Jose Luis Castillo vs. Acelino Freitas

Castillo was KOed twice by Javier Juaregui.
Freitas KOed Juaregui in the first round.
I'd pick Freitas by KO at 130 and Castillo by decision or late TKO at 135.

 

castillo totally

freitas had no heart

 

great reasoning.

 

ask all fighters Freitas fought before Corrales about that, especially Barrios and Casamayor.

 

Frazier beat Ali
Ali beat Foreman

That's it. Frazier totally crushes Foreman because he beat the guy Foreman couldn't.

I stand by this prediction since there is no other way of explaining it better than this.

 

The type of fighters that makes people quit vs. the type of fighter that quits...hmm...tough one.

 

Castillo.

 

I don't imagine they would have bothered him any more/less than Johnston's or Mayweather's overall skills did.

 

Freitas was an extremely dangerous fighter until he hired Suarez to train him, same with Hamed.

 

Castillo would chase Popo out of the ring. No contest in terms of heart, tenacity, toughness, etc.,...Castillo was a real live warrior, and Popo was, well, he wasn't, that's all.

 

Mosley would make for an entertaining fight with Castillo - hand speed vs body punching.

 

Castillo, no doubt in my mind.

Castillo is exactly the kind of fighter Freitis would hate, he is tough, relentless and gets better as the fight goes on. Popo loved fighters who fold, or are intimidated by his speed and power which there is no way Castillo would be.

I think Castillo would just break him down. Contrary what someone said before Castillo does not have "horrible" defence, his tight guard and great sense of distance is what nearly saw him beat the best fighter in the world,( arguably beat).
I dont know about the Juaregui comparison, at least one of those fights was stopped on a cut when Castillo was 21-22 against a more experienced foe. It was 5 years later when Javier was iced by Freitis.

 

Hand speed & body punching vs body punching.

Mosley was just about the complete package at light and I think he would have been just as bad arse at 140.

Though he was a bit small for welter, it was the right choice for him the make.

 

:deal Good post. Agreed.