This is the Argentinian-Spaniard legend's third bout in his comeback, which he started just over a year ago. Rose was only ever a middling contender on the world scene and those salad days for him are several years in the rearview - but he's still the most dangerous of these comeback opponents to date, by far. I really hope this is the level where he caps it off, regardless of the result. He shouldn't at 46 be fixing his gaze on contention. I don't actually remember the Fandiño and Koivula bouts, as far as how the Sexy one looked. I just remember being relieved he didn't get embarrassed, which is about where the bar is set for this one.
Prime for prime 10/1 odds would be spot-on, but is this post-injury/Cotto/retirement version even a tenth of his old self?
This reminds me of some of the fights Duran had after 44 or 45 years of age on USA and other networks. Rose is in that category of opponent .
Maybe. Fandiño and Koivula fit that bill, certainly. I haven't seen anything of Rose's form lately (didn't see the loss to Fowler, but from reading the RBR it seems it was a clear shutout for a not particularly impressive-looking Fowler) but he was a few clear steps above the likes of Fandiño and Koivula, once upon a time.
The saddest thing about this, for me, is that Maravilla is putting himself at risk and it'll be like a tree falling in the forest because guaranteed less than 1% of boxing fans are going to be tuning in for this live as it conflicts with the Joshua vs. Usyk card, nearly perfectly aligned with both set to run from about 1-6:30pm EST meaning the main events will likely overlap if not collide.
Another example of boxing's time honored tradition of elite fighters that wanna see how much damage they can cause to their legacy before it's all said and done smh
The boxing world didn't appreciate Maravilla when he was here. A young Sergio would have an entirely different career in todays social media world.
