Calderon, Mayol confident heading into rematch
Junior flyweight world champion Ivan Calderon and Filipino challenger Rodel Mayol clashed on the June 13 undercard of Cotto-Clottey at Madison Square Garden, with a technical draw declared after the fight was stopped due to a Calderon cut. On September 12, the two will meet again, and this time U.S. audiences will get a chance to see the action. Integrated Sports will offer the show on pay-per-view for a suggested price of $29.95.
At a press conference in Calderon's native Puerto Rico, the champion said, "I made many mistakes in the other fight when I wanted to impress the fans there and watching on television, but this time I'm going to do my job. My boxing style is to hit and not get hit."
Calderon (32-0-1, 6 KO) lost his unblemished record in the draw with Mayol, and while he remains one of the best "pure boxers" in the game today (arguably still the best), there is no question his age (he's 34) and tendency to cut is starting to catch up with him. A look at his last few fights says that and maybe more.
Mayol (25-3-1, 19 KO) is a good puncher and always a game opponent. Past the Calderon draw, he's lost his biggest fights, but he's a legitimate threat to dethrone Calderon at this point. Mayol is confident he can beat Calderon this time around: "I am training very hard for this fight because I want the title and I know that I will win the title on September 12."
On the undercard, 130-pound titlist Roman Martinez (22-0-1, 13 KO) will defend against Vicente Martin Rodriguez (25-2-1, 13 KO), a replacement for Michael Lozada.
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Martinez told El Nuevo Dia that he was looking to unify with (if everything comes out clean on his part of defenses) Humberto Soto. That would be something I would love to watch. Well that and the bout with Soto against Valero.
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by Sickle on Aug 20, 2009 9:00 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Be careful what you wish for
I’m pretty sure that Soto would kick his ass.
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by Brickhaus on Aug 21, 2009 1:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
And I’d still watch.
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by Sickle on Aug 21, 2009 11:51 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Prediction: Calderon will easily win another "Calderon and taxes" win, this time around, against Mayol. He will go back to being Calderon for at least a few more years, and no one will ever really care about Mayol again.
It’s another case of the hyper-conscious internet sports community (which I love and am a part of, don’t get me wrong) writing off a boxer too soon. This is especially likely given how little damage Calderon has taken. This fight was an anomaly. Calderon will prove to be a young 34 year old. Bleeding, shmeeding.
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by Matt Miller on Aug 21, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
34 is ancient for a guy his size
Most fighters under 118 are done by the time they’re 32 or 33. It’s not a matter of taking tons of punishment, as much as that there isn’t as much mass (in terms of muscles and joints and whatnot), so it doesn’t take things as long to go bad.
I just want Calderon to make it long enough to unify with Sosa, and maybe Viloria. After that, call it a career, I think.
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by Brickhaus on Aug 21, 2009 1:05 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good points. Maybe just the stress of training will have worn him down, but he’s taken so little damage, it would have to be more from general wear and tear, I would think. Still, my gut tells me he’ll overcome this hurdle. I like your career finale for Calderon, and I would be thrilled to see him go out early and healthy. But.. but…
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by Matt Miller on Aug 21, 2009 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I got to see their last fight and early on Mayol was controling everything with his long jab and straight shots. Eventualy Calderon got on the inside and let off combos but nothing to great. The draw was the right call but it could of gone either way. I wouldn’t be suprised if Calderon looses this one
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by sigidy on Aug 21, 2009 1:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

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