Odd story about Golden Boy, Ponce de Leon, Linares

[OumaFan]

There's an article on m a x b o x i n g, I can't put a link but you can go over there, look at it, called "A step up or a set up for Ponce?"

Kind of an odd story, apparently Golden Boy Promotions and Ponce, or his manager, are not working well together and GBP wants Ponce to step up to 126 to fight Linares. Thing is Ponce's manager doesn't want it basically saying he'd get his ass kicked. Only thing he'll say is that they'd do it if Linares went down to 122, which is obviously a non-starter.

Also says that Ponce's manager was willing to move up to fight Pacquaio. Basically just to take the ass kicking for a lot of money.

Whole thing seems a bit odd, seems a bit shortsighted for GBP to mess with Ponce's career since he's a bit of a fan favorite. Maybe they think he's just a loss waiting to happen because of his lack of skills and they want to build up Linares name.

Either way, odd story, he needs to stay where he is for awhile, fight people like Penalosa, Juan Manuel Lopez.

[donnydarkoIRL]

I think Molitor, Vasquez and Marquez beat him anyway.

[The Rookie Fan]

Either way, odd story, he needs to stay where he is for awhile, fight people like Penalosa, Juan Manuel Lopez.

Juan Manuel Lopez will beat Ponce de Leon.

Just remember, you heard it here first.

[Spicoli]

Sound's like Oscar has takin GBP's Into the full dark reality of promotions.It's not pretty but sometimes you have to offload what may ,In some promoters eyes, be a vulnerable Investment.
I like De leon's fire and go for it style but he has defensive flaws that are blinding.I'll settle on rematch with Penalosa.The winner of Marquez vs. Vasquez would be fun.......Damaged as both may be now and after I think both can take Ponce.

[The Fightfan]

To me Ponce is very overrated.The last two fights I've seen were just mediocre nothing really serious about him very slow combinations,but he can put asses in seats.I say screw it fight every big name possible get your big payday's and get the hell out.

[DaxxKahn]

Sound's like Oscar has takin GBP's Into the full dark reality of promotions.It's not pretty but sometimes you have to offload what may ,In some promoters eyes, be a vulnerable Investment.
I like De leon's fire and go for it style but he has defensive flaws that are blinding.I'll settle on rematch with Penalosa.The winner of Marquez vs. Vasquez would be fun.......Damaged as both may be now and after I think both can take Ponce.

I agree on liking De Leons all out style at times but it will bite him in the ass against guys like Vazquez and RM....IMO if he rematches Caballero he loses...If he jumpe up a division to fight Lineres he gets beaten badly...IMO he would lose to Enoki and without a doubt looks like a fool being beaten by a wide UD if he ever faced Chris John

[Kirkland Laing]

He's great to watch but limited as far as boxing ability goes. They tried teaching him to box and gradually moving him up in class but we saw the redults his last couple of fights. So what you have is a crowd-pleasing undercard fighter who can be the opponent for a world champion but almost guaranteed to lose. Like Rocky Juarez except exciting to watch. You can't blame either the fighter or the promoter for the positions they're taking here.

[The Boxer]

I've only seen de leon a few. I remember thinking this guy has the worst jab of all time. there are who throw no jabs that have a better jab than this guy. Any long story short Linares would kill him.

[The Boxer]

I've only seen de leon a few. I remember thinking this guy has the worst jab of all time. there are guys who throw no jabs that have a better jab than this guy. Any long story short Linares would kill him.