“Fighting Words” – Last Call: One More Shot

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by David P. Greisman - Ishe Smith, Robert Guerrero and Paulie Malignaggi walked into a bar.

It was last call. Each would be headed in a different direction when the night was over. But for the moment, each just wanted one more shot.

Smith had lost his last two big fights. ESPN2 had seemingly blackballed him from its “Friday Night Fights” broadcasts. HBO had not had him on in two-and-a-half years, apparently because he is not exciting enough. His last notable win was a year ago, when he outpointed an undefeated but limited brawler named Pawel Wolak on Showtime’s “ShoBox: A New Generation” series.

Not where the former welterweight contender and one-time favorite to win the first season of “The Contender” thought he would be.

Robert Guerrero had not been defeated in years. But for every few steps forward, he had taken a step back. He was a featherweight titlist whose last loss, back in 2006 to Orlando Salido, was overturned after his opponent tested positive for steroids. He regained his title, and then left the division. He left his former promoter and signed with Golden Boy Promotions, which got him the spotlight of HBO’s Boxing After Dark.” [details]

[boricuarn]

What happened last Saturday is a disgrace for boxing. There are many arguments about boxing is going down and other sport events taking over boxing. Who are the responsible about what is happening? Number one, just to start, too many boxing bodies which are destroying boxer by sucking with high fees, making 2-3 champions in the same weight or category, and not carrying the rules in an objective way, just the way they want in specific day or moment. Another reason is, possible because too many bodies organism, you have champions fighting with taxi drivers and journey men, making events not attractive for the fans. Also boxer which should not be fighting in a ring, refuse to fight another boxers because they know will lose if they fight. Big example about this Gayweather, then the irresponsible boxing writers chooses him to be the best, making less competitive when a boxer can be fighting the best in their weight class. For the last and not less important, we have scrupulous judges that they choose to win those one instructed to them. I do not know what the hell these people are doing in an important position which is to decide the winner of a boxing match. Adding to that then we have the promoters which put pressure to state boxing commission to choose who are going to be the judges for that fight. With that action some people are destroying boxing little by little, destroy the life and the future for a possible father which needs to earn money to raise their children. Texas Boxing Commission can start a positive initiative by calling that Saturday fight under investigation, assign neutral judges from cities not associate with Houston (close), which could decided in an objective weight, who are the real winners for the fight. It’s time to do something for boxing in a positive way, we are humans with brains, which we supposed to think correctly and we can be distinguished with the animal population.

[ricky1978]

What happened last Saturday is a disgrace for boxing. There are many arguments about boxing is going down and other sport events taking over boxing. Who are the responsible about what is happening? Number one, just to start, too many boxing bodies which are destroying boxer by sucking with high fees, making 2-3 champions in the same weight or category, and not carrying the rules in an objective way, just the way they want in specific day or moment. Another reason is, possible because too many bodies organism, you have champions fighting with taxi drivers and journey men, making events not attractive for the fans. Also boxer which should not be fighting in a ring, refuse to fight another boxers because they know will lose if they fight. Big example about this Gayweather, then the irresponsible boxing writers chooses him to be the best, making less competitive when a boxer can be fighting the best in their weight class. For the last and not less important, we have scrupulous judges that they choose to win those one instructed to them. I do not know what the hell these people are doing in an important position which is to decide the winner of a boxing match. Adding to that then we have the promoters which put pressure to state boxing commission to choose who are going to be the judges for that fight. With that action some people are destroying boxing little by little, destroy the life and the future for a possible father which needs to earn money to raise their children. Texas Boxing Commission can start a positive initiative by calling that Saturday fight under investigation, assign neutral judges from cities not associate with Houston (close), which could decided in an objective weight, who are the real winners for the fight. It’s time to do something for boxing in a positive way, we are humans with brains, which we supposed to think correctly and we can be distinguished with the animal population.

I agree, we could see clearly on Saturday how paulie outboxed the bull on the fight. We just witness another fighter that was given a gift.

[KJB]

This was a really good article, but I have to agree with Paulie. He deserves to be in a position to be calling people out, now he has to wait around for the call to be an opponent again.

[Delagz]

I just have one word for this fight ROBBERY.I just watch it a few minutes ago and i give paulie 7 Rounds and Diaz 5 there was no way Diaz won this and is coming from a fan of him.

[Delagz]

This was a really good article, but I have to agree with Paulie. He deserves to be in a position to be calling people out, now he has to wait around for the call to be an opponent again.

Agree and is sad because he waist a big 3 month of training to put a good part on his career.Know he have to wait to call big people because somebody else got a gift fight on Saturday.