ESPN Friday Night Fights: Bernabe Concepcion loses to Juan Carlos Martinez

Filipino featherweight Bernabe Concepcion (23-5-1, 15 KOs) lost via split decision to Juan Carlos Martinez (19-12-1,7 KOs) over 8 rounds of what actually was a one- sided affair in the undercard of the Diego Magdaleno- Gilberto Sanchez Leon fight at ESPN's Friday Night Fights.

Bernabe Concepcion showed up slow, tentative and out of sync with his punches. His footwork was horrible and his feet leaden. Concepcion's defense was simply atrocious and he was horrendously off- balance. It was a disastrous and forgettable night for the Filipino fighter.

While Juan Carlos Martinez was a live, wily and determined pugilist who belied his records to earn a convincing win over a top- ten fighter, Bernabe Concepcion was a picture of a fighter who was just there to
pick up his paycheck and nothing more.

Celebrated trainer Freddie Roach tried his best to encourage his fighter in between rounds but to no avail as Bernabe Concepcion was just determined to coast along towards a lackluster outing. It was a shameful showing for a prospect who once a upon a time was touted to follow in the footsteps of Manny Pacquiao, the greatest fighter to ever come out of the Philippines.

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The intriguing case of the Manny Pacquiao- Shane Mosley super fight

On May 7th at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley will meet for the WBO welterweight championship in what many consider to be a fight not worth watching since some people consider it a terrible mismatch between a fighter at the peak of his career and one who is a shadow of his former self.

On paper, the fight has the making of a lopsided one that made many pundits (including a prominent boxing scribe telling his readers not to use their remote to buy the pay-per-view of the fight) and fans alike to call for ‘real’ boxing fans to boycott the fight when it was first announced because of the way both fighters have performed in their recent outings: While Manny Pacquiao bamboozled his way to convincing victories against the likes of Miguel Cotto, Joshua Clottey and Antonio Margarito, all bigger and powerful fighters than the Filipino phenomenon, Shane Mosley obviously struggled and showed his age against Floyd Mayweather, Jr. and Sergio Mora in his last two fights.

Nevertheless, by mere pedigree alone, the Manny Pacquiao- Shane Mosley super fight is a must see for any boxing fan who wants to see an action-packed event. And for entertainment value, you can never go wrong with putting your money in a Manny Pacquiao fight. And Shane Mosley, fighting the best P4P fighter in the world today, is more than motivated to give a good account of himself to redeem his image back to elite contention.


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