Comments Thread For: Oscar Valdez vs. Emanuel Navarrete Fight In Play For Feb. 3, Bob Arum Says

[STREET CLEANER]

A fight that captures the imagination. Great matchup.

[anonymous2.0]

Sounds like a really good fight, just wish they didn't announce it 4 months in advance. Now comes the worst part of being a boxing fan: waiting for the fight.

[chepboxingking]

Holy foook. Was not expecting this from Valdez after the schooling provided to him by shakur. Even tho he’s picking on the smaller man, this is no easy fight. I guess he figured he’s better going to war rather than get schooled for 12 rounds.

[El Más Loco]

Fun fight. I am leaning towards Valdez only because, if i recall correctly, Navarette in a recent interview said something along the lines of "my time in boxing is coming to an end soon". He's made comments like that other times too like he almost has quit boxing several times because of promotional disputes and going to go back to working construction.

[Tibburon245]

Navarrete is awkward so might give Valdez trouble. If Valdez catches him he can win but should be good fight.

[TinAgeOfBoxing]

Ain’t it weird a fighter who’s been popped for PED’s
has gotten more opportunities to make money and stay active instead of the clean fighters who just sit on the shelves after getting caught.

The failed test has helped Valdez career

Why? Valdez was extremely compromised from the PED test and the crooked gift decision vs Conceico. Bob required Valdez to take a dive vs Shakur.

[PBR Streetgang]

The question is, did ol' Bob actually say Mario Antonio Barerra or is it just a typo?

Good fight, I favor Navarrete in this even tho he's the smaller man.

[JuniorTorres720]

Valdez cheated and I don't like how he consistently gets these good match ups after failing the drug test. All he got was a slap on the wrist. Him crying on TV talking about it hurt his feeling, GTFO. I know cheaters won't admit their wrongdoing but he went overboard with the acting. I hope Navarrete sparks him.

[JuniorTorres720]

Sounds like a really good fight, just wish they didn't announce it 4 months in advance. Now comes the worst part of being a boxing fan: waiting for the fight.

And hoping that it doesn't fall apart.

[HandsofIron]

See this is a good fight right here, why can't the pbc make fights like this?