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DLT
12-01-2004, 12:49 AM
Of course I am talking about Castillo, but I think just like Rodney he get's no respect. First of all I am a Mayweather fan and I think Floyd won both fights. I think alot of people thought Floyd lost the first fight just because they werent use to seeing Floyd get hit that much, and half the people dont like him anyway and would love to see him get his ass kicked. If he was a guy you never heard of you wouldve thought he did enough to beat Castillo. I never thought people gave Floyd enough credit for beating this guy. Alot of people say Floyd has faught good comp but no huge name, and when they talk about his big fights they always talk about Chico. I saw a thread recently asking if Castillo wins this fight with Cassamora does he deserve to be put on the #for# list. Then I see that G. Leon doesnt even have him in the top 20 #for#. I started wondering how come this guy alway's get's overlooked, how come this guy get's no respect, and what does this guy have to do to prove to people that he is one of the best in the world. I have had this guy in my top 10 since the Mayweather fights. Stevie Johnston was the best guy out their and this guy beat him twice in his prime. Then when people thought that he was starting to lose it and Lazcano was killing people everyone was saying this is the end for Jose. The only thing Jose does is goes out and put's a beating on this guy like he was hitting a penyada. Everyone alway's talking about how tough Morales and Gatti are but this guy is like a bull. He comes straight at you all night long eating and giving. Now his record isnt perfect but what he has done the last few years have been incredible. This guy looks just like, and fights just like a 2004 Chaves. Now dont get me wrong about the respect thing because we do talk about him, but we dont talk about him when it comes to big time or #for# fighters. What the hell has either Marquez ever done to be ahead of Castillo on the list. It makes me sick when they put people who keep losing like Oscar, Jones, and Mayorga ahead of this guy. Leon has Jones, Glen Johnson, both Marquez's and Byrd ahead of this guy. All I'm saying is this guy will fight anyone, and most of us would pick him against anyone at 130 or 135 but we still dont give him his just do. Now, with that being said I wouldnt be surprised if he lost to Cassamorya

DLT
12-01-2004, 01:50 PM
cant believe that no one responded to this

bigdlb12
12-01-2004, 01:52 PM
Outcome Odds Total Bets Total Staked Stake
Casamayor by decision 4/1 (4.00) 1 10000
Castillo by decision 2/1 F (2.00) 0 0


so Castillo is the fav here, there is only i bet,who would you bet on and why, why not the other?

abdiel2k3
12-01-2004, 01:53 PM
dats only cuz u dont know what the hell ur talkin about
hes recognized as one of his division best

its like if i made a thread called
Erik "dangerfield"

WillieW
12-01-2004, 02:05 PM
cant believe that no one responded to this

Because you said pretty much what needs to be said. It was a good post. If you want a response, I will say that I do think Castillo will beat Casa, but it didn't seem worth arguing.

Castillo gets little respect. Its true.

You are the victom of making a too accurate post. As you can see...the negative reply dosen't actually dispute what you had to say in any real mannor and you didn't leave much room for argument.

Good post though, pretty much nailed it on the head.

DLT
12-01-2004, 02:12 PM
dats only cuz u dont know what the hell ur talkin about
hes recognized as one of his division best

its like if i made a thread called
Erik "dangerfield"
Shut the **** up. The only thing you know to say is Morales. Alot of people are reconized as one of the divisions best. That doesnt mean they get the respect that they deserve. Fighters like your boyfriend Morales always get's the headlines. Theres noway I would put your boyfiend ahead of him right now. Will you

