Is Mayorga finished?

**chincheckers** · 05-08-2006, 05:18 PM

Originally posted by KingTito

Ricardo Mayorga didn't seem to have the fire or the ferociousness that he had against Forrest and even Trinidad. Was he at the end of his prime against Forrest? Due to his style of fighting, has he taken too much damage? and is he finished as a figher? I hope not.

mayorga wont be any of the top guys. guys like oscar and tito with speed and accuracy will always beat mayorga

that being said i definitely hope he fights on. there are plenty of decent guys he could still beat, well decent named guys maybe not good fighters.

like at 147 he would destroy margarito and gatti.

154 - travis simms, those horrible fighters with no skill in garcia and rivera, santos, karmazin, etc...

spinks also who does have skill but chooses to run instead, mayorga beat him in their fight cause you cant win a fight running away.

anyway give mayorga like 2 easy guys let him get some impressive kos and then hes right back in line. better yet forget those fights like that, give him any of the guys i just mentioned right off

**the_truth_1984** · 05-08-2006, 05:40 PM

Tito may have ruined Mayorga as a fighter.Like he did to David Reid and Fernando Vargas.

**shortright** · 05-08-2006, 06:40 PM

he could make news at welter he should move back down

**Kayo** · 05-08-2006, 06:42 PM

i dont think he can make it back down to welter

**shortright** · 05-08-2006, 06:46 PM

he might be able it wasnt to long ago he was eating pizza and chicken on the scale, there are much better matchups for him at welter, if he can make it he should try, if he cant then stay

**Mr. Ryan** · 05-08-2006, 06:52 PM

Ricardo Mayorga isn't finished, I think he simply lost the fire. He was buying into alot of the hype about him being invincible, only to find out in brutal fashion his mortality. He was never a good fighter at 154, he didn't at all seem in shape and was not a big puncher. His hands were much slower, his overall activity diminished, and his tolerance for power shots lessened.

Against Tito and Oscar, WTF do you want? The only guys who beat these guys were Winky Wright, Bernard Hopkins and Sugar Shane Mosley. Ricardo Mayorga is nowhere near this level of competition. Mayorga in my mind had no chance in hell against either of these guys. We may wind up finding similar conclusions of Margarito, remember where you heard it.

Mayorga has taken alot of punishment in his career, and may never show the same fire power he did against Forrest. I think its a combination of the beatings, the success getting to his head, and that training camp is too taxing for him. If he decides to rededicate himself again, I'd give him a good shot against Margarito and Gatti. Thats if he ever fights again.

**whatdahieu** · 05-08-2006, 08:23 PM

i dont' think we'll ever see him at welter again, i could be wrong but i doubt it"i weigh 172 pounds" lol

theres no shame in losing to tito and dlh, i mean c'mon these are future hall of famers for sure

i was overlly surprised he went down early against dlh, i mean weren't you guys? in the first round?

hes gotten a lil ****y though, i dont' think he thought dlh could hit that hard, i didn't either

i would love to see a match up between him and vargas though, if both of them can pick up some belts, cause mayorga is a lil slower and not as strong as 154 and i think vargas has slowed a little, enough to make this a very interesting match

i don't think mayorga is shot but won't be long until we find out

**SquareCircle** · 05-08-2006, 08:59 PM

trinidad ruined Mayorga. just like he ruined joppy

**Dr.Depravity** · 05-08-2006, 09:04 PM

If Mayorga had half the skill as he has balls he would be a contender. You cant knock his heart, but I think the elite are just too good for him.

Is Mayorga finished?