Johnny Tapia making a comeback

Damn. :-(

Hope he at least comes in shape and gives a good account of himself.

 

I love Johnny Tapia but enough already ..

 

i missed vida loca tapia

but no..he should've stayed retired

 

For him to be more or less in the same boat as Luis Ramon Campas right now is sad, as he was easily two or three classes above Yory in their primes.

 

Tapia looked shotter than shot can get against Primero. Primero took the fight on like seventy two hours notice, was outweighed by something like eleven pounds, was a **** poor fighter anyhow, and he still pushed Tapia to the very brink. Tapia has all the guts in the world but he is the definition of shot.

 

Again, I hope he focuses, trains his ass off, and gives one last hurrah against someone he can look like a million bucks against with ease. Unfortunately I don't think that's what this is about. Like Yory Boy and to an extent Holyfield (but for completely different reasons from both), I think he's sucked into a pattern where he needs to fight well past his best, just to TCOB. He could be on his way to becoming a gatekeeper and punching bag for young fighters in the lower weight classes, which is no way for him to be remembered. :verysad

 

did'nt tapia almost die of a drug overdose a couple of years ago?

 

Last one was not even a year ago, I think. :-(

 

Tapia is a prime illustration of why boxing needs a pension fund for fighters. As long as the greedy promoters and belts rule the sport, that won't happen, unfortunately. No one who was that good should have to do this to make end's meat.

If you've seen his features on HBO, you realize just how sad this is. Between this and the Resto thing, it's been sort of a bummer day for a fan.

 

Just keep your fingers crossed for a feather-fisted opponent.

 

JOHNNY TAPIA HIGHLIGHT VIDEO

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Whatta guy. The boxing ring was his stage. Five star effort to entertain the fans, every single time.

 

I'll be happy to see johnny doing anything as long as it doesnt involve drug abuse