scap
12-02-2004, 03:45 PM
Of course I am talking about Castillo, but I think just like Rodney he get's no respect. First of all I am a Mayweather fan and I think Floyd won both fights. I think alot of people thought Floyd lost the first fight just because they werent use to seeing Floyd get hit that much, and half the people dont like him anyway and would love to see him get his ass kicked. If he was a guy you never heard of you wouldve thought he did enough to beat Castillo. I never thought people gave Floyd enough credit for beating this guy. Alot of people say Floyd has faught good comp but no huge name, and when they talk about his big fights they always talk about Chico. I saw a thread recently asking if Castillo wins this fight with Cassamora does he deserve to be put on the #for# list. Then I see that G. Leon doesnt even have him in the top 20 #for#. I started wondering how come this guy alway's get's overlooked, how come this guy get's no respect, and what does this guy have to do to prove to people that he is one of the best in the world. I have had this guy in my top 10 since the Mayweather fights. Stevie Johnston was the best guy out their and this guy beat him twice in his prime. Then when people thought that he was starting to lose it and Lazcano was killing people everyone was saying this is the end for Jose. The only thing Jose does is goes out and put's a beating on this guy like he was hitting a penyada. Everyone alway's talking about how tough Morales and Gatti are but this guy is like a bull. He comes straight at you all night long eating and giving. Now his record isnt perfect but what he has done the last few years have been incredible. This guy looks just like, and fights just like a 2004 Chaves. Now dont get me wrong about the respect thing because we do talk about him, but we dont talk about him when it comes to big time or #for# fighters. What the hell has either Marquez ever done to be ahead of Castillo on the list. It makes me sick when they put people who keep losing like Oscar, Jones, and Mayorga ahead of this guy. Leon has Jones, Glen Johnson, both Marquez's and Byrd ahead of this guy. All I'm saying is this guy will fight anyone, and most of us would pick him against anyone at 130 or 135 but we still dont give him his just do. Now, with that being said I wouldnt be surprised if he lost to Cassamorya

Your Dangerfield line is great...don't be too sad that no one responded like the other guy said you basically spelled everything out. However your take on the Castillo/Floyd fights in my view are off. After watching the second fight it just reaffirmed the horrible decision in the first fight. In my mind there is no way Floyd won that fight, no way. Either way you look at it Jose Luis Castillo is the one opponent that Floyd has not dominated, in fact he struggled both fights with him. If Floyd struggles with Castillo I think he would have a very tough time with KT or Cotto. Floyd is a guy who always calls out the best, however I do not expect him to call out KT...Floyd no's in his heart how tough the fights were against Castillo...if he fights KT they will be a lot tougher!

scap
12-02-2004, 03:47 PM
Oh by the way this saturday night, JL Castillo will dominate Casmayor in a way that will make Corrales fans rethink who would win a matchup between their boy and Castillo...after Saturday night the talk of the fight world will be JL Dangerfield.

Dude
12-02-2004, 03:50 PM
Shut the **** up. The only thing you know to say is Morales. Alot of people are reconized as one of the divisions best. That doesnt mean they get the respect that they deserve. Fighters like your boyfriend Morales always get's the headlines. Theres noway I would put your boyfiend ahead of him right now. Will you

I'd advise you to speak a lil more respectful to abdiel. You might have a different opinion and that's ok but you dont want to mess with the MKM.

That being said boxing has become a some kinda show. It's not all about talent and the sport itself anymore. But people better not complain about it as they earn a lot more money cause of this. As a true fan this certainly is frustrating but what can you do?

mic573
12-02-2004, 03:51 PM
Your Dangerfield line is great...don't be too sad that no one responded like the other guy said you basically spelled everything out. However your take on the Castillo/Floyd fights in my view are off. After watching the second fight it just reaffirmed the horrible decision in the first fight. In my mind there is no way Floyd won that fight, no way. Either way you look at it Jose Luis Castillo is the one opponent that Floyd has not dominated, in fact he struggled both fights with him. If Floyd struggles with Castillo I think he would have a very tough time with KT or Cotto. Floyd is a guy who always calls out the best, however I do not expect him to call out KT...Floyd no's in his heart how tough the fights were against Castillo...if he fights KT they will be a lot tougher!

I disagree I thought Floyd won the rematch rather easily. He made Castillo look very ordinary at times in the fight. The first fight I agree he lost a close decision but the second I thought he won easy.

mic573
12-02-2004, 03:56 PM
Oh by the way this saturday night, JL Castillo will dominate Casmayor in a way that will make Corrales fans rethink who would win a matchup between their boy and Castillo...after Saturday night the talk of the fight world will be JL Dangerfield.

