On The Watch “It’s All About 2021 NBA EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS”
2021 NBA Eastern Conference Finals
Not too many people predicted this outcome for the Eastern Conference Finals. Real Talk! The No. 3 Seeded Milwaukee Bucks and the No. 5 Seeded Atlanta Hawks both survived a tight game 7 to secure a spot to compete for the right to represent the Eastside in the NBA Finals. I gotta tip my “B” hat to the Atlanta Hawks for the way they’ve been balling as of late. I knew them Boys could shake up the Playoffs run but the Conference Finals I didn’t see that coming. They have beaten some very good teams and upset the No. 1 Seeded Philadelphia 76ers on their way up. Atlanta is not playing and them Boys mean business.
Standing in their way are the Milwaukee Bucks who grinded their way to the Conference Finals with their heads up high. They didn’t have an easy route and struggled at times but definitely showed a much better battle-tested Playoff squad, ready to rumble with the best of them. The Bucks have failed to advance to the Finals the last two seasons, so the pressure to succeed will be heavily weighing on their minds. That being said, the challenge awaiting them is here now and their time is now.
Who will emerge victorious in the Eastern Conference Finals and earn the right of passage to the NBA Finals? Tune in for Game 1 this Wednesday, June 23, 2021. This is going to be an intriguing series. Check Ball!
Blaze
On The Watch “It’s All About Jermall Charlo vs Juan Macias Montiel”
WBC Middleweight Title Defense
Last night’s PBC/Showtime Main Event between WBC Middleweight Champion Jermall Charlo (32-0, 22 Kos) and Juan Macias Montiel (22-5-2, 22 Kos) turned out to be a better show than expected at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas.
The “Hit Man” was definitely in a fight last night and although he clearly won the bout, I gotta tip my “B” hat to Montiel for making it exciting. Montiel came to fight and made it quite interesting. If Charlo was looking for an easy fight last night Montiel made sure to make it tough for him at least as best he could. Montiel showed some serious durability in this bout. Dude refused to bow down to the “Hit Man”. Charlo hit this Dude with everything from head to body with some serious sting behind it and Montiel, although clearly buzzed out at times looking punch drunk, still fought back and held his own. Montiel definitely earned my respect with this one.
Montiel never stopped coming forward throughout the bout. After 12 rounds of non-stop action, the Judges scored it 120-108, 119-109, 118-109 unanimously in favor of Jermall Charlo. With this win Charlo retained his WBC Middleweight Title. Well done.
Montiel proved to be a hell of a tough competitor but Charlo demonstrated to be levels above inside that squared circle.
Congratulations Champ, can’t wait to see who’s next for the “Hit Man”.
Blaze
On The Watch “It’s All About Jaime Munguia vs Kamil Szeremeta”
WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Title Defense
Last night’s Golden Boy/DAZN Main Event between WBO Inter-Continental Middleweight Champion Jaime Munguia (37-0, 29 Kos) and Kamil Szeremeta (21-2, 5 Kos) at the Haskins Center, El Paso, Texas, was another showcase type of event for the Champion.
No disrespect to Szeremeta but he did not belong inside that squared circle with this young Lion Munguia. I personally think this bout was a step down from his previous outing. This bout was simply an open night to some light sparing session for Munguia.
Munguia may not be quite ready for the belt holders in the Division but the kid needs to be fed with better competition. You can clearly see he’s eager to test his skills with the best of them.
Szeremeta had absolutely nothing to offer him. Munguia was having his way with him with little to no resistance coming back Munguia’s body and head attacks were simply too strong for Szeremeta to withstand. It was like watching Munguia hit the heavy bag at will. It didn’t take long for Szeremeta’s corner to pull the plug at the end of the 6th round. The onslaught was just too painful to watch. Real Talk!
The kid needs to be unleashed and properly tested. Hopefully his next bout will do just that.
Just my thoughts.
Blaze
On The Watch “It’s All About Bektemir Melikuziev vs Gabe Rosado”
Vacant WBO International Super Middleweight Title
Veteran Gabe Rosado (26-13-1, 15 Kos) proved to still be a formidable opponent on any given night when he dropped and stopped the young and previously undefeated Bektemir Melikuziev (7-1, 6 Kos) in dramatic fashion at the Don Haskins Center, EL Paso, Texas, last night.
The matchmakers for Melikuziev saw Rosado as a name they could use to keep busy and by the way, Melikuziev started the first round with some heavy punches going from head to the body and eventually dropping Rosado for a quick 8 count. Many thought it would be another quick night of action for Melikuziev.
That being said, Rosado stood his ground and weathered the early onslaught from the young warrior but in doing so also capitalized on the Bully’s mistakes and bad habits when he connected with a strong right hand to the dome in the third round that knocked out the bigger and stronger Bektemir for the count. Lights out!
This was by far Rosado’s most impressive win to date. They underestimated Gabe and treated him as a folder type opponent and found out it was simply too soon of a challenge for Melikuziev to take at this point in his early career.
With this emphatic win Gabe now picked up the Vacant WBO International Super Middleweight title. Well done.
Congratulations Gabe on your latest win. Keep working hard and proving your naysayers wrong.
Blaze
Busta Rhymes – Deep Thought (Official Video)
DJ Blaze’s Top 15 June 20, 2021
1-DMX f/Jay-Z & Nas-Bath Salts
2-French Montana-FWMGAB
3-DJ Khaled f/Jay-Z & Nas-Sorry Not Sorry
4-Busta Rhymes f/Mariah Carey-Where I Belong
5-Drake f/Rick Ross-Lemon Pepper
6-DJ Khaled f/Bryson Tiller, Lil Baby & Roddy Ricch-Body In Motion
7-Tony Sunshine f/Dre-Wanda’s Son
8-DJ Khaled f/Post Malone, Megan Thee Stallion, Lil Baby, DaBay-I Did It
9-YG & Mozzy f/Ty Dolla $ign-Vibe With Yo
10-Sevyn Streeter f/Chris Brown, A$ap Ferg-Guilty
11-Conway The Machine f/A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie & Jeremih – Cant You Be
12-Guapdad 4000 f/Rick Ross-How Many (rmx)
13-DJ Khaled f/Lil Wayne & Jeremih-Thankful
14-Ty Dolla $ign f/Jack Harlow & 24KGodn-I Won
15-DJ Khaled f/H.E.R. & Migos-We Going Crazy
On The Watch “It’s All About 2021 NBA WESTERN CONFERENCE FINALS”
2021 NBA Western Conference Finals
The NBA’s version of the Final 4 is set to start this Sunday night June 20, 2021 in the Western Conference, with two new contenders in the No. 2 Seeded Phoenix Suns and the 4th Seeded Los Angeles Clippers. Both teams have dealt with adversaries on their way to the Conference Finals. Exceptional team play, good coaching and the rise of their star players stepping it up, have all contributed to them reaching this pivotal point on the road to the NBA Finals. That being said, injuries have played a big part in this year’s Playoff run and neither team were exempted.
With Phoenix having been well rested for a week, the Suns will have the edge come game time, unlike the Clippers who had to battle through a tight game 5 and 6 without one of their star players in Kawhi Leonard due to a sprained knee. With the uncertainty of Kawhi’s availability, the battle tested Clippers will have to enter their first Western Conference Finals with a tough challenge ahead of them. Like the saying goes, “the next man up” will have to hold it down and step up to the plate if they plan on defeating this hot and blazing Phoenix Suns team who may have just the right amount of fire power to cool the Clippers off, especially if they are coming in one all-star player short.
Tune in this Sunday night June 20, 2021 and witness the Western Conference shootout under the hot blazing lights!
Blaze