Props to both fighters and another thing Bradley is given credit for withstanding prov but how come we never mention Mauricio Herrera the guy who Provo forst lost to!
Chino definitely deserves a shot if he gets past broner he has an exciting style and would make for an interesting bull/matador type of fight for mayweather
When linares lost to Demarco I was bummed out because if his face didn't fall apart he was boxing beautifully. That and then his follow up fight with Thompson I thought was a bs stoppage
Larry is correct on this one people criticize Floyd and say he should fight GGG,Pac, and Bradley but when someone points out the obvious hbo/showtime feud they find another excuse around it, however now that GGG is being called out by someone the feud is absolute and there is no way around it. hypocrisy at its finest
I must say that after watching the fight the stoppage did seem premature Linares was fully aware of what was going on and if that fight progressed i definitley feel linares would have taken control a big knockdown in the opening rounds doesnt necessarily dictate what is to come look at the cloud-campillo fight campillo was floored twice and went on to whoop clouds ass.
Ortiz and Linares definitely which is such a disappointment because Linares has all the tools to be great he just cant seem to put it together along with his shaky chin and Ortiz is just a disgrace with his pompous attitude outisde the ring meanwhile he quits and cheats when things get tough,aside from the berto fight,
I just started watching the lower weight classes i watched the showtime tourney which really was mares' highlight reel for me and really perked my interest in these weight classes. that being said i honestly have never watched nishioka the only japanese fighter i follow is uchiyama. Donaire's comment about Rigo is unacceptable because Donaire faught like crap his last two outings I don't think he is a bad boxer what I see as Donaire's achilles heel will be his ego and his promoter protecting him. This, to me, is going to make him foolish and will slip up. Mares on the other hand is determined to fight the best win or lose as he stated and he does have a fan friendly style but like you said Goldenboy and Top Rank would never offer up their two brightest stars to make an excellent fight. Which is ironic because in promotion aren't the best fights the most appealing??
after reading your post 4corners i am even less inclined to believe that donaire deserves an easy pass i mean if your last legit competition was 2 years ago and you are still hyped up to be a top p4p contender then something is seriously wrong. After watching Mares-Morel and Moreno-De la Mora I want to see those two go at it or Rigo versus them tbh I do not like Donaire I think he is Arum's new pacquaio or thats what Arum is attempting to make him. If donaire does step up to anyone of his real peers( Mares Moreno Rigo) then he gets out boxed and beaten up.
My question in all this is what has donaire done to be elevated so much above these guys?? like another poster said earlier aside from the montiel blitzkrieg i dont think Donaire has looked stellar. in his last two outings he couldnt put away two overly matched opponents and even struggled to damage them as opposed to his peers who have all been making impressive performances in their most recent bouts(mares,Rigo,Moreno).
Wow really starting to dislike mares i mean kid has heart and a pleasing style but him and these friggin low blows are really making me not a fan aside from the low blows great back and forth fight