Re: If I were Carlos Quintana...
Originally Posted by
RozzySean
If I were Quintana, I would want to hold onto the WBO belt as long as possible and not worry about going at the other champs. The WBO #1 and #2 Challengers are Tony and Shane, both busy and probably not interested, at least until after Tony fights Cotto.
So where does he go from here? He's not going to be a part of the WW tourney, because he already lost to Cotto. Tony may want to fight him if he loses in an eventual showdown with Cotto or Cintron might want him after Tony kicks his ass again.
IMHO, these are some good fights for him and one to avoid.
1. Chavez Jr. I would be on the phone with his management team today. This makes perfect sense. Puerto Rico vs Mexico. Big draw. I think this is the biggest fight Quintana can make $$$ wise. This would sell better than Berto or Clottey, and he would be the favorite.
2. I'm guessing Michael Jennings is the manditory. He's the WBO #3. I haven't seen him fight, but looking at boxrec, he hasn't fought, never mind beaten, a guy on Quintana's level. Maybe somebody from the UK can comment on Jennings. If you have to make this fight to keep the belt, do it.
3. Bring on Berto. You exposed Williams and Julio. Now you can expose Berto, too.
4. Avoid Josh Clottey. Too strong, and he would break Quintana to the body like Cotto. It would be a closer fight, but Clottey is a dangerous fight.
I don't think Quintana beats the top WW's, but I like this guy and want to see him do well. He can stick around a bit if he's smart.
They aren't going to put Junior in with the guy that just beat PW. They are mining his name. And they aren't about to strip mine the name that is Chavez Jr....yet.
"If there's a better chin in the world than Pryor's, it has to be on Mount Rushmore." -Pat Putnam.
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