Golden Boy inks Corrales!

**p4pking** · 10-21-2006 09:28 AM

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Originally Posted by p4pking

Corrales will NOT be a contender at welterweight, I couldn't see it possibly. Who could he beat?? He is practically shot, I don't see why this is such a great sign for golden boy.

I disagree,he's fairly young and I wouldn't say he was shot,just extremely weight drained when fighting Joel. He will be fuller,meatier,stronger at 147 and how do we know his punch resistance won't have improved? He has the power to KO anyone and although he needs to sty away from someone like Williams,he could fight guys like Margarito,Cotto etc.

Oscar is shrewed,I doubt he would sign someone without weighting up the pros and cons and Diego(I'm guessing) has too many pros?

He's fairly young but the first fight vs Castillo is pretty much as brutal a war as a fighter can be in, and since then he was brutally KOed in his next fight then beaten again against Casa... Not every fighter is much stronger as they move up, and being meatier and fuller isn't always a good thing, at all... Hatton was meatier and fuller against Collazo. Also how is his punch resistance going to improve, the guy has been KOed at lightweight and has never had a great chin, he won't be able to handle welterweight power at all imo.

**cockey cockney** · 10-21-2006 11:21 AM

VERY GOOD signing for golden boy IMO. He is a good fighter, however if he fights Margarito i see him getting destroyed.

**uNstRuNg_HeRo** · 10-21-2006 12:40 PM

diego coralles is a great fighter but i think he is sailing right between being shot and complacent.
last time he fought was a dissapointment for me. i have been waiting for him to fight then he showed up overweight and unprepared for someone who has inflicted beating on him more than mayweather and castillo.. thats complacency... and for his performance which is not even close to his usual display of firepower, may be a sign of him as being a real 'shot' fighter

**_the_answer_** · 10-21-2006 12:50 PM

Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

Whoa whoa whoa. Did i just read right. Did Diego (i can't count) Corrales just sign to ODLh's boys. Are we still thinkin the Corrales who let Castillo feel all guilty before turning up to his next fight 5lb over?
Are we still thinkin the Corrales who turned up with no idea what his weight was?
Are we still thinkin the Corrales who failed to make the weight by over 7%?
Are we still thinkin the same corrales who couln't look up without drawing impetuous glances a few months ago?
Are we still thinkin the same Corrales who got his ass whupped?

yes we are talkin of the guy who is in one of the best fights of all time
i guess anyone who has that credit and can atleast throw a punch must be given a chance
even mike tyson whos over 40 and has been shot 16 years ago was given a chance
maybe even Tony Weeks, the referee of that fight deserves a CC for being in that fight alone

**uNstRuNg_HeRo** · 10-21-2006 01:05 PM

Originally Posted by the_answer

Originally Posted by superheavyrhun

Whoa whoa whoa. Did i just read right. Did Diego (i can't count) Corrales just sign to ODLh's boys. Are we still thinkin the Corrales who let Castillo feel all guilty before turning up to his next fight 5lb over?
Are we still thinkin the Corrales who turned up with no idea what his weight was?
Are we still thinkin the Corrales who failed to make the weight by over 7%?
Are we still thinkin the same corrales who couln't look up without drawing impetuous glances a few months ago?
Are we still thinkin the same Corrales who got his a** whupped?

yes we are talkin of the guy who is in one of the best fights of all time
i guess anyone who has that credit and can atleast throw a punch must be given a chance
even mike tyson whos over 40 and has been shot 16 years ago was given a chance
maybe even Tony Weeks, the referee of that fight deserves a CC for being in that fight alone

we know everyone deserves a chance but the point is coralles is not a viable fighter anymore like he usually is.. his last fight was even for free. i doubt Golden Boy can market him easily like he was before, maybe oscar is a fan of chico or just compassionate enough or just rich enough to sign everyone and gamble for their fate

**El Gamo** · 10-22-2006 06:05 AM

Originally Posted by p4pking

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Originally Posted by p4pking

Corrales will NOT be a contender at welterweight, I couldn't see it possibly. Who could he beat?? He is practically shot, I don't see why this is such a great sign for golden boy.

I disagree,he's fairly young and I wouldn't say he was shot,just extremely weight drained when fighting Joel. He will be fuller,meatier,stronger at 147 and how do we know his punch resistance won't have improved? He has the power to KO anyone and although he needs to sty away from someone like Williams,he could fight guys like Margarito,Cotto etc.

Oscar is shrewed,I doubt he would sign someone without weighting up the pros and cons and Diego(I'm guessing) has too many pros?

He's fairly young but the first fight vs Castillo is pretty much as brutal a war as a fighter can be in, and since then he was brutally KOed in his next fight then beaten again against Casa... Not every fighter is much stronger as they move up, and being meatier and fuller isn't always a good thing, at all... Hatton was meatier and fuller against Collazo. Also how is his punch resistance going to improve, the guy has been KOed at lightweight and has never had a great chin, he won't be able to handle welterweight power at all imo.

You could be right,but then again,you could be just as easily wrong. PBF dropped him 5 times at 130,look how many bombs it took from JLC to drop him first time around! Like I said,with careful management,he could do well. Hatton's only 5foot 6,his frame was not made for WW,Chico is like 6 foot,I still think he can be a force.

**Purist** · 10-22-2006 07:36 AM

Shaw is probably gonna sue DLH

**El Gamo** · 10-22-2006 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by Starr

Shaw is probably gonna sue DLH

No I heard Corrales owes Shaw 1 more match but Prince(Corrales manager)told GBP that Diego was free. GBP representatives said that if Corrales still owes Shaw a match,they won't sign him now.