
Santos: I Don’t See How Charlo Can Beat Carlos Adames; Get Sense That Fight Never Takes Place
Carlos Adames would’ve preferred to fight Jermall Charlo last month, not an opponent that the undefeated Charlo knocked out 6½ years ago.
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Carlos Adames would’ve preferred to fight Jermall Charlo last month, not an opponent that the undefeated Charlo knocked out 6½ years ago.

Earlier this week, a story on BoxingScene.com ran in which WBC interim middleweight champion Carlos “El Caballo Bronco” Adames responded to a call out from former title challenger Erickson “Hammer” Lubin.

Stoic has always been one of the appropriate words to describe Carlos Adames. Each win, no matter how violent he took his opponents out, resulted in the Dominican native simply shaking his head before having his hand raised by the presiding referee.

The middleweight division has always been a glamor spot in the sport of boxing. Some of the games best built their name and fame there, including Marvin Hagler, Bernard Hopkins, and most recently, Gennadiy Golovkin.

Carlos Adames would love to forget the days he spent in the junior middleweight division. Things started off great for the now 29-year-old. He buried practically everyone that stood across the ring from him and found himself on the fast track to a world title shot. Patrick Teixeira, however, had other ideas during their 2019 showdown.

For Erickson Lubin, he was never interested in facing faded contenders or no-hopers. The sport of boxing is a kill-or-be-killed world and Lubin has enjoyed stepping into the ring with those who are bloodthirsty.

Carlos “Caballo Bronco” Adames (23-1) shined once again last Saturday night. The WBC interim middleweight champion successfully defended his title against former unified super welterweight champion Julian “J Rock” Williams (28-4-1), stopping him in 9 rounds in a Showtime Championship Boxing main event.

Bob Santos is still shaking his head at what occurred moments after his fighter Carlos Adames’ 9th round knockout win over Julian Williams in Minneapolis.

Joshua Franco may or may not have left his best chance to win in the gym, as evidenced by his inability to come in within even a weight class of defending his WBA belt at 115 pounds. He moved his hands like a man in pretty good shape.

Former unified junior middleweight champion Julian Williams is not pleased with the stoppage loss to WBC interim-middleweight champion Carlos Adames, which took place on Saturday night from The Armory in Minneapolis in a Premier Boxing Champions event.