Comments Thread For: Oscar Collazo aims to show the world he is the face of Puerto Rican boxing

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WBO strawweight titleholder Oscar Collazo is preparing for one of the biggest unification bouts in recent strawweight history as he faces WBA titleholder Thammanoon Niyomtrong, better known as Knockout CP Freshmart.
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[Dasmius Shinobi]

Amen. Coquí

[Boricua181]

I don't know if he can show the world that he is the face of Puerto Rican boxing.
He's been shook to his foundations in two of his fights, but was able to recover and win the fight.
What I do know is that he's hit the ground running ever since he turned professional.
Winning the title soon there after, fighting often, beating fighters with more experience than he had at the time.
He can box, punch with KO impact, has a sturdy chin, and is daring to be great, and that says a lot about his heart, fighting spirit, and determination.
He doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk, it's for those reasons that I believe that what he says, he can do, because he's already done it up to this point.
The journey to superstardom begins with his unification fight against Niyomtrong, but it doesn't end there.
He must continue to defend titles, move up and conquering new division'(s), accumulating 15-20 wins to his boxing record (remember he only has 10 fights now).

[JeBron Lamez]

Give him back his top hat, his jacket's feeling lonely.

[CubanGuyNYC]

I don't know if he can show the world that he is the face of Puerto Rican boxing.
He's been shook to his foundations in two of his fights, but was able to recover and win the fight.
What I do know is that he's hit the ground running ever since he turned professional.
Winning the title soon there after, fighting often, beating fighters with more experience than he had at the time.
He can box, punch with KO impact, has a sturdy chin, and is daring to be great, and that says a lot about his heart, fighting spirit, and determination.
He doesn't just talk the talk, he walks the walk, it's for those reasons that I believe that what he says, he can do, because he's already done it up to this point.
The journey to superstardom begins with his unification fight against Niyomtrong, but it doesn't end there.
He must continue to defend titles, move up and conquering new division'(s), accumulating 15-20 wins to his boxing record (remember he only has 10 fights now).

Biggest problem is, nobody cares about straw weight. Sad, but true.

[CPNUTKnockoutFreshMart]

Jake Paul is face of Puerto Rican Boxing !

[Boricua181]

Biggest problem is, nobody cares about straw weight. Sad, but true.

I've got news for you brother if he's good enough weight don't matter, just look at Naoya Inoue and how he's revered!

[CubanGuyNYC]

I've got news for you brother if he's good enough weight don't matter, just look at Naoya Inoue and how he's revered!

How many straw weights can you think of off the top of your head? Most fans know a number of contenders at various weights, but couldn’t name you a single champion at SW. Iván Calderón was the last notable PR boxer in that weight range. As I recall, he didn’t receive any real notoriety — certainly not outside the island. Inoue only really got noticed when he started moving up. Plus, he’s a special fighter who’s capturing people’s imagination. I repeat — nobody cares about straw weight.

[Boricua181]

How many straw weights can you think of off the top of your head? Most fans know a number of contenders at various weights, but couldn’t name you a single champion at SW. Iván Calderón was the last notable PR boxer in that weight range. As I recall, he didn’t receive any real notoriety — certainly not outside the island. Inoue only really got noticed when he started moving up. Plus, he’s a special fighter who’s capturing people’s imagination. I repeat — nobody cares about straw weight.

As good as Calderon was he had no knockout power, Collazo does and he won't remain at Straw weight for the rest of his career.
I believe that Collazo is a special fighter, time will prove one of us right, and the other wrong.
If I'm proven wrong it won't be the first time, I'm sure that if your proven wrong it won't be the first time either, no one is perfect.
I'm still rooting for my countryman breakout of that stereotype that you mentioned about fans not caring about lighter weight fighters.

[CubanGuyNYC]

As good as Calderon was he had no knockout power, Collazo does and he won't remain at Straw weight for the rest of his career.
I believe that Collazo is a special fighter, time will prove one of us right, and the other wrong.
If I'm proven wrong it won't be the first time, I'm sure that if your proven wrong it won't be the first time either, no one is perfect.
I'm still rooting for my countryman breakout of that stereotype that you mentioned about fans not caring about lighter weight fighters.

I’ve been wrong plenty, but I’m talking about history. Historically, no one cares about SW. It’s just a fact. Typically, the higher you go up in weight class the more interest you gain — with the possible exception of the in-between weights, and newer classes: i.e. 140, cruiserweight, etc. If Oscar is special, as you say, then he might prove an exception to the rule. But he’ll have to climb at least a couple of classes, with impressive results, to make some real noise. With only ten fights under his belt, it’s gonna take a while. Dudes these days fight three times per year. At that rate it could be four to five years, under ideal conditions, to see if Collazo has that kind of appeal. You brought up Inoue. Let’s compare his career so far with Oscar’s. Noaya is 31, with a record of 28-0 with 25 KOs. He’s 5’5”, so his physical stature allowed him to climb a few weight classes. Only in the past couple of years has Inoue begun to gain the attention of casual boxing fans. Collazo is 27, with a lower KO percentage (and likely to decline as he goes up in weight). He’s only 5’2”, so his frame probably won’t allow for as great a climb as the Monster. Time will tell, but I definitely don’t share your optimism.