Many people also thought that the bigger, younger and meaner KO artist like Ponce de Leon would run all over Gerry within a couple of rounds. But once DPDL saw that he wasnt gonna knock Gerry out so easily, he suddenly became a boxer and fought like Penalosa was the dangerous KO artist.
Oscar De La Hoya and Antonio Margarito share zero similarities with Gerry Penalosa. Perhaps you've never seen the guy fight, but he very rarely gets hit cleanly, ala Hopkins, and when he does unleash his offensive arsenal it's in the form of a fast and fluid combination. I also think Lopez is still relatively inexperianced, which is why I think questions will be answered for the first time in his career when he fights Gerry Penalosa. His toughest test too date, without question, on paper.
And IMO he lost that fight. Once you turn the aggression off against Pensalosa, you pretty much conceed the fight. I think he's way too slick for a guy to try to outbox him. Just watch for the body punch, it comes outta nowhere.
Good point. I think perhaps Ponce was experienced enough to realize this, but Lopez is still a young kid. You still make a good point, however.
Blame Lennox. He calls him Pensalosa. I trust Lennox Lewis alright? Up there with Ole Funniga and Yuriorkis Gamboga.
I love Gerry Penalosa. I thought he should have gotten something against Ponce De Leon, and his skills are silky smooth. Beautiful to watch. I'll be cheering him on when he fights Lopez, and I have enough confidence in his defensive ability to expect him to make this a tough fight for the young knockout artist.
Dude Ive only seen like 3 rounds of JuanMa the guy has power and Pensacola doesnt. I think the bigger man will win this one based on the fact that workrate alone beats Pensacola.
I mentioned this being similar to Morales-Zaragosa. Scratch that. This fight actually reminds me of Whitaker-Trinidad. Whitaker had his moments and flashed tremendous skill and heart but at the end of the day, the youth, speed and strength took over.
Gerry Penalosa does not have power? He has 36 knockouts in 54 wins, and is the only man other than Isreal Vasquez to have stopped Johnny Gonzalez...and legitimately.
you should have seen him fight when he was on his prime while most of his fight was in Asia. you, as a veteran poster and sweet science expert, would appreciate his style of boxing ability. fluid motion, counterpunching and defensive skills. not that flashy, but ring smart. he's old now. its kind of late. too bad he did not have american exposure during his prime.
I can only imagine how much of a blast Pensalosa vs Izzy Vasquez would've been. The master of smart effective aggression against the slick and savvy counterpuncher.