I Was Wrong....December 8th.

[Gandalf]

I felt the same Miles, it truely did hurt me.
I'm also worried about the effect of the loss on Rick. Not only on his mentality but his body too. Will he drinhk his fill til he's consoled homself and eat more than is advisble over the Christmas? Or will he attempt to maintain some sort of condition and be in shape? Hard to know...

Interesting questions and ones we can only speculate on really. He seemed to have the right ideas following the Collazo fight in regards to his condition. There is no knowing how much this may have taken out of him though. He didnt just lose. He got taken out big time and it takes a special fighter to maintain it at the top after a crushing knockout and the loss of the 0. Barrera shows how it can be done. Michael Spinks shows how it isnt.

Its a matter of waiting and hoping it turns out right. Rick deserves a drink or 2 and some nice greasy food....but then its time to get back in the gym. Fingers crossed.

Fingers crossed indeed. A factor which worries me is the proposed layoff.
I no that a fight at Light Welter means he needs time to drop the extra muscle mass he loaded on for the fight with Mayweather, but I feel that fighting again in June as he mentioned in the post fight interview is a bit much.

Having accepted the loss I felt that it would greatly benefit his financial career and legacy if he upped the activity and fought 3 times a year as opposed to twice as he has in recent years. However, for some reason this seem to be out of the question.

And Mr.Lopez was that a jibe at me or Miles?

There is no reason for Ricky not to fight 3 times a year. His career is short as a boxer, so I see no issues with being a pro and staying in shape and sucking it up. After all, there are all of those years to enjoy when its over and the money is banked.

You are right, he should fight 3 or even 4 times a year (even though no top boxers do that anymore) and finish his career with intent..