this was one of damndest gut checks...back when miguel cotto was miguel cotto
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this was one of damndest gut checks...back when miguel cotto was miguel cotto
Erratic415
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I consider his first fight against the Bodysnatcher as one of the all-time great defensive performances.
Erratic415
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That was a bizarre fight. Wlad dominating every moment except when he was getting dropped. I think Peter had a similar fight against Jameel McCline when he got dropped 3 times but won a decision.
That was a classic fight, so much back and forth action.
honestly this is where wlad turned the corner...wlad was shaky baby like crazy...he won this gutcheck and he never looked back
cotto-torres is one of my favorite fights...that was a gutcheck..cotto was getting lit up like crazy by torres
Knicksman20
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This was a good fight. Those Colombian fighters were always big punchers
Remember Kendall ****'s fight with Torres? Had dude napping in the corner lol
Knicksman20
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McCallum couldn't do anything with him; couldn't touch him & looked extra slow. Kalambay was slick
they had 2 fights remember...torres was sleeping in the corner in the rematch..but torres won the first fight
Erratic415
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The commentators seemed to know it too. When Wlad went down for the 3rd time, it was late in the fight and he was tired and hurt. Larry Merchant said right away it was a “moment of truth for Wladimir”. He held on and even hurt Peter in the 12th.
I love Cotto-Torres. 2005 had some great fights, as Corrales-Castillo 1 is my all time favorite.
It also had some good George Foreman moments.
Foreman said “the difference between the fighters is that Torres can take Cotto’s punches” and Cotto drops Torres at this exact moment LOL. The same thing happened during RJJ-Griffin 2.
Lampley: Torres’s corner is telling him to fake being hurt by the low blows. It sounds like a good idea
Foreman: Yeah, if you don’t have dignity
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I was on another thread discussing lower/less popular weight classes and thought of Michael Carbajal. He was a fun fighter to watch. His first fight with Humberto González was one of the best of the decade, and he also closed his career with a really good fight against Jorge Arce.
Phoenix New Times wrote some long articles about him and his brother Danny, who was Michael’s manager.
Danny apparently stole money from Michael, their mother, and his ex-wife. He’s suspected of also arranging the murder of his ex-wife.
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Phoenix New Times wrote some long articles about him and his brother Danny, who was Michael’s manager.
Danny apparently stole money from Michael, their mother, and his ex-wife. He’s suspected of also arranging the murder of his ex-wife.
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Michael Carbajal is one of my favorite lower weight class fighters. He was a big puncher & had great heart. He's pretty underratedI was on another thread discussing lower/less popular weight classes and thought of Michael Carbajal. He was a fun fighter to watch. His first fight with Humberto González was one of the best of the decade, and he also closed his career with a really good fight against Jorge Arce.
Phoenix New Times wrote some long articles about him and his brother Danny, who was Michael’s manager.
Danny apparently stole money from Michael, their mother, and his ex-wife. He’s suspected of also arranging the murder of his ex-wife.
Family Secrets
An unfolding television crime story on the morning of last February 25 grabbed the attention of Estela Sanchez. Phoenix police were investigating the pre-dawn shootings of a man and woman just outside the Coconut Groves apartments at 2028 West Indian School Road. The detectives seemed focused on...
Brother's Keeper
Michael Carbajal faced a crowd of about 3,000 on a chilly afternoon in the village of Canastota, New York. It was June 2006, and Arizona's best-ever pugilist was about to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Never much of a talker, Michael spent most of his short...