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Billy " the kid " dib vs Juan Antonio " el mozo " Rodriguez

I hope this isn't a 'world title' defense, Rodriguez would struggle to be in the mexican top 10 let alone the world top 10. I think it's time they unwrapped him from the cotton wool.

I was expecting someone abit better than that, he might be a tough Mexican bit hasn't got a strong resume..

rooster69 wrote:I was expecting someone abit better than that, he might be a tough Mexican bit hasn't got a strong resume..

a 'bit' better? it's a complete mis-match.

rooster69 wrote:I was expecting someone abit better than that, he might be a tough Mexican bit hasn't got a strong resume..

Where did the story come from? Rodriguez is a super feather with a 21-3 (19KO) record.

Date ??

July 13th

hearns wrote:July 13th

that's a friday maybe that's why they got a roadsweeper in.

Escobedo was his mandatory only three months ago. As champion he is entitled to take a non mandatory challenge.

Brute wrote:Escobedo was his mandatory only three months ago. As champion he is entitled to take a non mandatory challenge.

But what right does this guy have to challenge for a version of the world title? Surely a mandatory challenger has be in the top 50 in the world.

yid14 wrote:

hearns wrote:July 13th

that's a friday maybe that's why they got a roadsweeper in.

Go tell a pro boxer with 19 KOs to his name that he is a road sweeper. You could do with a good hiding.

yid14 wrote:

Brute wrote:Escobedo was his mandatory only three months ago. As champion he is entitled to take a non mandatory challenge.

But what right does this guy have to challenge for a version of the world title? Surely a mandatory challenger has be in the top 50 in the world.

It is not a mandatory. Escobedo won an IBF eliminator to fight him so he was a mandatory. He can have an easier fight now.

Brute wrote:

yid14 wrote:

hearns wrote:July 13th

that's a friday maybe that's why they got a roadsweeper in.

Go tell a pro boxer with 19 KOs to his name that he is a road sweeper. You could do with a good hiding.

I take it you've never heard the term 'mexican roadsweeper'? Just look down Dib's record. He could start a cleaning agency with it.

Brute wrote:

yid14 wrote:

Brute wrote:Escobedo was his mandatory only three months ago. As champion he is entitled to take a non mandatory challenge.

But what right does this guy have to challenge for a version of the world title? Surely a mandatory challenger has be in the top 50 in the world.

It is not a mandatory. Escobedo won an IBF eliminator to fight him so he was a mandatory. He can have an easier fight now.

I mean't to write voluntary. Like I said there's no way this should be classed as a world title defence.

Brute wrote:Escobedo was his mandatory only three months ago. As champion he is entitled to take a non mandatory challenge.

Brute, you are excited about this fight?

yid14 wrote:

Brute wrote:

yid14 wrote:But what right does this guy have to challenge for a version of the world title? Surely a mandatory challenger has be in the top 50 in the world.

It is not a mandatory. Escobedo won an IBF eliminator to fight him so he was a mandatory. He can have an easier fight now.

I mean't to write voluntary. Like I said there's no way this should be classed as a world title defence.

Did Joe Louis fight a no 1 or 2 contender every time he defended his title? No. People are whining about Dib not fighting enough now they whine about him keeping busy defending his title twice in four months. Make your minds up! The WBA has three Super World Featherweight champions and they have to find contenders to make title defences against too. It is a division crowded with champions.

Brute wrote:

yid14 wrote:

Brute wrote: It is not a mandatory. Escobedo won an IBF eliminator to fight him so he was a mandatory. He can have an easier fight now.

I mean't to write voluntary. Like I said there's no way this should be classed as a world title defence.

Did Joe Louis fight a no 1 or 2 contender every time he defended his title? No. People are whining about Dib not fighting enough now they whine about him keeping busy defending his title twice in four months. Make your minds up! The WBA has three Super World Featherweight champions and they have to find contenders to make title defences against too. It is a division crowded with champions.

If it's a keep busy fight then it should be a non-title 10 rounder. Calling this a world title fight is putting boxing in a bad light and conning the public.

Giancarlo wrote:

Brute wrote:Escobedo was his mandatory only three months ago. As champion he is entitled to take a non mandatory challenge.

Brute, you are excited about this fight?

About as excited as I was about Henry Cooper constantly ducking George Chuvalo when George was the only real contender for Henry's Empire title. Why?

No way this can be a TITLE defense.

yid14 wrote:

Brute wrote:

yid14 wrote: I mean't to write voluntary. Like I said there's no way this should be classed as a world title defence.

Did Joe Louis fight a no 1 or 2 contender every time he defended his title? No. People are whining about Dib not fighting enough now they whine about him keeping busy defending his title twice in four months. Make your minds up! The WBA has three Super World Featherweight champions and they have to find contenders to make title defences against too. It is a division crowded with champions.

If it's a keep busy fight then it should be a non-title 10 rounder. Calling this a world title fight is putting boxing in a bad light and conning the public.

Horse shit! The Klitschko brothers defend their titles every time they go into the ring regardless of who they are fighting, don't they?

hearns wrote:No way this can be a TITLE defense.

According to that report it is, I think Brute's trying to get a seat on the IBF's commitee table in between Stevie wonder and David Blunkett.

yid14 wrote:

hearns wrote:No way this can be a TITLE defense.

According to that report it is, I think Brute's trying to get a seat on the IBF's commitee table in between Stevie wonder and David Blunkett.

I just think it's unusual to defend a title against a boxer ranked 84 in the world let alone against a fighter without an IBF ranking.

But i have been wwwwrong plenty of times before

hearns wrote:

yid14 wrote:

hearns wrote:No way this can be a TITLE defense.

According to that report it is, I think Brute's trying to get a seat on the IBF's commitee table in between Stevie wonder and David Blunkett.

I just think it's unusual to defend a title against a boxer ranked 84 in the world let alone against a fighter without an IBF ranking.

But i have been wwwwrong plenty of times before

Of coarse it's rubbish but sadly this is modern day boxing.

yid14 wrote:

hearns wrote:No way this can be a TITLE defense.

According to that report it is, I think Brute's trying to get a seat on the IBF's commitee table in between Stevie wonder and David Blunkett.

Twice Lennox Lewis defended his title against fighters who were not supposed to have a chance and got KOed. There is always a chance.