LETS GO LOU! Can i gather some Collazofans? /Old school interestingg pics etc!

[Tito BHB]

All pics from the 2000 new york golden gloves..

I think in order the pics go..

1. Gary stark first time he won the gloves.

2. Paulie Malignaggi vs Darling Jimenez , think that was the first time he won the gloves too..

3. Left to right, 2008 Beijing lightweight olympian Saddam Ali - going pro soon i think!?!
Luis Collazo, Gary Stark Jr, And on the right its undefeated middle/supermiddle prospect Danny Jacobs.
from 2004.

4. thats from 2001 boxing in canada, paulie malignaggi and gary stark in the front, and Yuri foreman over on the left.

[JT Rock]

Luis is alright i guess and seems to have a quality character.

Im one of the first Berto followers around here and will stick with my boy on this one...

Im always real leery of a fighter who makes a name for himself by losing... His opportunities were squandered by the fact that he gave his all and lost, plain and simple...

Almost beating Hatton, isint beating Hatton.. Losing to Mosely albeit having a broken hand, is the breaks sometimes but none the less he lost..

So the story on Luis is, everytime he has had to step up and beat a class A fighter he lost.. Thats what the record shows

[Tito BHB]

Thats true jt in most cases, and thats the arguement that gets put across cause its on the record..

But what i see in collazo is more then that, so i keep my faith in him because i see talent and skill that has yet to be shown, the way he fights and all the early fights that alot of people wont have seen.. these are all things that never got noticed and to people who recognised him early enoug he was a prospect, some never knew him until he got to the rivera fight or even the hatton fight.. but he hasnt ever been treat as a prospect cause people just didnt know.. its always been there but he hasnt had all the air time and press of a guy just as good like berto.. So theres more there then his record can show or general boxing fans will know.. but he just needs the fights and to make up the lost time now and no one will know unless he proves it so.. i cant keep telling people i just haveto hope lou shows it, till then its just a matter of opinion.

[DaxxKahn]

All pics from the 2000 new york golden gloves..

I think in order the pics go..

1. Gary stark first time he won the gloves.

2. Paulie Malignaggi vs Darling Jimenez , think that was the first time he won the gloves too..

3. Left to right, 2008 Beijing lightweight olympian Saddam Ali - going pro soon i think!?!
Luis Collazo, Gary Stark Jr, And on the right its undefeated middle/supermiddle prospect Danny Jacobs.
from 2004.

4. thats from 2001 boxing in canada, paulie malignaggi and gary stark in the front, and Yuri foreman over on the left.

good stuff my man...too bad you did not have the original pics would be worth something one day

[JT Rock]

Thats true jt in most cases, and thats the arguement that gets put across cause its on the record..

But what i see in collazo is more then that, so i keep my faith in him because i see talent and skill that has yet to be shown, the way he fights and all the early fights that alot of people wont have seen.. these are all things that never got noticed and to people who recognised him early enoug he was a prospect, some never knew him until he got to the rivera fight or even the hatton fight.. but he hasnt ever been treat as a prospect cause people just didnt know.. its always been there but he hasnt had all the air time and press of a guy just as good like berto.. So theres more there then his record can show or general boxing fans will know.. but he just needs the fights and to make up the lost time now and no one will know unless he proves it so.. i cant keep telling people i just haveto hope lou shows it, till then its just a matter of opinion.

I appreciate you supporting your boy... I was impressed with his hatton showing even though he lost and was hoping to see more of him, sometimes a loss especially a close one will propel a fighter into better opportunities because of the expectation he will shine in the future.. His management and promotional team dropped the ball IMO by not getting him a decent showcase follow up fight in a timely manner...

Luis gets a crack at a good but past his prime Mosely and can potentially put a good scalp on his resume and he loses again and falls further into obscurity..

Instead of Luis being a hot up and comer and fighting a gatekeeper to propel his rise, Collazo is the gatekeeper and test for a young star Andre Berto

IMO Luis is a solid fighter who falls short of the bigtime and is the victim of shitty management.. Another fighter who quite possibly could have the world at his feet is Devon Alexander but Don King is holding this kid back

[Tito BHB]

Thats true jt in most cases, and thats the arguement that gets put across cause its on the record..

