he's 38 years old. Most of you will remember him for getting his ass whipped by a prime RJJ (he showed alot of heart in that fight). Lucas wants to get back in the ring early 2010
He is a great guy, but the 168 division is so hot that I cannot see any room for Lucas in there. At all.
His trainer said that he'd need to impress him in order to be allowed to step back in the ring. He's been training seriously for one year now. I think it's a bad idea but I'd like to be proven wrong.
Linares is a hard dude to get news about. Reports are that before fighting Salgado he got ktfo by 2 prospects in sparring. IMO since his comeback from injury he has not looked the same. Alot of people don't know that he serisouly injured his right shoulder in training in May 2008, forcing him to give up his title. In his comeback fight he looked rusty against a nobody Wyber Garcia although he still handled him easy. Then it took him 8 rounds to clear out some unknown Mexican and then he got KTFO in 1 round by Salgado. I'm not saying he's ruined, but since his return he hasn't yet shown the sort of form he was in when he stopped Oscar Larios and Gameliel Diaz back to back. sometimes an injury can **** up a career. I hope thats not the case with Linares.
Sad news...He's done...Don't want him to get hurt...Great warrior and granite chin...Took all from Tiozzo and Jones...
He was never half as good as you thought he was,and an injury has nothing to do with getting your glass jaw shattered by an unknown.
Serious injuries can permanently affect an athlete's ability in any sport, not just boxing. And in boxing the difference between getting knocked out or not often has more to do with boxing ability than a glass jaw. Sometimes skills can go a longer way than an iron chin. Linares actually was more dominant against Oscar Larios and Gameliel Diaz than against Whyber Garcia and Perez, who are much lower caliber fighters. To me that indicates that he was not in top form.