Acelino Freitas retired

[gyrokai]

Glad he retired.

VERY GLAD.

Freitas Barrios was one of my al-time favorite fights.

[OumaFan]

Glad he retired.

VERY GLAD.

Freitas Barrios was one of my al-time favorite fights.

thats interesting, can I ask why

Not like he's shot or anything, I mean he's taken some punishment but not excessive punishment

[gyrokai]

Blah!!!

[gyrokai]

Lets just say I identify with Popo, I think.
And "quitting" is sometimes something to look UP upon.
Even if quitting seems like a bad thing to everybody else.
Get me?






(And I'm not talking about quitting "the drink," BEER, or alchohol. heheh)

[El Gamo]

I don't believe it! He had sooo many great potential fights left! Oh well,his choice,good luck to him in whatever he deceides to do next. What happens with the title,is it the next 2 top contenders fight for it and who are they?

[CutMeMick]

I don't believe it! He had sooo many great potential fights left! Oh well,his choice,good luck to him in whatever he deceides to do next. What happens with the title,is it the next 2 top contenders fight for it and who are they?

Thats the way ot goes #1 & #2 fight for the belt.
I just checked the WBO site and it's ......... Michael Katsidis 21-0 vs. Graham Earl 24-1

pretty even match up they have both fought the same quality of opposition up until this point.

[BoomBoom]

I dont think his heart was in it since the Corrales fight. Some guys cant except defeat and by quitting in that fight he probably feels he has something to prove to his fans that he can no longer prove. That 1 fight unfortunate as it is hightlights his career. Much like the Mike Tyson fight did Spinks.

[_the_answer_]

perhaps too early for him..
hasnt achieved that much... or anythin?
coralles was just too tough for him
too perservering for him
he knows it
thats why he quitted that fight
and honestly, he must have retired after that

[superheavyrhun]

When you look at fighters like RJJ, Evander Holyfield and others keep fighting and sullying their own legacies by doing it. If Freitas retires and stays retired (no combacks) then he will certainly leave some very good memories and a very good record which people can't argue with.

[ElTerribleMorales]

he accomplished plenty he's a 3 time world champion, in 2 weight classes and was a unified champion at 135 (WBO & IBF), he has beaten big names and has molded his own legacy, although imo, he hasn't quite finished the story, he was dominating Corrales until he ran out of gas and then was dropped, if he would work on his conditioning, he would flat out beat Chico, and imo he did beat Raheem and hurt him pretty bad a couple times, other than that, he just did more in an ugly and boring fight to win the WBO lightweight title, would love to see him fight on, plenty of big names out there at 135, Corrales II, Juan Diaz, Julio Diaz, Casamayor II, Chavez, J. Cotto, and now since he's moving up Barrios II. plenty of good big fights for Popo, but it's his decision and just would like to thank him for plenty of extremely nice KO's

[Jody Lane]

why do the good fighters always retire too early and the the john ruiz's of the world keep fighting on??

Good question. Have a CC.

[gyrokai]

Repeat: Popo is too good for the game, glad he retired.

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

hold on. He is set to fight Julio Diaz and he just retires? Sounds a little...strange to me.

nothing on boxrec... They were talking but nothing ever came to fruition

[Raz]

Katsidis is scheduled to fight Osvaldo Lara in what was ment to be a WBO title eliminator on the 14th of this month...will this now be for the vacant WBO belt?

I've been hoping Katsidis (Rocky) would get his chance for a while now, he's got a massive punch and is a KO specialist. Whilst not as quick as some of the best lightweight fighters around he makes up for that wth pure tenacity and power. This guy is a crowd favourite in Australia for good reason...he's super fit and always turns up ready to go to war. I've been predicting for a couple of years he will get his turn and now hopefully it will come to fruition. Sit back and enjoy the way this guy hits...he's a special for the WBO crown.