Quote Originally Posted by skel1983
Your spot on about your assesment of Collazo, he might well of been his last hand picked opponent, but like the odds suggest i think Rick is 1/7 on, Collazo is no more than a gate keeper, if he was so dnagerous why did Ricky's shotlist not consist of Tony Margorito??

Collazo is a decent opponent about par with Carlos Maussa, he is a gate keeper and not a bad warm up to Rickys big entrance to the States, he will gradually up his opposistion each time he fights, hopefully Gatti or Castiio will be next then maybe Mayweather.
CC.. As fans, we love to see the fight side of it, but lets not forget whos been pulling the strings behind the fights ever since we can remember. Superstars commanding millions for a single fight against fake contenders, doesnt happen by accident. We have all been blinded into believeing some no hoper was the best comeptition for an undisputed champ and then snapped back to reality when the no hoper got totally annihilated. The promotors and the networks do a great job of marketing some fights... but to anyone whos been paying careful attention. Its not hard to recognize a hyped up sales pitch when we hear one.

For the offtimes when things dont go according to plan, there are new contracts waiting for the no hoper turned undisputed champion just in case. How many have we seen a guy like Don King promote some champion and then when he lost ... there was king standing behind the new champ smiling like he already has his hand in the guys pocket.