Comments Thread For: Vazquez Not Fazed By Underdog Role With Shafikov

[Spray_resistant]

It may not always be the most exciting to watch but Vazquez is very awkward and tough to clearly beat when he is placing clean counters and moving away from offense running opponents into punches making them look foolish.

[dan_cov]

You really think so?

Most definitely. I don't think Shafikov is as good as everybody else does and feel Vasquez style is all kinds of wrong for him. He is going to have a horrible time closing the distance. Vasquez despite his lack of power is a very intelligent pure boxer who really knows how to use his length.

Shafikov to me is a good fighter but one who has an identity crisis and is unsure of his own style. One minute he is a brawler the next hes on the outside expending a lot of energy with a load of wasted movement cluelessly looking to try counterpunch and giving rounds away.

A small flat-footed guy who fights extremely small and tends to follow guys in straight lines. I can't see him winning outside of a bad decision.

[Wizardsh]

Did you see the fight where he barely scrapped by Quintero? Vazquez is a good technician but he has now power. Quintero would've won that fight had he been able to pressure Vazquez a little more and IMO Shafikov is a better fighter than Vazquez. Vazquez is good but not great.

He doest need power to win, exactly Quintero couldn't pressure Vazquez because Vazquez is dam to good on his feet. While I agree that fight was not one of his best performance. But let get serious here let's bet some real cash via paypal I got Vazquez wining easy. If your so confident on shafikov lets do this

[Senor_frogs]

"Had". Lol. Isn't that always the case

[newcastleking]

Vasquez is one of the best boxers fighting today

[gbonafide]

Vasquez is one of the best boxers fighting today

I would agree if you said he was one of the best at inducing slumber. He should get it on with Rigo and cure insomnia the world over.

[Black Barty]

If I had to name the fighter I hate the most, it would be Vazquez. He is the embodiment of the type I loathe the most: the fake "most avoided fighter". He keeps turning down and backing out of big fights, yet it's somehow everyone else that's ducking him and not the other way around.

And him beating Shafikov won't change my opinion of him in any way.

[Jamon1980]

Miguel Vazquez is a true boxing legend. He is an elite boxer and is capable of beating anyone at 135 pounds, remember Mercito Gesta, how everyone hyped him up to easily beat Vazquez, well look what happened to him. Look what happened to unbeaten Lenny Zappavigna, look what happened to Bredis Prescott... and take a look at what is going to happen to Shafikov, another unbeaten record is about to be smashed to pieces. God Bless Titere Vazquez! The best lightweight champion in the world right now.

[Hougigo]

Miguel Vazquez is a true boxing legend. He is an elite boxer and is capable of beating anyone at 135 pounds, remember Mercito Gesta, how everyone hyped him up to easily beat Vazquez, well look what happened to him. Look what happened to unbeaten Lenny Zappavigna, look what happened to Bredis Prescott... and take a look at what is going to happen to Shafikov, another unbeaten record is about to be smashed to pieces. God Bless Titere Vazquez! The best lightweight champion in the world right now.

Who the hell happened to hype Gesta to beat Vasquez?

[Jamon1980]

well ok not everyone hyped up Gesta to win, but a lot of people did, and a lot of people are hyping up Shafikov to win, but it just aint gonna happen. Vazquez is the best boxer on this planet at 135 pounds