Enzo gets an old man...

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 19 Nov 2003, 16:09

WBU cruiserweight champ Enzo Maccarinelli's second defence will be against Jorge 'Locomotive' Castro of Argentina on December 6 in Cardiff on the Joe Calzaghe bill.
The Buenos Aires brawler, now 36, has been in with the likes of Roberto Duran (twice) and Roy Jones Jr in a career of 137 fights (124-10-3, 86 KOs) dating back to 1987.
Castro has fought for world titles from light-middle to cruiserweight and held the WBA middleweight belt for 16 months in the mid-1990s.
He went the distance with Jones Jr, won and lost to Duran, and has defeated former world champions Reggie Johnson (twice), John David Jackson and Imamu Mayfield.
Only one man, unbeaten former WBC champion Juan Carlos Gomez, has ever stopped him.
Swansea-born Maccarinelli has stated his intention to fight testing opponents as he builds to a proposed challenge for Johnny Nelson's WBO cruiserweight title.
"Give me another two or three fights and I will be ready," said Maccarinelli.
"Hopefully in that time I can find somebody who will take me the distance then I know I can get in with Nelson.
"I'm hoping to have a tape of Castro soon."

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 19 Nov 2003, 16:40

i think its a good fight,

catro doesnt get stopped only once i think and should be give enzo some rounds,

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 19 Nov 2003, 16:45

Castro was easily beaten by Paul Briggs in a 10-rounder quite recently, and Briggs as we know is just a light-heavy. I suppose it's not a bad match for Enzo. Not a great one, but not a bad one either.
But Castro has been around forever.

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 19 Nov 2003, 17:16

It is a good test of whether Enzo has true crunching power, and he'll
get hopefully at least some good rounds out of Castro, who is a seasoned pro.

tea · Post by **tea** » 19 Nov 2003, 18:01

Enzo is a muppet.Jorge Castro is a blown up middleweight.Why not Lee Swaby or Rob Norton.David Haye & Enzo need to fight somebody of note before they can even step up to fight a top brit.

tea · Post by **tea** » 19 Nov 2003, 18:12

Lee Swaby KO 3 Enzo Crapranelli!!!!

Dutch Windmill · Post by **Dutch Windmill** » 19 Nov 2003, 18:13

Castro is still a very tough customer, the man just keeps going
Even a fat Castro can be dangerous.
He still only loses to (sub) top notch fighters these days.

Lee Swaby over Jorge Castro?!?!!? That's not correct in my opinion to say the least. The fact that he fights all over the world doesn't make him a yourneyman.

Very good fight for Enzo, it might even be too much.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 19 Nov 2003, 18:14

Go easy on Castro, he is a tried and tested opponent and he has taken many good guys the distance including Jones Jnr and Vasiliy Jirov. He took Light Heavyweight Paul Briggs 10 rounds and showed the survival instincts are still there against a guy in Briggs who has been blowing all comers away with ease. Yes Castro is old but at this stage he is a solid foe for Enzo as Macarinelli keeps on rolling along, personally i think Castro may be coming to the end and i think Macarinelli may even stop him late but don't read too much into it if he does. Castro has KO'd around 80 guys though so Enzo wants to keep his chin tucked away if he wants to get through the fight unscathed himself.

TerribleTerry · Post by **TerribleTerry** » 20 Nov 2003, 05:35

Anyone remember the clinic Terry Norris put on against Castro at light middle?
Castro has been in with the very best but is long in the tooth. Could be an interesting learning fight.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 20 Nov 2003, 07:22

according to allegedly.tv enzo is facing someone else,

chris

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 20 Nov 2003, 07:50

Yes, the BBC and several other websites announced Castro, but now it looks like it's someone even worse. Since when did a Chilean ever win a world title!

knockout artist · Post by **knockout artist** » 20 Nov 2003, 08:20

This sums it up.

Castro was no1 mandatory for JOHN MUGABI back in 1989 at 154lbs.

They have been searching GRAVEYARDS.

It is a fornicating JOKE.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 20 Nov 2003, 08:24

knockout artist wrote:This sums it up.

Castro was no1 mandatory for JOHN MUGABI back in 1989 at 154lbs.

