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I like Chocolatito and he has never ducked anyone, so his actions cannot be criticized, but with that said, these words are not a good luck. Saying Estrada is a nobody? Considering that "nobody" gave Chocolatito a great fight, it sounds a lot like duck talk when Chocolatito calls him a nobody.
But again, Chocolatito did fight him, and has never ducked anyone. It sounds like Chocolatito is willing to fight Inoue, who is an even tougher fight than Estrada. So, you can't say anything about Chocolatito if he does that. I just think Chocolatito could make his point a little better without making it sound like he's not eager to fight Estrada again.
If he would have just said, "I already beat those guys, and they haven't built their names enough since to create enough demand for a rematch, but I'm not scared of anyone, and as long as I get paid what I should for fighting a naturally bigger, top guy like Estrada, then I will definitely rematch him, and the same goes for anyone else. I will never duck anyone, but as little fighters, the market is not always there to pay us what our big fights are worth right away, so sometimes you have to wait a little for the market to catch up," if he would have just said that instead, I think it would come off a lot better, and based on his record so far, it would probably be a lot more accurate to what he means. Because nothing in his history suggests he is actually planning to duck Estrada. It sounds like he just wants a big purse to do it. But, when instead of saying that, he calls Estrada "nothing," while then bringing up how if the pay is right, he would fight Cuadras again, but with no mention of the same being true for Estrada, that doesn't come off the best. I would like an interviewer to ask Chocolatito flat out, "If Estrada builds his name to the point where rematching him would get you paid a big purse, would you be willing to rematch him at that point?"
I think then we would get a clear answer, which is I assume would be "yes," and that would come off a lot better and clear things up. But this article with the selective quotes just has that Deontay Wilder/Andre Ward/Floyd Mayweather ducky/diva sound to it. GGG's shows have been used to introduce Chocolatito to an American audience, and that is not a good look if you want to convert GGG fans. Wilder/Ward/Floyd fans like scared, risk-adverse fighters, but GGG fans do not.
But again, Chocolatito did fight him, and has never ducked anyone. It sounds like Chocolatito is willing to fight Inoue, who is an even tougher fight than Estrada. So, you can't say anything about Chocolatito if he does that. I just think Chocolatito could make his point a little better without making it sound like he's not eager to fight Estrada again.
If he would have just said, "I already beat those guys, and they haven't built their names enough since to create enough demand for a rematch, but I'm not scared of anyone, and as long as I get paid what I should for fighting a naturally bigger, top guy like Estrada, then I will definitely rematch him, and the same goes for anyone else. I will never duck anyone, but as little fighters, the market is not always there to pay us what our big fights are worth right away, so sometimes you have to wait a little for the market to catch up," if he would have just said that instead, I think it would come off a lot better, and based on his record so far, it would probably be a lot more accurate to what he means. Because nothing in his history suggests he is actually planning to duck Estrada. It sounds like he just wants a big purse to do it. But, when instead of saying that, he calls Estrada "nothing," while then bringing up how if the pay is right, he would fight Cuadras again, but with no mention of the same being true for Estrada, that doesn't come off the best. I would like an interviewer to ask Chocolatito flat out, "If Estrada builds his name to the point where rematching him would get you paid a big purse, would you be willing to rematch him at that point?"
I think then we would get a clear answer, which is I assume would be "yes," and that would come off a lot better and clear things up. But this article with the selective quotes just has that Deontay Wilder/Andre Ward/Floyd Mayweather ducky/diva sound to it. GGG's shows have been used to introduce Chocolatito to an American audience, and that is not a good look if you want to convert GGG fans. Wilder/Ward/Floyd fans like scared, risk-adverse fighters, but GGG fans do not.
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