Justin Juuko - hard fights + inactivity = shot

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 22 May 2004, 16:39

I grew up reading about the shocking performance of former world welterweight champion Luis Rodriguez against Bunny Sterling in this country in 1971. Now I get the picture of how Rodriguez must have looked that awful night.
Justin Juuko was completely shot.

glittermonkey · Post by **glittermonkey** » 22 May 2004, 16:44

It was hard viewing to say the least. Hopefully he'll do the right thing and retire. It's sad to see any fighter like that, but when it's someone who you've admired and someone who was formerly very, very good it's even worse.

beduff · Post by **beduff** » 22 May 2004, 17:19

jukko was shot to pieces,but fair play to gomez he could only beat what was in front of him.looked very focused.hope jukko retires or he will end up getting hurt.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 22 May 2004, 17:46

tragic to c a boxer that far gone wasn't it

can we c gomez-arthur 2 please

The Devil In Roy Jones · Post by **The Devil In Roy Jones** » 22 May 2004, 17:54

The definition of 'shot'. Thank goodness he wasn't hurt, and hopefully he will retire now.

The Hawk · Post by **The Hawk** » 22 May 2004, 18:05

Jukko was shot alright, shame to see him like that. He should retire alright. Gomez did what he had too do and looked good in the process, hes turned himself around.

How far he'll go remains to be seen. When he was asked if he thinks he can become a "World Champion" in the interview and he said "I am a World Champion". I thought please!!!

Anyone else think the same ????

Im no fan of these made up "World titles" and it makes it worst when you hear things like that.

Brings it all back what these titles are doing to the sport.

I'd like too see him against a ranked name who has recently given a good account of himself.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 22 May 2004, 18:16

who's the european super feather champ

thats who gomez should test himself against and go from there.

the wbu title is no good they sanction any1 under the sun and u never find out how good u r until they bring in a ringer and u get spanked.

u can't jump from the likes of alex arthur and justin juuko up to diego corrales and erik morales.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 22 May 2004, 18:18

hitman_hatton1 wrote:who's the european super feather champ thats who gomez should test himself against and go from there.

Boris Sinitsin of Russia. But Craig Docherty is his mandatory challenger. Forget Gomez's Corrales talk; he's really looking at a lucrative rematch with golden bollocks.

hitman_hatton1 · Post by **hitman_hatton1** » 22 May 2004, 18:23

bennie wrote:
hitman_hatton1 wrote:who's the european super feather champ thats who gomez should test himself against and go from there.
Boris Sinitsin of Russia. But Craig Docherty is his mandatory challenger. Forget Gomez's Corrales talk; he's really looking at a lucrative rematch with golden bollocks.

thats who gomez should be fighting the likes of sinitsin and docherty

sanctioning bodies love a european champ and franky boy is well in there with the wbo so maybe he can get him a shot at it when corrales has buggered off to lightweight.

jameswilson · Post by **jameswilson** » 22 May 2004, 19:24

Gomez wants to fight the top Super Featherweights. How long does everyone think it will be before Gomez gets a shot at a genuine top3 Super Feather.

The Hawk · Post by **The Hawk** » 22 May 2004, 19:34

To be honest, a top 3 Super Featherweight, I can never see it happening.

Ricky Hatton is not even fighting the top 3 in his weight, yet! and he's very highly up there.

I can see him being feed a diet to keep the WBU a live more than anything. European title would be nice, but the WBU has the World title tagged on it, so how can the fooled public be expected to understand how a "World Champion"

is to fight for a European title

Twinkle Toes · Post by **Twinkle Toes** » 23 May 2004, 04:25

That was terrible, Juuko could barely stand up, and the ref waved it off after he fell over withour being hit.

It was very odd, i've seen spent fighters before, and fair enough their balance does go, but i've never seen it to that extent.

buzz · Post by **buzz** » 23 May 2004, 07:21

Thats what losing a lot of weight quickly does to you. Takes your legs away from you.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 23 May 2004, 09:19

I found it quite disgusting to be honest. I've been following boxing for over twenty years and am sick of all these tinpot titles going about now... it's good to see Gomez putting his life back together and doing well but last nights fights was nothing short of criminal. Aside from the fact that Jukko was completely shot and has looked a 'shot' fighter to varying degrees for quite a while now.... there is also the question of Jukko being allowed to fight for the 130pound 'world' ha!...title... when he most recently was fighting at 140!. After all the tragedies in the ring in recent years it's just appalling that this was allowed to happen. How was this fight allowed to take place?..... the fans once more were misled into thinking that this would be a 'tough match' and Jukko was allowed to take a beating he may live to regret in years to come.
The saddest thing is that Jukko will probably fight on and be used as a stepping stone for other fighters.... and we wonder why boxing is now a minority sport!.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 23 May 2004, 09:24

