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BOB: WE ARE IN INDIO,
CALIFORNIA, NOT FAR FROM
COACHELIA, HOME OF JULIO "THE
KID QULTS DIAZ.
HIS OLDER BROTHER ANTONIO
FIGHTS IN OUR MAIN EVENT
TONIGHT AGAINST JAMES CRAYTON.
JULIO WITH EIGHT KNOCKOUTS AND
HE WILL SCORE OFF IN A
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT AGAINST JOSE
MANJARREZ IN THE LIGHTWEIGHT
DIVISION.
JOSE MANJARREZ IS 38 YEARS OF
AGE.
HE'S FROM MEXICALI, MEXICO.
WEIGHING IN AT 138 POUNDS AND
HE HAS A PROFESSIONAL RECORD OF
14-20-4 WITH SIX KNOCKOUTS.
HE'S BEEN KNOCKED OUT FOUR
TIMES.
JULIO DIAZ WHO CELEBRATED HIS
20TH BIRTHDAY ON CHRISTMAS EVE,
HE WEIGHED IN AT 134 POUNDS.
AND HE HAS A PROFESSIONAL
RECORD OF 11-0 WITH EIGHT
KNOCKOUTS.
HE HAS FOUR FIRST-ROUND
KNOCKOUTS ON HIS LEDGER.
RAY CORONA IS THE REFEREE FOR
THIS FOUR-ROUND BOUT.
EARLIER ISRAEL VAZQUEZ, A SPLIT
DECISION WIN AGAINST HECTOR
VELAZQUEZ.
DIAZ GETTING SET.
LAST FOUGHT ON DECEMBER 18TH
HERE IN CALIFORNIA.
SIX-ROUND WIN AGAINST JUAN
COLIN AND WE'RE SET FOR ROUND
NUMBER ONE.
MANJARREZ IN THE BLACK TRUNKS.
AS I MENTIONSED HAS BEEN
KNOCKED OUT FOUR TIMES.
HE'S COMING OFF A NOVEMBER LOSS
IN ENGLAND.
12-ROUND DECISION TO MICHAEL
GOMEZ.
HE'S BEEN IN AGAINST JAMES
CRAYTON.
LOST TO HIM.
LOST TO BOIL IRWIN.
-- LOST TO BILLY IRWIN.
SOME NOTABLE NAMES ON HIS
RESUME.
TEDDY: HE'S BEEN IN THERE WITH
SOME MUCH BETTER GUYS THIS IS A
STEP UP FOR DIAZ.
I DON'T CARE THAT MANJARREZ HAS
BEEN KNOCKED OUT FOUR TIMES.
HE'S BEEN IN THERE WITH THE
BETTER GUYS.
BOB: WHAT ABOUT THE TEMPERATURE
COOLING OFF A BIT?
WE'RE IN THE DESERT.
WE'RE OUTDOORS AND I FEEL IT.
DO YOU THINK THE FIGHTERS FEEL
IT AT ALL?
TEDDY: YEAH, THEY FEEL T. IF
THEY WERE WARMED UP OK, THEY'LL
BE OK.
THEY'RE IN THERE, THEY'RE WAR.
UP OK.
IF YOU'VE GOT A FAST STARTER, A
GUISE WHO START A LITTLE BIT
SLOW AND COMES IN THERE WITH
THIS WEATHER, A LITTLE BIT
COLD, THAT COULD BE A PROBLEM.
IT KIND OF REVIVES THEM, KEEPS
THEM AWAKE, KEEPS THEM
REFRESHED.
TEDDY: HE HAS THE QUICKER HANDS
BE QUICK ON THE LEGS.
HE'S THE YOUNGER GUY BY 20
YEARS, 20 TO 30 YEARS.
DIAZ IS ONLY 20 THE LEFT HAND
BY DIAZ.
A LITTLE GAME, A LITTLE SLOW.
YOU CAN FIND HIM, YOU CAN GET
OFF AND GET OUT.
BOB: THERE'S THAT QUICK LEFT
HAND AGAIN BY DIAZ.
TEDDY: HARRIS HAS A HABIT OF
REACHING IN AND LEADING A
LITTLE BIT.
THAT'S WHERE THE COUNTERHOOK OF
DIAZ COMES IN REAL NICE.
BOB: DIAZ WILL DOUBLE IT UP,
TOO, WITH BOTH BODY AND HEAD.
>> HE'S MAKING HIS MAN DO WHAT
HE WANTS TO DO RIGHT NOW.
