Freddie Roah & Wild card = God and heaven

[almly]

Freddie is unreal. A God. He's taking it to a whole different level. Here's the play - anybody that comes out of Wildcard, lay the dough on them. Thats all. Theyre taking it to the next level. I love Buddy Mcgirt but jesus. Freddie could turn Homer Simpson into a champ. Not to say Viloria isnt talented but he wouldnt be anywhere near the stud he is now without Freddie.

 

[valdosta]

In all honesty Viloria didn't impress me at all. He throws nice combo's but when a damn guy has good head movement you need to freeze them up with good bodyshots. Keb was really no indicator of how good Viloria is anyways. Keb was fighting at 105 not to long ago (just a few fights), and Viloria dwarfed him. That's not to say Roach isn't a great trainer but I don;t think that highly of Viloria. He did what he should have tonight(won quite easily).

 

[almly]

I love you Val, when we all agree on something thats when its time to take a mortage out. But tell me Val, do you not think that was a tough skilled vetern? I mean that guy fighting Viloria tonight was no joke. Yeah, body shots would help seriously balance the offense but, I think Viloria is world class.
What the hell weight is he at?

The guy spars with Manny. But thats not a deal sealer. I just think from physical to mental fighting Freddie covers it all.

 

[sphincter]

i gotta say....who the hell was involved with this weigh-in?.....

i can`t remember EVER seeing one guy looking so much bigger than his opponent at this weight level(where even a few pounds is crucial)......

this is the kind of stuff that espn pulls just to get their shows going...i understand the dilemna of trying to put on decent fights on relatively short notice,but,if viloria wasn`t 10 or more pounds heavier than keb-baas when they stepped into the ring,then i need my eyes examined....

valdosta hit it on the head....my brother came over to watch the fights last night and we both were surprised at the size differential....

i think what disappointed me most was the fact that teddy and tessitore mentioned that viloria was the stronger guy....but,they failed to mention that he looked like he was a good 2 weight classes bigger...they knew....just by their omission,they knew....

sometimes a guy carries his weight in his legs...not here...viloria was taller and much thicker from head to toe......


reminiscent of the gatti-gamache fight several years ago....pretty much ended gamache`s career....also brings to mind scott harrison pounding little skinny-armed wayne mccullough for 12 rounds a few years back....

dangerous stuff with the really small guys....where a few pounds is magnified several times....

i think they`re lucky they didn`t have a disaster on their hands...

and,yes...freddie roach is a solid trainer..

i still remember his fights vs tommy cordoba and bobby chacon......

they made a movie about jackie kalen....a joke.... with meg ryan(ridiculous) ....and now a tapia movie....imo,another joke...about a guy that fought his whole career being protected by his wife....

if they want to make a real boxing movie....i mean A REAL boxing movie....make it about freddie roach....you could probably do a 4 hour movie on him...



..hopefully,the parkinson`s doesn`t get the best of him any time soon.......

[This message was edited by sphincter on February 14, 2004 at 01:39 PM.]

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