Subriel Matías: Browny The Ferocious Puerto Rican Honey Badger Buzzsaw-La Violencia Of Fajardo.

Been here since 2004.
Threads like these are the best ones on the forum hands down.
They are the ones who make it worth to log in and even after all these years , it still gives us goosebumps when we can read a piece like this.....preferably under an umbrella on a sunny terrace with a cask strength Port Charlotte and a smoothie for the wifey next to us.

Always we discover something new , sometimes from a fighter we knew nothing about .
Great job !

 

Finally a rican I can get behind.

 

Man Matias is a beast the more I see his fights. A really fun, entertaining fighter to watch. Just a relentless machine who only comes forward. Crude but also dangerous. The only flaw he has is his porous defense.

Would love to see him match up with Ramirez/Taylor/Prograis at some point.

 

I like how he marches forward and punches at the same time, lol

 

I honestly hate being that guy, however, I’ll play the role for the moment. There are countless examples debunking your “quit gene” theory not just in boxing but also in common everyday scenarios throughout the islands tumultuous history. Although incredibly offensive I’ll just chop it up to youthful unawarness and simplistic extrapolation. If only my dad heard you blanket half his platoon in V-nam, many of which were Rican, as quitters when he watched them be the first in battle and the last to return.

I can only hope you represent your culture with pride and class the next time you post egregious inaccuracies like the one shown above.

Please don't ban this dude, although I doubt it was even remotely considered even with a handful of moderators in this thread.

 

I like his gumption and drive but he gets tagged too much and it will likely be his downfall against top level competition. I'd manage my expectations in regards to his longevity in the sport.

 

Amazing, I was in no way shape or form questioning your judgement or delicately attacking you. This is actually the first time I've ever overtly mentioned a possible oversight in ages. Again, I don't want to be that guy but I shouldn't be questioned for passionately defending my kinfolk.

Let's be categorically clear here, your role is well defined and I have no qualms with you or any other mod. I was disturbed by the comment, likely because I lack interaction with the dude and I can't define it as tacky comedy, scoffing or poor satirical humor. If I was going back and forth with you it's a different story since we regularly throw low blows at one another.

All in all, calm down I've already told you that all that damn floridian sun is going to make you ill and it's catching up to you bruh.

 

Ya think? I doubt that, maybe I'm being overly optimistic but Josh simply outclassed Ramirez the majority of the fight. I can't blame you for the distrust in the system but don't put that energy out there for the universe to digest. A bit of cynicism is healthy...sure, and I can support you expecting the worse; however, hoping the right thing will happen is just as powerful dude.

If you build it they will come lol “Field of Dreams”

 

Ehhh sanity is overrated and I started to adopt abstract realities instead of the tangible one because it's less disappointing. Roll one up, light it up and call me in the morning.

As for the Taylor/Ram fight, you're probably spot on with the outcome if JT never scored the knockdowns. To be fair it was competitive, nevertheless, JT won knockdowns or not.

 

I think I would've had JT winning 7-5 without the knockdowns. Iirc, Ramirez was winning one of those two rounds outside of the droppage. Can't quite recall which one, though. Anywho, still a Taylor win. 116-110 is the closest I can really see for Ramirez in the real world - which is what I had. I felt generous giving him four.

 

I had it 116-111, scoring the second even along with 3-4 and the last two. I think there were four rounds that I was pretty comfortable giving Ramirez, and maybe a couple more where I feel he made a case (even though Taylor made cases that were as good or better). In terms of punch stats they were pretty much even in terms of punches landed in a lot of rounds, it should be noted. 114-112 seems narrow, but by and large represents a scenario where Ramirez was given maximum benefit of doubt.

Thing is, I think JT took his foot off the gas in the later rounds, at least in part by design after scoring the KD's. If he doesn't score the KD's, then I think there's a strong possibility that he finds an extra gear knowing that he needs a strong finish and closes in more convincing fashion. Or...Maybe Ramirez runs into something big later on in the fight.

Either way, there were more scenarios which favored a close but clear Taylor win on the cards then there were for Ramirez. So, I'm not as bothered by the scorecards as some posters here.