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Now that I think about it I do have to give Gomez a good amount of credit. He is doing good for himself at the moment. Just watch out for Jaidon, he is going to be whooping on somebody soon.Comment
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Here's a good article on the Latin Snake, by Doug Fischer.....:
Southern California Notebook
By Doug Fischer (Aug 30, 2007)
Things change fast in the boxing world. It pays to be versatile enough to roll with the punches when they come in bunches.
Last week I thought I had the main subject of my next three Notebooks locked up. This week I was going to focus on some of the fighters on the Fernando Vargas-Ricardo Mayorga undercard who were training in Southern California, or had come to this area from the East Coast a little early to get ready for their bouts on the Sept. 8th card that was to be held at STAPLES Center.
Next week, I was going to focus on Commando Nando himself, and the week after I was going to profile Sergio Mora the week of his Sept. 15th showdown with Kassim Ouma.
Then news of Fernando’s bleeding stomach ulcers (yuck) and anemia came down along with the postponement of the Mayorga fight, which was a buzzkill by itself, but the cancellation of the undercard meant I didn’t have Kermit Cintron, Jesse Feliciano, Roman Karmazin and/or Giovanni Lorenzo to write about this week.
So I decided Tuesday to move Mora up on my SCN schedule. I know his fight with Ouma, which is the co-featured bout to the Juan Manuel Marquez-Rocky Juarez HBO Pay-Per-View show, is two and half weeks away, but that means he’s still sparring and I had heard that the East L.A. native and undefeated 154-pound prospect James Kirkland had been going to war in the gym.
So, what the heck, I thought, change of plan. I called Mora’s cell phone late Tuesday afternoon to see if it was OK for me to pop in on Wednesday. Nobody picked up, and I was greeted by a recorded hissing sound (no bulls__t).
That’s it. The sound that a snake makes is all you get when you call Mora’s cell and get his voice mail.
There’s no: “Hi, you’ve reached Sergio Mora, winner of season one of The Contender and future middleweight champion of the world, please leave a message and I’ll get back to you when I can” or “Sergio Mora, the Latin Snake, is not around to take your call, please leave a message”.
There’s just: “Hssssssssss!” and then the sound of the beep.
[details]Last edited by -Hyperion-; 09-04-2007, 04:47 PM.Comment
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How crazy is this? These are the three special guest sparring partners for the opening show of The Contender.
I'm afraid I am going to be made fun of though, since this might have been old news that I missed.Comment
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I think Gomez will be a fan favorite and could contend for a title, but at this moment the WW division is so loaded it makes it tough for him to compete for a title. He has looked impressive in his last couple of fights and HBO was probably impressed with his performance from Gatti so they could put him back on. Mora has a good opportunity to make a name against Ouma, we'll have to wait and see what happens in that fight.Comment
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Interesting, I didn't know the lads would appear on tonight's episode..
Any more votes?Comment
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Mora has potential. He can fight. I think he can make some noise. He got skills.Comment
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