Antonio Escalante

Yep Escalante is an exciting fighter, I only saw him for the first time against Locke and I am looking forward to his next figh, In fact I would love to see him take on Choi:deal That would be a war.

 

I saw him against Mike Oliver...he's a tough opponent with some flaws but a very very good guy. If I were in charge of Top Rank and I wanted to test JuanMa on PPV, I'd put him up against Escalante. He'd be a great test, he reminds me a bit of El Famoso.

Edit: Forgot Escalante is at 122. Silly.

 

Now, lets not be hasty. Choi cant get an opponent in the UK, none of the padded prospects are allowed to fight him nor or the more established, so what is he to do? Did you see what he did to Derry Mathews? After that no one wanted to touch him, he retired for a short period because he couldnt get a fight. So, don't pull the WBU bull**** on Choi, got it.

 

JuanMa would beat him easily if you're implying otherwise.

 

He fought Ponce De Leon who was expected to march right through him and PDL then>Escalante now.

I'm sure JuanMa would have no problems handling Escalante...Top Rank on the other hand atsch

 

Then Fight Him...Or any Top-Level Opponent. Juanma is 26-0. No need to keep fighting scrubs. Plenty of talented fighters from 122-130lbs. He's got the Build-up, The name, and a Belt. Now its time to fight the Top-Level Fighters. If he can beat Escelante...Then fight him!!!

Juanma's next fight is in Oct. vs Rogers Mtabwa who is 26-12...REALLY???? Because Juanma is a "Hyped" Puerto Rican fighter with a big following..There are plenty of fighters from 122-130lbs that would LOVE an opportunity to fight him for a big payday and to show....THAT HE IS A "PROTECTED FIGHTER":

Chris John, Rocky Juarez, Robert Guerrero (overrated) and especially Gamboa are waiting for a chance...Along with Guillermo Rigondeaux. And there is a young undefeated prospect from Houston Texas named Hylon Williams 130lbs. He's a former multi-time Amatuer Champ who's READY FOR THE BIG TIME!!!

ITS TIME TO STEP-UP!!!! Or is Juanma going to follow the same script as Cotto and fight the 122lbs versions of Oktal Urkal, Gianluca Branco, Mohammed Abduleav, Alfonso Gomez and Michael Jennings????

 

the fight i would love to see if antonio escalante vs. bernabe concepcion. this would be a rock'em sock'em matchup with probably multiple knockdowns. in the end i think escalante would be too strong for bernie.

 

I've seen Escalante from ringside. He has fast hands, excellent combination punching ability, and he really crunches with his left hook. Escalante's offensive skills are good enough to overwhelm most guys out there. He is very intense.

The question mark, however, is how Escalante holds up against a dangerous world level foe who consistently hits back. As I understand it, Escalante was stopped once in the past against a fighter he should have beaten. Thus, Escalante's staying power and durability are being questioned.

 

Tony is the man! I was there in El Paso when he fought Locke and he looked great. I think he will go far.