Robert Guerrero out of Katsidis fight; Bradley-Valero possible
by Scott Christ on Feb 8, 2010 10:48 PM EST
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Citing family concerns, Robert Guerrero has pulled out of his agreed-to March 27 HBO fight with Michael Katsidis, reports Rick Reeno.
Guerrero, who holds a title at 130 and was going to move up to 135, has a wife who has battled leukemia. Of course everyone hopes that isn't the reason, as Casey Guerrero had been reported to be in remission during Robert's recent fights.
Golden Boy will look for a replacement for Guerrero. Reeno says that one possibility is Top Rank's Brandon Rios, who fought and knocked out Jorge Teron on Top Rank Live this past Saturday night. Given the lack of star power at 135 (or coming up from 130), it's going to be tough to get Katsidis much of a name replacement. I'd guess there's a real chance that Marcos Maidana-Victor Cayo moves to the main event slot.
In other news, Rick Reeno also says that there's a chance for Timothy Bradley to defend his 140-pound title against Edwin Valero in June, and promoter Gary Shaw says he's so confident, he'll do the fight in Mexico. It's one of those promoter statements that are meant to make you say, "Ooh, that's confidence!" but then you realize Valero isn't Mexican and that the only state in the country Valero is licensed to fight in is Texas and that Valero now has visa issues. So it doesn't mean a whole lot. Supposedly Bob Arum is willing to take the fight for Valero, but something makes me doubt that. I like Valero a lot, but Bradley is a different animal than anyone he's faced, and he could make Valero look like he's stuck in concrete.
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I got Bradley by a wide decision and maybe even a KO. Bradley is exactly the type of fighter that beats Valero, fast and can take a punch. Too much of a step up for Valero IMHO, he needs to get a good trainer to seriously kick his ass before he should even consider taking a fight of this magnitude. On the other hand, maybe this is the type of beating he needs before he wises up and stops training himself.
Too bad for Guerrero, hopefully the family is ok and it is simply a nagging injury. Rios – Katsidis could be interesting tho….
I agree with Valero getting a better trainer
I also think that Arum won’t let it happen. He likes to build up matches and fighters.
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by J Theory on Feb 8, 2010 11:57 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
saw rios demolish theron ~~live ~, and he looked good. not sure if he’s on the same level of katsidis. what i saw of rios, was that that dude just goes out and fight, and throw in katsidis in there and it could be a hell of a fight. again i’ve only seen rios fight once so i could be pulling this out of my ass
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by battle axe of doom on Feb 9, 2010 1:47 AM EST up reply actions
Bradley will KO Valero. He can take advantage of his chin being open and can take a shot to land one
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Bradley has OK power but he isn’t really a finisher. He’s never knocked out a world-class opponent in his career. I suppose he could always learn how to do it, but there’s no reason to predict that he’ll just get it right now, all of a sudden. Unless the idea is that he’ll KO Valero based on the size difference.
I think it has a lot more to do with the fact that Bradley has some power, Valero’s chin has yet to be tested, and Valero’s chin is wiiiiiidddddeeeee open. Valero also strikes me as a boxer who would have no idea what to do if he got seriously rocked…
I said this on another forum, but Bradley-Valero is the only fight at 140 that interests me. It needs to happen.
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Bradley-Valero is the only fight at 140 that interests me
That’s unfortunate.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 9, 2010 10:31 AM EST up reply actions
I’m sticking Manny in at 147 or else it’d be Valero-Manny and Bradley-Manny.
Other fights like Khan-Alexander, Khan-Hatton, and Alexander-Hatton kinda intrigue me but it’s up in the air.
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Well Manny is at 147. He gave up his 140 pound belt and the Ring’s stubbornness in keeping him ranked in a division he’ll never fight at again is the only thread that keeps him there. Both those Manny fights can happen at 147, too, and Valero really might.
I just think there’s a lot of really intriguing fights at 140. Khan-Alexander could be a phenomenal display of hand speed.
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by Scott Christ on Feb 10, 2010 3:00 AM EST up reply actions
Khan-Alexander
Stupidly large amounts of drool. Will never happen because DK is an idiot and can’t promote Alexander at all and to be fair, its a fight that Gary Shaw suggested too!
Where's the love for Maidana?
Is Ricardo Torres still fighting at 140? I’m not sure he’s ever been in a bad fight.
Kendall Holt is exciting. He could engage in a war with any of the guys you’ve named and make it a good fight.
I kind of see what you mean, but for me Maidana HAS to be in that list. Not only is he top 3 at the weight (IMO), but he is an exciting guy who never stops coming forward.
Some people are acting like Pacquiao should be expected to have just gone, "Yeah sure, let’s do something I’ve never done before because your dad made some dumbass baseless comment."
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Valero over Bradley
I think Valero crushes Bradley. Valero did get dinged some in the fight with DeMarco, and held on until he recovered in one instance.
Bradley barely has any power, I don’t think he’s stopped anyone in his last 6 fights or so, and he’s got 11 KOs total. That’s ok power? – That’s one level up from Paulie Malig power.
It could be a very good fight.
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In some ways bradley choses
not to use his power. He prefers to throw more shots quickly and rarely sits down on his punches, when he does they are more effective. I’m not saying he has good power but it is ok when he adopts a certain way of throwing punches which jars with his rpeffered style.
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by Drunken cutman on Feb 9, 2010 4:01 PM EST up reply actions
Bradley has better power than his KO rate IMO, but I think he’s a poor finisher at this point. I think Bradley-Valero could be outstanding. Seems like styles that could really mesh well.
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Unfortunately, it looks like the issue is with Guerrero’s wife, as her condition took a turn for the worst.
Thta’s awful news.
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by The Midnight Rambler on Feb 9, 2010 12:07 PM EST up reply actions
I like Valero-Diaz. Quick work for Vlaero and then he goes for a mega figjht.
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by The Midnight Rambler on Feb 9, 2010 12:08 PM EST reply actions
typo-Valero
"If you sit there and watch a person take about an hour to tie his shoestrings, then you realize that whatever problems you got ain't that significant"
---Vernon Forrest 2006
by The Midnight Rambler on Feb 9, 2010 12:08 PM EST reply actions
Could this day get any worse?
I wake up this morning to hear that Lil Wayne is starting his prison sentence today (we’re never going to get Tha Carter IV!) and now this. I was looking forward to that Katsidis fight.
"And so, as, uh, Heavyweight Champion recognized by nine of the fourteen sanctioning bodies..." -Drederick Tatum, The Simpsons
Seriously though my thoughts and prayers go to the Guerrero family. It sounds like his wife’s cancer has returned.
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by BloodMeridian on Feb 9, 2010 12:46 PM EST up reply actions
CASEY GUERRERO
I recieved an e-mail requesting prayers for Roberts wife, Casey. She had a bone marrow transplant recently and has been at Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto for 10 days. If the transplant is rejected by her body,.. well it doesn’t look good. Please consider her in The Ghost in your thoughts and prayers. Peace!!
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