So this past weekend, I went out with the Jersey Gang of E, Jay, Jason and Jess. I forgot the other dude’s name, but he was also cool. We went to see my first professional boxing match on the eve of the Boricua parade. It was well worth the money; great fight and people in the arena.

We had nice seats in the Loge section and the Puerto Ricans were out in full effect. At least 90 percent of the stadium was Boricua. Wait, maybe 95% and 3% other and 2% from Clottey’s hometown of Ghana.

The crowd was buzzing, the Ghana folk were dancing all over the place and showing pride in their countryman; and los Boricuas were just having the time of their lives jamming to every “Puerto Rico” that blared over the speakers.

Onto the fight…

When you watch it live in the stadium, it looked like Clottey could’ve won that fight. I personally felt Clottey lost, but he was robbed on one scorecard 116-111. What was that scorer thinking? Don’t know.

But when I sat down to watch it on HBO, I came to the same conclusion my friends did; Clottey didn’t do enough to convince judges against a champ; nor did he let his hands go. Too much Winky Wright in his approach. Cotto may have been running from round 6 on, but he still managed to keep away and land enough to win the fight.

Everyone was pretty down the middle too. A lot of the Ghana folk complained about the scoring, but most of them on both sides thought it was a great fight.

So what happened after? No, we didn’t hit cliche Boricua spots like Strata or Providence. We actually hit K-Town and ate some Korean Barbecue which was lovely. If I could remember the name of the place, I’d tell you to go asap. All I know is that its in some apartment building and on the second floor near 28th. Doubles as a lounge/restaurant.

Anyways, just so ya’ll know, and if interested in coming along, we will be in Vegas sometime next year for the big (we hope) Floyd v Pacquiao fight. If it doesn’t happen, we probably won’t go; but just wanted to give you the heads up. But, one things for sure, as long as its a good fight, I’m definitely going to the next one at the Garden.

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