Sports with Mr. Factoid Live on BlogTalk Radio (Episode #22)

Here is last nights episode of the show.

We covered a wide array of topics. Check it out.

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Video: Track & Field Fight

Now I've seen my fair share of fights at sporting events.  I'm sure we can all remember clips of players trying to beat the hell at out of each other, and in some cases even some fans mixing it up.

What I can't recall ever witnessing though is a fight at a track and field event that involved runners. Check this clip out from an IAAF event in Monte Carlo.



Mehdi Baala and Mahiedine Mekhissi Benabbad should stick to long distance running and avoid messy on track brawls in the future because neither man has a future in boxing or MMA, although that headbutt from Baala was well placed.

Hat tip to Los That Sports Blog.

Hoops Video: Kevin Durant Off Glass Alley-Oop to James Harden

NBA stars including Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant, James Harden, Derrick Rose, and Chris Paul took part in the Ultimate All-Star Weekend in Manila, Philippines over the weekend. The two day event featured a game between NBA players and PBA players, as well as one against the national team.

Here is one of the top highlights from game one. I suggest you don't blink or you may miss a very nasty hookup between Oklahoma City small forward Kevin Durant and his bearded Thunder sidekick, James Harden.



Durant and Harden are a fearsome duo. If OKC is lucky, they'll have these two youngsters as franchise cornerstones for years to come.  And if Russell Westbrook is lucky, they may left him stick around too.

Fresh Foot Work: Jordan Brand Q Flight

Jordan Brand just keeps churning out the product.  This is a special edition of the Air Jordan 2011 Q Flight in light graphite. These are rumored to have an August release date.

Around the Links with the WNBA, Yao Ming, Kobe & Pacquiao, and the NCAA.

Here are a few links to keep you occupied while you've got some downtime.

The WNBA All-Star Intros Were Interesting (Videos)  - Outside The Boxscore

Ming's Dynasty : Yao's Impact Exceeds NBA, China - The Good Point

Kobe Bryant Chills with Manny Pacquiao - Gack Sports

Sauderland Pushing for David Haye to Fight Vitali Klitschko  - Bad Left Hook

The Only Thing Worse Than How the NCAA Does Business... - Fire Jay Mariotti

Looking for Leadership: Who is The St. Louis Blues Next Captain? - Pro Hockey Talk

Sports with Mr. Factoid Live on BlogTalk Radio - Episode #21

I know that you are salivating for the latest episode of the podcast, so here you go. Enjoy it folks.

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Candy of The Day.....Nives Celsius (Soccer WAG Edition)

Nives Celsius is one the top WAG's in all of European soccer. She's married to some Croatian national team player, who frankly isn't important enough to mention in this post.

Hoops Video: Ridiculous Series of Dunks From "Reemix" Burden

I had never heard of this dude, but I don't claim to be in the loop when it comes to the best pure dunkers in the world either. Check out Myree "Reemix" Burden during one of the Sprite Slam Dunk Showdown Tour stops.



Dude has a vertical leap out of this world and some major endurance to put on a display like that. I've said for years that I would like to see the best dunkers not in the NBA get a shot at the big boys during all star weekend, but that is nothing more than a fantasy. David Stern would never let his guys get embarrassed by a cat with the skills of this Burden kid.

Hat Tip to BallisLifeStreet

Hoops Video: LeBron Still Plays in Cleveland Summer Leagues

Who would have thunk it? LeBron James can play in summer league games outside of Cleveland and not be attacked by all the cites 'angry' fans. I would have never imagined that a town that burned jerseys could ever let its former star return and just play pickup ball on summer break.

You learn something new everyday I guess. Here is visual proof that all of the Cleveland metropolitan area doesn't despise LeBron as much as we're led to believe. Games are from the Chris Chambers City League Classic.

Video courtesy of lebronjames.com and his youtube account.

Sports with Mr. Factoid Live on BlogTalk Radio: Epidsode #20

Episode 2o on deck for all you fans of Sports with Mr. Factoid on BlogTalk Radio.

Examined the NFL & NBA Lockouts, Paul Williams versus Erislandy Lara fight, Roger Clemens perjury trial, MLB Divisional race recap, and much more.