They have been searching GRAVEYARDS.

It is a fornicating JOKE.

This Chilean now fighting Enzo (Carlos Cruzat), has lost in one round to Cecil McKenzie, the Yank they were bringing over to fight the Welsh puncher a few months ago (Andrei Kiarsten took the Yank's place)
That kind of sums up the match.
At least Jorge Castro would have taken Enzo 12 rounds. This Chilean is a sure-fire knockout victim.

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 20 Nov 2003, 08:26

Wouldn't be suprised if they gave Enzo Tocker Pudwell - they have to be careful as his chin is made of the finest crystal.

Kilburn · Post by **Kilburn** » 20 Nov 2003, 08:30

It's all looking a bit grim this morning eh fellas?

Hmm how much is that flight to Atlantic City again...

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 20 Nov 2003, 09:06

Disappointed that it is not Castro, where did those rumours surface from in the first place? Were they ever true or not? Anyway at least Castro would have taught us a bit more about Enzo, this guy will not and i would be interested to see if he lasts past 3. This bill is turning out to be a disappointment as Kilburn stated.

Loftgroov · Post by **Loftgroov** » 20 Nov 2003, 09:13

And with Calzaghe out, to think this crap will actually be the main event!!

Anyone paying money to go and watch that is in need of help....

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 20 Nov 2003, 12:10

Castro did a respectable job against arguably the best cruiserweight out there in Jirov (certainly top 3). He may have lost fairly widely, but he did show there is still some life in there.

This for me is an ambitious match and good be a very good opponent for Enzo. Not a forgone conclusion.

Castro may be pushing 40 and been around since the late 80's. But hey, if this was Johnny Nelson or Carl Thompson in this ring most here would be fearing for Enzo. Yes, Castro was 11st 6 in his hey day, however he's in the top ten in a few governing bodies and has done okay recently at this weight.

Well done Sports Network.

REAL_DEAL · Post by **REAL_DEAL** » 20 Nov 2003, 12:13

castro is not fighting enzo,stujones

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 20 Nov 2003, 12:14

Wasn't online yesterday - who is Enzo's next opponent Castro or this other opponent mentioned on another thread?

Wrote that post (saying well done sports network) before reading the other thread.

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 20 Nov 2003, 12:43

stujones wrote:Wasn't online yesterday - who is Enzo's next opponent Castro or this other opponent mentioned on another thread?

Wrote that post (saying well done sports network) before reading the other thread.

It's someone called Carlos Cruzat of Chile. The challenger looks a good puncher with 21 early finishes in his 29 wins - and he's coming off an impressive winning streak of 14. But at 34, he's hardly the freshest opponent in the world, and hasn't fought at all this year. He actually retired for three years after losing a unanimous decision to Warren Williams for the NABF super-middleweight title in 1993 in the States, where all his five losses have occurred. Before Williams beat him, he was also outpointed by Mike McCallum in 1991 (hardly a disgrace), and stopped by Steve Langley, Gilbert Baptist and a man mooted to fight Maccarinelli earlier this year, California's Cecil McKenzie (who knocked him out in the first round). He returned at light-heavyweight in 1996 and has reeled off those 14 comeback wins since, most of them in Chile, where the opposition has hardly been great. He struggled to outpoint Argentina's Hector Sotelo in his last fight a year ago - a man who had been beaten by Sergio Martin Baez, who in turn had been stopped by Clinton Woods in this country. He stopped Brazil's Marco Antonio Duarte in seven for the WBO Latino light-heavyweight title in 1999 - but Duarte had been beaten by Omar Gonzalez, the Argentinian who flopped in one round against Brian Magee in Belfast in October. He moved up to cruiserweight in May 2000 and stopped the previously unbeaten Ira Humm in 12 rounds for vacant the IBA title in Tuscon, Arizona. He's defended the title four times, but was floored in his last defence against the American Tipton Walker in Chile, before salvaging a points win. Walker entered the fight with a mediocre 12-4 (5) record.
His best win is probably a 12-round unanimous decision over Ismael Negron for the vacant IBC Americas middleweight title way back in 1991.

Enzo gets an old man...

Enzo gets an old man...

I can see the sense in this fight