PEÑALOSA VERSUS DE LEON MIGHT END UP AS THE FIGHT OF THE NIGHT…
13 March, 2007 by Reylan Loberternos
IF PEÑALOSA BEATS THE ODDS!
Tagbilaran City, RP – Reigning WBO and IBO 122-lb king Daniel Ponce De Leon (30-1-0, 28 KOs) defends his two belts against former World 115-lb champion Gerry Peñalosa (51-5-2, 34 KOs) this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This bout takes place before fellow Mexican legends Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1, 35 KOs) and WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4-0, 42 KOs) grace the same squared circle for their own titular showdown. The protagonists in the main event are both known for their counter-punching styles, although Barrera used to be an all-out brawler early in his career and Marquez also having exciting matches in his resume. Still, it is very likely that both fighters will engage in a not-so-fan-friendly tactical strategy of waiting, which leads me to think that the supporting bout just might steal the limelight from these future Hall-of-Fame fighters. That is, IF the much smaller Peñalosa beats the seemingly insurmountable disadvantage in size and age… and it is, as they say, a very big IF!
CLASSIC BRAWLER VS BOXER BOUT!
Styles make fights, but overwhelming size advantage can also compensate for the deficiency in skill. Gerry, a master boxer and veteran of 58 bouts, hands down, is the more skillful and more experienced fighter going into this bout. Nonetheless, Daniel Ponce as well enjoys great size advantage, not to mention the noteworthy knockout ratio and the exuberance of youth on his side, with almost 10-year age disparity over his foe. All these being said, there’s definitely an element of surprise and uncertainty, which corresponds to excitement. There are only two questions left to answer come fight night. Will Peñalosa’s amazing boxing skills and ring savvy be enough to effectively fend off De Leon’s onslaught? Or will De Leon just run him over, proving once again that youth and size really do matter?
GERRY COULD LEARN FROM DURAN
Roberto Duran, arguably the greatest lightweight of all time, could serve as an inspiration to the huge underdog Gerry Peñalosa. The man who possessed the “Hands of Stone” was in that similar or worse situation when he fought Davey Moore in 1983 and Iran Barkley six years later for the WBA light middleweight and WBC middleweight titles, respectively. As we all know, Duran amazingly pulled it off and the rest was history.
“BOOM-BOOM” BATTLES “ROCKY”!
Wait, I am not talking about Mancini and Marciano! This is about two promising young prospects Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista (22-0-0, 17 KOs) of the Philippines and Argentinian Sergio Manuel “Rocky” Medina (28-0-0, 16 KOs) who are both sporting unblemished records. The 20-year-old Bautista and 25-year-old Medina are going to slug it out in twelve rounds of fierce action for the right to challenge the winner of the Peñalosa-De Leon scuffle this weekend. Peñalosa has however earlier announced that if he’s lucky to wrest the WBO diadem from De Leon, he will vacate the belt and campaign four pounds south, where he’s most comfortable fighting in. This WBO title eliminator serves as one of the chief supporting bouts of the highly anticipated Oscar De La Hoya versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. face-off on the 5th of May.
“BAZOOKA” INVADES AMERICA!
Fresh from his sensational dismantling of power-punching Thai Komrit Lukkuongmuekol (15-3-0, 11 KOs), undefeated 18-year-old super flyweight phenom Alex John “Bazooka” Banal (12-0-1, 10 KOs) makes his much-awaited US debut against a still-to-be-determined opponent also underneath the De La Hoya – Mayweather showdown. Banal’s last five foes were foreigners with a combined record of 62 wins (43 KOs), 7 losses, and a draw, two of them with unblemished records prior to their respective encounters with him. He will join ALA stablemate Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista to train in Puerto Rico alongside Oscar De La Hoya under the watchful eyes of celebrated Wild Card trainer Freddie Roach.
FILIPINO JOURNEYMAN KO’S PEDEN!
Twenty-seven-year-old Filipino lightweight Ranee Ganoy (22-10-2, 19 KOs) scored an emphatic 8th round KO victory over Australian bomber Robbie Peden (25-4-0, 14 KOs) to capture the vacant IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title at the latter’s home turf in Brisbane, Australia last March 9, 2007. Peden, the same guy who went the distance in a losing effort to Marco Antonio Barrera in September of 2005 and lost to Juan Manuel Marquez via 10th round TKO in March of 2002, also went down in the 7th round, but was saved by the bell. Ganoy pressed the attack in the ensuing round, sending Peden down and out for the count. It was by far the biggest break of Ganoy’s career, as he stretches his winning streak to five, all of them not lasting the distance. He has only lost once since February of 2005, with all eight of his victories during that period by knockout.
