By Ricardo Lois,
FightNightNews Staff Writer
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September 18, 2006 - Joan
Guzman is close to reaching
his dreams: fighting the
best in the World and giving
the Dominican Republic a
fistic idol.
His victory over Jorge
Barrios should put him to
the top of the list for a
bout with Erik Morales,
Marco Antonio Barrera, or
Manny Pacquiao. Hopefully
boxing politics will not get
in the way of Guzman getting
a crack at one of these top
names in the next year.
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Speaking of Guzman, his
youthful manager Jose Nunez
should be applauded for
directing Guzman's career.
Prior to Nunez entering the
picture, it seemed Guzman's
name was constantly in the
press over the antics of his
ex-maniacal manager. Nunez
stays in the background and
does what a manger should be
doing, working hard and
moving Guzman's career. Not
to mention, with any luck,
Nunez will have two world
champions in his camp by the
end of the year, as he also
manages Vivian Harris. Jose
Nunez, manager of the year?
Israel Vazquez is one tough
son of a gun. The likeable
fighter did well for himself
when he captured the I.B.F.
Super Bantamweight
Championship verses Jose
Luis Valbuena back in 2005,
but the winning streak he
has massed since then is
quite impressive. Getting
off of the canvas to beat
Jhonny Gonzalez on Saturday
night just tops it off.
Congratulations Izzy!
What more can be said about
Marco Antonio Barrera. If
any fighter of this
generation deserves to be
enshrined in the Hall of
Fame it is the skilled and
classy Baby Faced Assassin.
Get Manny in the ring Marco,
if that cannot happen, give
the aforementioned Dominican
a shot and call it a career.
If you are one of the many
who are crying, "Barrera's
victory over Juarez was
boring," get over it! A
boxer's job is to win and
that is what he did. If you
want to see an all out
guaranteed slobber knocker,
go and rent a copy of bum
fights. This is the sweet
science not some rudimentary
caveman battle sport. Then
again, I respect John Ruiz,
because he wins, or used to
win.
I know our big boss man
Michael Marley says we
should support boxing pay
per views because it puts
money in the pockets of
fighters, but the upcoming
"Mexican Glory" pay per view
should be renamed "Mexican
Bore Me". John Manuel
Marquez vs. Jimrex Jaca and
Daniel Ponce De Leon vs. Al
Seeger. Sounds like a bad
Boxing After Dark. I would
not even pay $3.00 for it on
a pirated web site.
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