And who saw Nicky Piper today introducing the Gomez vs Jukko slaughter after the Mayweather fight (what a brilliant boxer Mayweather is and isn't Jim Watt just a little bit jealous!) ....and describing it as if it were a classic!... what a prat!!!..... he didn't even have the sensitivity to look embarrased at having to rerun such a shocking 'fight'.

shakermaker · Post by **shakermaker** » 23 May 2004, 09:36

you know the difference bewtween Hatton and Gomez?

If Gomez was offered a big name tomorrow he'd snap your hand off to face chico or Morales (even if it wasn't likely he'd win). Hatton on the otherhand

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 23 May 2004, 09:48

silkov wrote:And who saw Nicky Piper today introducing the Gomez vs Jukko slaughter after the Mayweather fight (what a brilliant boxer Mayweather is and isn't Jim Watt just a little bit jealous!) ....and describing it as if it were a classic!... what a prat!!!..... he didn't even have the sensitivity to look embarrased at having to rerun such a shocking 'fight'.

Yes I noticed that to, Piper is supposed to be an intelligent man, but the comment about the Gomez fight were just plain stupid.

As for the Gomez 'fight' like many have said before me it was quite disturbing to watch, Jukko was completely shot.

The whole event left a bad taste in my mouth, it was a totally worthless 'fight'.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 23 May 2004, 10:34

silkov wrote:I found it quite disgusting to be honest. I've been following boxing for over twenty years and am sick of all these tinpot titles going about now... it's good to see Gomez putting his life back together and doing well but last nights fights was nothing short of criminal. Aside from the fact that Jukko was completely shot and has looked a 'shot' fighter to varying degrees for quite a while now.... there is also the question of Jukko being allowed to fight for the 130pound 'world' ha!...title... when he most recently was fighting at 140!. After all the tragedies in the ring in recent years it's just appalling that this was allowed to happen. How was this fight allowed to take place?..... the fans once more were misled into thinking that this would be a 'tough match' and Jukko was allowed to take a beating he may live to regret in years to come.
The saddest thing is that Jukko will probably fight on and be used as a stepping stone for other fighters.... and we wonder why boxing is now a minority sport!.

Too right. A rally in Pensacola yesterday to show support for local hero Roy Jones Junior after his shock loss to Antonio Tarver attracted...350 people.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 23 May 2004, 10:35

Fights news said nearly 1000

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 23 May 2004, 10:44

REAL_DEAL wrote:Fights news said nearly 1000

Pensacola News Journal had journalists there and stated 350. Either way, it's naff support for a modern boxing legend in his home city.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 23 May 2004, 11:14

bennie wrote:
REAL_DEAL wrote:Fights news said nearly 1000
Pensacola News Journal had journalists there and stated 350. Either way, it's naff support for a modern boxing legend in his home city.

Here is the link if anyone is interested.

http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/spo ... 101A.shtml

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 23 May 2004, 12:54

Jukko is more shot that John Lennon.

Shame because only 3/4 years ago I fancy he would have kicked Gomez's arse.

Still I am more impressed with Gomez these days, I'd like to see him moved along very quickly because I have a feeling he will have a short time only fighting like this, I figure him to burn out in the not too distant future so chuck him in with big name now if you can one.

That's what I don't understand with Warren's style of management, if Gomez went in with say Corrales and got stopped in 3 rounds he can always come back and generate good money in competitive domestic scraps.

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 23 May 2004, 14:20

bennie wrote:
REAL_DEAL wrote:Fights news said nearly 1000
Pensacola News Journal had journalists there and stated 350. Either way, it's naff support for a modern boxing legend in his home city.

Even for one on a dodgey diet eh!!!....

8)

Southpaw Stylist · Post by **Southpaw Stylist** » 23 May 2004, 18:57

If I'd unloaded a AK-47 into Juuko's face he wouldn't have been more shot.

How on earth was that fight allowed to happen?

scurlaruntings · Post by **scurlaruntings** » 24 May 2004, 10:13

can someone please explain to me what mickey vann was waiting for.jukko was staggering all around the ring and was totally out on his feet.i knew gomez would KO him but i didint know he was this shot!! it was like watching james hare jan bergman all over again!