Geoffrey Ciani
Regarding when he plans to get back in the ring:
“We actually have a fight on May 8 against Paul Williams. We’re still negotiating on that and trying to get the venue and stuff like that, but it seems like it’s a done deal financially. We’re just waiting on where the fight will be at.”
On how he feels campaigning at 154 pounds:
“The weight is fine. I’m a bigger welterweight, I can hold 154 fine, I feel comfortable at it. I’m just looking at whatever weight can get me the best opportunity between 147 and 154..”
His views on Paul Williams’ fight with Sergio Martinez:
“It was a close fight. I had Paul Williams up 115-113 and I felt like he won the fight. It was a great fight, it was a really close fight, but I think Paul Williams pulled it out at the end.”
Regarding his controversial draw with Sergio Martinez:
“It was a hard fight for both fighters. He had dropped me in the seventh round. You know, I’m in the fight, I’m not outside looking in the ring—I was in the fight and I felt like I got hit with a head butt, that’s how hard I got hit. But it was a great punch and I went down. I saw the replays a couple of time, and I stood up at the nine count, and the bell rang and I was saved by the bell.”
On the upcoming fight between Shane Mosley and Floyd Mayweather Jr.:
“It’s going to be a great fight. It’s two guys who are really, really smart in the ring. They’re both legends as fighters and great champions, as well. It’s going to be a tough fight for both fighters. I guess it’s going to be whoever the smarter fighter is that night and right now—I have Mayweather. I think he has the edge just because of the youth and because he’s really smart with great defense.”
Regarding his two knockout losses to Margarito and the subsequent hand wrap controversy:
“If he got caught once, I won’t doubt that he’s done it before. I’m a fair fighter. I go in there well prepared for fights and I don’t try to cheat. There’s a lot of fighters and there’s a lot of dirty trainers as well who try to do things like that. If he did, he did. I know that I went in there clean and I gave it all that I had t hose two nights that I fought him.”
On how he intends to neutralize Williams’ height and work rate:
“Well, he’s only two inches taller than me. The height doesn’t bother me at all. I’m just going to have to go in there and just make sure I am very well prepared and fight a smart fight. I have to stick to my game plan and take it one round at a time.”
On what a victory over Paul Williams would mean to him:
“It would be a huge victory for me. It is very important that I win this fight. It will get me back on top and even more on top than back when I was IBF champ. My name will definitely grow, for sure.”
His views on Manny Pacquiao’s upcoming fight with Joshua Clottey:
“I think that Manny Pacquiao is something else. He has so much energy and doesn’t get tired. He’s real busy and he can punch as well. Clottey’s the type of fighter who kind of chokes at the end of rounds and Manny doesn’t stop punching. It’s going to be an interesting fight, but I think it’s going to be a shutout.”
i hate cintron but i think hes gonna give pdub a lot of trouble. cintron is boxing a lot better now a days and he def got the punch to put pdub to sleep. i hope this fight happens :boxing:
No doubt about it. Cintron will have problems with Williams style but one thing Cintron has going for him is his size, I don't think he will get tired so easy like Quintana and Martinez who gave up some rounds up in the second half of their fights because of how much energy you need to spend to hit the guy. If Cintron hits him flush Williams will be in a lot of trouble.
I actually don't see his size helping him.He will be in there with a 6'2 160-ish lbs guy on fight night with a bigger reach.
Stamina wise I think he's really weaker than both Martinez nad Quintana.Quintana did get hit towards the end but in reality he did a good job sliping and sliding and getting out of range.Martinez on the other hand got hit plenty and you could see him getting winded.
Thing is with Cintron unlike those guys he ain't strong mentally,he gets in a shell,gets defensive and many times just slugs it out in hiope for something.Even with Angulo how good he fought he he was still gassed towards the end.In a rematch I would favor the mexican.
I really don't see how Cintron ins this fight.
hope cintron kos paul and nasty
Refresh my memory. But has Paul Williams ever cried after quitting against an opponent? Who did Martinez get robbed worse against, Cintron or Williams? Has Williams ever pulled out of this proposed match up with an injury? So I think the only reason you want Cintron to win is because you're Rican and you hate Paul Williams for no reason. I said it.
Yes but Cintron's defense is just as leaky.
Stylewise this is a bad match-up for him aswell.
No doubt about it. Cintron will have problems with Williams style but one thing Cintron has going for him is his size, I don't think he will get tired so easy like Quintana and Martinez who gave up some rounds up in the second half of their fights because of how much energy you need to spend to hit the guy. If Cintron hits him flush Williams will be in a lot of trouble.
Kermit Cintron? The Guy who lost to Margarito? Who lost to Mosley? Who Lost to Cotto?Who lost to Pacquiao?
Everybody's beating each other ,but no one has beatin Floyd Mayweather Jr
Just goofing Ts.If Kermit could beat Pwill it would do huge things for his Career imho
You don't need to be smart to beat Paul Williams. You just got to throw because that mofo got no defence and get's hit by everything.
Yes but Cintron's defense is just as leaky.
Stylewise this is a bad match-up for him aswell.
Cintron won't beat Williams because he's not smart enough to.
You don't need to be smart to beat Paul Williams. You just got to throw because that mofo got no defence and get's hit by everything.
This could be a real good fight.Williams has shown he can
take a punch.Cintron will have alot of pressure from williams.
Lets see how cintron deals with it.
I don't think Kermit can handle high volume punchers.
I thought he had a shot against Angulo because of inexperience.
PW should dominate him.
Kermit has a punchers chance if they fight at 147.
This could be a real good fight.Williams has shown he can
take a punch.Cintron will have alot of pressure from williams.
Lets see how cintron deals with it.
ouchh on that last part cintron was one of the ones that said pac was on roids or something anyways I got cintron pulling off the upset vs will
If this fight happens,I am prepared to wager all my left over points,that is all!!
No responces to this thread,fvck that,make this fight happen,then beat the winner of Pavlik-Martinez,return middleweight to it's former glory,rid the world of the bum fighting Pavlik,that is all!!