Tag: Roman Gonzalez

Snippets On Arguably The Hottest Topics In The Sweet Science

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Prayers For Prichard
Prichard Colon was rabbit punched several times in his bout against Terrel Williams and as a result is in a coma after suffering a brain bleed and having surgery to relieve the pressure. Colon complained from the opening round about the rabbit punches and after being hit illegally a few more times throughout the fight a point was finally deducted. Punches that land illegally happen and points are taken; however, in this case although the punches did the damage,  it was the handling of the entire situation that is at fault. Colon had told the ringside physican that he was dizzy. If you were watching the fight like you should have been doing and saw the repeated blows to the back of the skull, it should have been taken a bit more serious when the reciever of the punches states that he is having issues with dizziness. Further, what of the corner? Did they see any signs from their fighter that caused concern? The only silver lining is the glove fiasco. Colon was DQ because his corner took the gloves off after the ninth thinking the fight was over. That action probably saved his life, had he gone out for the tenth, he may have been killed. This rising prospect had his whole carrer in front of him, now he’s fighting a diffrent kind of fight. Let’s hope and pray that he becomes the undisputed champion of that fight.

Going Great Guns
Gennady Golovkin ( 34-0 31KO), he of 21 straight stoppages, put on a brilliant performance Saturday night stopping David Lemieux (34-3 31 KO) by 8th round TKO to add Lemieux’s IBF strap to his middleweight collection. Lemieux is mostly a brawler and doesn’t possess the same skill set as GGG but he still posed one of the biggest threats ever to the man from Kazakhstan.  It was thought that he could possibly put Golovkin in uncharted waters by landing something so significant it would test him more than ever. While he did land some big shots, they were few and far between because Lemieux had to fight mostly defensive to keep Golovkin off of him. Since Lemieux could not match Golovkin in skill set, the outcome was a forgone conclusion. Make the call to the “bay area”, there’s a cat out there that surpasses GGG in the finer aspects of the sweet science but trails him in power and that will make for a great fight.

Hey, How About A Nice Hawaiian Punch?  No thanks, I’ll Have Chocolate
Roman Gonzalez (44-0 38 KO) stopped Brian Viloria (36-5 22 KO) in the 9th round to provide further proof why most pound for pound lists have anointed the Nicaraguan the new king. Gonzalez is simply dominant. Even in a fight where his opponent was having some success, they weren’t having successes. Gonzalez looks to provide a sense of false security and then closes the show.

A Few Dents In The Crown Of A King
Lamont Peterson (34-3-1 17 KO) defeated Felix Diaz (17-1 8 KO) by majority decision but quite frankly the scores of 117-111 and 116-112 were preposterous. “King Pete” had the height and reach advantage but failed to use them with any regularity. For a fighter who is working to get another title shot, he sure had his hands full with a prospect. Several ringside observers on press row believed Diaz may have even won the fight. At the very least, the fight should have been closer to a draw or split decision.

Alexander The Gate (keeper)
Devon Alexander (26-4 14 KO) was supposed to handle his business against Aaron Martinez (20-4 4 KO) but somebody forgot to tell Martinez, winner by UD.  The former IBF welterweight and WBC, IBF,super lightweight titlist has now lost three of his last four. It seems like forever since he defeated Lucas Matthysse and Marcos Maidana in back to back fights. Two out of his last three losses have come against two of the best in the division,in Amir Khan, and Shawn Porter. That said, a title shot may be out of reach and he may have a new role in the division.

Rock Em Sock Em Robots
Andrzej Fonfara (28-3 16 KO) beat Nathan Cleverly (29-3 15 KO) by unanimous decision and both set a CompuBox record for a light heavyweight fight, 2,524 total punches thrown, 936 landed. A good old fashioned donnybrook. 

Who You Can’t Wait To See Again

1) Floyd Mayweather- Painting materpieces fight after fight, the canvas, his canvas. One of the best ever, nuff said.

2) Vasyl Lomachenko – Arguably the greatest amatuer in history, he has moved his talents seamlessly to the pro game. Beautiful to watch him work his craft.

3) Erislandy Lara- What he does is called the sweet science not boring as some as implied. Hit and don’t get hit is what it’s about.

4) Terence Crawford- Getting better and better with each fight. Not only does he have outstanding boxing skills , he can punch too.

5) Robert “The Ghost” Guerrero – This dude brings it fight in and fight out. He boxes beautifully but when he gets hit, all bets are off and the “warrior” comes out. A spiritual family man and one of the good guys in the game.

6) Roman Gonzalez- All action, all the time. Stud.

7) Andy Lee- Love his throwback style.

8) Timothy Bradley- You’re going to get a war every time out.

9) Amir Khan-Seems to be getting better with age.

10) Keith Thurman- “One-Time” can box or punch and is a student of the game.

11) Shawn Porter- Showtime is as tough as they come.

12) Gilberto Ramirez Sanchez- “Zurdo” is a rising star. A southpaw with size, skill, and power. Remember the name.

Monster Mashed, Inoue Destroys Narvaez In 2

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Japan’s Naoyo “Monster” Inoue (8-0 7 KO) was spectacular on Tuesday disposing of previously once beaten Argentine and super flyweight titleholder Omar Narvaez (43-2-2 23 KO)  in Tokyo, Japan by second round knockout.

Inoue controlled from the opening bell utilizing his length and keeping Narvaez at distance with his jab.  Inoue landed an overhand right to Narvaez´s chin and dropped him 26 seconds into the fight. Narvaez got up and continued with Inoue on the attack. Inoue dropped  Narvaez for a second time at the two minute mark landing a left hook off the top of Narvaez´s head. Narvaez was up quickly as the “Monster” continued his attack walking down Narvaez for the reminder of the round, although Narvaez was game and continued to try and execute his game plan.

In round two, Inoue again controlled the action by keeping Narvaez at the end of his jab and landing straight rights. At the 1:28 mark, Inoue landed a text book left hook as Narvaez walked in dropping him for a third time. Narvaez rose quickly and the action resumed with Inoue on the attack.

Over the next minute, Inoue punished the Argentine to the body and with 22 seconds left in the round landed a straight right dropping Narvaez for the fourth and final time. As the referee’s count reached ten, Narvaez was still on his knees.

Inoue captured Narvaez’s WBO title with the win.

Prior to this fight, Narvaez’s only loss was back in 2011 to Nonito Donaire. Since that fight he captured the WBO world super flyweight title and made eight title defenses.

Inoue went 75-6 as an amateur and  now own adds the WBO strap to his resume. He had won the WBC light flyweight title back in March defeating Adrian Hernandez and became the first Japanese fighter to win a world title in only their sixth fight. Unable to make 108, Inoue relinquished the WBC title in November moving north to 115.

The WBO has a rising star on their hands. Inoue has the size and skills to give both boxer or puncher troubles.

Here’s hoping we get to see an Inoue v. Roman Gonzalez matchup in 2015!! Or how about Inoue vs. China’s Zou Shiming?

This is gonna be good!!