LETS GO LOU! Can i gather some Collazofans? /Old school interestingg pics etc!

[Tito BHB]

Aside from the big big names and the legends out there like BHop, Toney etc..

Luis Collazo is probably my favourite current fighter, young and in his prime..

And VERY underrated!

His fighting style is awesome, slick, crafty. hungry fighter, can punch harder then his record suggests, just all together smart fighter.

He kind of reminds me of having a james toney like mind set in the ring, because both luis and toney have thier losses on thier records, but neither fighter acts or fights like they ever really lost a fight..

Toney took some bad decision losses and defeated himself in part against roy jones and peter II by not bieng in shape..

and just like toney i feel like luis has never had a loss that should stop him from going on and fighting the best and making the big bucks,
the first loss to cassiani was a premature stoppage.. lou looked buzzed but with lou's style and defensive game he would have made it through and in a fight he was winning could havebeen given more of a chance..

but still.. continued on, kept on winning, in boxing you cant be denied if you keep winning so he takes the short notice welterweight title fight and beats rivera in a tough hard fight and takes the decision..

A nice defence and a very entertaining fight against miguel angel gonzalez after that, its not so much the level of opponent that makes these good fights but the performance he put in, the gonzalez fight was entertaining and solid with no mistakes and a tasty stoppage and you cant ask for too much more then that from a young fighter with a new title..

And still to this day i argue this point.. at the time i liked hatton.. now, really not a fan.. And back then i scored the fight a draw, and i dont count the first round knockdown either, he was off balance and tripped over his feet.. this is more of a win to lou then for hatton cause hatton cant count it after he promised luis a rematch and never gave it to him, But it made a name for an otherwise under promoted collazo..
thats probably the one of the few things i like from don kings promotion..
He gives his fighters dangerous fights but if your a fighter and you overcome the danger and your willing to fight thenames and fight the hardest fighters then its rewarding to show what you are made of.
this is no frank warren shit.. Don king will feed you to the lions, but thats just how you show how good you are, just like trinidad, judah, etc.. you cant complain about the way don promotes cause he gives you the big fights.

and of course we have the mosely loss..
I count this as a test and as something special..
Shane mosely is probably one of the few current great fighters who can still hang at the top level and still have 'it'.. shane mosely still has it, see the way he fights, see him against miguel cotto, ricardo mayorga, still fighting hard and not slipping. And lou fought him with a broken right thumb..
So fighting sugar shane, when your southpaw and with no right hand, no jab, thats pretty tough man.. the thumb injury has been a recurring thing with collazo since his amatuer days too..
He was a great amatuer fighter taking new york golden gloves titles,
He beat (the currently undefeated) Yuri foreman in a golden gloves final which is funny because Luis collazo, gary stark jr and Yuri foreman all trained together and all had thumb problems in the amatuers and the year before lou fought yuri foreman he couldnt compete in the golden gloves because of it..

But anyway, before round 3.. shane wasnt getting to luis and it was highly contested until his thumb broke.. since then, lou has been under promoted in my opinion, hes taken fights so he can remain busy enough, stayed sharp by staying in the gym, he has been in other fighters camps, was paul williams chief sparring partner for the quintana rematch, and hey look how that turned out for williams..lol and no names since mosely but credible opponents he did have lined up dropped out on him so to stay busy he fought the short notice fighters they gave him..
On the Jones-tito card he was to fight jorge linares' brother, an undefeated welterweight and on his brothers name quite interesting to see.. but he gets pulled out on..

They wanted to take the number 2 and number 3 ranked wbc contenders and put them in an eliminator for berto.. Like whaat?! why, luis is number one.. it took a hell of alot of effort to get any decent fights and to get his deserved mandatory shot. so hes going to be hungry on saturday!

Bring it home Lou Collazo!

[killersheep]

Yo Tito what's up brother.

I think that Collazo is in over his head here, but I do have a lot of respect for Luis. He is definately slick and has a place at WW. I think if Collazo had come into the division 6 years ago before Mayweather, Margarito and Cotto were at the top of the division he could have been a top name, he would have a reasonable shot of beating Judah and Cory Spinks, definately outpointing Baldomir.

[Tito BHB]

Yo Tito what's up brother.