I disgree with this also I think Casamayor will give Castillo a hell of a fight. I also think people are underestimating Casamayor in this fight.

scap
12-02-2004, 04:29 PM
I disagree I thought Floyd won the rematch rather easily. He made Castillo look very ordinary at times in the fight. The first fight I agree he lost a close decision but the second I thought he won easy.

I repsect your opinion however FLoyd Mayweather although lightning quick and sort of a showman in the ring was on his bicycle in both fights which is unlike him. I am not saying JL won the second fight by any means...however Floyd is not generally a runner, he had to be on his bicycle in the rematch which tells me it was a lot more difficult than any other fight he was ever in. JL certainly was discouraged in the second fight but I believe that was cause Floyd was like "Cougar" in Top Gun....not engaging.

We will see on Saturday night if JL is still as good as I think he is....I will say this if Casamyor looks anything like he did in his last fight against Daniel Seda he is in big trouble.

mic573
12-02-2004, 04:55 PM
I agree he was moving more because he knew the way Castillo would beat him or at least have a chance to beat him would be to stand in there the way he did the first fight. He made the necessary adjustments in the second fight and won easy in my opinion. Casamayor didn't look great in his last fight but he still won. I think he will be on top of his game Saturday and give Castillo a tougher than expected fight.

scap
12-02-2004, 05:01 PM
I agree he was moving more because he knew the way Castillo would beat him or at least have a chance to beat him would be to stand in there the way he did the first fight. He made the necessary adjustments in the second fight and won easy in my opinion. Casamayor didn't look great in his last fight but he still won. I think he will be on top of his game Saturday and give Castillo a tougher than expected fight.

I can't argue with that! I would love to see Joel beat up though, I really would. It is hard to say what Casamyor will show up...usually he never fights the first five rounds of the fight, then he turns it on and dominates...HE chose to fight early against Seda an then turn it off the second half of the fight...against Corrales the first time he was ready at the beginning as well...most other fights he turns it on late-he is tough to figure out...he will have to be ready from the opening bell and fight a complete fight if he is too win, this is not Acelino Freitas he is fighting.

mic573
12-02-2004, 05:20 PM
I can't argue with that! I would love to see Joel beat up though, I really would. It is hard to say what Casamyor will show up...usually he never fights the first five rounds of the fight, then he turns it on and dominates...HE chose to fight early against Seda an then turn it off the second half of the fight...against Corrales the first time he was ready at the beginning as well...most other fights he turns it on late-he is tough to figure out...he will have to be ready from the opening bell and fight a complete fight if he is too win, this is not Acelino Freitas he is fighting.

Well you have to remember Castillo takes about 3 or 4 rounds to get going as well. In fact he even said it may take him 4 rounds to adjust to Casamayor's style in one of those conference calls. I think this is better suited for Casamayor's boxing style which I expect him to use more than try and go toe to toe with Castillo.

Mikie
12-02-2004, 05:22 PM
Of course I am talking about Castillo, but I think just like Rodney he get's no respect. First of all I am a Mayweather fan and I think Floyd won both fights. I think alot of people thought Floyd lost the first fight just because they werent use to seeing Floyd get hit that much, and half the people dont like him anyway and would love to see him get his ass kicked. If he was a guy you never heard of you wouldve thought he did enough to beat Castillo. I never thought people gave Floyd enough credit for beating this guy. Alot of people say Floyd has faught good comp but no huge name, and when they talk about his big fights they always talk about Chico. I saw a thread recently asking if Castillo wins this fight with Cassamora does he deserve to be put on the #for# list. Then I see that G. Leon doesnt even have him in the top 20 #for#. I started wondering how come this guy alway's get's overlooked, how come this guy get's no respect, and what does this guy have to do to prove to people that he is one of the best in the world. I have had this guy in my top 10 since the Mayweather fights. Stevie Johnston was the best guy out their and this guy beat him twice in his prime. Then when people thought that he was starting to lose it and Lazcano was killing people everyone was saying this is the end for Jose. The only thing Jose does is goes out and put's a beating on this guy like he was hitting a penyada. Everyone alway's talking about how tough Morales and Gatti are but this guy is like a bull. He comes straight at you all night long eating and giving. Now his record isnt perfect but what he has done the last few years have been incredible. This guy looks just like, and fights just like a 2004 Chaves. Now dont get me wrong about the respect thing because we do talk about him, but we dont talk about him when it comes to big time or #for# fighters. What the hell has either Marquez ever done to be ahead of Castillo on the list. It makes me sick when they put people who keep losing like Oscar, Jones, and Mayorga ahead of this guy. Leon has Jones, Glen Johnson, both Marquez's and Byrd ahead of this guy. All I'm saying is this guy will fight anyone, and most of us would pick him against anyone at 130 or 135 but we still dont give him his just do. Now, with that being said I wouldnt be surprised if he lost to Cassamorya