HE'S MAKING HIM REACH A LITTLE
BIT.
SEE HOW HE MADE HIM REACH.
REAL NICE.
HE'S BEING SMARTS RIGHT NOW,
DIAZ.
TAKING WHAT'S GIVEN TO HIM.
BOB: HE'S CONTROLLING THE
ACTION.
SCHEDULED FOUR-RO
TEDDY: IT'S GOOD TO BE THE
YOUNGER BUT YOU'VE GOT TO BE
THE SMARTER, TOO.
HE MAKES HIM REACH IN EXPECT
THEN HE COUNTERS.
WHEN HE DOESN'T WANT TO PUNCH,
HE TIES UP INSIDE.
GOOD THINKING ON THE PART OF
MR. DIAZ.
BOB: ROUND TWO UNDER WAY.
TEDDY: MENTIONED BEFORE THE
GUYS THAT MANJARREZ HAS BEEN IN
THERE WITH, BEEN IN THERE WITH
SOME CHAMPS.
BOB: GOOD LEFT HAND.
GOT MANJARREZ COMING IN.
TEDDY: HE MAKES MANJARREZ REACH
IN A LITTLE BIT AND THEN HE
THROWS THE SPOT WITH THAT LEFT
HOOK.
HE DOESN'T JUST THROW IT.
HE CREATES THE OHING FOR T.
BOB: THERE HE SETS EVERYTHING
UP WITH A GOOD JAB.
THE POWER SHOTS, GOOD RIGHT
HAND OF DIAZ.
MANJARREZ JUST TRYING TO HOLD
ON, AND HE DOES.
CLASH OF HEADS THERE, I
BELIEVE.
DIAZ KIND OF CLENCHING AT HIS
HEAD.
TEDDY: YOU'RE GOING TO SEE,
WHEN HE STEPSOUS, DATA, HE
CREATES A -- AN OPENING FOR
THAT LEFT HOOK.
RIGHT THERE THAT'S WHAT HE'S
LOOKING TO SCORE W. -- SCORE
WITH.
HE KNOWS THAT MANJARREZ LIKES
TO REACH IN A LITTLE BIT SO
WHAT DOES HE DO?
HE STEPS OUT LIKE, THAT MAKES
HIM REACH AND THEN HE THROWS
THE SPOT WITH THE LEFT HAND.
DOING THAT REAL WELL.
GOING TO DO THAT AGAIN.
STEPS OUT, MAKES THE GUY REACH.
COMES IN WITH THE LEFT HOOK.
BOB: I WOULD THINK IT MAKES IT
A LITTLE BIT EASIER, TOO, WHEN
YOU'RE GOING AGAINST A GUY THAT
DOESN'T HAVE A LOT OF POWER.
MANJARREZ HAS SIX KNOCKOUTS IN
HIS PROFESSIONAL CAREER.
TEDDY: CONFIDENT, YOU CAN TRY
THINGS, NO DOUBT ABOUT THAT AND
THAT'S TO HIS CREDIT.
HE SHOULD KNOW WHAT HE'S ABOUT.
YOU SHOULD KNOW THE STRENGTHS
AND WEAKNESSES OF YOUR
OPPONENT, WHAT YOU CAN GET AWAY
T. -- AWAY WITH.
BOB: 20-YEAR-OLD JULIO DIAZ
CONTROLLING JOSE MANJARREZ.
HIS BROTHER ANTONIO FIGHTS
TONIGHT WITH JAMES CRAYTON.
TEDDY: SEE, THERE'S A LOT OF
WAYS TO DO IT.
RIGHT NOW DIAZ USING THE LEGS
TO MAKE MANJARREZ REACH A
LITTLE BIT AND THEN CREATE THAT
OPENING.
HE'S REAL CALM, REAL CONFIDENT.
HE'S HAVING EVERYTHING HIS WAY.
TRYING THINGS.
HE'S HAVING FUN.
BOB: COMING UP IN TWO WEEKS,
WE'LL MAKE A RARE JOURNEY TO
ATLANTIC CITY.
THIS MAN HERE TONIGHT WITH TAKE
ON SEAN FLETCHER.
HOW EVERYTHING IS GOING?
>> EVERYTHING IS GREAT.
FIRST I WOULD LIKE TO THANK MY
FATHER JESUS CHRIST FOR BEING
ON ESPN2.
GOD BLESS YOU GUYS, THANKS FOR
HAVING ME.
TEDDY: NICE TO HAVE YOU.
TRAINING GOING WELL?
