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This was just announced on fightnews. Diego Corrales is moving up TWO WEIGHT DIVISIONS to fight Clottey at 147. I know Corrales had trouble making weight at 135 but welterweigh? Most of the people at the top of that division are BIG welterweights that show up 160 pounds.
I wanna see Corrales have a Roberto Duran like next chapter in his career but something about this just smells like an impending disaster.
CC for that,should be agreat fight. I don't see Corrales winning though,Clottey's handspeed is too fast and unless Diego carries EVERY BIT of his power with him,its going to be a long night! He should have had an easier warm up!
Corrales isn't one of my favorite fighters but damn, he will fight anybody. Not saying Clottey's some kind of monster, but he's a very tough fight for a guy moving up two weight divisions.
And Corrales is looking kinda past it lately, I'm surprised his management didn't try to find him a softer first fight, maybe he just insisted on it, I don't know.
if he beats clotty and feels comfortable at 147 then he should try and fight shane.
there no need for to even think about PBF
First off Coralles has said he will never ever fight Shane as they are best friends.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'The Boxer'
Secondly I saw Corrales on Friday Night Fights the other week and man he looks so much healthier now he's got some meat on him. He actually has a round face now with cheeks.
It really reminds me of Morales. Morales when not fighting is a strong looking, handsome (sorry for my gay attack VD) guy but come fightnight he looked like Skelator.
I really hope Coralles has success against Clottey. Good luck to him because he truly never ducks anybody and will fight anybody, even hs wife if need be.
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Originally Posted by bilbo
my fault. i didn't know there were friends. :dontknow:
Man, I like Diego Corrales but he is not going to have much success against a big strong welterweight. Clottey is not going to get hurt against just about anyone and Corrales must hurt his opponent to win because he fights shot for shot only. I like Corrales but I hate that his heart is too big for his body. This is not a good first fight. This may get ugly.
LOL. CCQuote:
Originally Posted by bilbo
Corrales won't be successful moving up in weight. The guys who can move up and be successful are good boxers who can avoid getting hit. Corrales stands in and brawls, trading punch for punch. Considering that he wasn't successful with this against top fighters at 130 or 135, it would be very surprising for him to do it at 147, which is a very talented division.
Clottey is a beast. Honestly, I think he can bang and he is a pretty good boxer to boot. Busy boxer, picks his spots well, just a solid fighter. I would love to see him and Paul Williams go at it. This should be a good TV win for Clottey but it will be fun while it last.
The thing that goes in Corallesfavour though is that he so tall he will still be big even for a welterweight. He looked unhealthily thin at 135 and at 147 he might suddenly be a revelation.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
I'm not overly hopeful but it would be great for boxing if Coralles can live amongst the great welterweights out there as you just know he will be up for fighting the best and only the best.
Coralles is one of boxing's most exciting fighters and could replace Gatti if he's strong for the weight.
If I was moving up to the welterwieght division I would claim that Sugar Shane was my best friend too.......along with Cotto. We are a trio of good pals.Quote:
Originally Posted by 'The Boxer'
I'll tell you this, if Chico looks really good against Clottey, Margarito is gonna have alot of explaining to do.
We agree 100% on something!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Bx730NY
Actually there were other times I agreed with you but they were topics that I just didn't post in. I didn't need to cause you had it under control and made the points I would have made already but here's a cc on me.Quote:
Originally Posted by SweetPea
I'd like to see him get a rematch with Margarito, this time without the broken hand. It was pretty clear to me where that fight was going before he got that bit of bad luck. I don't think Corrales has a chance in this one.Quote:
Originally Posted by amat
So what weight does Corrales actually walk around at? I mean i know he was a string-bean at 130 but if he thnks he's comfortable at 147 then how much weight was he shedding to get down to super-featherweight ???
I don't know what to expect from Corrales at Welterweight. I mean aside from an edge in hand speed and (still) size, is there any other benifits from not having to loose so much weight?
As for fighting Clottey in your first fight at Welter... Blimey!
The skeptical part of me thinks that maybe Corrales and his management team already worry that he's on the downside, and want to get one last decent-sized payday before he gets exposed.
Better to get beaten while making some good money on a Showtime card than to get beaten by some no-name welterweight.
If thats true (and of course, im not missing some political problem) his management are a bunch of numb-nuts.
Surely he could of made just as much money fighting the Hatton-Castillo winner ???
Although I think this is a bad choice for Corrales, I think that it is a kick ass fight for boxing. I think it will be a banger while it lasts. Although I hate it that Corrales wants to throw himself to the wolves, I am tired of all these fights setting up other fights, fighters worried about their perfect record, and fighters wanting to play it safe. Hell ya this is cool.
Rather see him fight Cintron ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by 'The Boxer'