acelino freitas

[rj_ct]

so u guys say he sucks but he was a world champion for years. He beat joel casamayor one of the greats.

he definitely didn't suck. he would have given a lot of 130 pounders trouble. awkward at times, but a good boxer-puncher overall. decent defense when he remembered to use it.

best quote regarding freitas i ever read was, "he has shown a general reluctance to be a warrior." that pretty much sums it up for me.

[cottothechamp]

he went out trying dude, they knew he was done before that but he still tried thats why they carried him around the ring. hes last fight hes last time being in the ring wouldn u wanna be carried around?

I remember going to see him at the UIC Pavillion in Chicago when he fought Ranchero Ramirez in 2003

It was a really electric atmosphere and the Brazilian fans were going crazy.
Popo went down in the second then got up and proceeded to batter Ramirez from pillar to post. He ko'ed Ramirez early.

He was heavy handed and quick and very unorthodox. He just seemed like a buzzsaw back in 2003, just relentless and a big big puncher.

In his prime he was an exciting guy and I enjoyed his fights immensly.
He had another great fight with Barrios in which he went down again but ko'ed Barrios in the 12th in a barnburner. Freitas fought a weird unorthodox fight as was his trademark.

Personally, I think when he got some money and fame, he got less hungry but seeing him live was very enjoyable. 

yea dude i saw that fight, i think hes mistake was going up in weight.

[Guest]

The irony of Freitas is that he came off the deck more than once to win, so in the early days he was a huge warrior.

I think that's what made it worse when he gave up, because he was known to be in wars and gut it out.

Money and fame made him soft.

[-Antonio-]

he had a tough fight against barrios nuff said

But he beat Casa.

He was a good fighter, but I think once he quit against Corrales it was all over. He didnt look good against Raheem and wanted out after 5 against Diaz.

[-Mustang-]

It's funny that you bring up freitas today... i was bored as sh!+ today so i rewatched the Freitas vs Barios fight earlier today... man that 11th round KD of barrios at the bell was CRUCIAL!!!

[cottothechamp]

yea barrios did a nice funny lil dance

[713832281]

honestly no, i would be too emberrased....isnt he supposed to have a farewell fight in brazil?

he went out trying dude, they knew he was done before that but he still tried thats why they carried him around the ring. hes last fight hes last time being in the ring wouldn u wanna be carried around?

[cottothechamp]

naw hes done, freitas took serious beating dude and he dont got the heart that gatti has.

[Bhopreign]

A natural born quitter who quit on more than one occasion. When he wasnt quitting he was running(See Corrales fight).

[Pullcounter]

But he beat Casa.

barely...

He was a good fighter, but I think once he quit against Corrales it was all over.

nah, the beginning of the end was the barrios fight. after that his technique went to crap

He didnt look good against Raheem and wanted out after 5 against Diaz.

he was past his prime by then. the barrios fight took something out of hiim