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By TK Stewart - The critics tell you that Juan Diaz, otherwise known as “The Baby Bull” can’t punch.
But the critics aren’t the ones taking the shots that rattle bodies like a jackhammer does concrete. The naysayers claim that he slaps when he punches. But, if you’re lucky enough to have a ringside seat to one of his fights, you know that when those punches thunder to the body that they are much more than slaps. Those wrecking balls land with a thud and they sound like a car door being slammed shut.
You must realize that Juan Diaz wouldn’t be the WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion of the world if he couldn’t at least punch just a little bit. Give him some credit, because in his last fight he made the Brazilian with a heart like the cowardly lion, Acelino “Popo” Freitas, quit (again) in a fight that many figured Diaz had no chance in.
You must remember that Juan Diaz is really still a boy. He just turned 24 last month and already he has seven title defenses of the WBA title and an undefeated record of 32-0 (16) KO’s. According to The Ring Magazine, the only other 135-pounder on the planet that is better than Diaz is Cuban expatriate, Joel Casamayor, and Casamayor hasn’t stepped through the ropes since he decisioned the late Diego Corrales over a year ago. [details]
But the critics aren’t the ones taking the shots that rattle bodies like a jackhammer does concrete. The naysayers claim that he slaps when he punches. But, if you’re lucky enough to have a ringside seat to one of his fights, you know that when those punches thunder to the body that they are much more than slaps. Those wrecking balls land with a thud and they sound like a car door being slammed shut.
You must realize that Juan Diaz wouldn’t be the WBA and WBO Lightweight Champion of the world if he couldn’t at least punch just a little bit. Give him some credit, because in his last fight he made the Brazilian with a heart like the cowardly lion, Acelino “Popo” Freitas, quit (again) in a fight that many figured Diaz had no chance in.
You must remember that Juan Diaz is really still a boy. He just turned 24 last month and already he has seven title defenses of the WBA title and an undefeated record of 32-0 (16) KO’s. According to The Ring Magazine, the only other 135-pounder on the planet that is better than Diaz is Cuban expatriate, Joel Casamayor, and Casamayor hasn’t stepped through the ropes since he decisioned the late Diego Corrales over a year ago. [details]
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