Orlando Salido vs. "Mikey" Garcia - Saturday night fight/chat thread

[TitoFan]

First big card of the year, here we go 2013.

Golovkin/Garcia/can't remember seeing Burgos but hopefully it's a decent fight to watch.

Burgos has been around for a while, you'll recognize him once he gets in the ring Saturday night. A good card for us fans.

cheers

Going by Boxrec the only time I could have seen him was when he fought on the undercard of Manny Marquez 3. Can't remember him though. Maybe they didn't show the fight and even if they did completely wasted isn't the best condition to judge a fighter in.

He beat Luis Cruz that night. Cruz was undefeated going in. But like many recent upcoming Puerto Rican fighters he was hilariously overrated. The MD win should of been a UD win. Burgos handled him easily

I think only you rated him at all. I saw him in a recent fight and knew he was "run-of-the-mill". An undefeated record don't mean shit, as JCC Jr. found out against Martinez. There's plenty better prospects than this Cruz guy.

[Violent Demise]

First big card of the year, here we go 2013.

Golovkin/Garcia/can't remember seeing Burgos but hopefully it's a decent fight to watch.

Burgos has been around for a while, you'll recognize him once he gets in the ring Saturday night. A good card for us fans.

cheers

Going by Boxrec the only time I could have seen him was when he fought on the undercard of Manny Marquez 3. Can't remember him though. Maybe they didn't show the fight and even if they did completely wasted isn't the best condition to judge a fighter in.

He beat Luis Cruz that night. Cruz was undefeated going in. But like many recent upcoming Puerto Rican fighters he was hilariously overrated. The MD win should of been a UD win. Burgos handled him easily

I think only you rated him at all. I saw him in a recent fight and knew he was "run-of-the-mill". An undefeated record don't mean shit, as JCC Jr. found out against Martinez. There's plenty better prospects than this Cruz guy.

I didn't rate him. I knew he sucked from the beginning. But PR's thought he was good. The only 2 who were getting there dick sucked more than Cruz were Luis Del Valle and Thomas Dulorme. Let me guess. You never rated Del Valle and Dulorme either, right?

[TitoFan]

First big card of the year, here we go 2013.

Golovkin/Garcia/can't remember seeing Burgos but hopefully it's a decent fight to watch.

Burgos has been around for a while, you'll recognize him once he gets in the ring Saturday night. A good card for us fans.

cheers

Going by Boxrec the only time I could have seen him was when he fought on the undercard of Manny Marquez 3. Can't remember him though. Maybe they didn't show the fight and even if they did completely wasted isn't the best condition to judge a fighter in.

He beat Luis Cruz that night. Cruz was undefeated going in. But like many recent upcoming Puerto Rican fighters he was hilariously overrated. The MD win should of been a UD win. Burgos handled him easily

I think only you rated him at all. I saw him in a recent fight and knew he was "run-of-the-mill". An undefeated record don't mean shit, as JCC Jr. found out against Martinez. There's plenty better prospects than this Cruz guy.

I didn't rate him. I knew he sucked from the beginning. But PR's thought he was good. The only 2 who were getting there dick sucked more than Cruz were Luis Del Valle and Thomas Dulorme. Let me guess. You never rated Del Valle and Dulorme either, right?

You must've forgot. Here's an old post of mine.

I'm more familiar with some than others... but my personal favorites are the Arroyo twins. McWilliams more than McJoe. But yeah... they need to step up in class of opponent. I think McWilliams is championship material. Jonathan Gonzalez (flyweight) is awesome, in my opinion. A lot of potential there. I'm not down on Cesar Seda. He lost to Omar Narvaez, but has since bounced back. Luis Cruz disappointed me in his loss to Burgos and yeah... I see nothing there, unfortunately. I see nothing in his style that would allow him to go far. And I've never been a big believer in Carlos Negron. It would be nice to have a good P.R. heavyweight.... but Carlos has always looked a bit chinny to me. Too lanky and chinny to compete at the elite level.

Does that sound like I rated Luis Cruz?

Carry on.

