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It will be high noon on a Saturday night when Carlos Baldomir and Floyd Mayweather meet for a gunfight with gloves.
On one side will be Baldomir, the underdog champion who must rely on his more powerful weaponry to take out the challenger standing opposite him, Mayweather, a man who is fast on the draw and deadly with his accuracy.
In a showdown for a welterweight championship that isn’t big enough for the both of them, the odds are highly in favor of the brash, slick Mayweather triumphing over a Baldomir who, in the eyes of many, will be cashing out with a one-sided loss.
After upsetting Zab Judah in January, Baldomir’s celebration seemed short-lived, much like Buster Douglas’ vulnerability after knocking out Mike Tyson and shocking the world. The talk was of one or two title defenses and then retirement, but after getting paid and getting a victory over Arturo Gatti, Baldomir is not yet ready for his Cinderella story to strike midnight. Against one of the best boxers in the sport, Baldomir refuses to lie down as a tune-up for Mayweather’s hopeful May megafight against Oscar De La Hoya, vowing instead to be an ever-willing obstacle.
[I]t will come down to me, my willingness to be able to push him throughout the whole fight,” Baldomir said through translator Gabe Ruelas on a conference call last week. “And coming forward, throwing punches throughout the whole fight without giving him a chance. [I]t’s going to be me coming forward the whole time.” [details]
On one side will be Baldomir, the underdog champion who must rely on his more powerful weaponry to take out the challenger standing opposite him, Mayweather, a man who is fast on the draw and deadly with his accuracy.
In a showdown for a welterweight championship that isn’t big enough for the both of them, the odds are highly in favor of the brash, slick Mayweather triumphing over a Baldomir who, in the eyes of many, will be cashing out with a one-sided loss.
After upsetting Zab Judah in January, Baldomir’s celebration seemed short-lived, much like Buster Douglas’ vulnerability after knocking out Mike Tyson and shocking the world. The talk was of one or two title defenses and then retirement, but after getting paid and getting a victory over Arturo Gatti, Baldomir is not yet ready for his Cinderella story to strike midnight. Against one of the best boxers in the sport, Baldomir refuses to lie down as a tune-up for Mayweather’s hopeful May megafight against Oscar De La Hoya, vowing instead to be an ever-willing obstacle.
[I]t will come down to me, my willingness to be able to push him throughout the whole fight,” Baldomir said through translator Gabe Ruelas on a conference call last week. “And coming forward, throwing punches throughout the whole fight without giving him a chance. [I]t’s going to be me coming forward the whole time.” [details]