Musings about Sports and other important items
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Boxing Challenge
Friday, May 8, 2026
Boxing Challenge: Results Based
I'd like to say things will be better ASAP, but I can't make that promise.
I want to keep the challenge going, even without analysis until then, and if time permits, add a few things.
Results
David Benavidez KO 6 Gilberto Ramirez to win Ramirez's WBA and WBO cruiserweight titles.
Jaime Munguia Unanimous Decision over Armando Resendiz to win Resendiz's WBA Super Middleweight title.
Oscar Duarte Split Decision over Angel Fierro
Naoya Inoue Unanimous Decision over Junto Nakatani to retain his World Junior Featherweight Titles.
Takuma Inoye Unanimous Decision over Kazuto Ioka to retain his WBC Bantamweight title.
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Boxing Challenge
Saturday, April 25, 2026
Browns Draft Carsen Ryan
Cleveland used their seventh-rounder obtained from Seattle to take a player to fit that role in Carsen Ryan of BYU.
Ryan, who also played for UCLA and Utah, is 6'3 and 255 pounds and looks like he fits the blocking position better than Joe Royer, although he's not the pass catcher that Royer is.
Ryan caught 45 passes for 620 yards and three touchdowns in his only season with Brigham Young, and in his seasons with UCLA and Utah, Ryan was used mostly as a blocker, catching only twenty-nine passes in three seasons.
Ryan is noted for his work ethic and toughness and loves to do the dirty work along the line.
Considering that Ryan showed improved pass-catching skills in 2025, Ryan could make the Browns as their third or even fourth tight end.
Ryan does show some stiffness as an athlete and isn't known for his agility, but if he can establish himself as a physical blocker, the Browns would be pleased with their seventh-round pick.
Browns Draft Taylen Green
Green has the physical tools to be a star at 6'6 235 pounds, a plus arm, and excellent running ability.
However, Green's been inconsistent as a thrower (completed sixty percent of his passes in 2025) and threw eleven interceptions last season with nineteen touchdowns.
Green rushed for 777 yards for Arkansas last season after rushing for over six hundred in 2024, so he can move around well, but his decision-making has been questioned during his college career.
Green played the last two seasons in Fayetteville after starting for two seasons with Boise State.
The tools are all there for a successful quarterback, and Todd Monken did a great job with the mobile Lamar Jackson when he was the offensive coordinator for Baltimore, so Green certainly makes sense as a developmental quarterback.
Green might find a place in gadget plays, and with his size, Green could see some time as the designated short-yardage quarterback.
There is a lot to like about Taylen Green, but he's very raw and has many edges to refine, so he's far from a sure thing. I do like taking a shot with a late pick and seeing what can be done with him.
This could be the end of Dillon Gabriel with Cleveland, whether it's now or sometime in training camp.
If you take a quarterback like Green, he needs time to develop and learn, and if you are only giving him a training camp to impress you, why bother?
Taylen Green has NFL size and skills; Dillon Gabriel doesn't. Gabriel looks to me to be the odd man out in the Browns quarterback room.
Browns Draft Joe Royer
The Browns were looking for a blocking tight end, and Royer is better known for his receiving, having broken Travis Kelce's records at Cincinnati for catches in a season.
Royer finished 2025 with 29 catches for 419 yards and four touchdowns, and at 6'5 and 250 pounds, Royer catches the ball well and will gain yards after the catch.
Royer isn't very fast, and he's going to beat very few defenders deep, but his hands are soft, and I can see Royer becoming a dependable checkdown tight end for the Cleveland quarterbacks.
Royer played three seasons at Ohio State in limited action, catching four passes in fourteen games, before transferring to Cincinnati before the 2024 season.
This is an interesting choice, with Royer's size suggesting he could grow into a solid blocking tight end with reliable hands on short routes, and Royer looks like a complement to Harold Fannin at tight end.
That's not what the Browns may have been looking for immediately, but Royer could develop into a contributor beyond those limitations.
Browns select Justin Jefferson
Jefferson is a little small at six feet and 220 pounds, but he is very fast and, at worst, should be a terrific help on the coverage units on special teams.
Jefferson transferred to Alabama from junior college and played three seasons for the Tide, starting for Bama last season.
Jefferson finished with seventy-seven tackles, three sacks, and an interception for Alabama in 2025.
Jefferson's speed could make him a productive tackler, and as mentioned, a special-teams standout.
Jefferson's ability to cover the field could be a nice fit for the Cleveland defense, although his slight frame is a question as far as durability.
Cleveland would trade the final of these fifth-rounders, peddling number 152 to the Denver Broncos for the Broncos' fifth rounder (170) and the first pick of the sixth round (182).
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