Personalized Nike Shoes for Underdog Boxing

I’m a big fan of Nike Shoes. I’m don’t have a collection or anything like that but I can appreciate a good pair of Nike shoes. I thought it would be fun to design my own personalized Nike shoes and I wanted these to have a Filipino colorway. I just felt it would be cool to have shoes for Underdog Boxing to celebrate its one year of existence.

Here are the prototypes. I’m still going back and forth which one I should order.

Here are the pictures of Kobe’s Venomenon Filipinized. I’ve long wanted Venomenon shoes so it was the first thing I tried out.

Notice the “Underdog Boxing” label

I also made Filipinized Kevin Durant Flywire shoes. These are more affordable compared to the Kobe Venomenons.

Here are Hyperdunks, just in case it’s is still physically possible for me to play basketball again.

Last but not the least, here are Nike Trainers. Not a big fan of trainers but these are the only designs that allows me add Underdog Boxing outside the shoes.

If you’re wondering why I’m obsessing about the Philippine flag, it’s because I’ve always wanted to buy these Air Force 1′s

but I never got the chance to cop them so I’m trying to design my own. Too bad NikeID does not have Air Force 1′s in their list.

This blog is primarily for Philippine boxing so it’s also fitting to design shoes that have a Filipino theme.

Anyway, you guys can help me out. Leave a comment on what you think is best!

2011
02/18
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Manny Pacquiao on MTV cribs

Yes, Sir!

Manny Pacquiao has made his way to MTV Cribs.

 

 

I used to watch this show a lot in my high-school days. I’d marvel at the lavish ways rich people decorate their homes. I’ve seen my share of rooms just for their shoes, flat screen TVs in the bathroom, rotating garage plates so you won’t have to turn your car, and of course game rooms with all sorts of arcade stuff in there.

The intro was priceless. “Hi I’m Manny PAH-kyaw. Come into my crib.” Slang!!!!! :)

 

 

2011
02/07
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Boycott doesn’t work: Pacquiao-Mosley sells 16,000 tickets in 3 hours

There were a few quarters that were adamant about boycotting the fight between Manny Pacquiao and Shane Mosley because they felt it was a sham. One of the most vocal detractors of the fight was Yahoo! Sport’s Kevin Iole. (Check out this piece from Dennis Guillermo about the whole thing). Iole wrote that Bob Arum basically called Mosley as a shot fighter after his loss to Floyd Mayweather and his draw against Sergio Mora.

But now that Arum can make money off Mosley, he changed his mind about the American being a shot fighter. Iole called on boxing fans to boycott the fight but Pacquiao didn’t take it sitting down as he quickly threw a counter.

It appears that the boycott didn’t work. 16,000 tickets for Pacquiao-Mosley have been sold in the first three hours.
“Incredible. Simply incredible,” said Bob Arum when he heard the news today. “I have never promoted a fight that has sold so many tickets so quickly. Manny Pacquiao never ceases to amaze the world with his achievements. The excitement he generated today with the initial ticket sales makes it feel like fight week already!”

Add that to the fact that Showtime and CBS will be promoting the living shit out of this fight and we have a potential gold mine coming up. If Pacquiao-Mosley surpasses the 1.4 million views that Mayweather-Mosley had, Pacquiao will officially dislodge Mayweather as boxing’s cash cow.

I hope he does. And I hope Mayweather get so pissed about it that he’d want to face Pacquiao.

2011
02/01
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Underdog Boxing Picks: No surprise, Bradley defeats Alexander

I picked Timothy Bradley to win because he was the more aggressive fighters. I did not anticipate that he’d he THAT aggressive. Bradley was recklessly attacking Devon Alexander, which would have been perfectly fine if not for the fact that Vradley was often leading with his head.

Add to that the fact that headbutts are really a norm for fights between southpaw and orthodox and you’ll have a recipe for boxing disaster. A cut opened up on Axexander’s head in the first part of the fight and another headbutt ended the fight prematurely in the tenth round.

