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Seems like Rocky was about to get some home cooking tonight as 2 judges had it for Rocky and one a draw
I think Barrios deserves a rematch. Rocky Juarez is a guy you wish would go away because you know he is going nowhere.
But what does everyone feel? Will there be a rematch between these two?
I though the HBO commentators were about as horrible as it gets in this one. Nothing Barrios was doing was effecting Juarez. Nothing was landing. Look at Juarez's face. It barely looks like he was in a fight. Juarez broke him down over time and let him gas himself. I had the fight even at the time of the KO, with Barrios fading fast. If Rocky would have let his hands go more, it might have been over sooner.Quote:
Originally Posted by Majesty
For the other judges, it might have been a little home cooking, but the way the fight was going, even Barrios had survived 11, he would have lost a close decision. If there is a rematch, I wouldn't expect a different outcome.
Rocky won't go away because he will always be a good gatekeeper. He's not the most exciting fighter, and he will always lose to the best, but he is a technically solid fighter and tough kid. He will expose any pretenders, as he did last night with Barrios.
The problem with Juarez is that when he gets outclassed, he tends to lose in boring fashion. He won't let it all hang out when he's down on the cards and seems content to leave on his feet...it happened in Barerra 2 and the JMM fight. Soto was actually a pretty close fight. He's a pretty good fighter.
I agree, Juarez is a threat to anybody up to 135 lbs. As you stated he is a very solid fighter just lacks volume punching. I actually even thought that he beat MAB the first time. Chin, power and skills are there just lacks the fire I guess. If he is just as relenteless as his friend Juan Diaz, as Juan Diaz lacks the one punch power both of them will almost be unbeatable.Quote:
Originally Posted by RozzySean
He almost has the mentality of an amateur fighter...like Kellerman pointed out last night, he looks for the perfect shot. If he doesn't think he'll land clean, he doesn't throw. That makes sense in the amateurs where partially blocked punches don't get scored and you need to land obvious clean connects to get the point. In the pro's, partially landed shots get counted by both the judges and compu-box. It makes fights like the Barrios fight look better for Barrios and worse for Juarez. It's the same thing in a fight like Calzaghe/Hopkins, where Calzaghe landed lots of partials, but very few clean blows. Hopkins landed clean when he threw, but he didn't throw enough to make up for all the partially landed ones from Calzaghe.Quote:
Originally Posted by PavlikI agree, Juarez is a threat to anybody up to 135 lbs. As you stated he is a very solid fighter just lacks volume punching. I actually even thought that he beat MAB the first time. Chin, power and skills are there just lacks the fire I guess. If he is just as relenteless as his friend Juan Diaz, as Juan Diaz lacks the one punch power both of them will almost be unbeatable.Quote:
Originally Posted by RozzySean