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It appears that everyone is pushing for an immediate rematch between Diego Corrales and Jose Luis Castillo, especially Corrales. An immediate third fight with Castillo would be a mistake.
In their first fight, Corrales got lucky, very lucky. After suffering two knockdowns in their initial meeting, Corrales was able to make a miracle comeback after he lost his mouthpiece twice and was given an abundance of time to recover.
The problem in the rematch was that Corrales believed his own hype. He let the entire "warrior" mentality that was bestowed upon him go to his head. As soon as the bell rang to start the fight, Corrales ran right up to Castillo and began to trade away at close range. The minute I saw Corrales choose the wrong strategy, I knew it was only a matter of time before Castillo closed the show.
What should of happened in the first fight, occurred in the rematch. Castillo won the bout with a convincing four round knockout. There are many who have made excuses for Corrales by citing Castillo's weight advantage as the deciding factor of the fight. The one person who was not making such excuses after the conclusion of the fight was Corrales. He simply said "he caught me with a good shot."
A case could be made that the rematch was rushed and Corrales, unlike Castillo, was not able to fully recover from the brutal first meeting. Is this a case of needing more time to recover or is Corrales suffering from a much bigger problem. Meldrick Taylor was never able to recover from the beating suffered at the hands of Julio Cesar Chavez. He was still competitive, but not even close to the same fighter that we saw prior to the Chavez meeting. Time will tell if the Corrales is suffering the same aftereffects from his meeting with Castillo or suffering the effects of a rushed return bout. [details]
In their first fight, Corrales got lucky, very lucky. After suffering two knockdowns in their initial meeting, Corrales was able to make a miracle comeback after he lost his mouthpiece twice and was given an abundance of time to recover.
The problem in the rematch was that Corrales believed his own hype. He let the entire "warrior" mentality that was bestowed upon him go to his head. As soon as the bell rang to start the fight, Corrales ran right up to Castillo and began to trade away at close range. The minute I saw Corrales choose the wrong strategy, I knew it was only a matter of time before Castillo closed the show.
What should of happened in the first fight, occurred in the rematch. Castillo won the bout with a convincing four round knockout. There are many who have made excuses for Corrales by citing Castillo's weight advantage as the deciding factor of the fight. The one person who was not making such excuses after the conclusion of the fight was Corrales. He simply said "he caught me with a good shot."
A case could be made that the rematch was rushed and Corrales, unlike Castillo, was not able to fully recover from the brutal first meeting. Is this a case of needing more time to recover or is Corrales suffering from a much bigger problem. Meldrick Taylor was never able to recover from the beating suffered at the hands of Julio Cesar Chavez. He was still competitive, but not even close to the same fighter that we saw prior to the Chavez meeting. Time will tell if the Corrales is suffering the same aftereffects from his meeting with Castillo or suffering the effects of a rushed return bout. [details]
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