Comments Thread For: Arum: Verdejo is Not Finished, But KO Loss Was a Big Setback

[Motorcity Cobra]

He dump Crawford and has endless patience with Verdejo. This KO loss is not only setback but it will never make Verdejo any better. His health is at stake for continue fighting...

Verdejo is Puerto Rican. That's the only way Arum knows how to promote.

[Apollo7]

Yeah he can potentially still have a good career. Matchmaking is important in boxing and Verdejo needs to work on some things.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Verdejo impressed me for 5 rounds against Nakatani. He's a warrior. He and Loma can do loser leave boxing kinda deal.

[Jab jab boom]

He dump Crawford and has endless patience with Verdejo. This KO loss is not only setback but it will never make Verdejo any better. His health is at stake for continue fighting...

arum can pay Verdejo peanuts but has to pay Crawford millions. Not the same scenario. Crawford leaving top rank would be best for all involved anyway.

[Motorcity Cobra]

He got TKO'd by a guy coming out of retirement who hadn't fought in a year and a half. This wasn't the best version of Nakatani. Put Verdejo in there with any live body and he loses.

[elfag]

Im surprised Arum is still running things day to day and making the the deals. Guy is 89 now. I thought he was going to be dead 10 years ago.

[NC Uppercut]

So just do a rematch then. This fight is a fight of the year candidate and so running it back may not be a bad thing. Verdejo may not end up being the new Trinidad or Cotto but maybr the Puerto Rican Arturo Gatti

Verdejo would have to wait for a while for a rematch. Nakatani has a broken orbital bone from the fight, needs healing time and saltwater

[SteveM]

Im surprised Arum is still running things day to day and making the the deals. Guy is 89 now. I thought he was going to be dead 10 years ago.

You nailed it - THAT is what keeps him "alive" in all senses of the word - a strong purpose in life and camaraderie.

That and smoking weed according to him.

[eco1]

Verdejo impressed me for 5 rounds against Nakatani. He's a warrior. He and Loma can do loser leave boxing kinda deal.

Why cant your avatar fight Loma, looser leaves boxing.

[VashDBasher]

I hope he’s not done. It seems that the accident took something out of Verdejo. Respect to both Verdejo and Nakatani. They put on an amazing performance.