This past Saturday I was at the Aladdin to watch the fight card they had by Top Rank. From some of the reports of the fights I have read, I have to say that they were pretty inaccurate as to what actually happened. I read some report that had said some fights were landslides, another fight was an easy win; but I don't think so. Some of the fights I saw were a little bit closer than even the scorecards showed.

The first fight I saw was Ivan Calderon (25-0, 5 KOs) vs. Isaac Bustos (24-8-3, 13 KOs). Now this fight was a one-sided fight, Calderon beat Bustos from pillar to post and did it with ease is getting a Unanimous Decision. Calderon was landing at will, jabbing and moving. Moving in and out, he was throwing solid straight lefts right down the pipe every time. I have to say I wish that Calderon was a middleweight. He is a real technician inside the ring.

The next fight was a rematch between Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. (24-0-1, 18 KOs) and Carlos Molina (8-2-1, 4 KOs). Their last fight was a draw and this fight should've been the same. Chavez Jr. won by Majority Decision, but to even the most dedicated Chavez fans the decision was highly disputed. When the decision was made everyone in the fight hall booed Chavez Jr. and cheered Molina. I had the fight a draw.

The mid rounds Molina clearly out worked, out hustled, and out landed the one arm Chavez. Molina was the aggressor and let his hands go without any hesitation. Chavez was content to use his left hand the whole fight. All he was looking to throw was a left hook, damn near nothing else. If he was swimming he would be swimming in circles with just one arm.

Next bout was the meat and potatoes of the fight card. Brian Viloria (18-0, 12 KOs) vs. Jose Antonio Aguirre (33-4-1, 20 KOs), Viloria won the fight by Unanimous Decision. I agree with the decision of who won the fight, but it was a lot closer than the scorecards showed. The scores were 116-112 twice and 117-111, all for Viloria. I had him winning by one round, maybe two.

This fight had tons of action and lived up to everything that I had expected. The champ came out looking strong in the first round. He had blazing fast hands, and he had some serious intentions on his punches to try and close the show early. To Aguirre's credit, he proved to be a little more formidable than expected.

Aguirre would wake up in the third round and take the fight to the young prospect. He forced him backwards, which looked uncomfortable to the former Olympian. Jose then pushed him in the corner for most of the middle rounds, attacking the body and popping Brian in the head from time to time to let him know that he was there to try and win. Viloria took the pressure well and didn't fold, even though it looked as if he could be letting the fight slip away. I wouldn't mind seeing a rematch; I thought Aguirre was a worthy challenger and a good test for Viloria. I just wanted to set the record straight that the fight was no walk in the park for Viloria like others had claimed it was.

In the main event, WBO Welterweight champ Antonio Margarito (33-4, 24 KOs) vs. Manuel "Shotgun" Gomez (28-11-2, 20 KOs). Margarito won by first round knockout. I had high hopes for this fight. I thought that this fight was going to be a classic battle between two Mexican warriors, only to see that it wouldn't get out of the first round.

They started off fast not wasting any time. Gomez was trying to find a little space between himself and Margarito, where as Margarito was pushing the action by coming forward and making Gomez fight. They didn't even try to feel each other out, not even for a minute. It happened so fast, they were both trading, landing rights and lefts. Then Margarito landed an uppercut and caught Gomez square on the chin. Gomez tried to retreat back into the ropes for a little bit of room, only to be stalked and walked down by Margarito. The champ then stepped back and threw a crushing right hand that sent Gomez to the canvas. Gomez flopped onto the canvas and laid there lifeless like he was out cold. The funny thing was when Steele waived off the fight after a count of 4 or 5. It was a bad time for Gomez to show off his playing dead skills, because he lost any kind of chance at the title.

Until next time take care, peace.

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