But what i see in collazo is more then that, so i keep my faith in him because i see talent and skill that has yet to be shown, the way he fights and all the early fights that alot of people wont have seen.. these are all things that never got noticed and to people who recognised him early enoug he was a prospect, some never knew him until he got to the rivera fight or even the hatton fight.. but he hasnt ever been treat as a prospect cause people just didnt know.. its always been there but he hasnt had all the air time and press of a guy just as good like berto.. So theres more there then his record can show or general boxing fans will know.. but he just needs the fights and to make up the lost time now and no one will know unless he proves it so.. i cant keep telling people i just haveto hope lou shows it, till then its just a matter of opinion.

I appreciate you supporting your boy... I was impressed with his hatton showing even though he lost and was hoping to see more of him, sometimes a loss especially a close one will propel a fighter into better opportunities because of the expectation he will shine in the future.. His management and promotional team dropped the ball IMO by not getting him a decent showcase follow up fight in a timely manner...

Luis gets a crack at a good but past his prime Mosely and can potentially put a good scalp on his resume and he loses again and falls further into obscurity..

Instead of Luis being a hot up and comer and fighting a gatekeeper to propel his rise, Collazo is the gatekeeper and test for a young star Andre Berto

IMO Luis is a solid fighter who falls short of the bigtime and is the victim of shitty management.. Another fighter who quite possibly could have the world at his feet is Devon Alexander but Don King is holding this kid back

that is exactly what i was going to say before i noticed you had....

Another case of the devon alexander..

Don in the past has been good for fighters but he has definately started to drop the ball of late and hes not really get much of anything nowadays..

A while back nobody was showing any of his fighters on television anymore.. only the select few have been getting american airtime..

But lou is out now.. he will fight anybody, theres lots of names and enough good fighters at welterweight to make every title fight a credible title fight!
Which is greatt for the division and all the hungry top fighters at welter.

[bcollins]

A win for either man is a step forward, career-wise. They both have something to gain here. A win over Collazo would help legitimize Berto's standing, while a Collazo victory would prove his worth against higher-level opposition. I do think a loss for Collazo is more damaging, though.

Either way, I'm a fan of both fighters, so I'll root for both of them and see who comes out on top

[Tito BHB]

Bumpp son

[Tito BHB]

Also im pretty gutted about Joe Greene having to pull out of his very interesting bout with sergio martinez!

..Martinez is a bad man.. Mean Joe Greene is a great guy, good solid undefeated fighter, ive been following him for a while and although he had a couple troubles in his last fight.. and I'd love to see joe take titles and do it big.. but martinez is probably the wrong guy to go for first time out..

The positive thing is from it all.. thats a tough fight, probably the hardest out there for him aside from maybe.. Angulo and kirkland.. which potentially could be big fights down the road.. what it tells you though is Joe greene is a champ.. He wants to fight the hardest guys and the real opposition.

I think he dropped out with kidney stones.. Apparently he was taking a wazz on morning and pissed blood.. no pain involved at the time but he went to see a doctor and doc said dont fight.. cause sure theres no pain now but if this shit blows up in a week or before the fight theres too much at stake.. so its fair game.

No idea who the replacement fighter is at current though, definately the original card was solid though

[Tito BHB]

Collazo vs Berto fight poster!

[Tito BHB]

Collazo vs Berto fight poster!

lol.. thats my new phone wallpaperr..

My ringtone for texts is.. and has been for ages now.. the Luis collazo entrance tune and mc for the mosely fight.. its genius..

Gets a couple funny looks in a cafe.. but well worth it

[Mar]

I'd say i'm as much a collazo fan as any other fighter...i don't think he's gonna win but i do like the guy. Awesome pic's.

[OumaFan]

takes a very special fighter to rock hatton like he did.

Almost pulled off a stunning upset and no way did sugar shane beat him 117-111 when they met as collazo dominated the middle part of that fight!!

Dont give him a hope in hell against berto though

Solid post.

I would love it if Luis won (not that I'm really a fan) but I doubt it happens. Just don't think he'll do enough offensively.

[JT Rock]

Tito, I think Luis did a smart thing by firing his promotional team and hiring you, he's gotten more publicity in 2 days from you, then he ever got before

[Boom Boom]

I think Collazo will do well in spots. Berto may be just a bit too stong and I think that will be the biggest difference. I think it will be a 117-111, 116-112 kind of fight for Berto.