Where The Hell Is Ricardo Torres?

I think he's sort of blackballed by the big(ger) networks due to the questions sorrounding his pull out of Holt vs Torres 3.

 

I like Torres he was an exciting fighter with a big punch. I have no idea why his career has stalled. Hopefully we'll hear some good news about him soon.

 

I hope he makes a comeback, he was a good fighter.

 

I want to say it was either he struggled making weight or came down with flu like symptoms a week before the fight. Something along those lines, all I remember is Showtime was furious about it.

 

Is this what happened or do you think that there is something more to the story?

 

i dont know, but hopefully he's back soon. love watching torres fight.

 

Torres has to be careful with his future boxing career... he has a glass jaw, and when he gets knocked out its not like he was knocked down and he didn't get up from the 10count. Hes getting KTFO. I know it hasn't really happened many times or anything like that, but i think you will all agree that if someone like Urango/Maidana/Bailey hit Torres he'd be put into a concussion. that **** ain't cool, I'd rather see him retire than get his head ripped off by guys who can hit as hard as him.

 

It's hard for me to remember because it happened a while ago (December of last year-ish?). I just remember Showtime spent a lot of effort hyping up Holt-Torres 3 and Torres pulled out late into it. Here's the best I could find on it:


"Torres really wanted to fight but he was ill during camp, missed some training and was not in the condition he needed to be in for a war like this," said Bruce Trampler, chief matchmaker for Top Rank.

 

Shame if the networks have blacklisted him, his fight with Cotto in particular was a great little slugfest.

 

I'm not sure I agree at all. His chin isn't good but he's certainly not glass. Remember it took Cotto 7 rounds to pound him out and whether you believe it led to the KO or not (I don't), Holt had the help of a headbutt to get him out of there in round 1.

It's noway near glass.

 

ahh now we gon call it a headbutt situation, dude got knocked out cold plain and simple

 

Yeah, its a shame he has been inactive recently. Would be good to see him back.