Joan Guzman vs Vicente Mosquera

An interesting fight (to me at least) that I'm actually backing Mosquera to win.

Guzman looked like a shell of himself last time out.

He didn't appear to have the legs he once possessed, nor the reflexes, routinely being caught and hit with good punches against the ropes.

He was deposited on the canvas multiple times as well, lucking out to have them called slips.

That is one area Mosquera shines in... Backing opponents against the ropes, roughing them up, and rapid firing straight rights in succession. Awkward yet effective.

I feel Mosquera is far more of a "fighter" than Guzman, who I feel has a bit of ***** in him. I don't think he likes it when the going gets tough, where as Vincente is a fighter in every since of the word.

Not to mention Guzman supposedly received some very serious injuries in his last fight. Two fractures in his left hand and a "serious fracture to the lower part of his left knee". Not good for a man who's best attribute was his ability to move all night long.

Odds are juicy, over 4-1 on some betting books. Might be a good play to look into if anyone echos similar sentiments.

Just reminds me of the likes of Ivan Calderon and Cory Spinks... Fighters who relied on movement and reflexes, physical attributes. Once they started to degrade, their careers were all but done.

Thoughts?

 

Anything changed since then IB? Any new thoughts?

 

Errr because he was knocked down several times, at times by grazing punches.

He was consistently bullied against the ropes and seemed to no longer have the legs he once did, nor the reflexes.

All this happened before his "injury". He was clearly losing the fight, the cards don't reflect what was happening in the actual fight.

They would have been far wider if multiple knockdowns against Guzman were actually called.

 

He actually had a great looking camp. Did you see all the high end training he was getting leading up to the fight? Had actual nutritionists and made weight comfortably for the first time in years.

The entire promotional company was being built around Guzman, he was prepped as well as he could have been for the fight.

 

Well, he was down on the cards on their last card that completely revolved around him as the main attraction.

I believe two of the offical judges for the match are Florida based however....

 

I don't know. Like I said, I think Guzman's heart isn't in it anymore. Children, inactivity, weight problems, injuries, his general performance against Allakhverdiev just reeked of someone with one foot in the grave/out the door.