Sometimes in life I am forced into conversations about the state of boxing. These talks to arguments that Boxing is too boring, it's too long, too much clinching, and that Boxing is dead.
What fascinates me is that the people state these claims hardly ever know but three names in Boxing. Pacquiao, Mayweather, and insert a Cotto, Mosley, or Marquez in the third section.
Boxing is alive and thriving and Boxing heads know this.
Mares-Donaire gives me chills, Broner and Canelo's potential excites me more than anything on Bang Bus.com, I count the days for Golovkin to step in the ring with Rosado, will Gamboa make an impact? Sergio Martinez- Chavez 2? will Chavez dig deep inside himself and knock out Maravilla? Finally Mayweather will fight a true 147 in Robert Guerrero but will he fight Canelo in September? Pacquiao Marquez 4 left an uninterested crowd vying for a part 5.
With all this in store for boxing in 2013 I still can only focus on one thing and that is what the fuck is going to happen in the 140lbs division.
Currently the Junior Welterweight has four top dogs Juan Manuel Marquez, Danny Garcia, Brandon Rios, and Lucas Matthysse. There are also names on that list such as Mike Alvarado, Timothy Bradley, Amir Khan, Josesito Lopez and at the end of the year quite possibly Adrian Broner.
Garcia is currently the WBA and WBC junior welterweight champion and linear top dog. He fucked up Erik Morales and i'm pretty sure is going to walk through Zab Judah in February. What happens after that? I'm thinking he will fight Khan in June and line himself up possibly for a fight with one of those top 3. Maybe and hopefully Matthysse.
Lucas Matthysse?? who is Matthysse? Can you say Body Punch? Body Punches? BODY PUNCHES!!! I fucking love them and this guy is a master of them. This is the guy nobody has the balls to call out. He has ran through his opponents like Hussein Bolt running the 100. He is exciting and relentless he adds so much pressure and never forgets the body. He has a fight with a Henry Lundy in January 26th then he might fuck up Maidana for fun just because he hates him and maybe just maybe Golden Boy will reward him with a title shot at Danny Garcia. Imagine?? Danny versus Matthysse??
Brandon Rios is the true definition of Aztec Warrior. The kid loves to fight and get hit. Everything he gets socked he smiles and wants more. Los ganchos al higado just like his hero Julio Cesar Chavez is what he makes a living of. In his fight with Mike Alvarado good ol Mike thought he could out box the kid from Kansas with his jab but boy was he wrong. Rios kept working the body and adding pressure using hooks and uppercuts till the fucker ran out of gas and was TKO'd by Rios. Rios reminds me of Antonio Margarito he keeps moving forward like a steam roller throwing hooks and uppercuts by the bunches. I love Rios quote "If you break the body the head will fall." He had himself a fight lined up with Pacquiao in April but Marquez ruined those plans with the brutal K.O. of Pacquiao December 8th.
Juan Manuel Marquez the true O.G. Triple O.G. veterano from Mexico. The guy has it all balls the size of Barry Bonds head, the ring generalship of Alexander the Great in battle, and dedication for his craft like a fat kid running after the ice cream truck. This guy has it all and right now is probably the number one pound for pound boxer in the world. He has paid his dues sitting in the dark in the early 2000's behind De La Hoya, Moralez, Barrera and more. He fought everyone thrown at him and refused to be a stepping stone Baby Bull Diaz on (HBO AFTER DARK!!!) Michael Katsidis (HBO!!!) and was the only fighter to give Pacquiao a fight for 8 years. Now he sits at the top of the throne and he could fight Rios in April then maybe Pacquiao in September? All I know is that if he fought any of those 3 above the fight would be epic but i'm sure most people would still sit there talking like pendejos wondering about Mayweather versus Pacquiao or Mayweather versus Canelo.
Here is a Video I made in honor of these four champions...Enjoy