It is very possible he could lose to Casamayor, but I believe he can pull it out!

abdiel2k3
12-02-2004, 09:45 PM
Shut the **** up. The only thing you know to say is Morales. Alot of people are reconized as one of the divisions best. That doesnt mean they get the respect that they deserve. Fighters like your boyfriend Morales always get's the headlines. Theres noway I would put your boyfiend ahead of him right now. Will you

lmao
hahahhahahah
wtf are you talkin about
being recognized as one of the divisions best does equally respect

sounds to me like your talkin about fame
not respect
you stupid ass piece of crap
your just upset you wrote a stupid ass thread
no cared to respond cuz they also thought u were talkin out your ass

DLT
12-02-2004, 10:19 PM
I'd advise you to speak a lil more respectful to abdiel. You might have a different opinion and that's ok but you dont want to mess with the MKM.

That being said boxing has become a some kinda show. It's not all about talent and the sport itself anymore. But people better not complain about it as they earn a lot more money cause of this. As a true fan this certainly is frustrating but what can you do?
Who you think you are? My father or something. I'm a grown ass man. Check how he came at me before you check how I came at him

DLT
12-02-2004, 10:31 PM
Your Dangerfield line is great...don't be too sad that no one responded like the other guy said you basically spelled everything out. However your take on the Castillo/Floyd fights in my view are off. After watching the second fight it just reaffirmed the horrible decision in the first fight. In my mind there is no way Floyd won that fight, no way. Either way you look at it Jose Luis Castillo is the one opponent that Floyd has not dominated, in fact he struggled both fights with him. If Floyd struggles with Castillo I think he would have a very tough time with KT or Cotto. Floyd is a guy who always calls out the best, however I do not expect him to call out KT...Floyd no's in his heart how tough the fights were against Castillo...if he fights KT they will be a lot tougher!
I think Floyd was getting his dad out of his system. If you really look at it his dad is a defensive trainer and his uncle is a offensive trainer. If you trained a certain way your whole life, it's going to take a while to get out of your system. His dad last trained him for Chico but he broke up with him right before the fight. After that he faught Hernandez, Chaves and Castillo, and Sosa. I thought he didnt look great in none of them. He was overly defensive. Even in the Sosa fight it looked like he could stop him if he wanted to but he would only be offensive in spurts. I think when the N'Dou fight came around he finally made the transition. If you saw him against N'Dou and Corley you would see that he is a offensive fighter now. That's why I would love to see him fight Jose again because this time I think he would go toe to toe with him the whole fight and dominate but I know no one is going to agree with that

scap
12-03-2004, 10:27 AM
Well you have to remember Castillo takes about 3 or 4 rounds to get going as well. In fact he even said it may take him 4 rounds to adjust to Casamayor's style in one of those conference calls. I think this is better suited for Casamayor's boxing style which I expect him to use more than try and go toe to toe with Castillo.