There was no doubt that Bradley was the winner. He landed more shots and he landed the better shots. However, I wish a fight between two undefeated champions will look better than that. The fight itself wasn’t bad but it could have been much much better, in my opinion.

Alexander did not have the correct mindset. He was trying to be all zen on Bradley by fighting on his backfoot all night long. He didn’t realize that the best way to fight Bradley is to meet him head on, pardon the pun.

In my article for gmanews.tv, I wrote that the winner of this fight should get a shot at Pacquiao somewhere down the line. Bradley will looks towards a unification fight with Amir Khan while Bradley may choose to fight Marcos Maidana next. If Bradley wins over Khan, then I’ll see no reason why he shouldn’t be mentioned as a possible opponent for Pacquiao.

2011
01/31
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Underdog Boxing Picks: Bradley-Alexander

Two fighters. No defeats. Two titles on the line.

Those nine words are the best words to describe the fight between Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander in a nutshell.

Both fighters are undefeated. Bradley has won all of his 26 fights and 11 of those wins came via knockout. Alexander on the other hand has won all of his 21 fights, ending 13 of those within the distance. With Bradley and Alexander, the boxing world is going to get a high-quality fight between two of the very best fighters in their division.

Bradley, who holds the WBO title, is recognized as the best light welterweight in the world while Alexander, the owner of the WBC title, is ranked third, just behind WBA champion Amir Khan.

A fight between two undefeated fighters is almost always guaranteed to be good because both fighters would not want to give up their clean record. But a fight between two undefeated fighters who are world champions will be tremendous. Both Bradley and Alexander are highly skilled technical fighters who have a high work-rate. They may lack in one punch knockout power but they are by no means feather-fisted.

Bradley is coming off a big win over Luis Carlos Abregu while Alexander defeated Andriy Kotelnik in his last fight. Both fighters won by unanimous decisions.

Both these guys have practically the same fight plan. Not much power but they punch a lot and both are very skilled technically. However, I’m leaning towards Bradley because he is more refined at this stage of their careers.

My pick is Bradley by unanimous decision.

Catch the WBO and WBC unification in the light welterweight division between Timothy Bradley and Devon Alexander on January 30, 1 pm, on Solar Sports. This fight will be replayed on the same day at 7 pm, on January 31 at 1:30 pm, on February 2 at 9 am, and on February 6 at 1 pm.

2011
01/28
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I’ll miss HBO 24/7 and Michael Buffer

As most of you know, Pacquiao-Mosley in heading to Showtime. Bob Arum had a falling out with HBO because he felt he was disrespected when HBO chose to give a certain date to Sergio Martinez over Miguel Cotto.

I’m a big fan on HBO 24/7 docu series. I love how they sell the fight by making the fans feel connected to the two fighters. With the move to Showtime, it seems that Pacquiao-Margarito will be the last 24/7 for the Pacman.

Since their pioneer documentary series to promote the fight between Oscar de la Hoya and Floyd Mayweather Jr., HBO improved 24/7. They have made it an essential for big fights. It creates buzz and excitement. It riles you up for four weeks and it culminates on the day before the fight itself.

Even though Pacquiao has been on four 24/7′s (de la Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, and Margarito), I still feel that HBO can still make interesting documentaries about him.

Another sad part is that we will no longer hear Michael Buffer’s “Let’s get ready to rumble” line in Pacquiao’s fight. Buffer is connected to HBO and Showtime has its own ring announcer in Jimmy Lennon Jr. I have nothing against Lennon but a big fights just doesn’t feel like a big fight when it’s not Buffer on the mic.

I still don’t know what to expect from CBS and Showtime but I hope Arum made the right decision for Pacquiao. I wish that he didn’t do this for his personal gain alone.

2011
01/24
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Top 10 Pay-Per-Views Buys of 2010

Here are the Top 10 PPV buys of 2010.

