Houston Showdown - Rocky Juarez vs Juan Diaz

http://espn.go.com/sports/boxing/blog/_/name/rafael_dan/id/5703257/juan-diaz-rocky-juarez-fit-houston

Not a bad fight

Hopefully lands on regular TV

I'll make a shocking prediction. Juarez will fight hard enough to make it a close fight, but not hard enough to win.

the fight isnt near a ppv event..regular hbo and shaffers thinking about the possibilty of kirkland on the undercard to sell hbo the idea.and perhaps for modest dollars but a good gate in houston especialy if kirklands on the card.

marbleheadmaui wrote:

I'll make a shocking prediction. Juarez will fight hard enough to make it a close fight, but not hard enough to win.

way to go out on a limb lol ill add more to this long shot prediction, juarez will come back as the fight goes on

marbleheadmaui wrote:

I'll make a shocking prediction. Juarez will fight hard enough to make it a close fight, but not hard enough to win.

Hahahaha

Idk if Diaz has IT in him anymore

He really seems to be on his way out of the sport from the last interview I heard leading up to the Marquez

but still, he's a better fighter than Juarez and should handle him

Be wonderful if it was on Fox Sports or something.. but somehow, I highly highly highly doubt that would happen.

Diaz IMO should go back to the volume punching style against Juarez. I mean beating Juarez is basically scoring points early and making sure you survive the last 4 minutes or so right?

Groundhog_Day wrote:

Be wonderful if it was on Fox Sports or something.. but somehow, I highly highly highly doubt that would happen.

Diaz IMO should go back to the volume punching style against Juarez. I mean beating Juarez is basically scoring points early and making sure you survive the last 4 minutes or so right?

No doubt

win 7 rds and cruise the remaining the 5

gomez1012 wrote:

marbleheadmaui wrote:

I'll make a shocking prediction. Juarez will fight hard enough to make it a close fight, but not hard enough to win.

Hahahaha

Idk if Diaz has IT in him anymore

He really seems to be on his way out of the sport from the last interview I heard leading up to the Marquez

but still, he's a better fighter than Juarez and should handle him

He's also at least a division bigger.

marbleheadmaui wrote:

He's also at least a division bigger.

Good point, Lightweight vs Featherweight

It's a good undercard fight an that's it. Put Kirkland vs someone relevant, Maybe Guerrero vs a champion or Linares (HBO card headliner) and Juarez vs Diaz would make a great card.

This is nothing more than FNF material. No way is this evvn a premium channel fight.

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

This is nothing more than FNF material. No way is this evvn a premium channel fight.

ESPN SPECIAL

But Im sure GBP promises both of these guys six figure paydays, at least they'll bring in a good gate

Groundhog_Day wrote:

Be wonderful if it was on Fox Sports or something.. but somehow, I highly highly highly doubt that would happen.

Diaz IMO should go back to the volume punching style against Juarez. I mean beating Juarez is basically scoring points early and making sure you survive the last 4 minutes or so right?

I'm not sure he has the volume punching left in him. I can't recall where it was, ringtv, maxboxing, etc..., but I recall a boxing writer a few years ago wrote an article before a Diaz fight about volume punchers. The main point of the article was many volume punchers have short careers and burn out rather quickly.

Juan Diaz says no thanks Schaefer

Guys, I am not fighting Rocky, I am not sure if I am even gonna fight. I am truly loving the business side of my life. Promotors and managers will do and say what they have to in order to make an extra dollar.

https://www.facebook.com/JuanTheBabyBull/posts/163417853676588

gomez1012 wrote:

Juan Diaz says no thanks Schaefer

Guys, I am not fighting Rocky, I am not sure if I am even gonna fight. I am truly loving the business side of my life. Promotors and managers will do and say what they have to in order to make an extra dollar.

https://www.facebook.com/JuanTheBabyBull/posts/163417853676588

That sounds good to me. Diaz made enough to be happy, now hes going to do something else of intrest. People arent in boxing forever (well there not suppose to when their old like Holyfield), his career is a long lasting one. Hopefully hes statisfied with it, i dont really want to see him in the ring again. Comon Paulie hurt him in the rematch, Diaz is shot. Sad considering hes in his mid 20's

gomez1012 wrote:

Juan Diaz says no thanks Schaefer

Guys, I am not fighting Rocky, I am not sure if I am even gonna fight. I am truly loving the business side of my life. Promotors and managers will do and say what they have to in order to make an extra dollar.

https://www.facebook.com/JuanTheBabyBull/posts/163417853676588

Sounds a little bitter. What business side of his life? He owns/manages businesses?

Attorney maybe? He was getting his law degree IIRC

gomez1012 wrote:

Attorney maybe? He was getting his law degree IIRC

He means, "Being fat is better than getting punched in the face." I don't blame him either. He'll be a decent ambulance chaser, this is the same guy that left his belt in car and it got stolen.

hardcoreBEE24 wrote:

He means, "Being fat is better than getting punched in the face." I don't blame him either. He'll be a decent ambulance chaser, this is the same guy that left his belt in car and it got stolen.

LOL, when this happen?

On his FB page has the following quote -- "If you screw things up in tennis, it's 15-love. If you screw up in boxing, it's your ass.-Randall "Tex" Cobb"

Gives you an idea of where his mind is at

Should be an entertaining fight, I like Baby Fat by decision.