mean, he's probably not
going to be good, but I want him to be. Yeah,
Mickey Conlin, I had previously always said he's
a fighter. I have seen interviews and stuff.
I've seen a lot of his press releases and all
that. He seems like an okay person. His fighting
style, really rugged Irishman. He's a fucking
Irish dog, is what he is. But he has no chin.
Yeah. I just always disliked him, and I had no
valid reason. You can't fight like that if you've
got a glass chin. Like, it just doesn't fucking
work. So, but I wanted him to be good. I just,
he wasn't. Yeah. Anyways, I don't know if he
should be fighting. His jaw is clearly shattered.
Like, it's probably just dangerous at this point.
He could keep doing these domestic dust -ups,
I think they call them. Irish dust -ups. Yeah,
maybe, but like... They're going to have to pick
people with no power, I think. Which they've
done. This guy has 20 wins with six knockouts.
All his wins are on points. And he's probably
not going to outpoint Nicky Conlin. In Dublin?
Probably not. I just think they have to... They
have to match him carefully or he's just going
to get knocked out again. He'll be fine. I have
faith. Moving to Saturday, September 6th. It's
a busy day. Not a whole lot of meat, but there's
a lot on the plate. Quantity over quality. Yes.
Starting with matchroom at the Rainton Meadows
Arena. I gave up trying to pronounce where it
is. Houghton LeSpring. I think I got it this
time. But it's headlined by Pat McCormick versus
Miguel Barra. Good stuff. My man Cameron Vuong
is going to be featured on this card, hopefully.
Still TBA. Nice. I would like to see Cameron
Vuong more. Yeah. I'm not sure why I picked where
I how I started following him I don't know when
where why how anything I just did I've just been
following his career and he's only eight no but
still I've been watching pretty much since the
beginning so might as well keep going I want
him to be somebody I believe in yeah well and
the main event is a Brit versus a Mexican so
Upset incoming, perhaps? Put your money... Smart
money knows where it needs to go. Yeah. And if
you're betting on the Brit, then... Not smart
money. Not smart money. Moving on. Matchroom
in... I don't know what the name of the venue
is. In Los Mochis, Sinaloa. This one's for the
IBF 130 -pound title. Eduardo Nunez vs. Christopher
Diaz. Title implications here, so I'll be watching.
I gotta look at their faces. I don't recognize
them. I recognize Nunez. I don't know why I recognize
him, but I do. Oh, he fought Rikishi. That's
why I recognize him. Oh, okay. He was at the...
Yokohama card a few months ago. Fun. Yeah. 28
wins with 27 knockouts. So that could be a banger.
Hold up. I want to see this dude that they're
matching. Pat McCormick is 7 -0. Parra is 25
-17. 25 with 17 by KO. Yeah. Yeah, I'm really
hoping for another Brit knockout from a Mexican.
I really hope you bit off more than you can chew.
I really, really do. Well, and Eddie Hearn, I
don't know that Eddie Hearn actually does the
matchmaking, but Matchroom is shit at matching
their Brits with Mexicans. Like, it's so bad.
For some reason, they just keep doing the same
fucking thing over and over and they're expecting
different results. And it's amazing. I love it.
I love the memes. I love the... It's great. But
that's the card in Los Mochis. And last one at
the Binational Dome in Nogales, Sonora, Mexico.
Oscar Valdez versus Richard Medina. I'm trying
to go to this. It's not too far from me. Nice.
I mean, Valdez should win this, right? You'd
think. I don't know who Richard Medina is. I
don't either. I don't know. Nobody, like Isaac
didn't know. Saul doesn't know. We're thinking
it's just an opponent they brought in for him
to have a good win, put on a good show for the
hometown. He did lose to Raymond Ford a few years
ago. Not too much shame in losing to Ray Ford.
No, I just mean he's fought people we know, but
they seem to all be losses. He lost to George
Acosta. That name I'm not familiar with. I recognize
him. I don't know. Akata's not that good. He
lost to Mark Castro. That is very not good. Yeah.
So I'm expecting Valdez to knock this guy out
pretty quick. Valdez isn't necessarily known
for his pop. Yeah, but he does have 24 knockouts.
He does. He does. We'll see. That's going to
be my pick. I don't think Vaughn will put this
in the pick league. This one? Oh. He should.
I think it'll be in there. I think it's too wide.
I don't think anyone will pick Medina. Oh, well.
Okay, that makes sense. Does he not do that?
Does he not pick... He tries to pro box it. He
tries to pick the close one. Competitive matchups.
Yeah. This one's on ESPN. I thought Top Rank
was off ESPN. They're running their deal out,
I think. Oh, okay. I thought it was officially
over. I think the news, if I recall correctly,
the news was that they're not going to renew.
Oh, okay. I misunderstood. Yeah. That's all good.
It'll be easy to watch, at least. That's all
we got. That's not so bad. It's better than the
last couple weeks have been. Quite a bit. Yeah.
Actual real boxing again. And then the week after,
there's good boxing, right? Yeah, that's when
the old Bud Nello... And, in a way, MJ. And there's
more on that weekend. I'm not sure why anybody
would want to try to compete with those two,
but... Yeah. I don't know. Let me do this. So
we're heading into a pretty busy weekend. Low
-ish quality, high quantity parting words. I
actually have a big day planned, I think. We'll
see if it works out, but... Since I didn't get
a ticket, I'm watching Inoue in Tokyo at the
bar is my plan. And that weekend is also Oktoberfest
at the racetrack that's in between my house and
Tokyo, the horse races. So I'm going to go drink
some beer, bet on some horses, and then carry
on to the bar afterwards. Go back to the bar.
Well, so like from my house, I'll go to the racetrack,
have some Oktoberfest beers. Oh, and then mosey
down to the bar. Yeah, they're doing some anniversary
stuff. So they have like raffles and stuff. You
put your losing bet slips in for draws. Yeah,
there's going to be some famous jockeys there
that are doing autographs and like some of the
raffle prizes are autographed race bibs and stuff.
I don't know who these jockeys are. I don't particularly
want to win a race bib, but they have smaller
prizes that would be cool. And the chances of
me winning a big prize are zero. They got keychains
and stuff and little horse plushes. I think it's
going to be fun. I invited a few friends, but
nobody else likes horse races. Man, do I have
parting words? I don't have anything smart lined
up. Um, do drugs, uh, especially for free. Try
some mushrooms. Yeah, do, try, like, I had, I
got, I upped the, uh, the dose on my microdose
mushrooms, and it's, it's pretty nice. It's been,
it's been a good day. Perfect. So our parting
words are drink beer, gamble, and do drugs. Yep.
Perfect. Those are the best parting words ever.
Alright. We are fucking out of here. Bye.