>> OH, MAN NRKTS BEST SHAPE OF
MY LIFE.
MY NEW TRAINER, EVERYTHING IS
BLESSED.
EVERYTHING IS JUST THE WAY I
WANTED IT TO BE, COULDN'T ASK
FOR ANYTHING MORE.
BOB: WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR
COMING UP IN THIS YEAR?
OBVIOUSLY YOU HAVE TOET PAST
FLETCH ORTE 18TH BUT WHAT LOOMS
ON THE HORIZON FOR YOU?
>> I TAKE ONE FIGHT AT A TIME.
FEBRUARY 18, I'M LOOKING
FORWARD TO.
GOING TO EXPLODE ON ESPN2 AND
I'M READY TO ENJOY MYSELF AND
PUT UP A GOOD WIN AND WHAT IS
NEXT?
WHO KNOWS, WHATEVER GOD HAS FOR
ME.
BOB: DO YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO
SORT OF RE-ESTABLISH YOURSELF A
LITTLE BIT?
>> WELL, I DID THAT ALL.
I WAS STILL LIVING THAT DOUBLE
LIFE AND TODAY CHANGE MY LIFE
AND I GAVE MYSELF 100% TO JESUS
AND I THANK GOD THAT HE CAME
INTO MY LIFE AND I CHANGED MY
LIFE 100%.
BOB: OK.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU
IN TWO WEEKS.
BOB: ALL RIGHT.
ANGELMAN FREDDY WILL FIGHT IN
TWO WEEKS.
SO FAR WE'VE HAD A PRETTY GOOD
NIGHT OF BOXING HERE.
A VERY THRILLING FIGHT BETWEEN
ISRAEL VAZQUEZ AND HECTOR
VELAZQUEZ THAT ENDED IN A SPLIT
DECISION WIN FOR VAZQUEZ WITH
VAZQUEZ KNOCKING DOWN VELAZQUEZ
IN THE LAST ROUND.
AND RIGHT NOW JULIO DIAZ AND
JOSE MANJARREZ.
RIGHT NOW DIAZ IS CONTROLLING.
THERE ARE THE PUNCH NUMBERS
FROM ROUND NUMBER TWO.
DOMINATION FOR DIAZ.
TEDDY: DIAZ STARTING TO STAND A
LITTLE BIT IN FRONT TO SLOW
MANJARREZ.
A LITTLE BIT OF CHANCE TO GET
HIS HANDS UP A LITTLE BIT.
SEE MANJARREZ THROWS THOSE WIDE
PUNCHES AND DIAZ IS ABLE TO
COUNTER OVER THEM.
PUNCHES PRETTY GOOD, DIAZ.
YOU CAN SEE HE HAS GOOD VISION,
GOOD EYES.
HE SEES THOSE WIDE PUNCHES
COMING, HE'S ABLE TO STEP OUT
OR STEP IN AND PUNCH INSIDE
THEM.
TEDDY: GOT A GOOD OPPONENT IN
THERE THAT HE CAN PRACTICE
THINGS WITH.
>> YOU MENTIONED THAT MANJARREZ
HAS BEEN KNOCKED OUT FOUR
TIMES.
NICE COMBINATION BY DIAZ.
BUT THAT'S FOUR TIMES IN 38
FIGHTS AGAINST SOME PRETTY GOOD
COMPETITION.
CRAYTON DIDN'T KNOCK HIM OUT.
OWEN DIDN'T KNOCK HIM OUT.
TEDDY: YOU'RE RIGHT.
HE WAS IN BE WITH NUMBER ONE
CONTENDERS.
LIKE YOU SAID, SOME PRETTY GOOD
CALIBER GUYS IN THERE.
TEDDY: HE'S SMART.
GETS IN AND GETS OUT.
I'M SURPRISED THAT DIAZ HASN'T
GONE BACK TO WHAT WORK
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE WELL IN
THE FIRST ROUND.
-- WHAT WORKED SO WELL IN THE
FIRST ROUND.
TRIED TO DO IT THERE, THROW THE
SPOT WITH THE RIGHT HOOK.
BOB: NICE COMBINATIONS BY DIAZ.
TEDDY: HE'S GOING TO SLOW IT
DOWN.
BOB: OUTDOORS IN CALIFORNIA.
THE FOURTH AND FINAL ROUND
UNDER WAY BETWEEN JULIO DIAZ
AND JOSE MANJARREZ.