IF PEÑALOSA BEATS THE ODDS!
Tagbilaran City, RP – Reigning WBO and IBO 122-lb king Daniel Ponce De Leon (30-1-0, 28 KOs) defends his two belts against former World 115-lb champion Gerry Peñalosa (51-5-2, 34 KOs) this weekend at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. This bout takes place before fellow Mexican legends Juan Manuel Marquez (46-3-1, 35 KOs) and WBC super featherweight champion Marco Antonio Barrera (63-4-0, 42 KOs) grace the same squared circle for their own titular showdown. The protagonists in the main event are both known for their counter-punching styles, although Barrera used to be an all-out brawler early in his career and Marquez also having exciting matches in his resume. Still, it is very likely that both fighters will engage in a not-so-fan-friendly tactical strategy of waiting, which leads me to think that the supporting bout just might steal the limelight from these future Hall-of-Fame fighters. That is, IF the much smaller Peñalosa beats the seemingly insurmountable disadvantage in size and age… and it is, as they say, a very big IF!
CLASSIC BRAWLER VS BOXER BOUT!
Styles make fights, but overwhelming size advantage can also compensate for the deficiency in skill. Gerry, a master boxer and veteran of 58 bouts, hands down, is the more skillful and more experienced fighter going into this bout. Nonetheless, Daniel Ponce as well enjoys great size advantage, not to mention the noteworthy knockout ratio and the exuberance of youth on his side, with almost 10-year age disparity over his foe. All these being said, there’s definitely an element of surprise and uncertainty, which corresponds to excitement. There are only two questions left to answer come fight night. Will Peñalosa’s amazing boxing skills and ring savvy be enough to effectively fend off De Leon’s onslaught? Or will De Leon just run him over, proving once again that youth and size really do matter?
GERRY COULD LEARN FROM DURAN
Roberto Duran, arguably the greatest lightweight of all time, could serve as an inspiration to the huge underdog Gerry Peñalosa. The man who possessed the “Hands of Stone” was in that similar or worse situation when he fought Davey Moore in 1983 and Iran Barkley six years later for the WBA light middleweight and WBC middleweight titles, respectively. As we all know, Duran amazingly pulled it off and the rest was history.
“BOOM-BOOM” BATTLES “ROCKY”!
Wait, I am not talking about Mancini and Marciano! This is about two promising young prospects Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista (22-0-0, 17 KOs) of the Philippines and Argentinian Sergio Manuel “Rocky” Medina (28-0-0, 16 KOs) who are both sporting unblemished records. The 20-year-old Bautista and 25-year-old Medina are going to slug it out in twelve rounds of fierce action for the right to challenge the winner of the Peñalosa-De Leon scuffle this weekend. Peñalosa has however earlier announced that if he’s lucky to wrest the WBO diadem from De Leon, he will vacate the belt and campaign four pounds south, where he’s most comfortable fighting in. This WBO title eliminator serves as one of the chief supporting bouts of the highly anticipated Oscar De La Hoya versus Floyd Mayweather Jr. face-off on the 5th of May.
“BAZOOKA” INVADES AMERICA!
Fresh from his sensational dismantling of power-punching Thai Komrit Lukkuongmuekol (15-3-0, 11 KOs), undefeated 18-year-old super flyweight phenom Alex John “Bazooka” Banal (12-0-1, 10 KOs) makes his much-awaited US debut against a still-to-be-determined opponent also underneath the De La Hoya – Mayweather showdown. Banal’s last five foes were foreigners with a combined record of 62 wins (43 KOs), 7 losses, and a draw, two of them with unblemished records prior to their respective encounters with him. He will join ALA stablemate Rey “Boom-Boom” Bautista to train in Puerto Rico alongside Oscar De La Hoya under the watchful eyes of celebrated Wild Card trainer Freddie Roach.
FILIPINO JOURNEYMAN KO’S PEDEN!
Twenty-seven-year-old Filipino lightweight Ranee Ganoy (22-10-2, 19 KOs) scored an emphatic 8th round KO victory over Australian bomber Robbie Peden (25-4-0, 14 KOs) to capture the vacant IBF Pan Pacific lightweight title at the latter’s home turf in Brisbane, Australia last March 9, 2007. Peden, the same guy who went the distance in a losing effort to Marco Antonio Barrera in September of 2005 and lost to Juan Manuel Marquez via 10th round TKO in March of 2002, also went down in the 7th round, but was saved by the bell. Ganoy pressed the attack in the ensuing round, sending Peden down and out for the count. It was by far the biggest break of Ganoy’s career, as he stretches his winning streak to five, all of them not lasting the distance. He has only lost once since February of 2005, with all eight of his victories during that period by knockout.
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