What a fighter says before a fight means absolutely zero. Fighters rarely do what they say they will do, these comments by Castillo may be more of a poker game than anything else. LEt Casamayor think Castillo is going to start slow, he may get something totally different....I expect to see Casamayor down at least once within the first three to four rounds.

scap
12-03-2004, 10:34 AM
I think Floyd was getting his dad out of his system. If you really look at it his dad is a defensive trainer and his uncle is a offensive trainer. If you trained a certain way your whole life, it's going to take a while to get out of your system. His dad last trained him for Chico but he broke up with him right before the fight. After that he faught Hernandez, Chaves and Castillo, and Sosa. I thought he didnt look great in none of them. He was overly defensive. Even in the Sosa fight it looked like he could stop him if he wanted to but he would only be offensive in spurts. I think when the N'Dou fight came around he finally made the transition. If you saw him against N'Dou and Corley you would see that he is a offensive fighter now. That's why I would love to see him fight Jose again because this time I think he would go toe to toe with him the whole fight and dominate but I know no one is going to agree with that

What you say about Floyd Sr. and Roger.....thats great, I have no clue if it is true or not-it may very well be....you said in your initial post that poeple weren't used to Floyd getting hit cleanly which is why JL recieved the decision, or something along those lines. I think Floyd was hit cleaner by Sosa and Corley...so maybe you are on to something about Floyd becoming more offensive. However this may be the wrong time to start listening to Roger. Forget about Floyd fighting Castillo, that will never happen...if Floyd wants to become champ he has to beat KT, if Floyd is remotley offensive against KT he is in big trouble, those shots that Floyd took against Corely would be unnacceptable in a match with KT. Granted he would fight KT far differently but I just don't think little Floyd can beat KT and thats what we should be talking about, not a trilogy with Castillo.

mic573
12-03-2004, 10:44 AM
If Floyd fights Tszyu the way he did Ndou and Corley he will be stopped. They best way for him to beat Kostya is to boxing and move the way he did against Castillo in the second fight. He doesn't have to look great he just has to win in order to become champion. That's where I think the problem is. He feels he has to look great in order to appeal to the mainstream audience and become a superstar which he does but it would be bad for him in my opinion. Defense is what got him this far and defense will take him as far as his body will let him. I think or at least I hope he is smart enough to know using his defense will help him in fights with Tszyu and Gatti.

DLT
12-03-2004, 11:17 AM
What you say about Floyd Sr. and Roger.....thats great, I have no clue if it is true or not-it may very well be....you said in your initial post that poeple weren't used to Floyd getting hit cleanly which is why JL recieved the decision, or something along those lines. I think Floyd was hit cleaner by Sosa and Corley...so maybe you are on to something about Floyd becoming more offensive. However this may be the wrong time to start listening to Roger. Forget about Floyd fighting Castillo, that will never happen...if Floyd wants to become champ he has to beat KT, if Floyd is remotley offensive against KT he is in big trouble, those shots that Floyd took against Corely would be unnacceptable in a match with KT. Granted he would fight KT far differently but I just don't think little Floyd can beat KT and thats what we should be talking about, not a trilogy with Castillo.
I respectfuly disagree with both you and mic573. I have the Sosa fight on tape and I dont think he got hit that much. I was thinking one time that I dont know if he got hi a total of 10 times the whole fight. See I think you just always count the punches that land, but I dont. He was getting hit but alot of the time that's Floyd's defense. He'll let you hit him as long as he's picking the shot's with his arm's and gloves and slipping. Their not landing cleanly and he's tiring you out. It's just like when N'Dou had him on the ropes. As for the Corley fight I think people make to much of a big deal out of the fight. Floyd won every round and droped him twice. He got hit more but he's also a southpaw. You can have perfect D sometimes and they still land flush on the chin and it hurts more because you dont see it coming or you do see it and you have the perfect D and it still hits you flush. People like to compare Floyd to Judah and Mitchell because their slick boxers. The thing people forget is that they are lefties. Zoo loves fighting lefties because he can kill them with the straight right. He has power but he cant KO everyone. He didnt hurt Tackie, Leja, or Urkal and they are all righties. Stand up in your house right now in the Mayweather stance and pretend Zoo is throwing the straight right at you. No way he hits Floyd with that punch. He can see it coming all day. He'll miss the whole fight and if he lands Floyd will roll on the punch and take the sting out of it and if he throws that sneaky left hook Floyd always keeps his right hand on the side of his face like a pair of ear muffs. You know how prepared he will be for that straight right. People who think Zoo will just walk and run straight through Floyd because of his power are crazy. They act like Floyd has no skills. You think he wont be countering and sometimes giving Zoo a boxing lesson. This will not be a easy fight for Zoo. Floyd is quicker, faster and has the better D. He will land way more punches in the fight. Zoo will have the harder shots but I think most of them wont be clean. A

