~ Fernando Montiel stops Hozumi Hasegawa in 4 - New WBC/WBO BW Champ! ~

Hasegawa takes this easy. Montiel isn't the fighter he used to be, and he's going to be wide open for that big straight left of Hasegawa's. I think Hozumi dominates from start to finish and possibly scores a mid to late rounds TKO.

 

I'm going to have to for Hasegawa as well. I have always LOVED to just sit and be in awe of Montiel's masterclasses, but there's something about the way he's so upright, and Hasegawa's straight shots not being telegraphed. If Montiel wins we could be set for a great boxing rivalry though, that would be fantastic. Hasegawa for me.

 

The way Hasegawa goes to the body to open up the head a lot, you'd have to think Montiel would be countering that though. Hasegawa will probably end up exerting more energy to win it.

This is a ****ing great thread.

 

Hasegawa is just too fuggin' fast for Montiel. Montiel is a class below him.

 

Montiels a class fighter but he seems to be operating in slow motion compared to Hasegawa Plus Hozumis punches are ones you never see coming.

 

Montiel KO--this is the first time this Japanese has fought a premiere 118 in his life. So he can dominate some b-level opponent but Montiel will score hard shots which something this japones i know will be wary of. Vic Darchinyan ducked Montiel for a good reason..

 

You man to tell me that Montiel the 3 division champ is a class below Hasegawa?GTFOH!!

Hasegawa has got to be the mos overrated boxer in boxing right now!!I mean really, who the hell has this guy beat?

I went on youtube once noticed people praising him like he is some modern great and guess what, he ain't all that!!A very good fighter, yeah.Great?I don't think so....what is his signature win?And then I hear people saying some kind of ko artist when he only has like 12 kos in 28 fights?WTF?He's been fighting bums I tell you.....anyone can look great against bums.

He lost to a guy that now has more losses than wins.....but he's supposed to tear Montiel a new one with ease?Montiel, a guy that his only two losses has been to very good if not great and proven fighters in Mark Jhonson and Jhonny Gonzalez.And guess what, myself and many people thought he won both, especially the Gonzalez fight, a fighter that was visibly bigger and stronger!!And Hasegawa is supposed to walk through him???GTFOH!!!

I know you will use the Valdez fight as a measuring stick as to who did better, Valdez was outboxing Hasegawa until he got caught whereas Montiel was dominating Valdez until got cut.People that talk **** about that fight I bet have never seen it.Go check it out right now and see for yourself, and while your at it check Hasegawa/Valdez too.

Listen, Hasegawa is a top 3 Bantamweight but he ain't no monster either.....a Montiel/Hasegawa fight is a 60/40 fight IMHO in favor of Montiel.He is the most experienced, better body puncher, more powerful puncher, more accurate, more technical and more versatile.Hasegawa is a southpaw

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though and has a little bit more speed but that's about it....tell me what does Hasegawa do better?

I think people just jump on bandwagons too fast without even knowing anything about a fighter!!

 

you're going OTT.

montiel's last 2 fights were a farce and he has something to prove - big time. montiel has faced the more solid comp overall, but he never beat a "Big Gun", an elite fighter, something hasegawa did twice vs veeraphol (thailand's equivalent to orlando canizales and just as good, maybe better.)

he didn't capitalise on the 2 exciting performances vs melendez and castillo; now he's on the outside looking in. props to montiel if he dumps that ball and chain WBO belt and avoids bob arum's plan of letting him fade to black in obscure "Latin Fury" PPVs.

mmontiel did not rip into old master mark johnson - wasting the opportunity - the way hasegawa tore into old master veeraphol.

 

wrong. veeraphol sahaprom was definitely a "premiere 118" fighter.

veeraphol won and lost the WBA title in his 4th and 5th pro fights.

as a mature pro, he won the WBC title from slugger tatsuyoshi and dominated him in a rematch, both in japan. (these fights were like mayweather-gatti.) he beat adan vargas in a boxing clinic and destroyed ricardo barajas. he fought toshioka nishioka 4 times, battering him twice and being held to two disputed draws, all in japan. (nishioka is now the WBC 122 champ.) veeraphol made 14 defenses, many against bums, then lost narrowly to hasegawa in one of the greatest bantamweight fights in modern times.

(veeraphol is basically thailand's equivalent to orlando canizales. they have comparable skills and comparable title reigns.)

veeraphol is more of a "premiere" fighter at 118 than montiel. montiel is a natural 112/115 fighter known for 2 disappointments (not fighting vs ghonzalez and too sharp johnson), 2 thrilling wins (melendez war, and castillo demolition), and 2 farces (valdez and cisco morales). i think the TWO FARCES were up at 118...

 

I'm a Montiel fan so I'm going with him :good

 

Hasegawa should take this - and it's a ****ing travesty that this fight isn't getting more attention from so-called fans.

 

i think this could be an extremely close and maybe controversial fight. I think I'd make Hasegawa a slight favorite but Montiel definately has the tools to beat him although it won't be an easy task.

If I were Montiel I would not wanna take this fight in Japan

 

I'm going with Hasegawa. My main concern is how comfortable he's going to be at the weight. He should have moved up already and hopefully will after this fight.

Montiel is an excellent, classy boxer on his day but he can also be inconsistent. If he performes to his best, we could have a classic though. My feeling is Hasegawa on points.

I'm really looking forward to this fight though - it's one of the best fights that can be made in any weight class.