Jorge Castro; The Miracle Man

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  • BIGPOPPAPUMP
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    Jorge Castro; The Miracle Man

    IN THE EARLY HOURS of June 17 of 2005, Jorge Castro faced death at close range. He was aboard his car and, in the middle of the fog, he crushed it against a tree. During the next month, we spent 19 days in coma. [details]
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    Jorge Castro was is and always will be the definition of the word tough.

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    • ferocity
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      Damn, I didn't know he made a full recovery. Good to hear hes ok.

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      • ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
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        I sparred with castro back in 1992 in Pensacola when he was about to fight RJ, Jr. and one thing I remember is that he was a lot slicker and cagier than he looked on TV.

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          Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
          I sparred with castro back in 1992 in Pensacola when he was about to fight RJ, Jr. and one thing I remember is that he was a lot slicker and cagier than he looked on TV.
          Iceman, be honest, do you think you could have ever taken on and beaten someone like Calzaghe?

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            Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
            I sparred with castro back in 1992 in Pensacola when he was about to fight RJ, Jr. and one thing I remember is that he was a lot slicker and cagier than he looked on TV.

            You really are John Scully? I havn't seen your fights but I've heard of you. Question, Castro is known to have some wicked bombs, how was his power in sparring?

            And Chavez was like that too, he could box, but that wasn't his style once he got in the ring.

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              Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
              I sparred with castro back in 1992 in Pensacola when he was about to fight RJ, Jr. and one thing I remember is that he was a lot slicker and cagier than he looked on TV.
              cool.His fight with John David Jackson is one of my all time favs.

              Fight of the year 1994.

              Yeah,so what was his power like then?

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              • ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
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                Castro was seeming to be a strong puncher and I imagine that with small gloves he would have some real kick in his shots. He didn't compare to Lamar Parks, though. Lamar had DYNAMITE in his punches

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                  The amazing thing about Castro is that he hardly ever trained, he said he was very, very rarely in the gym.
                  Last edited by JuicyJuice; 03-23-2006, 10:37 AM.

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                    Originally posted by ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY
                    Castro was seeming to be a strong puncher and I imagine that with small gloves he would have some real kick in his shots. He didn't compare to Lamar Parks, though. Lamar had DYNAMITE in his punches
                    Parks was quite an exciting little prospect, attack-minded, heavy-handed, if I remember?

                    Scully, would Parks of given Roy Jones a tougher fight than Griffin did (at MW circa 92-94)?

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