How do you think this one would go down? Roman is interim WBA Light Flyweight champ and Segura is WBA Super champ. Gonzalez will probably have to go through Juan Carlos Reveco (WBA normal champ - I know, ridiculous isn't it?) before getting his shot at Segura, but you would favour him to pass that test. And what a mouth-watering bout that would set up. Both Segura and Gonzalez are massive punchers (Gonzalez 23 stoppages in 27 wins, Segura 21 stoppages in 25 wins). Gonzalez seems to be more polished in his technique, with better speed, footwork and he has a wider range of punches to choose from, but Segura is big and relentless with a thunderous punch allied to excellent punch resistance. This one wouldn't go 12 rounds, no way. So who would you pick to win, if this fight was made in the near future?
Segura says he'll probably fight Miranda, rematch Calderon and then step up to fight Pong :fire **** that ****, we want Segura-Gonzalez!! Gonzalez isn't a one-punch KO puncher, rather he wears his opponents down with heavy shots to the body and head. This would be a toe-to-toe slugfest, Gonzalez has good skills but he's quite flat footed and always looking to get forward. Segura doesn't do **** on the backfoot. I think Gonzalez has a bit more class about him, think his cleaner punchers will force a stoppage (cuts?) during the 2nd half of the fight. What is Gonzalez's chin like though? :think
Good points Ishy.:good Don't know about Gonzalez' chin. Haven't heard much about him hitting the deck, and you gotta think with the style he employs he's gotta have a pretty sturdy one (at Strawweight anyway). While he may not be as powerful a one-punch hitter as Gonzelez, I think Segura may have a physical strength advantage here, so it may be hard to push him onto the backfoot were he'd be, as you said, a bit impotent. I could see this one going a bit back and forth over the first four or five rounds, with the aggressor role changing, but Gonzalez' sharper work should enable him to gain the upper hand by the mid-point, and after that happens its all downhill for Segura. Bruised and bleeding, and maybe having suffered one or two flash kds, he gets pulled out by his corner sometime between the 7th and 9th. Segura is one of my favourites, but the boy Gonzalez has the look of something special about him.
Dunno Gonzalez, especially lately, has shown proper 1 punch power. He is also very fluid with his overall movement, with his head and applying angles to his offence. His transisition from body to head punches in seamless also and he really puts those shots together lovely, especially now as he is throwing the right more and more. Fair. Think its good but then he hasn't really fought any top class punchers, not that there is much at Minimumweight. Gonzalez's use of angles on the offence and better head movement may allow Roman's punches to push Segura back. Especially if Gonzalez will be getting off first with his cleaner, straight more accurate combo's, as I do. :good
Saw Roman Gonzalez for the first time on the Rendall Munroe undercard, was very impressed the way he didn't waste many punches and every punch he threw had serious power behind it. Only 23 aswell, will take a seriously good fighter to beat him IMO.
I pay a lot of attention to the lower weight classes and Ive followed Gonzalez for a while now so maybe im biased but I think he handles Segura rather easily. He doesnt have the quickest of feet but he still has a pretty good defence and he picks his shots beautifully. I look at Segura as a bit of a mini Margarito. Hes just going to keep coming forward but doesnt offer much else. All along Ive been saying the only thing Gonzalez has been lacking is the use of his riht hand but, as Greg said hes started using it to good effect in his last couple fights. Id pick Gonzalez in 8/9 rounds but I think hed legitmately stop Segura rather than a pull out. Gonzalez mark2 Carlos "Chocorroncito" Buitrago fights tonight in Nicaragua. Hes very young and hasnt fought anyone decent yet but he looks pretty good in the few times Ive seen him. Is really quite similar to Gonzalez of a couple years ago, even down to the refusal to throw the right hand
Segura walked through Calderon but he'd better respect Gonzales punch power or he'll be horizontal in 6 imo.
http://www.prodesa.com.ni/ The card probably starts soon but they do be long. Last time I think it was almost 5 by the time he started. Dont think Ill stay up for it tonight. Once again mods thats a legal link run by the fight promoter