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He sure has gone a long way.
Collected light weight titles against Freitas, Julio Diaz and Lakva Sim at the age of 24 with not few people having him on the fringe of top 10 P4P rankings at least in the near future.
The Campbell-fight was a learning experience, dealing with unknown adversities, awkward opponent and especially cuts. I don't read too much into this loss.
Against Juan Manuel Marquez, he showed a tremendous effort, not much shame in losing in the end either.
The first Malignaggi-fight was disappointing, although I am one of the very few who had him winning on points. The second fight I didn't even bother to watch after reading about it.
Now what really bugs me are his future plans, the names that come up aren't very promising really.
A fight again Edwin Valero could be a nightmare, especially at 140, I think Diaz belongs to lightweight and should go back there.
The other possible opponent, Michael Katsidis, I don't see what there is to win for Juan Diaz. I think he clearly won the first fight, so it would be no surprise if he does it again and it wouldn't prove anything really. On the other hand, he seems to decline, judging from the Malignaggi-fights, so there is a huge risk to look worse than in the first Katsidis-fight.
Seeing his questionable immediate future plans and having in mind his ambitions outside the ring, studying and starting a political career, the question is: is there really a promising future for Juan Diaz in boxing? I'd lean towards no, surely a shame at such a young age...
Collected light weight titles against Freitas, Julio Diaz and Lakva Sim at the age of 24 with not few people having him on the fringe of top 10 P4P rankings at least in the near future.
The Campbell-fight was a learning experience, dealing with unknown adversities, awkward opponent and especially cuts. I don't read too much into this loss.
Against Juan Manuel Marquez, he showed a tremendous effort, not much shame in losing in the end either.
The first Malignaggi-fight was disappointing, although I am one of the very few who had him winning on points. The second fight I didn't even bother to watch after reading about it.
Now what really bugs me are his future plans, the names that come up aren't very promising really.
A fight again Edwin Valero could be a nightmare, especially at 140, I think Diaz belongs to lightweight and should go back there.
The other possible opponent, Michael Katsidis, I don't see what there is to win for Juan Diaz. I think he clearly won the first fight, so it would be no surprise if he does it again and it wouldn't prove anything really. On the other hand, he seems to decline, judging from the Malignaggi-fights, so there is a huge risk to look worse than in the first Katsidis-fight.
Seeing his questionable immediate future plans and having in mind his ambitions outside the ring, studying and starting a political career, the question is: is there really a promising future for Juan Diaz in boxing? I'd lean towards no, surely a shame at such a young age...
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