Fernando Vargas is Disappointed by Mindset of Today's Boxers
By Steve Kim
Gabe Rosado fights this weekend at AT&T Stadium near Dallas, Texas against Willie Monroe. But the fight Rosado and his trainer, Fernando Vargas, wanted was against WBO middleweight titlist, Billy Joe Saunders.
Rosado-Monroe will be part of Saturday's HBO Pay-Per-View - where Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez will challenge WBO junior middleweight champion Liam Smith.
"Yeah, we wanted this fight bad but this is still a good fight for us," said the former world champion-turned-trainer ."We're going to look great in this fight. We had an awesome camp I just feel that it's going to be a defining moment for Gabriel."
Vargas and his fighter were under the impression that a deal to face Saunders (with the winner to face Canelo in December) had been consummated.
"It was our understanding that he had agreed to it and we were in camp for two months already and it didn't work out. We're still going to fight a southpaw and we're still going to look great Saturday."
There is a chance that the winner of Rosado-Monroe could face 'Canelo' in the the near future.
The mindset of today's boxers is a far cry from that of Vargas, who was never afraid to take on the game's best at an early age from the likes of Ike Quartery, Winky Wright and Oscar De La Hoya. It leaves 'el Feroz' dismayed.
One example, explained by Vargas, is Canelo challenging Gennady Golovkin back in May and then vacating his WBC middleweight belt.
"Y'know, just like I think about Canelo - not taking anything away from him.... he's a great fighter - but you're calling out somebody and saying you'll put on the gloves right now, it's like me calling out (Felix) Trinidad and I said he's a great champion and I want to unify the titles with him and I just give up my belt. I don't know...it's a different mindset," Vargas said.
This dude done lost his damn mind...
why?Can't believe I'm about to pay for this shyt.
very much so..65 bucks for this..nah
Lol we both know liam smith getting the angulo treatmentThis guy should just stfu to be honest...
He should be happy with his payday but he constantly bytching about Canelo not fighting Golovkin.
Why the fukk he accepted to fight Canelo if he wants to see him against GGG so much?
Seriously this guy should stop complaining cause it really doesn't look good that he is the one who disses Canelo.
Who the fukk did this guy fight anyways to share gospel from a moral high ground? Where are the Laras or Trouts on his resume, the high risk low reward top opponents?
Why didn't he fight Andrade or J. Rock or Lara if he is that tough of a sob... ? I'm sure all those fighters would took a fight against him even in his backyard.
When protected domestic level hypejobs whining about Canelo's mentality. smh...
I hope this grey haired clown gets knocked out on Saturday.
Gabe Rosado: Besides Winning I Wanna Punish Willie Monroe!
By Ryan Burton
There certainly isn't any love lost between Gabriel Rosado (23-9) and Willie Monroe Jr. (20-2). The two fighters exchanged words on their August 29th media conference call to promote their September 17th fight.
The fight will serve as the co-featured bout of the evening underneath the Canelo Alvarez-Liam Smith WBO welterweight championship fight in the main event. The card will be distributed by HBO pay-per-view.
The 30-year-old Rosado felt that Monroe lost touch with reality with some of his comments on the conference call and that he thinks he's a bigger deal than he really is. He made a point to say that WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders would at least entertain a fight with Gabriel Rosado while the champion wouldn't even entertain the idea of a fight against Saunders.
"It is a fight where I am focused. I know what is on the line. I am ready. I just kinda got upset with Willie because of how he was talking. He was talking like with Billy Joe Saunders he at least talked contract with us where they wanted no parts of Willie so I just told him that I thought he was just hyping himself and he's nothing special. That is just how I feel," Rosado stated.
Rosado epitomizes the definition of a blood and guts warrior. After the exchange of words, Rosado wants nothing more than to destroy Monroe.
In this particular case a win alone won't satisfy Rosado.
"I really don't go into a fight disliking my opponent personally. It's not anything like a hate thing but I really don't like Willie. I really don't. Like I want to hurt him. It's a fight where I want to win but I really want to hurt this guy. I want to punish him," Rosado told BoxingScene.com.
