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The next generation of Mexican fighters were showcased at the Home Depot Center, located in Carson City, California. Jhonny Gonzalez (33-4, 28 KOs) retained his WBO bantamweight title by way of close split-decision over WBO junior bantamweight champion Fernando Montiel (32-2-1, 24 KOs).
In the early rounds, Montiel used his quick hand speed and rapid foot movement to frustrate Gonzalez. As the fight progressed, Gonzalez began to press the action by closing the distance and cutting off the ring to land big punches.
The fight was close, but the judges went with the aggressor. The scores were 115-113 for Montiel, 116-112 for Gonzalez and 118-111 for Gonzalez.
The Mexican fighter frenzy started in February of 2000, when Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera met for first of their three meetings. Morales and Barrera fought such a furious fight that it set the standard for exciting bouts in the lower weight divisions. They raised the bar for Mexican fighters and the higher powers in the boxing business took notice.
Following the first war between Barrera and Morales, every major promoter and manager in the business was looking for great fighters coming out of Mexico. During the frantic search for Mexican talent, promoters were ******** on hopeful fighters and crapping out on the table. Since their first meeting, Barrera and Morales have stayed at the top of the food chain in their respective divisions and are still the most marketable Mexican fighters in the lower weight divisions.
All a person has to do is take a look at pay-per-view statistics in the last six years, to see that the only Mexican fighters in the lower weight divisions to be constantly used as main event material are Barrera and Morales. Regardless of their opponents, the pay-per-view events made money, which also made both fighters multi-millionaires. The networks loved them, but more importantly the fans loved them. [details]
In the early rounds, Montiel used his quick hand speed and rapid foot movement to frustrate Gonzalez. As the fight progressed, Gonzalez began to press the action by closing the distance and cutting off the ring to land big punches.
The fight was close, but the judges went with the aggressor. The scores were 115-113 for Montiel, 116-112 for Gonzalez and 118-111 for Gonzalez.
The Mexican fighter frenzy started in February of 2000, when Erik Morales and Marco Antonio Barrera met for first of their three meetings. Morales and Barrera fought such a furious fight that it set the standard for exciting bouts in the lower weight divisions. They raised the bar for Mexican fighters and the higher powers in the boxing business took notice.
Following the first war between Barrera and Morales, every major promoter and manager in the business was looking for great fighters coming out of Mexico. During the frantic search for Mexican talent, promoters were ******** on hopeful fighters and crapping out on the table. Since their first meeting, Barrera and Morales have stayed at the top of the food chain in their respective divisions and are still the most marketable Mexican fighters in the lower weight divisions.
All a person has to do is take a look at pay-per-view statistics in the last six years, to see that the only Mexican fighters in the lower weight divisions to be constantly used as main event material are Barrera and Morales. Regardless of their opponents, the pay-per-view events made money, which also made both fighters multi-millionaires. The networks loved them, but more importantly the fans loved them. [details]
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