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These days, it’s very easy to take shortcuts in the sport of boxing. A trilogy meeting between Deigo Corrales (40-3, 33 KOs) and Jose Luis Castillo went bust after Castillo was unable to make weight. Rather than look for an easy fight, Diego Corrales found the toughest opponent in his weight class - Joel Casamayor (33-3-1, 21 KOs).
On Saturday night, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Corrales get a chance to settle the score when he defends his WBC lightweight title against Casamayor. These fighters do not like each other. The hate runs very deep and the third fight should produce plenty of fireworks.
"I think we have bad blood between us because we started off on the wrong foot and we stayed that way. We're like oil and water. We don't mix. I know he's going to bring an explosive performance because this means everything to him. But it means everything to me too. I'm looking to close this chapter in my career. When I'm done with him there won't be enough of him to send back to Cuba. I'm going to torture him. I will retire him,” Corrales said.
"I don't think the fights between Corrales and Castillo were a big deal. I mean, I've been in the ring with him. I feel I have him figured out. Corrales has been in a lot of ring wars. He is burnt. I just need to touch him in the chin and he will go. I said that because I know I can hurt Corrales, and he knows it, too," Casamayor said. [details]
On Saturday night, at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Corrales get a chance to settle the score when he defends his WBC lightweight title against Casamayor. These fighters do not like each other. The hate runs very deep and the third fight should produce plenty of fireworks.
"I think we have bad blood between us because we started off on the wrong foot and we stayed that way. We're like oil and water. We don't mix. I know he's going to bring an explosive performance because this means everything to him. But it means everything to me too. I'm looking to close this chapter in my career. When I'm done with him there won't be enough of him to send back to Cuba. I'm going to torture him. I will retire him,” Corrales said.
"I don't think the fights between Corrales and Castillo were a big deal. I mean, I've been in the ring with him. I feel I have him figured out. Corrales has been in a lot of ring wars. He is burnt. I just need to touch him in the chin and he will go. I said that because I know I can hurt Corrales, and he knows it, too," Casamayor said. [details]
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