can roman gonzalez become a force again?

he is 32 so not the freshest daisy for a lower weight fighter and hasn't fought since last september. it didn't look like he had lost a step in his last fight and has seemed to indicate he wants to continue his career. a rematch with estrada or a third go round with rungvisai can propel back to the top. we also missed an ioka fight at flyweight as the japanese fighters management thought their man wasn't ready at that stage. it's a big enough fight to appeal to nietes. yafai and ancajas would leap at the opportunity i would assume. so can gonzales reach the top of the sport again or has he reached the point of no return and will now become a name on a record for others?

I think Chocolatito has a few more fights left in him. 32 might seem a bit long in the tooth, but some of the other big names in the division are near that age themselves. I don't think he needs to see Rungvisai again, as it would probably be the same result or worse. Wasn't that long ago it seems like that Gonzalez was considered in the top 2 or 3 p4p...... funny how things change in a short time. I don't think he's ready to become "a name" on others' records just yet.

You could claim that the Roman were the best fighter in the world before he went up. A fourth weight has been added to the claim. Only one real loss. I would love him fighting with Ioka. I think he can return to the top of the department if he is without injury

I want to see him try ;) he lays out Yafai right now :D

Roman Gonzalez was hugely entertaining and gave us some highly entertaining and exciting matches. I hope he can get some big matches, avenge his losses and make some big money to retire on. His last fight he looked as good as ever but was against a limited opponent.

Truthfully I think he will lose his next big fight but want him to at least win a version of a world title if he is managed correctly.

He can’t be what he was. When a fighter is past their best they’re past their best. The idea of a guy regaining their best for a night isn’t real. An opponent can make them look great, they can show great courage, heart, even have a great fight. But their best abilities are gone.

That said he could be a champion

I don't think he's been the same since his last trainer passed. Physically I think he can continue, mentally? well.... maybe that's a different story. Loss, loss of his trainer and KO loss is a lot to take in so close together. Unless there's an Apollo creed looking that's going to fill that space and help him find his mojo again and remind him to box when he feels inclined to brawl.... history could repeat itself when he faces a strong fighter.

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Roman Gonzalez was hugely entertaining and gave us some highly entertaining and exciting matches. I hope he can get some big matches, avenge his losses and make some big money to retire on. His last fight he looked as good as ever but was against a limited opponent.

Truthfully I think he will lose his next big fight but want him to at least win a version of a world title if he is managed correctly.

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Calling Fuentes limited is a lil harsh brother :-\ sure he's on the slide but most of his losses were against top guys ;)

Hard for me to see him coming back to form. Didn't have to pull out of the hbo finale with a torn meniscus? Hard road back and Estrada, Wanger and Yafai all all with Hearn now. Always like to see the greats come back reasonably but more often they'll get patched back together should he go on and brought in for the massive scalp right off.

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Roman Gonzalez was hugely entertaining and gave us some highly entertaining and exciting matches. I hope he can get some big matches, avenge his losses and make some big money to retire on. His last fight he looked as good as ever but was against a limited opponent.

Truthfully I think he will lose his next big fight but want him to at least win a version of a world title if he is managed correctly.

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Calling Fuentes limited is a lil harsh brother :-\ sure he's on the slide but most of his losses were against top guys ;)

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Fair enough I do not know much about him.

Gonzales looked good and finished the fight well.

Roman moved up in weight he struggled the guys are bigger and can take his punches.
At the lower weights he was simply devastating probably a case of no your limits but you would have to say a great little fighter a joy to watch.

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He can’t be what he was. When a fighter is past their best they’re past their best. The idea of a guy regaining their best for a night isn’t real. An opponent can make them look great, they can show great courage, heart, even have a great fight. But their best abilities are gone.

That said he could be a champion

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he'll never regain his peak form. rungvisai's size may always be a struggle. estrada and ioka are on form. if gonzalez has anything left those are 2 winnable fights.