I also debuted a new segment called the "Dumb Athlete of The Week" which I think you'll enjoy.

Check it out, leave me some feedback, and keep it moving.

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Serena Williams at the 2011 ESPY Awards

There really aren't any words to describe how magnificent Serena Williams looked in her evening wear for the ESPY's. If you think of some feel free to let me know, because two days later I'm just picking my jaw up from the floor.

British Open Video: Tom Watson with Hole in One on 6th Hole

Tom Watson is a cagey vet with plenty of tricks still up his sleeve. During early second round play at this years Open Championship Watson conjured up a bit of magic for the gallery. Check it out!

Old School Nike Basketball Commercial: The Freestyle

One of the best Nike basketball commercials of all time.



So many of the guys in this spot are old lions now. Look how young Baron Davis, Paul Pierce, Vince Carter, and Jermaine O'Neal were. Hell, Jason Williams is retired now. That makes me feel old, but nevertheless this was still awesome!

Boxing: Paul Williams versus Erislandy Lara - Judges Saw Activity

Everyone is pissed off about the Paul Williams versus Erislandy Lara fight, and frankly I understand most of the argument that's being delivered by various boxing insiders. I still though can understand the judges final scoring.

For those who aren't aware, or have little interest in boxing, the final scores of the bout were 114-114, and 115-114, 116-114 for Williams. Although those score cards reflected a victory, it appeared that "The Punisher" was clearly defeated.

While I agree that Lara appeared to win the fight when I watched it the first time, I didn't feel the same (yes I'm crazy) when I watched it the second and third time. It was closer than I thought. I took time to score the fight the second and third time. I came out 115-113 for Williams and 114-114 even. What's clear is that Lara landed that same left hand on Williams throughout the bout, but what was hidden was who was more active. That was the fighter from South Carolina.

Now I completely understand what the judges should be observing, and that is clean & effective punching coupled with effective aggressiveness and a display of ring generalship. That is simply the guy who lands the sharper, harder punches and dictates the action. That's been policy for as long as I've been watching the fights. Nothing new there.

What we all know to be fact is that judges don't always look at the fights that way. We've heard rumblings that there are guys who like the more aggressive guy, the fighter who is coming forward and pressing the action. Other judges are looking for what the rules say and we still have those collecting checks under the table for favorable scorecards. That's boxing. That's how the game has been, and that didn't change when Williams and Lara dueled this past weekend.

Lara was sharp on the outside and used good lateral movement, landing the right jab and more noticeably the straight left hand round after round. The punchstat #'s, which can be deceiving at times, indicate what we all saw, that being that Lara landed more shots (224) over the course of the fight, however Williams threw 1,047 punches, compared to just 530 for the Cuban fighter. Williams fought as he always does, like a small man on the inside, but what people failed to see, and this is where I can see the judges decision being correct, was that Paul punched in every clinch. He landed some uppercuts, did decent body work, and more than anything else let his hands go. Even though Lara landed his punches first in many exchanges, Williams was also throwing punches of his own. He didn't stop working although he was getting caught.

I don't deny that Erislandy Lara landed all the "big" punches in the fight, and in most cases deserved to be proclaimed the winner. I thought he was the better man, but I don't think it was the worst decision in the history of boxing. What's clear is that the judges didn't see it the same way that everyone else in the building and watching on television did, and that they favored the boxer who still was throwing a high volume of punches even in the later rounds.

Activity has been the calling card of Williams, and against Lara that's what won him the fight. It's almost absurd to think that a guy who's overall connect % was 19 would come out with a win, but nothing is surprising in boxing and every decision isn't the worst one ever.

MMA Video: Perfectly Executed Spinning Back Fist for KO

The beauty of MMA is the variety of ways that someone can get stopped. The most exciting knockouts are those split second, I didn't see that coming type of KO's. The KO's where you reached for your beer, turned your head, and heard the room explode as somebody got put down. You get the picture.

This next KO is from a card this past Friday night on Showtime. The event was dubbed M-1 Challenge. Your participants are Arthur Guseinov and Tyson Jeffries.



