Comments Thread For: Chocolatito Being Advised To Forget Yafai, Return To 112-Pounds

[Combat Talk Radio]

Just retire. Even before the last fight started, I said he looked old and swollen. He has to quit now.

I also said Choco looked bloated leading up to the fight and got attacked up on here from people saying I didn't know what I was talking about.

AND I said, Minny Pacquiao looked hungrier, more serious, working out grungy style like the old fighters, and Choco was going to get hurt if he didn't take the ish serious.

[badboyz08]

give RG one more chance, i mean 2 lost is from same opponent.
maybe the problem is not RG himself as we think ,
maybe its about opponent. i like RG one more match at 115

[Mammoth]

give RG one more chance, i mean 2 lost is from same opponent.
maybe the problem is not RG himself as we think ,
maybe its about opponent. i like RG one more match at 115

Plus Sor Rungvisai would beat the shit out of Kal Yafai.

[komandante]

The advice returning to 112lbs makes sense or just retire.

[Sadiqkingofko]

Cashout? Ain't much money in a Yafai fight even in the UK. Inoue is the only money fight at 115 but even that wouldn't be huge IMO

I would think he can sell out an arena in Birmingham

[FinitoxDinamita]

It is his choice but i believe he should go at it once more at 115 and see where he is at. As some mentioned, he lost only twice by the same opponent. Maybe Sor has his number or maybe he is simply that good?

I still want to see him against the likes of Inoue, estrada and yafai.

He still has good fights left at 115. There is that unfinished business with estrada and that’s still evenly matched up imo and bout with Inoue in Japan would give him a good payday. Japanese money in the lower weight division is no joke .

This is what is wrong with modern boxing. Two losses dont mean sht.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

I would think he can sell out an arena in Birmingham

His last fight at the Barclaycard wasn't close to being sold out. Even if he did manage to sell it out, I doubt the gate revenue would be big enough to justify spending significant cash bringing over a guy like Roman Gonzalez.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

It is his choice but i believe he should go at it once more at 115 and see where he is at. As some mentioned, he lost only twice by the same opponent. Maybe Sor has his number or maybe he is simply that good?

I still want to see him against the likes of Inoue, estrada and yafai.

He still has good fights left at 115. There is that unfinished business with estrada and that’s still evenly matched up imo and bout with Inoue in Japan would give him a good payday. Japanese money in the lower weight division is no joke .

This is what is wrong with modern boxing. Two losses dont mean sht.

It wasn't necessarily the losses it was the last performance. Gonzalez is arguably my favourite fighter of the last 10 years, I remember streaming this guy against Takayama, Niida etc down at 105.
The 2nd fight against SSR was eerily reminiscent to when Hatton fought Pacquiao for me. There was no shame in losing to Pac that night but you could clearly see it wasn't there anymore. I felt exactly the same watching RG in the first 2 rounds, it wasn't there anymore. There's no shame in losing twice to SSR but the 2nd loss was worrying, I'd honestly rather see the great man hang 'em up. I'd hate to see him possibly lose to guys like Yafai who he would've absolutely merked in his prime or just be used as a name to build Inoue in the states.