Israel is Real

[alphaqfrankie]

A vicious, looping left hook caught Israel Vazquez in the sixth round and dropped him for an eight-count. It seemed to be the punctuation mark for a dominating performance being waged by WBO Bantamweight champion Jhonny Gonzalez against the defending WBC Super bantamweight champion. Vazquez had been dropped twice and cut on the right side of his eyelid. Gonzalez built up a commanding lead making use of his well honed skills along with his superior height and reach. Hall of fame trainer and boxing analyst Emmanuel Steward said it best during the HBO broadcast. "Gonzalez is fighting like a machine," he would repeat at least twice. It was true. Gonzalez was fighting a brilliant, disciplined fight. Vazquez was being tattooed a swollen mask by Gonzalez's long, beautiful jab that wouldn't allow him passage to the inside of his guard where Vazquez was most likely to succeed.



"He was working the distance between us really well. He turned it into a very demanding fight," remembers Vazquez. Even to the biggest Vazquez fan it looked like the fight was over after Gonzalez dropped "El Magnifico" the second time. Vazquez kept his composure under fire and managed to step up the action. "Even after the second knockdown, I knew I still had a chance," Vazquez said. "I felt that after the fifth round I was getting closer to my target."


http://www.thesweetscience.com/boxin...9/israel-real/

[BigmoneyMikes]

His status as P4P great will be cemented once R.Marquez steps up to Israel and get KO'd. Dont know why people are favoring Marquez over Israel when R.M has not proven his power at 122 while Israel has olready proven himself against the best at 122.

[Fighting Cougar]

did israel vazquez really get the fight of the year award I read in an article a couple of months ago after he beat johnny gonzales if there wasnt a better fight he's would get called fight of the year 2006.

[alphaqfrankie]

He won fight of the year award by the World Boxing Hall of Fame

[alphaqfrankie]

His status as P4P great will be cemented once R.Marquez steps up to Israel and get KO'd. Dont know why people are favoring Marquez over Israel when R.M has not proven his power at 122 while Israel has olready proven himself against the best at 122.

I agree, that's the best fight out there for him IMO.

[Katz]

Rafa vs Vasquez is an explosive fight... both of them are heavy handed!

[Mech.]

He gets too much credit for that win.Gonzalez was moving up,that was his first fight at that weight,and he made Israel look soooooo one dimensional.

[eazy_mas]

He look like the comdian in Saturday night live the disco guy with Jim Carry and Will Farwell

[IwatchBoxing]

The Bantamweight's are about to combust, a lot of talent lurking in that divsion, looks to be a war zone soon enough..

[alphaqfrankie]

He gets too much credit for that win.Gonzalez was moving up,that was his first fight at that weight,and he made Israel look soooooo one dimensional.

Ya, he did for the first 6 rounds. I think Vazquez got credit for the fight, because he showed alot of heart against a very good fighter. Not because he fought the perfect fight. Don't sleep on Gonzalez, he is a very tough champion.