TAKE A LOOK AT THE PUNCH
NUMBERS THROUGH THREE ROUNDS
AND DIAZ OBVIOUSLY CLEARLY IN
CONTROL OF THIS FIGHT.
BOB: NOW MAYBE FOR THOSE WHO
DON'T WATCH BOXING, WE
MENTIONED MANJARREZ HAS BEEN IN
AGAINST STIFF COMPETITION BUT
HE'S A 14-20 GUY.
HOW DOES THIS BECOME A STEP UP
FOR DIAZ?
TEDDY: FIRST OF ALL, MANJARREZ
WAS REACH INSPECTING NOW HE'S
NOT REACHING IN ANYMORE.
ALL OF A SUDDEN HE'S TAKING IT
TO A DIFFERENT KIND OF STYLE,
JABBING AND MOVING A LITTLE
BIT, PICKING HIS SPOTS A LITTLE
BIT.
SO HE'S SHOWING HIS EXPERIENCE
IN THAT WAY.
AND DIAZ KNOWS WHAT KIND OF
GUYS HE'S BEEN IN THERE WITH.
HE KNOWS THAT HE HURT A GUY.
HE'S BEEN IN WITH SOME PRETTY
GOOD OPPONENTS.
THAT HELPS HIS CONFIDENCE.
BOB: SO FAR JULIO DIAZ HASN'T
SHOWN FRUSTRATION IN THE FACT
HE HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO KNOCK
MANJARREZ OUT.
THOUGH OBVIOUSLY, HE WOULD LIKE
TO.
TEDDY: HE COMES FROM A FIGHTING
FAMILY.
THAT HELPS, TOO.
COMES FROM A FAMILY OF
FIGHTERS.
HE'S BEEN AROUND THE GAME.
HE KNOWS WHAT IT'S BEEN ABOUT
AND WHAT IT IS ABOUT.
HE'S SEEN IT FIRSTHAND.
THAT ALL HELPS.
PAYTON MANNING COMES UP FROM
THE PROS AND EVERYBODY SAYS
WHAT COMPOSURE HE HAS AS A
QUARTERBACK, SO YOUNG, BUT HIS
FATHER WAS A COMPOSED
QUARTERBACK.
THAT HELPS.
HE'S BEEN TALKED TO ABOUT T. HE
KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT.
DIAZ HAS BROTHERS THAT CAN
FIGHT HE KNOWS WHAT TO EXPECT.
THAT HELPS.
BOB: IT HELPS WHEN THE
CONVERSATION AROUND THE DINNER
TABLE IS ABOUT THE PROFESSION.
TEDDY: YOU CAN SEE AS WE SAID
EARLIER, MANJARREZ, TO HIS
CREDIT, HIS EXPERIENCE, HE
DIDN'T REACH IN THERE AND WALK
INTO THOSE LEFT HOOKS.
BOB: JULIO DIAZ THREW 87 MORE
PUNCHES THAN JOSE MANJARREZ.
HE LANDED 102 MORE.
TEDDY ATLAS' SCORECARD AFTER
THIS FOUR-ROUND FIGHT AND TEDDY
HAD IT A SHUTOUT.
I AGREE.
HERE IS MARK BEIRO WITH THE
JUDGE'S CARDS.
>> LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, ALL
THREE JUDGES AT RINGSIDE, PAT
RUSSELL, FRITZ WERNER, AND MAX
DE LUCA HAVE SCORED THIS BOUT
4-36 TO THE WINNER BY UNANIMOUS
DECISION, JULIO DIAZ.
BOB: SO THE 20-YEAR-OLD FROM
COACHELIA, CALIFORNIA, PICKS UP
THE UNANIMOUS DECISION VICTORY.
NOW HIS OLDER BROTHER HAS TO
TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS IN OUR
MAIN EVENT AGAINST JAMES
CRAYTON.
DIAZ A WINNER.
HE'S NOW 12-0.
LET'S SEND IT BACK TO BRIAN AND
MAX.
BRIAN: BOB, THANK YOU VERY
MUCH.
WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT
THE TOP HEAVYWEIGHTS IN THE
WORLD IN JUST A MOMENT.
FIRST A PROGRAMMING NOTE.
THE X GAMES START TOMORROW.
BRIAN: COMING UP, MAVEKS GOES
THROUGH THE TOP -- WHERE IS LOU
SAVARESE?
I SEE TUA.
MAX GOES THROUGH HIS NEW
HEAVYWEIGHT TOP -- OH, EVANDER
IS STILL IN THERE.
WE'LL BE BACK.