Rey 'Boom Boom' Bautista wins 12 UD, wants De Leon again!

[Tam Seddon]

He is fighting a mexican who is called Antonio Meza. Ive never heard of him but he has a pretty decent record of 23-3 so should be a good fight. Im glad hes back and he was so unlucky with the De Leon fight, i knew it should not have happend so early. But lets hope he can do well on the comeback because i do believe he can be a champion one day because people forget he is still only 21 and he has a hell of a lot to learn yet.

just read this and he wants another pop at De Leon claiming he has improved. Hes showing balls, but he would get KTFO if he fought him again!

[Violent Demise]

Bautista better hope he doesn't get hit in the chin again

[eagle]

Yeah i hope Rey comes back strong. It will be a good fight to see if he has been effected mentally from being KTFO by Ponce.

[KKisser]

check out meza's quality of opponents. if bautista doesn't win this one he has no business in hoping to win a world title in the future. this SHOULD be an easy fight for rey.

[Violent Demise]

check out meza's quality of opponents. if bautista doesn't win this one he has no business in hoping to win a world title in the future. this SHOULD be an easy fight for rey.

I agree. It should be. But when a fighter gets brutally knocked out like Bautista did, easy fights all of a sudden aren't so easy any more.

[amat]

Exactly VD.

The fight really should have never been made with De Leon. It was bad news from the beginning, they should have seen that on the Mayweather - De La Hoya undercard.

Much too green, he was never going to win that fight. On top of that, he got knocked out and was pretty much shafted completely by the people around him including that ass of a mayor who didn't grant his town a new road.

Wish him all the best but he has a lot of work to do before he ever reaches that upper echelon again.

[Tam Seddon]

Hes only 21 though hes still a young man. He has absoutly ages to get fights in and gain that experience. The World title shot was rushed far too quick and I feel sorry for Rey B but he must move on now. He will show he has world title class if he gets up and moves on from that loss and shows that he wasnt up for it at that stage of his career. I do believe he still needs to learn more of the pro trade and there is no doubt in my mind he will be a champion one day.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I'd like to interrupt and say that at his age all of his fights SHOULD be relatively easy. I realise that he is immensely popular already and he demonstrates a good penchant for the fight game, but he is not a fighter like Tyson, Patterson or Vargas who cab be rushed along hoping to pick up a title as quick as possible.

He is a good fighter and one i have liked on the occasions I have seen him but his very appearence illustrates his youth and lack of physical maturity. The lay off since the De Leon fight may well have seen him mature out of the eye of the public, but i still feel a more careful approach will benefit Bautista in the long run. After the Ponce fight it became publicised that he debated whether or not quitting was the right option. I feel this indeed was indicative of his lack of maturity. However now that he is obviously back in the game, training and has a fight set i hope he can move on and fulfil all that potential.

[pacfan]

Wonder if good chins can be developed through some training method. Probably not so Bautista has to develop good boxing skill, turning himself into a mean, slick fighter. With good power, which he already has, and good defense, who needs a solid rock chin. Easier said than done though...

[donnydarkoIRL]

Chin can slightly be improved through conditioning, strength training and maturing the ody. A typical example is Cotto actually.

[Tam Seddon]

i told you he would win, read the improved post.

[Julius Rain]

if history has told us anything. a lost for a filipino fighter means nothing, it has turn many filipino fighters into raging monsters.

Donaire when he lost also thought about quiting but came back and look what he did to the sports biggest prick.

pacman was knocked out twice and look what he has done for the sport.

Pancho never let a lost got in his way to being the greatest flyweight ever.

[Violent Demise]

If Bautista fights De Leon again, he'll get knocked out again.

[Tam Seddon]

If Bautista fights De Leon again, he'll get knocked out again.

At this stage of time i agree, but in the next 4-5 years i dont.

[Wacko3205]

If Bautista fights De Leon again, he'll get knocked out again.

#838.

Totally agree...& honestly don't want to see that happen.