I think everyone is right. Peñalosa is a warrior with a lot of heart who just got his ass kicked.
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I think everyone is right. Peñalosa is a warrior with a lot of heart who just got his ass kicked.
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oh man i was waiting for the money shot from gerry! roach stopped it cause he saw that gerry was hitting juanma with all he got but juanma wasnt hurt at all!
gerry was still game can still throw power punches spot on and was pacing himself alternating offensive and defensive rounds. but gerry gave it all juanma just stood there gerry was taking more than giving wear so its just right for roach to stop the fight.
juanma was also giving it all and im pretty sure thats what exactly he expecting from gerry a very tough fighter. but i still think gerry has a max of two more LIGHT fights before he can call it quits. juanma on the other hand based on this fight will not last against a fighter the same as gerry but younger and the same size as juanma.
hay.....
Props to Penalosa: He's a great fighter, great stamina, great heart, great chin.
Props also to Freddy Roach: He is simply a great trainer and a greater person. I love this guy.
As for the quoted comment of "Juanma won't last" that's BS. Juanma got caught with some shots, but that's what happens when you fight a guy the caliber of Penalosa. Also, Juanma showed great stamina. I mean, he barely slowed down at all and what's more impressive is that he kept a high work rate while throwing power punches. That was impressive. Juanma stood in there well against Penalosa and against others with less defense and slower hands (aka Vazquez), the beating will be more severe.
That isn't at all , i completely agree Rican , to me i have to say that was great in all aspects , we saw an a Penalosa taking a punches that he never took before ," I have to take my hat off " , but we saw an a Juanma fighting with a caliber of boxer that is Penalosa , throwing an a immense amounts of punches that put him really bad condition , for who never seen Juanma fighting until the limit , in this division i don't think who can assimilate Juanma punches as Penalosa did , Juanma is a BEAST..................
Ahhhhh but where is my friend Kila...............?![]()
Juanma had a great fight against Penalosa, but don't get too carried away and think he'd just walk through the BEST NATURAL SUPER BANTAM'S out there, i think Lopez can go with the best of them after last night, but he's not going to blow them away, honestly i'd say his chances against the other top 3 are something like, Vazquez & R.Marquez 55/45 in favor of the Mexican duo, that is assuming they didn't ruin each other and can come back strong after their grueling trilogy, and agaisnt Caballero i'd say it's 60/40 in favor of Juanma. another great fight for Lopez would be Jhonny Gonzalez, i have been saying it since the De Leon fight, and it's a fight that NEEDS to be made, Gonzalez has been a beast at Super Bantam and IMO a fight against Juanma would be a war
LOL what a hater...I give mad props to "Fearless" Gerry for bringing his legendary toughness and condition, but IMO anyone else on that division wouldn't take that kind of punishment.
Every damn body hook impacted Penalosa's body like a damn bomb, and they clearly were hurtful cause you could see Penalosa several times getting his knees buckled by those. So IMO no one would have taken that kind of punishment.
As for Juanma, he showed stamina, chin and some ring saavy inside fighting, so he looked pretty damn good for you to be hating on such a dominant performance.
So, if u were expecting a Penalosa win, BOO HOO mthafcka!!!! LOL JK
I'm pretty sure that Vazquez and Marquez are little worn out from those wars, that obviously has to take a lot out of the tank for them. So Juanma as being fresher, relentless and strong. He'll looked way bigger than Penalosa, and IMO it will look almost the same against Vazquez or Marquez.
IMO toughest test would be Pelenchin Caballero, that mantis-like speedy puncher style will be a fit for anyone,but Juanma can take care of him.
Gonzalez? Seriously? I don't think he has the chin or body to take that kind of punishment for 5 round like Gerry did.
But obviously the fight that I see on the horizon that will give him the most trouble, if he stays undefeated by that time, is Gamboa at 126, if Gamboa doesn't move up sooner. But other than that Juanma should have no problem at 122.
Last edited by Daim; 04-26-2009 at 02:50 PM.
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