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By Jake Donovan - It was a year ago when the comeback trail began (53 weeks, to be exact). There stood Jhonny Gonzalez, entering the ring without a title around his waist for the first time in two years.
The November ’07 bout against Jose Angel Beranza was his first since the crushing knockout he suffered three months prior against Gerry Penalosa, and ten rounds later looked like an old 26 more so than just 26 years old.
Fast forward a year and a week later. Four fights lasting a total of then rounds, and suddenly Gonzalez (39-6, 33KO) has rediscovered his swagger. Three straight Telefutura-televised knockouts helped propel Gonzalez back toward the top of three major alphabet organizations.
As cliché as it sounds to chant “wait ‘till next year,” there’s now little reason to believe that 2009 won’t bring about bigger and better things for the Mexican boxer-puncher.
Of course, that equation dramatically changes should super bantamweight gatekeeper Reynaldo Lopez manages to catch another contender napping. The Colombian ****er stands opposite Gonzalez when they meet tonight at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California (Friday, 8PM ET/PT, Telefutura).
Normally the punch that hurts the most is the one you don’t see coming. Only a complete lack of research would disallow Gonzalez from knowing what Lopez brings to the table at this point. [details]
The November ’07 bout against Jose Angel Beranza was his first since the crushing knockout he suffered three months prior against Gerry Penalosa, and ten rounds later looked like an old 26 more so than just 26 years old.
Fast forward a year and a week later. Four fights lasting a total of then rounds, and suddenly Gonzalez (39-6, 33KO) has rediscovered his swagger. Three straight Telefutura-televised knockouts helped propel Gonzalez back toward the top of three major alphabet organizations.
As cliché as it sounds to chant “wait ‘till next year,” there’s now little reason to believe that 2009 won’t bring about bigger and better things for the Mexican boxer-puncher.
Of course, that equation dramatically changes should super bantamweight gatekeeper Reynaldo Lopez manages to catch another contender napping. The Colombian ****er stands opposite Gonzalez when they meet tonight at the Morongo Casino Resort and Spa in Cabazon, California (Friday, 8PM ET/PT, Telefutura).
Normally the punch that hurts the most is the one you don’t see coming. Only a complete lack of research would disallow Gonzalez from knowing what Lopez brings to the table at this point. [details]
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