Quote Originally Posted by Violent Demise
I would like to see Calderon face Ulises Solis. I look at Solis as the best Junior Flyweight out there.
Agreed. I've been chomping at the bit for that to materialize.

I dig the shit outta Calderon...but he'll have his hands full with Solis. Should be a competitive match though.

Quote Originally Posted by Bilbo
Quote Originally Posted by halo
No question Ivan Calderon has boxing skills. In fact, I would consider him the Willie Pep of his generation. I just saw his fight with Cazares and you could see Cazares was very frustrated especially with the crowd cheering everytime he missed. But to say that Cazares had his hands full with Calderon is not reporting it acurately. Cazares could not lay a hand on Calderon for the first 7 rounds and when Cazares finally did, he sent Calderon to the mat. What was disturbing was the last round when the corner of Calderon delayed the fight to the consternation of Cazares and his men. Clearly Calderon was hurt and he was the only fighter hurt in that fight.

Was it an exciting fight to watch? To me, and I am being subjective, it was not, because I saw one man continuously chasing the other, missing and missing and missing. Yes, Calderon picked his shots and layed a number of great counters which just proves he is a great boxer. But to pose a question if Calderon can strengthen Boxing's weakest link will deserve an answer like this: Its like saying band aid can cure cancer. In my opinion, Calderon and similar fighters who box the same way are boxing's weakest link. Why do you think everyone gets excited about an obscure boxer named Valero. Why is MMA such a popular sport?

What we need is another Tyson who can dominate other boxers. For the boxing purists, Ali can be a shining example of a boxer that dominates. It is not enough for a boxer not to get hit. The goal is to dominate. That means avoiding being hit, taking risks and pounding the living daylights of the other fighter. That is what was so great with Ali. Remember he knocked out Big George Foreman, Frazier and many more, yet he claimed to have the prettiest face in boxing (he probably does) because he can avoid the heavy punches of his opponents. Does he dominate? Hell yea! Does Calderon dominate? You may want to ask Cazares for his opinion.


for an interesting opinion. Personally I really enjoyed the Cazares Calderon fight but then I am a hardcore boxing fan who can even gain pleasure out of watching the likes of Junior Witter and Cory Spinks.

But I think you are right when you say that casual sport's fans won't be drawn to Ivan Calderon in any shape or form.

Being realistic he will never be a big name in boxing and will always be talked about only amongst dedicated boxing fans, but then that has always been the way for any fighters under 115 lbs.
I liked the Calderon Cazares bout...but like bilbo...I consider meself to be a die hard fan...so if it's a fairly good match up...I generally turn it into more than it is...in other words...I aint that hard to please...especially when it comes to the Iron Boy.