With only 12 KOs in 26 wins, Collazo doesn't have much. Even less has Oktay Urkal (11 KOs in 37 wins).
If you think that's pretty low, think of this: out in France, there's Frederic Klose who recently regained the European Welterweight title. His record: 8 KOs in 38 wins.
Back to Collazo: he is slated to face Hercules Kyvelos in November. If one is looking out for a short fight, one is bound to be disappointed. Kyvelos' KO record is not much better than Collazo's: 12 KOs in 24 wins.
Had Collazo the power, Hatton could (repeat, COULD) have been stopped for the first time. Proves the point even more.
The fact remains: Collazo stopped less than half of the opponents he faced, and before Hatton,Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Jose Antonio Rivera, his opposition was not all that sterling (not that Gonzalez and Rivera are sterling). Among Collazo's more recent TKO (not KO) victims were:
Miguel Angel Gonzalez- fight was stopped by Gonzalez's corner because Collazo so dominated the fight with his quick and sharp punching (note: not POWERFUL punching) that it was deemed such a torture.
Earl Allen- who today holds a record of 12 wins and 21 losses, 11 of those losses by stoppage. When he faced Collazo he already had 14 losses, half of those by stoppage.
Kevin Carter- current record: 9 wins, 55 losses, 2 wins by KO's.
Orlando Millian- who was stopped earlier by Emanuel Agustus in 2 rounds. Collazo stopped Millian in 4. Our fresh memory of Augustus may be that left hook to Burton's body last month. But anyone who has followed Augustus' career would agree that he is better known for his boxing skills than for his power. His stoppage record is just north of half of his wins: 18 stoppages in 33 wins. Surely not enough to call him a power puncher.
Collazo has no KO in his record. All 12 of his stoppages were by TKO.
Let's remember, Winky is naturally right handed. He's using his power hand for his jab. That's probably why it's the best in the buisness. His left hand is just there to add confusion I guess. If you watch the Trinidad fight closely, he threw that left hand oddly at times and without pin point precision or accuracy. It's just not his natural hand.
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