That was brutal. I was actually watching live when it happened, and I thank God for youtube!

Boxing Video: Wladimir Klitschko's Silent Assessment of David Haye Fight

Last Saturday night the boxing world was witness to one of the most hyped fights in the history of the heavyweight division. Wladimir Klitshcko versus David Haye was billed as a "superfight" among many in the fight community, but it ended up being more of a super snore fest as Klitschko easily defeated the loud mouth British fighter.

Here is Wlad's silent response to his UD win over Haye.



The Klitschko's have a very dry sense of humor in my opinion, but there wasn't anything dry about this video, especially not my eyes after viewing it.

Wladimir and Vitali are now in complete control of the heavyweight division and it doesn't look like there is a foe capable of taking either one of them out, although older brother Vitali will face a stern test later this year when he fights Tomasz Adamek.

Video: Tiger Woods Endorses Japanese Sports Creme

Tiger Woods won't be playing in next weeks British Open, but that didn't stop him from getting in bed, no pun intended, with a Japanese company pumping some new sports creme.

Check it out.



Tiger needs to rub that stuff on his knee and achilles if he expects to make a return to golf at some point this year.

Candy of The Day.....MMA Fighter Miesha Tate

Miesha Tate is one tough cookie inside the octagon, and a hottie outside of it. She won the Strikeforce women's welterweight tournament back in 2010 Check her out on Twitter at @MieshaTate.

Sports with Mr. Factoid Live on BlogTalk Radio (Episode #19)

Here is last Thursday's podcast.

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Boxing Video: Pauli Malignaggi Thinks St. Louis is Full of Honky Tonk Rednecks

Welterweight boxer Paul Malignaggi (29 - 4) had some very disparaging things to say about St. Louis and former hometown 140 pound titlist Devon Alexander earlier this week via Twitter. The two have been trading barbs for close to a year.

I was a fan of Paul until he made his latest comments in the theatrical performance, "Two Men Swimming". As a fighter he has a very entertaining style, albeit it one that lacks any punching power. The kid has personality and flash in the ring. It's crowd pleasing.

However, reckless use of charged language is irresponsible and inappropriate at all times, and the fact that it's incorrect demonstrates just how misguided Malignaggi truly is. It may be wise for him to research St. Louis a bit more before making statements in bad accents. His country grammar was way off.




Allow me a moment to play homer. I urge Malignaggi to get with his representatives at Golden Boy and work out a way to get the fight between he and Alexander here in St. Louis. Let the talk come to a climax in the city that has been verbally assaulted.

Nike and Michael Vick are Back Together Again

Michael Vick lost all his endorsements when he got caught up in that infamous dog fighting scandal. That was then, and this is now.

According to reports today, Nike has decided to bring one of their top earners back on board. The news was broken by CNBC reporter Darren Rovell.

"Michael acknowledges his past mistakes,” said Nike spokesman Derek Kent. “We do not condone those actions, but we support the positive changes he has made to better himself off the field.”

Nike parted ways with Vick back in 2007 and it didn't seem likely that he would ever be a spokesman for the brand again.

“I am thrilled to be on the Nike roster," Vick said, in a statement. "The brand represents the most exciting athletes in sports. My focus is now on preparing for the football season and performing at the highest level for my team and my fans.”

While many folks out there may still have a bitter taste in their mouths from Vick's previous actions, it's time to move on. He served his time in the penitentiary and paid his debt to society. He's been a model citizen since his release, and rejuvenated his on field career with help from the Philadelphia Eagles and Andy Reid.

I say congrats to Michael on his new deal, and best of luck in the future. Just keep your nose clean this time.

Hat tip to Sports Biz.

Hoops Video: LeBron Dunks on Camper During Game of Knockout

With the NBA season over and a lockout in place that could impact games next season, the dunk highlights may be few and far between here on the site.

Don't fret though, this should tide you over for at least a few weeks.

Here is LeBron James dunking on some kid at basketball camp during a friendly game of knockout.



At least he picked up the youngster after he hammered it down on him. LeBron shows little mercy, even on the youth.