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JC Gomez targets Klitschko!
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
By Lee Bates
Photo: Annabelle Pacheco
Upon hearing the rumors that IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is contemplating fighting Lamon Brewster in a rematch this summer, a very disappointed Juan Carlos Gomez (41-1, 35 KOs) let his feelings be known. Gomez recently returned to Los Angeles to begin training for what he hoped was a showdown with Klitschko this summer in Germany. Gomez gave his thoughts of a Klitschko/Brewster rematch, why Klitschko should fight him instead, and how the fans in Germany deserve a Gomez-Klitschko fight.
How is training going?
It’s going well. I arrived in Los Angeles from Germany a few weeks ago. My trainer Phil Paolina already has me doing intense workouts so that I’ll be prepared for my next fight.
Do you have a fight scheduled already?
I was hoping I would be fighting Wladimir Klitschko this summer. He has a fight date but no official opponent as of yet. I want to be that opponent. I’m ready and available.
How deep were the negotiations for a fight between you and Klitschko?
All I know is my manager Jesse Rodriguez was doing his job by making Klitschko’s people aware that we were willing to take the fight and then I heard that he’s going to fight Lamon Brewster. I have no idea why he wants to fight him. He gains nothing by fighting Brewster. Brewster has everything to gain and nothing to lose. A win over Klitschko and Brewster is back on top. Imagine if Klitschko were lose to Brewster again it would be devastating to his career.
Why should he fight you?
A fight between he and I in Germany would be a mega fight and very lucrative to say the least. We are both megastars there. HBO would air that fight in a heartbeat. A Brewster fight is not a money fight at all. Brewster has no title and he’s not a mandatory. If revenge is his motive then he should be fighting me first. I defeated him in the amateurs in 1993. I have no problems giving him his rematch.
Anything you want to say in closing?
Yes. To team Klitschko. Don’t let such a huge fight in Germany slip by. Fans in Germany have supported both of us through out our entire careers. Let’s not cheat them out of such a great fight. Taking a chance against Brewster is not worth it. A fight between me and Klitschko can happen in his next scheduled fight for this summer. Everyone on my team is okay with the fight. Just send me the contract to sign.
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
By Lee Bates
Photo: Annabelle Pacheco
Upon hearing the rumors that IBF heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko is contemplating fighting Lamon Brewster in a rematch this summer, a very disappointed Juan Carlos Gomez (41-1, 35 KOs) let his feelings be known. Gomez recently returned to Los Angeles to begin training for what he hoped was a showdown with Klitschko this summer in Germany. Gomez gave his thoughts of a Klitschko/Brewster rematch, why Klitschko should fight him instead, and how the fans in Germany deserve a Gomez-Klitschko fight.
How is training going?
It’s going well. I arrived in Los Angeles from Germany a few weeks ago. My trainer Phil Paolina already has me doing intense workouts so that I’ll be prepared for my next fight.
Do you have a fight scheduled already?
I was hoping I would be fighting Wladimir Klitschko this summer. He has a fight date but no official opponent as of yet. I want to be that opponent. I’m ready and available.
How deep were the negotiations for a fight between you and Klitschko?
All I know is my manager Jesse Rodriguez was doing his job by making Klitschko’s people aware that we were willing to take the fight and then I heard that he’s going to fight Lamon Brewster. I have no idea why he wants to fight him. He gains nothing by fighting Brewster. Brewster has everything to gain and nothing to lose. A win over Klitschko and Brewster is back on top. Imagine if Klitschko were lose to Brewster again it would be devastating to his career.
Why should he fight you?
A fight between he and I in Germany would be a mega fight and very lucrative to say the least. We are both megastars there. HBO would air that fight in a heartbeat. A Brewster fight is not a money fight at all. Brewster has no title and he’s not a mandatory. If revenge is his motive then he should be fighting me first. I defeated him in the amateurs in 1993. I have no problems giving him his rematch.
Anything you want to say in closing?
Yes. To team Klitschko. Don’t let such a huge fight in Germany slip by. Fans in Germany have supported both of us through out our entire careers. Let’s not cheat them out of such a great fight. Taking a chance against Brewster is not worth it. A fight between me and Klitschko can happen in his next scheduled fight for this summer. Everyone on my team is okay with the fight. Just send me the contract to sign.
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