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What a C.O.S Witter deserves better than Hatton scraps >:mad Witter needs some serious promotion.
Mind you, maybe a fight in the U.S against Castillo, COULD be regarded simply as promotion ???
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What a C.O.S Witter deserves better than Hatton scraps >:mad Witter needs some serious promotion.
Mind you, maybe a fight in the U.S against Castillo, COULD be regarded simply as promotion ???
witter should fight Ree's, a win there and another belt would force a fight with Hatton a hell of a lot more with 2 belts on the line.
Witter could actually come unstuck here.
I know Castillo had the tools. But you think he still has them?
Paulie will not fight Witter as he will hope to lure Hatton to the ring. Also he may get sued by Lovemore Ndou if he does not fight him next. Torres is fighting in Feb and Hatton will be taking a tune up against someone. Rees is fighting in Cardiff soon for his mandatory. Not many bigger names at 140 for Witter to fight. He may as well fight him and beat him in style. Should raise his profile a bit. He can then rematch Kotelnik when he beats Rees or go for Torres after that. I do not see Witter fighting Hatton until 2009 so he may as well focus on raising his profile or getting another belt.
I think Castillo has faded pretty fast since the second Corrales fight. The jumps in weight prove that, he no longer has the motivation to fight for legacy......just money. Because he has to. Shame really, he has had some amazing fights and should be retiring a rich man. I feel sorry for the guy.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Grinch
Witter needs someone to fight a bit sharpish.
Is Castillo on peanuts these days?
I can see Castillo quitting on his stool after being totally frustrated for 9 rounds.
Castillo is skint apparentlyQuote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Maybe they can afford to pay him the peanuts to go a few ropunds then
He got something silly like 40 grand (Dollars) for fighting Hatton after he paid all of his fines etc for not making weight against Coralles the 3rd time.
Feel bad for the guy..It's a shame that a great former world champion who has had over 70 bouts is broke.
Did he not get many big paydays then? Is he one of the fighters who just squandered all of his money?
Poor JLC, having to fight just to pay off his debt. :(
Wish him well and hope he figures something out.
YeaH,same here bro. I hope he does well.I don't think we are ever going to see the monster JLC from his prime anymore. The motivation will probably be gone. As for Witter taking this fight,sure it's Ricky's scraps BUT,JLC is a name in America,oneof the bigger names at 140,so if Witter can fight him and look good,he can gain some exposure.Quote:
Originally Posted by CutMeMick
I think it's indicative of how past his peak an perhaps old Castillo is that he struggles to make 140
Poor JLC...but whoever said it is right Witter shouldn't be taking Hatton's left overs.He deserves his shot at Hatton..Maybe if it comes off and Witter can win impressively we might see it happen still.
Any developments? Did he take the fight?
Conrad just posted an article from Sky Sports saying that Witter is fighting D-Hop in the US instead of Castillo.Quote:
Originally Posted by hitmandonny
I can add that boxrec currently has Castillo listed to fight in Mexico on the Peter-Maskaev undercard. Opponent is Timothy Bradley (21-0), who also happens to be ranked as #1 by the WBC, Castillo being #2. Looks to me like an eliminator for Witter's WBC belt then, so perhaps at a latter stage?
Oh, and without knowing too much about Bradley, I'd say this looks like a very decent card. This fight, Juan Diaz-Nate Campbell as the main undercard and then Maskaev-Peter - pretty interesting night, if you ask me.
(Of course, this being boxrec and all, this comment might end up completely irrelevant, but thought I'd share it anyway)
Some great fights on that card, well worth PPV
Just a litte bit more information: Fightnews has a report on WBC purse bids from monday. Bradley-Castillo is included as a 'Super Lightweigth Final Elimination', and furthermore it says "An agreement was reached and the fight will take place in Cancun on March 8, 2008 on the undercard of Maskaev vs. Peter.".Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikkel_K
So I guess it is on, it is on that card, and it is an eliminator.