Freitas was an animal early in his tv career but after the fourth or fifth round against Casamayor he changed into a boxer and has been shit ever since. Its hard to believe that at one time all of his wins were by knockout, he is a completely different fighter now. As for being a quitter, maybe but I have no problem with what he did, he could have been seriously hurt had he continued, he was out of gas and Corrales had finally gotten radar lock on his face.
Frietas out of the picture.....
Freitas is a non-entity to me as far as watching boxing. He did the cardinal "no-no." He quit. No matter what excuse he may (or has) give, he is a quitter. When it got hard and it hurt, he laid down. As a fighter, he should fight to the end...go out on the shield to use the cliche.
There have been some comments in this line that Freitas shouldn't have put his health at risk for the entertainment of a few fans...To that I say the fans are the ones paying him (indirectly) and if he is worried about getting hurt then maybe he look should for alternate employment....like being a receptionist at a kid's dentist office. To say that he shouldn't have put himself in danger is a comment rooted in idiocy, this is boxing, not golf. Of course he should have risked his health.
I have never been able to stand Fernando Vargas- but I respect the fact that he fights till he drops (and he often does drop).
Gatti doesn't even need mention...
its like when ur with your buddies
someone gets dared to do somethin
they say ok ok fine
then just as theyre about to they say gotcha
or fuk that shit
i mean this was frietas big fight to prove he was a champ
as a champ he shuolg have tryed to survive
he was well ahead on cards
but he proved that the title just isnt that important to him
i like fighters who are willing to take a beating so long as they have a chance
if he would have just not gotten up it wouldve been ok
if he wouldve stood up and said no more it wouldve been ok
but he did they gayest thing ive ever seen a fighter do
he waved it off with a gay ass lil hand wave
and to make matters worse he pretended like he still wanted and then "ahh ha gotcha" nah id rather not
thats what pissed me off
i got the feelin he was gonna suck it up take a beating or try to survive and then he just kinda says Nah id rather not
I'll welcome Freitas back, as long as he faces tough fighters.
If he goes back to facing the type of opp. he faced in between Casamayor & Corrales....I'll have no interest in him.
He was not only facing drab guys, he wasn't even interesting to watch in those fights.
He will never, ever beat Corrales. Corrales now OWNS him.
There are some real idiots on this site, How can you hate the guy for quiting on his stool, he was gone, and he'll have another day to bounce back, if he'd carried on he may have taken a career ending beating - does not make sence. Duran is regarded as a legend, but he quit when not even in that much trouble against Sugar Ray. I can asure you that Duran was no pussy - give Freitas a chance - its his only blemish.
If i were in his shoes, id rather save myself before entertaining a few fans for a few minutes...
damn right. keepin on was pointless , chico was gonna kill him.
it s sport , you are tryin to win not survive. if you cant win , get out with your brain intact , what the point of taking a beatdown from the baddest banger à 135 for entertaining some obese fans ?
the fight was cool , power ,knockdowns , movement , what else can you ask ?
problem is that frietas doesnt have durans power to do it..but hey the only thing he can do is beat diego..and he can if he has his heart in it
we'll see i guess in the rematch
dammit its like i am talking to myself here...boxingscene is kinda slow tonight huh..probably cuz of the boston/NY game
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i think there gonna have a rematch or so frietas said ..he said he was gonna have a tune up fith which he is..i forgot when (its on boxrec)..and then go for the rematch..maybe this time he will be smart and give it is all in the first rounds before corrales takes over in later rounds
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