Another Rican legend quits on his knee

[5burowz]

That's right folks, Ivan Calderon took a knee in the 8th round against Giovanni Segura on Saturday night--similar to how Cotto took a knee in the Margo fight. I've already read some posts on other boards that try to suggest this fight was similar to Cotto-Margo. It was not. Calderon was not dishing out any punishment whatsoever. He landed some good counter shots in the fight, but they were very few and far between. Segura was a bull in there, and took charge from the onset landing body shots and backing Calderon up against the ropes. Calderon was on his bicycle for the entire fight trying to stay away from Segura but it didn't work. In the 4th, Segura and Calderon were exchanging a lot of punches when Ivan was against the ropes, but Calderon was the one getting damaged. In the 5th, Ivan was seriously hurt from a barrage of punches and Segura wouldn't quit throwing. It was a 10-8 round on my card. I kinda thought Ivan was gonna quit in the 5th, but he managed to survive. All in all, I wasn't surprised of the outcome because I knew exactly what Segura was going to do, and I knew there was nothing Calderon could do about it. This is what happens when you step up and face an excellent fighter like Segura. Maybe if Calderon had fought tougher opposition coming up he would've had a better shot tonight. Lastly, Calderon was not shot. Not at all. He got beat up--plain and simple. His legs did not fail him, Segura's bodyshots are what did him in.


Calderon took the kind of beating that probably ended his career. Segura, on the other hand, will hopefully continue to challenge himself and by that I mean Roman Gonzalez. That's a fight I would love to see.

[ericsantos]

wow i didnt know that happened

[Sombras]

Segura vs Roman = FOTY




I told everyone Segura was going to beat Calderun, No one believed me and now that he did everyone keeps saying that Ivan was shot....SMH

[jrosales13]

Now this thread should be deleted.

You could of post this dumb **** on the other threads about this subject. There is even a thread with a title about Ricans quitting on their knees so this thread is useless.

[xcaret v3]

sometimes too much is just too much....

[jrosales13]

Segura vs Roman = FOTY




I told everyone Segura was going to beat Calderun, No one believed me and now that he did everyone keeps saying that Ivan was shot....SMH

Ivan was not shot, whoever said that is an idiot. Still was a game oppoent. And, could of possibly been winning on the cards at the time of the stoppage sitll a top elite fighter. But, Segura would not be denied. That Mexican grit was just too much. However, lets be real Calderon was not in his prime either. You could tell from his legs in previous fights that he had slip some.

And, yea Segura vs Gonzalez would be a war....

I hope my boy will take the fight and is up for the challenge. Hopefully it woold happen early next year.

[NChristo]

Now this thread should be deleted.

You could of post this dumb **** on the other threads about this subject. There is even a thread with a title about Ricans quitting on their knees so this thread is useless.

This is the exact same as another thread he made that's already been deleted

[Medved]

You try taking some body shots and what would happen to your body,you would vomit and roll around on the ground in pain. When you get hit in the liver in the perfect spot you are PARALYZED below the waist and cant move. Calderon got hit in that spot multiple times and was stunned and he couldnt move, you can tell he was confused because he was trying to figure out what was happening and was just standing there, his mind was racing 100 miles an hour but his body was frozen. It doesnt matter where he is from, anyone who wouldve tooken perfect shots regardless of strenght and conditioning wouldve been the same result. This is a joke that people are trying to blame on PR fighters. FOTY for sure so far.

[Forza]

mexicans are superior fighters. They all got something you can't train, heart.

[dj Ramos]

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