Comments Thread For: Juanma Wants Mares or Salido Next - May Get Suspension Instead

[Pozomuro]

The only thing that Juanma proved is that he's slow and sluggish, and that any active B level boxer will separate his head from his body.

[niceyboo3]

Why is he getting suspended for defending himself

He instigated the whole thing. He swung first, just got countered. By a trainer that I'm sure knows how to do that.

[TOBYLEE1]

Even in that win he still looks shot

[Tatabanya]

Lopez has been shot since the Rogers Mtagwa fight. And he was highly overrated in general.

[lopez36]

He instigated the whole thing. He swung first, just got countered. By a trainer that I'm sure knows how to do that.

if you notice juanma landed on punch while the trainer landed like 4 or 5,even wobbled juanma

[lopez36]

Lopez has been shot since the Rogers Mtagwa fight. And he was highly overrated in general.

I remember thinking during that fight that once he faces a good fighter with power and can take a punch,it's over..

[Willy Wanker]

Salido, really?

He already took Juanma's career the first time and his health the second time.

What does Juanma have left to give Salido if they fight a third time?

[BaDaBingVIP2]

juanma just stop. go out with that win. please not salido again. it would be painful to watch. but i would still watch that train wreck.
mares too fresh for juanma. the mans been punch drunk even before cuellar folded him up proper.

[nycsmooth]

He didn't prove nothing beating WV2..Jr had lost what, 5 out of his last 6??? Lopez is walking dementia if he keeps fighting...

[SunSpace]

The trainer shouldn't be suspended; JuanMa tried to attack him and was in the process of throwing a shot when the trainer countered with a check-hook. Then, the brawl broke out, in which the trainer, surprisingly, got the better of it all.

So, what's the argument for suspending the trainer? That he didn't let himself get pummeled by JuanMa? That almost seemed to be Dan Rafael's argument over Twitter when it first happened; he was acting like if everything were the trainer's fault. I'm assuming ESPN told him to change his story/re-watch the video. There's no basis for the punishment.

The only thing I can glean from this all is that JuanMa, for his own safety, should stay away from Gamboa/Salido or whomever. He's not who he used to be, as the fight with the trainer proved. JuanMa was almost KO'ed by him. That should never happen to a top fighter, even if a trainer knows a lot about boxing. Not only from a physical aspect, but also taking into account that JuanMa's attack pattern exposed the flaws he's always had and never corrected. In his current condition, he shouldn't be getting hit anymore.

And I like JuanMa, by the way. I used to train alongside him at the very first gym I ever went to (before I went to Cotto's.) He's a nice enough guy, but it's time for him to consider protecting himself from long-term damage. I know that he has a lot of enthusiasm for fighting, so to speak (I remember when as a 5'6, 15 yearold, I was tricked--gym trainers said it was going to be light work--into sparring a 365 pound, 6'6-ish heavyweight on steroids, and JuanMa was chatting it up with the man in a clique-esque way after I had to fake a knockdown in order to protect myself from unnecessary damage. In other words, JuanMa enjoys the fight-game.), but there comes a time where every athlete has to protect himself.

In my case, although I'm sure I could've been a great professional, I knew my life would be better off learning, and despite the economic crisis, I'm still satisfied with the choice made. With time, I've realized that this sport destroys people and should be banned. I'm glad I didn't continue. JuanMa must also have the courage to know when it's best to move on. I wish him the best.