After the little country of the Philippines dealt a humiliating 5-1 beating on Mexico in the recent Boxing World Cup, there were speculations that the event was rigged. Accusations abound that Oscar Dela Hoya sold out his own countrymen by putting in bums against Filipino prospects, in an effort to cash in on the so-called Pinoy-hype, and elevate the Filipinos to new heights in world professional boxing. This despite Mexico sending 3 world champions as against one only 1 from the Philippines, and an old-timer at that.
This presents to be very unfair to the great boxing nation of Mexico.
If you were given a chance to select which Mexican boxer each Pinoy should have faced, who would it be :
Diosdado Gabi (Junior Bantamweight) vs. __________
Michael Domingo (Junior Featherweight) vs. ____________
AJ Banal (Super Flyweight) vs. _____________
Z Gorres (Junior Flyweight) vs. _____________
Gerry Penalosa (Bantamweight) vs. _____________
I don't know what the fuck happened to Montiel bro, he was a very good and aggressive fighter before.
he is, its just that the same as ortiz, they both tend to lose their cool coz z gorres is peppering them with sweet style combos.
world cup is finished. philippines won. blame it on oscar for pitting those fighters against each other. its not like they hadpicked their opponent out in a crowd. blam the matchmaker not the fighter for winning.
I totally agree with you.
as i looked at the fighters record looks okay:
http://www.boxrec.com/date_search.php?yyyy=2007&mm=08&dd=11
and for people saying Mijares to fight an 8 round fight WTF he is a champion and should be fighting at main even or pre-main event depending .
I rarely seen in an even where all fighters are champion and fight 12 round fight
boxing is a business, and yes of course Oscar sold out the mexicans, but those were for the untelevised bouts. The main events were all but sure wins for the mexicans. Good win from Penalosa, but he was having his ass handed to him, and he;d get beat even worse in a rematch.
Bautista did what I expected of him, like I've said before, much respect to filipino fighters, but most are bums. The next Pacman, yeah maybe Bobby.
except for the bum part, you said it well.............
world cup is finished. philippines won. blame it on oscar for pitting those fighters against each other. its not like they hadpicked their opponent out in a crowd. blam the matchmaker not the fighter for winning.
boxing is a business, and yes of course Oscar sold out the mexicans, but those were for the untelevised bouts. The main events were all but sure wins for the mexicans. Good win from Penalosa, but he was having his ass handed to him, and he;d get beat even worse in a rematch.
Bautista did what I expected of him, like I've said before, much respect to filipino fighters, but most are bums. The next Pacman, yeah maybe Bobby.
but i can't remember anyone calling Ortiz a "great" champion... a champion, yes... "great"? i can't recall...
I just remember seeing people say that he was a legit guy for Gorres because of being an ex-champ.
He's not lying bro, I was on here also discussing the World Cup before it happened with these guys.
but i can't remember anyone calling Ortiz a "great" champion... a champion, yes... "great"? i can't recall...
Fernarndo Montiel only has power and chin...........but he cant fight, a fucking journeyman with 5 losses was outclassing him, good for Montiel that the other guy couldnt take shots....
I don't know what the fuck happened to Montiel bro, he was a very good and aggressive fighter before.
Diosdado Gabi (Junior Bantamweight) vs. The dude wouldn't last with the top Mexican fighters so I won't mention them , I'd say Ricardo Castillo
Michael Domingo (Junior Featherweight) vs. ____I'd say Martin Castillo, but then that wouldn't be fair for Domingo, so I'd say Luis Maldonado
AJ Banal (Super Flyweight) vs. _What the fuck was he doing on here????
Z Gorres (Junior Flyweight) vs. _Cristian Mijares, Jorge Arce, or Fernando Montiel
Gerry Penalosa (Bantamweight) vs. _Can't complain with his fight
Fernarndo Montiel only has power and chin...........but he cant fight, a fucking journeyman with 5 losses was outclassing him, good for Montiel that the other guy couldnt take shots....
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