I think that Collazo is in over his head here, but I do have a lot of respect for Luis. He is definately slick and has a place at WW. I think if Collazo had come into the division 6 years ago before Mayweather, Margarito and Cotto were at the top of the division he could have been a top name, he would have a reasonable shot of beating Judah and Cory Spinks, definately outpointing Baldomir.

thats cool my dude, i hope we find out man, cause lou wants people to find out He'll fight the mosely's, the cottos, margaritos.. im not just looking for luis to win on saturday but i just feel like its going to be a real exciting fight.
and i know he'll fight the best and baddest dudes at 147 untill we know how good he is and we'll know whos the best once everyone has been matched up

[bzkfn]

Like Collazo alot, but I don't see him taking Berto. I actually think his speed and combinations would work better against Clottey. Berto's punches are so fuckin fast and have alot of pop. Just think his skills will better Collazo this time.

[Tito BHB]

and just for old schools and interests sake..

A paper cutting i stole.

[littlebif]

I like Collazo very underrated fighter just lacks a big punch which is a shame.I think he will beat Berto on points.

[DaxxKahn]

and just for old schools and interests sake..

A paper cutting i stole.

Wow they were young there...where you get the pics my man

[Tito BHB]

and just for old schools and interests sake..

A paper cutting i stole.

Wow they were young there...where you get the pics my man

Gary stark uploadedd um, guess he musta kept the paper from way back and scanned it up, got a couple more i pinched so i'll put a couple more up. Thier pretty cool.

[Tito BHB]

All pics from the 2000 new york golden gloves..

I think in order the pics go..

1. Gary stark first time he won the gloves.

2. Paulie Malignaggi vs Darling Jimenez , think that was the first time he won the gloves too..

3. Left to right, 2008 Beijing lightweight olympian Saddam Ali - going pro soon i think!?!
Luis Collazo, Gary Stark Jr, And on the right its undefeated middle/supermiddle prospect Danny Jacobs.
from 2004.

4. thats from 2001 boxing in canada, paulie malignaggi and gary stark in the front, and Yuri foreman over on the left.

[DaxxKahn]

All pics from the 2000 new york golden gloves..

I think in order the pics go..

1. Gary stark first time he won the gloves.

2. Paulie Malignaggi vs Darling Jimenez , think that was the first time he won the gloves too..

3. Left to right, 2008 Beijing lightweight olympian Saddam Ali - going pro soon i think!?!
Luis Collazo, Gary Stark Jr, And on the right its undefeated middle/supermiddle prospect Danny Jacobs.
from 2004.

4. thats from 2001 boxing in canada, paulie malignaggi and gary stark in the front, and Yuri foreman over on the left.

good stuff my man...too bad you did not have the original pics would be worth something one day

[JT Rock]

Luis is alright i guess and seems to have a quality character.

Im one of the first Berto followers around here and will stick with my boy on this one...

Im always real leery of a fighter who makes a name for himself by losing... His opportunities were squandered by the fact that he gave his all and lost, plain and simple...

Almost beating Hatton, isint beating Hatton.. Losing to Mosely albeit having a broken hand, is the breaks sometimes but none the less he lost..

So the story on Luis is, everytime he has had to step up and beat a class A fighter he lost.. Thats what the record shows

[Tito BHB]

Thats true jt in most cases, and thats the arguement that gets put across cause its on the record..

But what i see in collazo is more then that, so i keep my faith in him because i see talent and skill that has yet to be shown, the way he fights and all the early fights that alot of people wont have seen.. these are all things that never got noticed and to people who recognised him early enoug he was a prospect, some never knew him until he got to the rivera fight or even the hatton fight.. but he hasnt ever been treat as a prospect cause people just didnt know.. its always been there but he hasnt had all the air time and press of a guy just as good like berto.. So theres more there then his record can show or general boxing fans will know.. but he just needs the fights and to make up the lost time now and no one will know unless he proves it so.. i cant keep telling people i just haveto hope lou shows it, till then its just a matter of opinion.

[Tito BHB]

Bumpp son

[Boom Boom]

I think Collazo will do well in spots. Berto may be just a bit too stong and I think that will be the biggest difference. I think it will be a 117-111, 116-112 kind of fight for Berto.

[Violent Demise]

I ain't no Collazo fan. But I do got him in this fight.