Re: Juan Diaz making a comeback on April 13th 2013
I used to like watching this kid fight. He listened to his trainer mostly and Ronnie Shields did right by him. He's probably feeling the pressure of trying to survive in this economy in a 9 to 5 job and not liking the scraps hes left by the Government (Like most of us). He can make a dent but not a hole. I believe the comeback will be shortlived. He had conditioning problems before due to his style and in some fights where the baby fat seemed to creep back in. That aside, i would have to say the beating he took from JMM was career changing and took some of his heart. He knew 2 rounds in, it was going to be a long night and it wasn't going to be pretty. Best case scenario, they match him conservatively, someone tries to get some rep of his name and he turns it up, gets a fringe belt maybe a shot a real belt and a harsh reminder that 9 to 5 is not so bad. Worse case: he'll never be able to find his rhythm and never regain form and get some painful reminders early on. Either way, i commend this kid for trying....but fighters have a way of losing that hunger in favor of self preservation... Bad mentally for a fighter but good for a kid that will know to walk away before taking too many bad beatings and starting to look like chop meat (Cotto).
They want your @$$ beat because upsets make news. News brings about excitement, excitement brings about ratings. The objective is to bring you up to the tower and tear your @$$ down. And if you don't believe that, you're crazy.
Roy Jones, Jr. "What I've Learned," Esquire 2003
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