Another One Bites The Dust!

[steve689]

Heavyweight pretender Juan Carlos Gomez followed up his win over Samil Sam with a devastating KO loss to fellow Cuban Yamplier Azcuy (see link)! Gomez's career seems over before it even began Another one bites the dust in a search for the next Heavyweight star.

http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=148762

[MightyWarrior]

That's a shocker. To be honest I thought Gomez was going places, looking the best of the heavyweights they showcased on HBO.
Must've been caught cold, and I read that he didn't look to badly hurt when it was stopped - maybe he can still come back. Hopefully we'll see it on channel 5?

Did Sky show highlights of the Corrales fight yet? You can see the knockdowns over at maxboxing...

[steve689]

The report must have been wrong i'm afraid MW because Gomez was out of it! He takes lots of unanswered punches, he was blubbery and out of shape. Check this link of the knockout!

http://members.cox.net/enigdrew/gomez.wmv

[adamiw]

Gomez is a lazy crusierweight, who comes across as very arrogant., He has skills though...i dont think it's a huge setback. Hopefully it will give him the kick up the backside. If he gets in shape, and gets active he could still be a force.

[mds1818]

gomez can still come back. just needs to get in shape. wait for his next fight in a few months

[knockout]

what a shocker!!!!!!! I really had him down as the best heavy in the world....

this could turn out to be the best thing to happen to him though..... no one wanted to fight him before.. now he might get an opportunity

[jamesmcdonnell]

From what I hear from people close to Gomez' camp, he has been out larging it up for the last 8 months, hardly bothering to train, and getting smashed.

He thought he was a superstar before he actually made much noise in the heavyweight division, it appears unlikely he has the dedication to be a champion.

[MightyWarrior]

The report must have been wrong i'm afraid MW because Gomez was out of it! He takes lots of unanswered punches, he was blubbery and out of shape. Check this link of the knockout!

http://members.cox.net/enigdrew/gomez.wmv

Thanks for the link Steve, I see what you mean. The genius over at fightnews reckons he wasn't hurt!

[knockout]

15lbs heavier than the Samil Sam fight.

Gomez has always had a reputation as a party boy.... one of the main problems with communist fighters when they finally get a taste of freedom. It takes a lot of discipline to come from a communist regime to a capitalist regime and still have the same dedication and avoid lifes vices

[Kilburn]

I watched the clip without knowing what round it was, and I assumed it was around the 9th or 10th. Gomez looked absolutely awful.

Big shame this.

[BubiScholz]

for me it is the biggest surprise of the year. i can´t believe it. he should sign again with UBP, because good old Fritz is the only one who could kick his ass.

[knockout]

was the cuban who beat him a good amateur??? They were calling him a cuban legend on one website???

[steve689]

Come on though Latuch look at his head and body sag to the side and his arms drop, he was hurt well enough, it was a good stoppage.

[Eric the Viking]

Gomez seems to be hurt with the first right hand in the middle of the ring and then again with the right hand as he tuches the ropes for the first time. He was out and it was not a prematue stoppage imo.

Maybe the first right hand to the *head*, but Azcuy had previously lnaded several hard, unanswered right-hand leads to Gomez' undefended gut. That's when I started to get a feeling this one be might be more interesting than most folks (including me) initially thought...

Couple of the threads on Current Scene about the fight:

http://www.boxrec.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=20672

http://www.boxrec.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=20986

http://www.boxrec.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=20938