mic573
12-03-2004, 11:28 AM
That's what I'm saying DLT he will use defense in a fight against a guy like Tszyu and not try to take him out the way did against Corley. I have said before that people make too big of a deal about the Corley fight because Floyd won that fight easy. Tszyu will not walk through Mayweather because Mayweather won't be there for him to walk through. Both fighters will have thier moments but if Floyd fights smart he will win.

scap
12-03-2004, 11:47 AM
I don't make a big deal about the Corley fight, Floyd dominated a ****ty fighter plain and simple. I just stated that he took some nice shots from Corley...I know Floyd will be prepared and trust me I am not underestimating FLoyd, I think Floyd is the most talented fighter in the wolrd right now. However KT may be the best offensive fighter in the world, he will land against any fighter you put him in with...his defense is bad by design-he is will to take a couple of shots to get in one of his and he is unbelievably consitent with that...you will never watch a KT fight and say "why doesn't he let his hands go." KT wasn't suppposed to hit Judah....turns out it was no problem, Mitchel was supposed to give him all sorts of fits....no problem...Floyd will certainly hit KT, but KT will bum rush him for twelve rounds and I would like to think he will have a lot more success than JL Castillo did-alot more success means a KT victory. I think it is a u pickem fight from an odds stand point, but there is one thing I find interesting in this possible matchup which is...When Floyd moved up to 135 what did he do? He immediately called out the best fighter in the division and got him in the ring. Now Floyd is at 140...okay fighting Corely, testing the waters-no problem....second fight vs. Henry Brusesles...ok this is interesting...third fight probably against Gatti...If Floyd prides himself on fighting the best then he needs to take a look in the mirror, not one of these three opponents is in my top five in the division....Floyd will have moved up to 140 and for at least two year not become a champion? Thats seems a bit wierd for the most talented fighter in the world (GAtti doesn't count, he's not a real champ). There is 1 champ at 140 and 1 champ only...my question is simple...why has Floyd not elected to even mention the best fighter in the division and the possible matchup?

DLT
12-03-2004, 12:06 PM
I don't make a big deal about the Corley fight, Floyd dominated a ****ty fighter plain and simple. I just stated that he took some nice shots from Corley...I know Floyd will be prepared and trust me I am not underestimating FLoyd, I think Floyd is the most talented fighter in the wolrd right now. However KT may be the best offensive fighter in the world, he will land against any fighter you put him in with...his defense is bad by design-he is will to take a couple of shots to get in one of his and he is unbelievably consitent with that...you will never watch a KT fight and say "why doesn't he let his hands go." KT wasn't suppposed to hit Judah....turns out it was no problem, Mitchel was supposed to give him all sorts of fits....no problem...Floyd will certainly hit KT, but KT will bum rush him for twelve rounds and I would like to think he will have a lot more success than JL Castillo did-alot more success means a KT victory. I think it is a u pickem fight from an odds stand point, but there is one thing I find interesting in this possible matchup which is...When Floyd moved up to 135 what did he do? He immediately called out the best fighter in the division and got him in the ring. Now Floyd is at 140...okay fighting Corely, testing the waters-no problem....second fight vs. Henry Brusesles...ok this is interesting...third fight probably against Gatti...If Floyd prides himself on fighting the best then he needs to take a look in the mirror, not one of these three opponents is in my top five in the division....Floyd will have moved up to 140 and for at least two year not become a champion? Thats seems a bit wierd for the most talented fighter in the world (GAtti doesn't count, he's not a real champ). There is 1 champ at 140 and 1 champ only...my question is simple...why has Floyd not elected to even mention the best fighter in the division and the possible matchup?
He wanted to fight Gatti in the first fight. Go look at the thread I have about Floyd's resume vs Zoo's resume and read my post I speak about opponent and networks but like I said the guy he wants before he fights anyone is Gatti. Not because he thinks Gatti is the best but because that's the fight with the biggest money and exposure. It would be his first PPV fight and if he brawls he can gain alot of mainstream fans that will make his future fight and earnings much bigger. If he fights Harris now it will be on HBO and he will make lik 2.5 or 3 million but if he fights him after Gatti he thinks it could be on PPV and he could make 5 million or more and it's the same theroy for the Zoo and Spinks fight. They will be big now but maybe huge after the Gatti fight. He's trying to get at a Morales-Barrera type level and the only way he has a chance at that is to fight Gatti. That's why he was going to jump from 135 to 154 to fight Oscar. He didnt say he wanted to move to 154 or fight any of the other fighters up there but he knew a fight with Oscar would bring the money and the fame even if it was a big chance at losing. The things you would gain out weighs the things you could lose. The only guy around the 140 division who is close to Oscar in terms of money and fame is Gatti

