Comments Thread For: Ruben Guerrero: My Son No Underdog, Steppingstone vs. Figueroa

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NEW YORK Ruben Guerrero has heard and read an enormous amount of criticism aimed at his son recently. Robert Guerrero has been labeled a "gatekeeper" and a "steppingstone" leading up to his fight Saturday night against Omar Figueroa (FOX; 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT). The younger, undefeated Figueroa is more than a 2-1 favorite over Robert Guerrero, even though Figueroa hasn't fought in 19 months.
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[Eff Pandas]

Despite The Ghost losing 4 of his last 6 (& arguably deserving to lose 5 of his last 6) I feel like he fights to the level of his competition most of the time, which can be good or bad when you got Floyd, Keith & Danny on your record but also Aaron Martinez + David Peralta lol, & he's a live dog here. I think Figueroa is a big question mark with only 1 fight in 2 years & they have styles that will make this a fight where Guerrero will likely have moments. What Guerrero can or can't make of those moments & where Figueroa actual is at in his career will decide this fight.

Think Figueroa is the more skilled guy who should win here if he's 70% of what he's been in the past, but I won't be shocked with a Guerrero upset in this one.

[Thraxox]

Despite The Ghost losing 4 of his last 6 (& arguably deserving to lose 5 of his last 6) I feel like he fights to the level of his competition most of the time, which can be good or bad when you got Floyd, Keith & Danny on your record but also Aaron Martinez + David Peralta lol, & he's a live dog here. I think Figueroa is a big question mark with only 1 fight in 2 years & they have styles that will make this a fight where Guerrero will likely have moments. What Guerrero can or can't make of those moments & where Figueroa actual is at in his career will decide this fight.

Think Figueroa is the more skilled guy who should win here if he's 70% of what he's been in the past, but I won't be shocked with a Guerrero upset in this one.

The guerrero that gave Keith Thurman hell doesn't exist anymore.......

[John Locke]

I'll always root for the Ghost cos he was the first big name to give Keith a shot, so I'm hoping he pulls off the upset tonight and I think he will. His decline is very apparent but I think he's still got enough to get a decision tonight. Gonna be an action packed fight.

[Eff Pandas]

The guerrero that gave Keith Thurman hell doesn't exist anymore.......

And that would matter a whole lot more if we knew what version of Figueroa existed today. Don't discount that angle of this fight. And thats why I'm saying I expect Figueroa to come out on top, but anyone thinking Guerrero doesn't have a decent shot to upset here isn't looking at the overall landscape of this fight & the fighters.

If Figueroa from 2 years ago shows up, slightly heavier of course, he'll make it look easy & my posts in this thread will look dumb & damn near Guerrero fanboy-ish doe so theres that too lol.

[Eff Pandas]

Gonna be an action packed fight.

Yep. Whatever happens with who wins happens, but I think this will be a fun fight regardless.

[Bronx2245]

Despite The Ghost losing 4 of his last 6 (& arguably deserving to lose 5 of his last 6) I feel like he fights to the level of his competition most of the time, which can be good or bad when you got Floyd, Keith & Danny on your record but also Aaron Martinez + David Peralta lol, & he's a live dog here. I think Figueroa is a big question mark with only 1 fight in 2 years & they have styles that will make this a fight where Guerrero will likely have moments. What Guerrero can or can't make of those moments & where Figueroa actual is at in his career will decide this fight.

Think Figueroa is the more skilled guy who should win here if he's 70% of what he's been in the past, but I won't be shocked with a Guerrero upset in this one.

I'm a fan of Omar, but i'm not sure that 147 is where he needs to be! I thought he should be @ 140. He says he intends to go to 140, but why isn't he there now? Is it that he can't make it? I believe that his last fight with Antonio DeMarco was @ 147 too. Omar might be like Guererro (and Broner), a great fighter who outgrew his weight-class. We'll see tonight!

[Thraxox]

And that would matter a whole lot more if we knew what version of Figueroa existed today. Don't discount that angle of this fight. And thats why I'm saying I expect Figueroa to come out on top, but anyone thinking Guerrero doesn't have a decent shot to upset here isn't looking at the overall landscape of this fight & the fighters.

If Figueroa from 2 years ago shows up, slightly heavier of course, he'll make it look easy & my posts in this thread will look dumb & damn near Guerrero fanboy-ish doe so theres that too lol.

Nah I don't think so. Can't be wrong and look smart at the same time, just wrong and just be plain wrong.

[sammybee]

The ghost is no more fearful any longer

[Thetruthiserrol]

Ghost is completely shot at this stage, it's unbelievable that he is headlining a primetime FOX card.