Gonzalez has a special place among Japanese combat fans

Roman Gonzalez has announced that he will return to the ring on 2019年12月23日 against a limited Filipino Diomer Diocos (14-5-3, 4) in an eight-round match at 116. This is in the Murata Ryota undercard

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Roman Gonzalez has announced that he will return to the ring on 2019年12月23日 against a limited Filipino Diomer Diocos (14-5-3, 4) in an eight-round match at 116. This is in the Murata Ryota undercard

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great to see him back in action, can't expect too much from the opponent given roman's inactivity

Yes, this is the first time for him to come back to fight in Japan for the first time in over five years

Awesome to see him back. I hearing hints that his comeback may lead to an eventual Ioka clash.

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Awesome to see him back. I hearing hints that his comeback may lead to an eventual Ioka clash.

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That would be great. Both defeated Yaegashi akira

roman gonzalez has hinted that he will return in february, in a title shot at a superflyweight belt

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Roman Gonzales vs. Cal Yafai could be placed on Mikey Garcia vs. Jesse Vargas cards

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Roman Gonzales vs. Cal Yafai could be placed on Mikey Garcia vs. Jesse Vargas cards

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Am I going crazy or wasn’t Yafai scheduled to fight Estrada? I just checked and they aren’t fighting now. What happened?

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Roman Gonzales vs. Cal Yafai could be placed on Mikey Garcia vs. Jesse Vargas cards

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Am I going crazy or wasn’t Yafai scheduled to fight Estrada? I just checked and they aren’t fighting now. What happened?

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Nah you haven't lost your marbles yet mate, it was originally hoped to be on December 14th but Estrada was having hand issues. It was then planned to be on card featuring Farmer vs Diaz, headlined now by Andrade vs Keeler on January 30th, but Estrada is was still having hand problems, so for the time being it is off.

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do you think he could beat yafai right now?

It seems that Andrew Moloney is legally trying to force a title shot in Yafai. This may stop a potential fight with Gonzales

Kal Yafai vs. Roman Gonzalez 2020年2月29日
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So there it is. Truth is if there's one he'll excel with at 115 it's Yafai. Hard to erase the memory of Chocolatito being walked through like a shallow rain puddle but that's not what Yafai appears to be capable of. It's a winnable fight even though Gonzalez is slower older and getting hit more and maybe he'll get sliced to threads. Or Yafai runs out of ring space and sits down with him in close one too many times :-X. But a perfect tee up for a 7 year off Estrada rematch I guess.

Good fight to see how much Chocolatito has left. Yafai is a solid fighter. If chocolatito can’t win, then I think it’s time to hang them up. He is getting old especially for lower weight classes and has proven a lot.

If he wins though, I really hope it sets up a rematch with Estrada. It would be a nice little comeback story if Estrada could get revenge.

Err, Estrada gave him a very close fight eight years ago two weights below, and they've been going in opposite directions over the last few. Hardly a comeback story or "revenge", surely?
I'd also like to see Gonzales win this and look good mind you.

gonzalez wanting that comeback fighter of the year award

I think gonzalez has been written off a bit too quick, although in the big Wang sor rungvisai rematch he just looked weird... He also probably should have one the first fight too... In his comeback fight v the uber entrepreneur he looked very rusty early on but worked himself back into pretty good form later in that fight... Quite inactive since then which might be bad, I wouldn't be surprised at all to see him look very good.

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roman gets his chance next week to climb back to the top of the mountain

i think chocolatito has emphatically answer the thread title question

Yes he has, he looked great at times yesterday, I don't think he has the engine he used to and maybe a bit less speed but the git is just top class..I don't blame anyone for writing him off after the Bing Wang rematch though, he really did look totally done after that one.

with naoya moving up could chocolatito potentially move up to bantam & pick up another world title in another division?

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with naoya moving up could chocolatito potentially move up to bantam & pick up another world title in another division?

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It would depend on who he fights. Not impossible to imagine. It's funny that you take Inoue out of 118 & the devision automatically becomes more competitive

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with naoya moving up could chocolatito potentially move up to bantam & pick up another world title in another division?

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It would depend on who he fights. Not impossible to imagine. It's funny that you take Inoue out of 118 & the devision automatically becomes more competitive

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if nonito stays at bantam that's a dream fight

chocolatito is planning to return at bantam

Looks like a grand return to his hometown July 12th for the first time in 9.5 years. Hoping it's a shake the rust off for final run and not a farewell but a definite must see. One of the last greats of his era.