Comments Thread For: Santa Cruz: I Wanted Davis Fight Because People Said I Was Scared, Always Getting Tune-Ups

[Bandman]

being a volume puncher is going to open him open to be massacred smh

hope I'm wrong

[Ca$ual Fan]

Yeah right ...

History will remember LSC for ducking Rigo and Russell and that won’t change it by suddenly taking risk late in his career when he build it by avoiding competition.

History will not change. Good luck for the fight

[Ca$ual Fan]

Doesn't erase the fact that he and Frampton were too scared to fight Rigo. He is taking this because his career is winding down and wants to get the biggest paydays he can get.

Exactly

Both of them were too scared that they decided to just fight each other just to mask the shameless duck against the real champ.

[BM dnobagaV]

lol Leo keeping it real. I mean, who has he faced besides Frampton and Mares? Not that Tank's bum ass record is any better, but both are the best each have faced.

Frampton is considerably better (P4P) than Tank in my book.

[Outwest Exp 355]

you were scared of rigo though

Nobody was scared of Rigo. His own promoter didn’t want to promote him.

[jonnyc420]

Agreed, and he also should have faced Gary Russell Jr. by now since both have been in and around the same division with the same promoter for years.

Now don't get me wrong, I don't blame any fighter for getting the biggest paydays they can get, however I have to say that this reminds me of when Amir Khan moved up to face Canelo Alvarez. Was he daring to be great? You could say that, and you could also say that the fight was essentially a highly-paid suicide mission.

Hopefully the fight will be competitive but I could see it ending badly for Santa Cruz. I'm glad it's at least taking place at 130 though because 135 would be way worse.

This right here is what I feel 100%. You sir, worded that perfectly.

[Catch n shoot]

This fight is the very reason LSCs handlers steered him away from tough outs in smaller divisions.im kinda rooting for him despite my boxing logic saying davis wins. He has range and he needs leverage to be effective.

[Santa_]

Yes sir the heart of a champion!