Jorge Paez Jr. Exposed!!

You may have seen the young fighter(12-1 now) on some of the recent pay-per-view fights over the last year or so. Anyone thought he would go far? Well, in his fight tonight in Florida he was exposed- knocked out in the 4th round of a fight he was certain to win. The kid who knocked him out is a very sub-par club fighter- Ramon Guevara- who was 7-11 going into the fight. Guevara had been knocked out in the 1st round by several nobodies, knocked out in the 2nd, 3rd- he's eaten canvas many times...yet he just seperated Paez from his conciosness. Anyone surprised??? Did anyone have hopes for this kid?

Comments (16)

Njord777

Here are some examples from the top of my head Klitchsko and Paquiao, Castillo and Margarito had some Losses early in their carrers. Not just difficulty but KOed by guys with crap records. More losses than wins.

19y ago

SAN_D13GO_VILLAN

While I agree I can't think of any good champions that had the difficulty he has had against limited opposition. Paez didn't just lose- he got KOed. Here are some examples from the top of my head Klitchsko and Paquiao, Castillo and Margarito had some Losses early in their carrers.

19y ago

Njord777

Well he's still a young kid and if you think about it theirs allot of champions that lost early in their carrer, hopefully this will will wake him up and step up his game. While I agree I can't think of any good champions that had the difficulty he has had against limited opposition. Paez didn't just lose- he got KOed.

19y ago

SAN_D13GO_VILLAN

Well he's still a young kid and if you think about it theirs allot of champions that lost early in their carrer, hopefully this will will wake him up and step up his game.

19y ago

Phantasm

I really liked the kid and was impressive early on in his career. But this fight, he looked a bit soft in the middle and the guy he was fighting had some good movement; he didnt look like a fighter with a losing record. The way Paez kept dropping his right hand everytime he threw his left, it was inevitable that he was gonna get caught. I dunno if he just didnt train for this fight and overlooked his opponent or if it was something else, but hopefully he bounces back. He showed heart in getting up from that knockdown, cuz he got caught flush on the chin and showed class in defeat.

19y ago

Mech

paez was exposed in his last fight,he was very nearly ko'ed, saved by the bell really.

19y ago

Njord777

It just all falls into perspective now that it actually happened. It's good to reflect on the fall of a hot prospect- even if Paez wasn't a very intently watched prospect, it's still telling. In retrospect we now know another young boxer was handled carefully and touted to be something he was not.

19y ago

Tong_Po

Well, age is on his side, he could spend a few years fighting cannon fodder before he steps it up. Still, I'd be suprised if he ever reached world title level. Maybe a continental-americas title or something, lol.

19y ago

Njord777

Yeah, he was actually exposed by Derrick Campos. Campos was robbed in that fight if I remember correctly, which seems to have been the story in a number of Jorge Paez Jr.'s fights. I've seen him fight about 4-5 times, and each time I've been unimpressed with him, and more impressed with the showing from the opponent who I was expecting to be a fallguy. I guess this is the end of the road for Paez, Jr.

19y ago

Tong_Po

19y ago

Njord777

Logical. Still, I think some people thought Paez, Jr. was going to go somewhere. Be an exciting for in the division and all. This loss, like this, should spell an end to that hope. He may fight on...but if a guy like the one he fought tonight can knock him out..well...doesn't look good for him.

19y ago

American_Ninja

It's really no surprise. Everyone loses. These Jr's are all trying to live up to their dads reputations. Paez Sr. was fun to watch and all, but he wasn't all that good. Camacho? Plz. JCC Jr. , now his daddy was a great fighter. His people are taking their time with him, which is smart, maybe not very pleasing to boxing fans but smart. Judging by the gene pool, JCC Jr. should have the most successful career.

19y ago

brownpimp88

Camacho's kid choked, now paez's kid choked, will the same thing happen to chavez jr?

19y ago

mercadojglb

Ramon had good head movement....it threw off Paez. Vicente Escobedo actually knock out this Ramon dude....just goes to show that Paez needs a lot of work to do.

19y ago

adrsan84

The last fight he had showed me he had a questionable chin and less talent than I first expected when he had a very tough time with Derrick Campos on some card some time back. I thought he might make an exciting fighter but I guess he doesn't even have the Gatti level talent, too bad.

19y ago

Njord777

That he did.

19y ago