[Spicoli]

Great day for quality fights! I really like Kovalev and glad they were able to rework this match. It'll be interesting to see how Campillo has regrouped after rob job with Cloud and a long year off. I gotta think Kovalev gets to him eventually for late tko or dec.

Salido and Garcia is solid. Heart says Salido but brain says Garcia finally kicks in the door and makes a good statement win if he keeps his head. Salido will look to mix it up but is very well traveled and always takes damage. Garcia to fresh, too sharp and too Garcia! Martinez over Burgos in a shoot out and Golovkin in a big way over wide open Rosado.

[Mars_ax]

Great day for quality fights! I really like Kovalev and glad they were able to rework this match. It'll be interesting to see how Campillo has regrouped after rob job with Cloud and a long year off. I gotta think Kovalev gets to him eventually for late tko or dec.

Salido and Garcia is solid. Heart says Salido but brain says Garcia finally kicks in the door and makes a good statement win if he keeps his head. Salido will look to mix it up but is very well traveled and always takes damage. Garcia to fresh, too sharp and too Garcia! Martinez over Burgos in a shoot out and Golovkin in a big way over wide open Rosado.

I pretty much agree Spicoli, except I see Campillo vs. Kovalev being a toss up. Salido is one tough hombre, but I believe Garcia will be able to outbox him.

cheers

[Violent Demise]

First big card of the year, here we go 2013.

Golovkin/Garcia/can't remember seeing Burgos but hopefully it's a decent fight to watch.

Burgos has been around for a while, you'll recognize him once he gets in the ring Saturday night. A good card for us fans.

cheers

Going by Boxrec the only time I could have seen him was when he fought on the undercard of Manny Marquez 3. Can't remember him though. Maybe they didn't show the fight and even if they did completely wasted isn't the best condition to judge a fighter in.

He beat Luis Cruz that night. Cruz was undefeated going in. But like many recent upcoming Puerto Rican fighters he was hilariously overrated. The MD win should of been a UD win. Burgos handled him easily

I think only you rated him at all. I saw him in a recent fight and knew he was "run-of-the-mill". An undefeated record don't mean shit, as JCC Jr. found out against Martinez. There's plenty better prospects than this Cruz guy.

I didn't rate him. I knew he sucked from the beginning. But PR's thought he was good. The only 2 who were getting there dick sucked more than Cruz were Luis Del Valle and Thomas Dulorme. Let me guess. You never rated Del Valle and Dulorme either, right?

You must've forgot. Here's an old post of mine.

I'm more familiar with some than others... but my personal favorites are the Arroyo twins. McWilliams more than McJoe. But yeah... they need to step up in class of opponent. I think McWilliams is championship material. Jonathan Gonzalez (flyweight) is awesome, in my opinion. A lot of potential there. I'm not down on Cesar Seda. He lost to Omar Narvaez, but has since bounced back. Luis Cruz disappointed me in his loss to Burgos and yeah... I see nothing there, unfortunately. I see nothing in his style that would allow him to go far. And I've never been a big believer in Carlos Negron. It would be nice to have a good P.R. heavyweight.... but Carlos has always looked a bit chinny to me. Too lanky and chinny to compete at the elite level.

Does that sound like I rated Luis Cruz?

Carry on.

Wow. A comment that came after his loss. That don't mean shit. Where were those comments before the Burgos fight? By the time he lost, his own mom wasn't even claiming him. He was already a disappointment to everybody. I knew from the start he was overrated and garbage. Just like I'm telling you right now before his frist true test. Jayson Velez is also overrated. De Leon is passed his prime. But I'm expecting him to smash him

[FinitoElDinamita]

I used to think Luis Cruz had alot of potential but I knew he wasn't ready for Burgos at the time which was y i didnt pick him...

Uh ohhh, Burgos is gonna show up like a boss tomorrow night and give that punching bag Martinez a beating..

People keep mentioning Burgos' so-so performance against Cristobal Cruz but since when can't young fighters, or anyone for that matter, have an off night?? Cruz was always a hard ass fighter who gave everybody a tough time so i dont even hold that against Burgos..

Im tellin ya right now. Mini Burgos is the real muthafuckin dealz . U can tell that he's a born fighter.. His style is so natural..