mic573
12-03-2004, 01:07 PM
What a fighter says before a fight means absolutely zero. Fighters rarely do what they say they will do, these comments by Castillo may be more of a poker game than anything else. LEt Casamayor think Castillo is going to start slow, he may get something totally different....I expect to see Casamayor down at least once within the first three to four rounds.

Castillo is a slow starter to begin with even in the Mayweather fight he didn't do much until the 5th round. I'm just saying what he said but I know he is a slow starter and always has been.

scap
12-03-2004, 01:14 PM
Castillo is a slow starter to begin with even in the Mayweather fight he didn't do much until the 5th round. I'm just saying what he said but I know he is a slow starter and always has been.

I am following you, he may start slow but again I think he will surprise some people in the first four rounds...at least we will have lots to talk about on monday!

scap
12-03-2004, 01:19 PM
He wanted to fight Gatti in the first fight. Go look at the thread I have about Floyd's resume vs Zoo's resume and read my post I speak about opponent and networks but like I said the guy he wants before he fights anyone is Gatti. Not because he thinks Gatti is the best but because that's the fight with the biggest money and exposure. It would be his first PPV fight and if he brawls he can gain alot of mainstream fans that will make his future fight and earnings much bigger. If he fights Harris now it will be on HBO and he will make lik 2.5 or 3 million but if he fights him after Gatti he thinks it could be on PPV and he could make 5 million or more and it's the same theroy for the Zoo and Spinks fight. They will be big now but maybe huge after the Gatti fight. He's trying to get at a Morales-Barrera type level and the only way he has a chance at that is to fight Gatti. That's why he was going to jump from 135 to 154 to fight Oscar. He didnt say he wanted to move to 154 or fight any of the other fighters up there but he knew a fight with Oscar would bring the money and the fame even if it was a big chance at losing. The things you would gain out weighs the things you could lose. The only guy around the 140 division who is close to Oscar in terms of money and fame is Gatti

I understand completely that Gatti is the money fight in the division, he is also easy pickings for an elite fighter like Floyd, easy pickings. It would be smart too fight Gatti and probably stupid to go after anyone else until he gets the Gatti payday...but if Floyd wants to be champ he needs to fight KT...if KT fights two or three more fights and then retires and all the while Floyd had been sitting in the 140 division without challenging KT, then Floyd will have some credibility problems..he is the one who has constantly brought up that he wants to fight the best...with Gatti he is not fighting a guy that is even in the top five, let alonge the best. Good post though I really can't disagree with anything you say, good scrap!

DLT
12-03-2004, 01:25 PM
I understand completely that Gatti is the money fight in the division, he is also easy pickings for an elite fighter like Floyd, easy pickings. It would be smart too fight Gatti and probably stupid to go after anyone else until he gets the Gatti payday...but if Floyd wants to be champ he needs to fight KT...if KT fights two or three more fights and then retires and all the while Floyd had been sitting in the 140 division without challenging KT, then Floyd will have some credibility problems..he is the one who has constantly brought up that he wants to fight the best...with Gatti he is not fighting a guy that is even in the top five, let alonge the best. Good post though I really can't disagree with anything you say, good scrap!
Read post #6 on the "Zoo's resume vs Floyd's resume thread". I talk about that too