So, Felix Verdejo...

[blowblow]

Just like Berlanga... Getting too excited , when it's too early to tell.

berlanga the bum killer. salute to him for fattening his record with those guys. hope he gets the taste of a mexican or asian fighers.

[whollisboxing]

People kept calling him "Boxing's Next Cotto".

But before Nakatani, Verdejo got pieced up by Antonio Lozada Jr.


You're thinking, "who??"

Exactly. He got pushed in by a complete nobody.

So I'm asking, first why was the guy being hyped so much?

Second, shouldn't this get people to stop hanging off 'eye test' with these guys?

I understand the idea of not going overboard with the so-called "eye test", however that's usually all you can go on until a fighter faces decent competition.

For example, Edgar Berlanga shouldn't be seen as the p4p king yet but it's clear to see that he has power.

Whether that power shows up against top opponents remains to be seen. As of now, he is neither a hypejob or an elite fighter. He is a prospect with potential who is making his way through the ranks.

[Combat Talk Radio]

I understand the idea of not going overboard with the so-called "eye test", however that's usually all you can go on until a fighter faces decent competition.

For example, Edgar Berlanga shouldn't be seen as the p4p king yet but it's clear to see that he has power.

Whether that power shows up against top opponents remains to be seen. As of now, he is neither a hypejob or an elite fighter. He is a prospect with potential who is making his way through the ranks.

Prospects don't have this happen to them by a regional:

[garfios]

Prospects don't have this happen to them by a regional:

He was beating the Japanese fighter from the beginning, he emptied his guns and got tired. Tried too hard to knock him out quickly. Competing with Teofimo instead with what he had in front of him. He should be back

[garfios]

berlanga the bum killer. salute to him for fattening his record with those guys. hope he gets the taste of a mexican or asian fighers.

I'd like to see him against Morell Jr.

[Combat Talk Radio]

He was beating the Japanese fighter from the beginning, he emptied his guns and got tired. Tried too hard to knock him out quickly. Competing with Teofimo instead with what he had in front of him. He should be back

Ok, and how is that different from what we saw with Ortiz/Maidana? Same results. And look what happened to Ortiz since.

That's what I'm saying about Verdejo.

[Leonbus2]

The hell he wasn't.

Everyone was calling this dude "the new Felix Trinidad" and "Boxing's Next Cotto" after he sparked out Madera, the textbook definition of a D-level fighter.

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Felix+Verd...to&t=h_&ia=web

"At that point..."

[Leonbus2]

Prospects don't have this happen to them by a regional:

Like Ortiz when he lost to Josesito, AT THAT POINT, Verdejo was no longer considered a prospect.

[Combat Talk Radio]

Like Ortiz when he lost to Josesito, AT THAT POINT, Verdejo was no longer considered a prospect.

Bro, Nakatani was the most recent fight.

Lozado Jr. was before that. Same outcome.

Madera which was years ago is when he was being hyped. He was also hyped against Lozado.

Now, after getting sparked by Nakatani, people still see some potential.

Yet Danny Swift who only ever lost to the Top 5 and never dropped or stopped, NSB wants him to retire.

Wilder officially has ONE loss - to the lineal champion, THE MAN. Yet NSB says he should retire.

Why does Verdejo get sparked by C-levels back-to-back yet still has something to offer, but let it be any other damn fighter and it's calls for them to retire?

[whollisboxing]

Prospects don't have this happen to them by a regional:

I was referring to Edgar Berlanga as a prospect with potential, not Felix Verdejo.

Nakatani's not a bum though and his performances against Teo and Verdejo should confirm that.