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Jab and Grapple - Boxing and Wrestling News and Analysis

Archive for August 2008

August 29th, 2008

De La Hoya Not Set on Retirement; Magarito Ecstatic

Imagine you are Antonio Margarito. Your impressive July beat down of Miguel Cotto was a rousing success both in pulling pay-per-view buys and in garnering media attention. Casual sports fans have started recognizing your name and maybe even your face.
The sky is the limit. Right? Well, not so much. There are so few people […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2008

Where is Edge?

I’m going to pose the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Where is Edge? Is he checking out the Finnish Art Nouveau buildings in Helskinki? Visiting the faux-”Tropical Beach” in Helsingborg? Touring the Baltic wonders of Hel, Poland? Or just spending some island time in the Hellenic Republic?
He could be doing any of these things. Because […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2008

WWE Superstars Out for the Injury Count

The news tore (like his pectoral) through the wrestling world: “Poor John Cena has suffered another sidelining injury, a herniate disk in his neck, and will need surgery.”
The WWE ran a ticker during it’s ECW alerting fans to this heinous turn of events. In somber voice on RAW GM Mike Adamle told fans that […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 28th, 2008

Oscar De La Hoya vs. Manny Pacquiao is On!

The wooing is over, the coy glances have stopped, the contractual bickering has been worked out and the most anticipated fight since Larry Merchant suggested it to ESPN.com’s Dan Rafael in October 2007 is on!
That same Dan Rafael reports that at a 2:00 p.m. press conference today Oscar De La Hoya will his December […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 25th, 2008

WWE Wrestler Rankings: 8/25/08

Jabandgrapple.com’s Top 10 WWE wrestlers for the week ending 8/25/08

Dear Jabandgrapple.com readers. Chances are next week’s wrestler rankings will be funnier, better written, provide smarter, crisper analysis, might include someone other than WWE wrestlers, and won’t show extreme prejudice towards Mark Henry, JBL, and Kane.
That’s right, this is Mr. Jabandgrapple’s last post. That doesn’t mean […]

By Michael Sedor -- 2 comments

August 22nd, 2008

Olympic Boxing Semis Predictions: 16-6

I’m not going to reveal the winners in the Olympic boxing semis if some of you dear readers still want to watch the events tonight on MSNBC or Universal HD in sweet ignorance.
What I will do is point you to my semifinal previews again (links) below and let you know that I got 16 […]

By Michael Sedor -- 2 comments

August 21st, 2008

Olympic Boxing Semi-final Predictions: First Session (Part Two)

Here are my Olympic Boxing Semi-Final predictions for the middleweight and heavyweights. These bouts will take place on Friday the 22nd at 3:00 a.m. EST (middle) and 3:30 a.m. (heavy). We’ll analyze how I did on Saturday. (Jabandgrapple picks in bold)

Middleweight Semifinals
Darren Sutherland (IRL) vs. James Degale (GBR)
Sutherland likes to scrap and that makes him […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 21st, 2008

Olympic Boxing Semi-final Predictions: First Session (Part One)

Here are my Olympic Boxing Semi-Final predictions for the flyweight, featherweight and light welterweight. These bouts will take place on Friday the 22nd at 1:30 a.m. EST (fly), 2:00 a.m. EST (feather) and 2:30 a.m. (light welter). We’ll analyze how I did on Saturday. (Jabandgrapple picks in bold)

Flyweight Semifinals
Andry Laffita (CUB) vs. Georgy Balakshin (RUS)
When […]

By Michael Sedor -- 1 comment

August 20th, 2008

Olympic Boxing Semi-final Predictions: Second Session (Part Two)

Here are my Olympic Boxing Semi-Final predictions for the welterweights, light heavyweights, and super heavyweights. These bouts will take place on Friday the 22nd at 8:30 a.m. EST (welter), 9:00 a.m. (light heavy) and 9:30 a.m. (super heavy). We’ll analyze how I did on Saturday. (Jabandgrapple picks in bold)
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Welterweight Semifinals
Carlos Banteaux (CUB) vs. Hanati Silamu […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments

August 19th, 2008

Olympic Boxing Semi-final Predictions: Second Session (Part One)

Here are my Olympic Boxing Semi-Final predictions for the light flyweights, bantamweights, and lightweights. These bouts will take place on Friday the 22nd at 7:00 a.m. EST (light fly), 7:30 a.m. (bantam) and 8:00 a.m. (light). We’ll analyze how I did on Saturday.

Light Flyweight Semifinals
Paddy Barnes (IRL) vs. Zou Shiming (CHN)
Paddy Barnes has yet to […]

By Michael Sedor -- 0 comments