Hugo Pineda

**Spicoli** · 01-10-2008 03:58 AM

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Didn't Jorge Castro start out at 154 and end at cruiser?

BTW what happened to him, I remember he was in a car wreck and in bad shape.

Easy to forget that Pac was 105 in his pro debut. 105-130 (up to possibly 140) is a pretty good bit for a smaller guy

Actually 106 according to boxrec, assume the fight was at 105.

I heard the same on Castro.He must be a s!!! driver,I remember he had a mass crash right before His all time come from behind TKO win over J.D Jackson many years back.He fought Jirov for Cruiser strap,Red hair and All lol,And actually did very well.Think he attempted a come back

Pac is all fire and brim stone ,Hellacious attacker who still seems as fast as a Flyweight...good point Ouma.

**CutMeMick** · 01-10-2008 04:00 AM

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Didn't Jorge Castro start out at 154 and end at cruiser?

I read that 'Locomotora' was house cared for a few months after the accident. It was bad as he actually had to go under the knife.
The guys fought and won since then so that means hes recovered well.

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Actually 106 according to boxrec, assume the fight was at 105.

Always a good laugh...

**OumaFan** · 01-10-2008 04:01 AM

Then you've got Barkley, went from middle, won a heavyweight strap agaisnt Coetzee, fought Berbick.

**Mikkel_K** · 01-10-2008 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by OumaFan

Didn't Jorge Castro start out at 154 and end at cruiser?

So did, ahem, Bobby Gunn. Oh, and didnt Tommy Hearns win some kind of title at cruiserweight too?

Also Carlos De Leon, mentioned in this thread, actually ended his career at HW. I remember his very final fight - knocked out by Brian Nielsen in Denmark. Sad, sad, sad.

**Greig** · 01-10-2008 11:12 AM

Pineda gave Tszyu a tough fight too. Knocked him down in the first round with a bloody hard punch. This was the Tszyu of the mid 90's of course - the Tszyu who thought that defence was the thing around his house. He gradually wore him down and stopped him in the 11th I think.

Still, Pineda could definitely fight some. And he had that Tommy Hearns build where he puts on the wieght easily.

**Fenster** · 01-10-2008 11:26 AM

He was an ancient, flabby, disinterested punchbag from the highlights I saw

**El Gamo** · 01-10-2008 12:59 PM

Don't you guys remember how Pineda looked v Tito?His shoulders were MASSIVE,he made Tito look small.He certainly had the frame of a middleweight at least!

**The Rookie Fan** · 01-10-2008 01:14 PM

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Don't you guys remember how Pineda looked v Tito?His shoulders were MASSIVE,he made Tito look small.He certainly had the frame of a middleweight at least!

Yeah I remember, that was the "tune up" for the De la Hoya fight. Hugo really towered over Trinidad. Nothing like a good left hook to the stomach to cut a man down to size.

**El Gamo** · 01-10-2008 01:16 PM

Originally Posted by The Rookie Fan

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Don't you guys remember how Pineda looked v Tito?His shoulders were MASSIVE,he made Tito look small.He certainly had the frame of a middleweight at least!

Yeah I remember, that was the "tune up" for the De la Hoya fight. Hugo really towered over Trinidad. Nothing like a good left hook to the stomach to cut a man down to size.

That was beautiful!!!