Fightnews-Collazo wants title shot!
Monday, July 21 2008
The camp of WBC #1 welterweight Luis Collazo is protesting against the proposed WBC welterweight title eliminator request by Promoter Rodney Berman between Isaac Hlatshwayo and Jackson Osei Bonsu. "We are formally requesting that WBC #1 ranked Luis Collazo be named as the mandatory challenger to fight Andre Berto for the WBC welterweight title," wrote Collazo's manager Nirmal Lorick to WBC President Jose Sulaiman and the WBC Board of Governors. "If for any reason the board does not mandate Collazo as the mandatory challenger we should, at the least, be the first considered in any discussions in reference to any upcoming eliminator bouts. Luis is able and available to fight anyone in an eliminator for the mandatory position."
Collazo stunned Hatton and that made him hot. I am not hating on the guy but he's getting more street-cred than Tony and lots of people call Tony garbage including Kevin Iole.
We all know what happens to Collazo if he fights Tony though.
no... actually you have no idea. he'd take that fight in a minute. margarito hasnt fought anyone as slick as lou.... he'd love to fight anybody in the WW division.
he beat hatton IMO and would have done much better against mosley if he didn't injure his thumb. it was actually in the 2nd rd, not the 3rd.
paul williams agreed to fight him but hbo wouldnt offer enough to keep the interest paul who only wants a huge payday now. not worth the risk too him and he knows the risk cuz lou helped him spar for quintana.
hes in top condition. the guy runs 5 miles in a little over 25 minutes for christs sake. hes a beast and is totally under the radar. i think hell beat berto, but berto dont want none now. he wants 2 pound who he knows cant bang, only box. lou can do both... i hope collazo gets a fight soon and he will cuz he is the #1 mandatory for bertos wbc belt and cant be ducked forever...
Why they hell would berto fight Steve Forbes?
It's the kind of opponent HBO likes for their housefighters. Someone with a recognizable name, even if he really doesn't have much of a chance. Example B...Taylor vs Lacy. HBO is looking at that as a showcase fight for Jermain.
In fairness... if Berto isn't ready for Luis Collazo, he doesn't deserve a title nor can he handle any elite. Seriously, Collazo is about the bottom of the barrell when it comes to good WWs.
I like Collazo, but... he managed to drop a decision to a Ricky Hatton who sucks at WW, and then lost almost every round to Sugar Shane. He hasn't really proven himself as a badass WW, yet.
Can you blame him? He broke his thumb in the third round.
why would berto's people let him risk a big fight with collazo. he aint ready for that.
In fairness... if Berto isn't ready for Luis Collazo, he doesn't deserve a title nor can he handle any elite. Seriously, Collazo is about the bottom of the barrell when it comes to good WWs.
I like Collazo, but... he managed to drop a decision to a Ricky Hatton who sucks at WW, and then lost almost every round to Sugar Shane. He hasn't really proven himself as a badass WW, yet.
Fuck the title shot against Berto...Give Collazo a rematch with Hatton!...:boxing:
thats the last thing hatton wants... im not talking shit. i mean, he basically said it right after the fight. he said he felt the punches, he was hurt, and 147 is too much for him. only reason he came back up was to take a shot at the best and get paaaiiiid in the process. collazo is too much risk, too little reward- just like with berto.
shame he broke his hand in the 2nd against mosley. not saying he would have won, but he would have had a much better showing and would be in a better bargaining position as a result. as of now, he can barely get a fight. p williams wont fight him either. he used collazo for sparring against quintana and he knows how good lou is- he doesnt wanna risk it either.
Dude, your avatar is fucking weird... everytime I've watched Floyd vs. Diego, it looked like Floyd's trunks are black, but they look navy in your avatar... strange.
You color blind, son.
You cannot be a pilot for the United States Air Force. Sorry to bust your bubble.
berto would kick his ass anyway
Dude, your avatar is fucking weird... everytime I've watched Floyd vs. Diego, it looked like Floyd's trunks are black, but they look navy in your avatar... strange.
Fightnews-Collazo wants title shot!
Monday, July 21 2008
The camp of WBC #1 welterweight Luis Collazo is protesting against the proposed WBC welterweight title eliminator request by Promoter Rodney Berman between Isaac Hlatshwayo and Jackson Osei Bonsu. "We are formally requesting that WBC #1 ranked Luis Collazo be named as the mandatory challenger to fight Andre Berto for the WBC welterweight title," wrote Collazo's manager Nirmal Lorick to WBC President Jose Sulaiman and the WBC Board of Governors. "If for any reason the board does not mandate Collazo as the mandatory challenger we should, at the least, be the first considered in any discussions in reference to any upcoming eliminator bouts. Luis is able and available to fight anyone in an eliminator for the mandatory position."
jesus give the man his shot. berto is scurred!!!!!
Awww come on...... Give the man a title shot
Why? He's only fought once since losing to Mosley, and that was to a guy who was 9-4. I'd say give him the winner of Berto-Forbes but he won't exactly be roaring into the fight on the highest of notes.
This is bullshit. Collazo is good enough that he should get his shot, especially over Hlatschwayo (who hasn't shown he can hang very well with elite competition) and Bonsu (who lost a title bout for the Belgian welterweight title...).
Give Collazo his shot.