Nery Saguilán vs. DeMarcus Corley

This is, unfortunately, the best male fight of the upcoming weekend (along with Manuel Charr vs. Mairis Briedis, a heavyweight 8-rounder pairing a failed contender with a blown-up European level Cruiser).

If you are into ladies' boxing, there are two IBF world title bouts (bantamweight in Chile and lightweight in Argentina, both on Saturday). Otherwise, this Mexico Televia main event is as good as it gets.

Saguilán is on a 7-0 (2) run since he abandoned the super featherweight division after incurring the fourth defeat of his career and third at that weight. He is yet to face anyone remotely near Corley's level (or a halfway decent southpaw, period) but will be defending his WBC trinket at home in Mexico where Corley for all his globetrotting has never fought.

Corley has only a single ring appearance in the last eleven months, forfeiting to Manny Perez in May citing unbearable soreness in his feet after having provided Floyd Mayweather Jr. with sparring for Manny Pacquiao (This was somewhat ironic given that Corley's side business is the design and manufacture of comfortable athletic footwear marketed to fellow boxers...) Last time he came in with a full dedicated training camp he scored a dominant shutout with 5 knockdowns over Daniel Attah.


Saguilán vs. Shoki Sakai:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFMxBAzZ0gU

Saguilán vs. Marcos Villasana Jr.:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MIk7to3yp6g

Saguilán vs. Wilfredo Buelvas:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Yu0ytrN26I


(the most recent available Corley footage besides losses is of his TKO in 2012 of Paul McCloskey)

 

C'mon, you don't believe that.

 

Both of the Latin Americans on that card have more padding in their records than an insecure flat-chested thirteen year old's training bra.

 

I'm going with a stoppage by Mr. Choppage. He will presumably come into this well prepared and injury free (although given his age you never can be sure) and looking to save face after the Perez embarrassment, and Saguilán was knocked out in 2 by Trash Riovalle - a tough journeyman and natural welterweight but still a few levels below even an old Corley.

 

Probably just a nod to Omar Figueroa Jr. or Edison Miranda (though he isn't a puncher like either of them)

 

He is Mexican domestic level (and his chin was checked by a Mexican domestic journeyman)

 

This week is THAT bad. :verysad

 

...and Chop showed less than a year ago that he still has pop, with Attah (though Attah is chinny and Chop didn't finish him)