Michael Marley Boxing Blog August 30th


Baldomir No Walk In (Central) Park
HBO Sets Mayweather-Baldy PC, Tavern On The Green, September 6

 
Thoughts on another late August rainy afternoon in New York:

If Carlos Baldomir, who upset Zab Judah and then Arturo Gatti, beats Floyd Mayweather on November 4, should we forget about "Fighter Of The Year" and just declare the Argentine strongman "Fighter Of The Decade?"

Guess that would make Javier "Viva" Zapata "Manager Of The Year Or Decade."

And thus it follows that octogenarian trainer Professor Amilcar Brusca should be crowned "Trainer Of The Century."


Perhaps Sycuan Ringside, which picked Baldy up through agent Sean "Mister X" Gibbons after Top Rank kicked the journeyman to the curb, should be "Promoter Of The Decade."

Quite simply, the $10,000 Sycuan paid to sign Baldomir is one of the greatest investments in boxing history, chump change for a fighter who has now landed a purse of over $2 million. And yet this is the same guy who fought in Denmark, Germany and Italy so often and wound up going home with less than $10,000.

Based on physical attributes, there is no way the doughy Baldomir can beat Pretty Boy Floyd. But this isn't a physique contest they will be holding in Las Vegas, it's a fight.

There is plenty of time to fight those battles but Baldomir better get a referee who will let him fight, rough and tough but fair, on the inside. Baldy can't be limited the way Jay Nady limited Oleg Maskaev against Hasim Rahman. Btw, this will be the same format with Baldy the outside fighter with the outside promoter going up against the 'house" fighter.

I'm telling you right now the biggest reason Baldomir can win is his mental toughness. He believes, in his heart of hearts, and boy does he have heart, that he can whip Mayweather.

It's the same deep-rooted belief the man from Santa Fe had that he could and would defeat the mouthy Judah and Boardwalk Poster Boy Gatti. Baldomir did not care that Gatti fought 92 times or whatever it was on HBO. He came to win and he will do the same on November 4.

Tavern On The Green, the jewel-like restaurant inside Central Park, will host the press conference for this bout on September 6.

Knowing Baldy as I do, I am sure he will do the press conference and then run over to the Argentine Grill to get one of their gaucho-sized steaks.

But don't tell PBF that. Mayweather should be told that Baldy eats only raw meat…… With his hands!

It's a rough crowd over at the Argentine Grill. You will find all kinds of guys enjoying the Pampas grass-fed steaks.

You might find a fellow named "Locomotora" in there. You might see another guy they call "The Wild Bull" chowing down. Maybe even the Argentine manager-promoter whose nickname is "Al Capone." In the old days, they say a heavyweight with a Beatle haircut used to come in for steaks and booze. The Beatle cut fit the big guy because everyone called him "Ringo."

You won't find anyone answering to the less than macho name of "Pretty Boy" there.

Tavern On The Green, la, de, la da, sounds like the right spot for a "Pretty Boy" to sip his tea and eat his finger sandwiches.

 

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