RIP chico, everytym his name is mentioned you think to ur self, true warrior. I wonder who he'd be fighting if he was still with us, perhaps a match up with amir khan??
Well immediately after the Clottey fight Dickie Wood asked him if he wanted to go to 140 so JWW I guess.
I have to imagine if Corrales was here, He'd be beating up Kermit Cintron. He was that awesome. Chico at 140 (Assuming he wasn't drained and/or shot) would've been a welcome addition to a now buddign class.
As far as his career going, he was on the way down. His last bout with Joshua Clottey was tough to watch and I just remember having a bad feeling in regards to how his health would be. He took a bad beating that night, one among many. I never liked the matchup. I guess Chico felt he had to go directly to 147 due to weight problems, although he was still a pound under 140 in his previous matchup with Casamayor. It's not too often I'm disappointed with management for going with a high-risk/low-reward fight, but I just couldn't understand why his team put him in there with Clottey for his first bout at 147.
Clottey was too much for a career 135 lber. Jumping that high pretty much damaged Chico. That said we've seen a massive amount of career resurgences lately. I think he could've done SOME damage at 140.
I've been meaning lately to rewatch the "no mas" of Freitas. That was a great ****ing fight. RIP Chico.