1. Boxing: Floyd Mayweather vs. Shane Mosley, May 1, 1.4 million buys

2. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Antonio Margarito, Nov. 13, 1,150,000 buys

3. UFC 116: Brock Lesnar vs. Shane Carwin, July 3, 1,100,000 buys

4. UFC 114: Quinton Jackson vs. Rashad Evans, May 29, 1,050,000 buys

5. UFC 121: Lesnar vs. Cain Velasquez, Oct. 23, 1,000,000 buys

6. UFC 124: Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck, Dec. 11, 785,000 buys

7. UFC 111: St. Pierre vs. Dan Hardy, March 27, 770,000 buys

8. Boxing: Manny Pacquiao vs. Joshua Clottey, March 13, 700,000 buys

9. UFC 107: Anderson Silva vs. Chael Sonnen, Aug. 7, 600,000 buys

10. UFC 118: Frank Edgar vs. B.J. Penn/Randy Couture vs. James Toney, 535,000 buys

It’s good that the top two are still boxing cards. Mayweather-Mosley was definitely the biggest fight of the year followed by Pacquiao-Margarito. Pacquiao also sneaked one in at the 8th spot with his fight against Joshua Clottey.

But after those three boxing cards, the list is dominated by UFC PPVs. It doesn’t take a genius to figure out why. The UFC is one company. They’ve done a tremendous job of promoting their stuff and they make it a point to give their fans the best fights by matching up the best fighters. Also, they have one belt per division (the only have interim belts if the champion has a legitimate injury and they unify the two as soon as possible).

2011
01/17
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Drian Francisco to be named WBA world champion

I just got news from Drian Francisco’s manager that Hugo Cazares, the reigning WBA world champion from Mexico will move up in weight and relinquish his title rather than fight the unorthodox Filipino fighter.

As a result, Francisco, who currently holds the WBA interim title at 115 will be promoted to World Champion status.

Although it sucks that we won’t get to see Francisco-Cazares (which would have been as Jim Ross says a slobber-knocker), at least there is a silver lining, which if of course having another world champion. I spoke to Elmer Anuran, Francisco’s manager, and he said he’s now pursuing a unification fight against Christian Mijares.

You may remember Mijares as the fighter who defeated Jorge Arce. He considered as one of the best fighters in the world until he got crutally knocked out by Vic Darchinyan.

Francisco and Mijares have already shared the same ring before but not as combatants. Mijares came to the Philippines to watch Francisco defeat Roberto Vasquez. Mijares sang Francisco’s praises then and hopefully the IBF champion still feels the same today so a match between the two can be made.

2011
01/11
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2011 will be awesome

Hey guys.

As always, I’d like to thank all of you for visiting Underdog Boxing.

2011 is shaping up to be a good year for this blog. With the year barely two weeks old, I already received a tremendous blessing.

Mico Halili DM’d me on Twitter to tell me that gmanews.tv was looking for more contributors for Sports. I sent in my CV and they asked me to write a news item a few days after. You can click here for my piece.

I also hope to be given the chance to watch Manny Pacquiao train for his fight against Shane Mosley when he trains in Baguio.

It’s shaping up to be a very good year indeed!

2011
01/10
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Dear Floyd, Please Learn from These UFC Fighters

Floyd Mayweather has not been a happy camper as of late. The first of his troubles was brought about by an altercation with the mother of his kids.

Then he got into another fight, this time with a security guard. The guard went to Mayweather’s house to talk to him about a parking issue but when he rolled down his window, Mayweather allegedly poked the guard with his finger. Mayweather was said to have spent a night in jail for this and you can click here for the article about it.

The last was another altercation, also with a security guard, but this time it was the security guard of his own home because the guard failed to identify Mayweather as the owner of the house that he was guarding. Click here for the article. This highlights the fact that Mayweather should fight Manny Pacquiao becaues nobody knows him anymore. If he fought Pacquiao, maybe the guard would have recognized him.

What Mayweather should do is learn from UFC fighters Jon Jones an Gabriel Gonzaga.

Got that Floyd? That’s how you hit a security guard without having to pay for it! :-)

2011
01/05
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