"It's a good opportunity for the career of Juanma, since he will be seen by a big audience in the Philippines, the United States, Mexico and now the people of Argentina will watch. We were seeking more eyes on that event," Rivera told El Nuevo Dia. "Medina has a good record and is a solid fighter. He has better record than Bernabé Conception. Overall, a fight with Concepcion did not contribute anything new to the event, since the Philippines market is a lock to watch with Pacquiao. If all turns out well with Medina, Penalosa is the candidate we would like for Juanma's first fight in 2009, in either February or March." http://www.***********.com/index.php?m=show&id=16532 Medina's only loss is against Rey Bautista who happened to lost also to DPDL. If JuanMa's handler is counting on bigger audience from Phils., they should have put Bautista instead. /imo
Isnt Penalosa at Bantamweight? That would be a step up in weight class for him. I wouldnt mind seeing BoomBoom get knocked out again
I could see what you're saying..but it sounds like they're counting on Pinoys to watch the entire event and stumble upon JuanMa along the way. In a way I'd rather they didn't fight BoomBoom becuase I think Bautista has a promising future and JuanMa would likely take him to the booty house.
