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Unimpressive Performance of Brian Villoria PhilBoxing.com Thu, 02 Mar 2006 Thanks, the unimpressive performance of Brian Villoria, the World Boxing Council (WBC) Light flyweight Champion, was not about his under performance or the toughness of challenger Jose Antonio Aguirre as our eyes would want us to believe. But it was about Viloria?s hairline fracture of his fourth metacarpal?s right hand after he hit hard the head of Jose Antonio Aguirre. That was the same hand that was fractured in 2001 in a boxing match he won against a Filipino opponent. Before I learned that he fractured his right hand on the third or fourth round (that was what he said), I myself was frustrated. I said to myself, this was not the kind of fight that will enflame the emotion of the crowd. What we wanted were those classic precedents of boxing that shook and rock the prizefighting world. Yes, he won unanimously. But our boy did not excite our imagination. After the combination of straight flurries he unleashed to the head of the recalcitrant Aguirre, I found the next 5 to 12 rounds all bore. I was even breathless and worried when the Mexican dominated him without resistance in the corner, and almost got him. Before this fight, I told myself that Mr. Hawaiian Punch will go places. He is a complete boxer with a knock-out punch. He almost decked all his opponents. One nearly died in the hospital. The recent victim, Eric Ortiz (the former holder of the belt the Hawaiian Punch presently possessed) was KOed in the first round. That was amazing. This chap is a phenomenon! Prior to his fight with Aguire, he boldly declared he would devastatingly end the fight in the four rounds. Zealots bought immediately his prognosis. Thus, the bets were on his favor. As what they said in Latin Res Ispa Loquitor (the thing speak for Villoria ..er..,itself). For me, he has the tools. As he progresses, he will be a better fighting machine than Manny Pacquiao. He will be the next Oscar dela Hoya the world will be going to watch ? except of course the facial attributes. Even though he looks like the thinner version of pinoy rap singer Andrew E. Our folks believe he can unwrap the vulnerability of his every opponent and end it with a deadly slam bag! After his match with Aguirre, I lost my confidence. I said he could not give that kind of performance to the brash, go-getter, and stronger Jorge Arce. The Mexican powerhouse will rip him off. He will go back home in the old Hawaii physically handicapped. As a consequence, the Pinoy fighter will kiss goodbye the multi-million dollar matches, pay-per-views, and the inclusion to the pound-for-pound ranking that awaits him. Viloria should bear in mind this poser: Spectators around the world like savagery. They are like those acrimonious Roman Crowd who salivated for blood and gore. Likewise, contemporary spectators cherish brutality. They shell-out monies whatever it cost either it be in the Pay-Per-View TV, seats at Vegas, and the gambling counters in the greatness of this game. The matches of Sugar Ray Leonard versus Roberto Duran II, Marvin Hagler versus Thomas Hearns, Luis Jose Castillo versus Diego Corrales I, Erik Morales versus Manny Pacquiao I, and other later explosive encounters that turned fans gaga, all worth a contemplation for him. The hungry wide eyed crowd like to yell whenever merciless exchanges of powerful blows ensue, or roar every time the opponent plod hard on the canvas ? as if hit by a sharpshooter?s rifle as what we have seen on film. But thanks God, our minuscule fighter's underperformance was not the result of the skills and conditions of his opponent. He was not only fighting Aguirre on that time. He was fighting the metacarpal thing that weakened his ferocity. Because of it, fight fans faith continues with him. And they crave for other explosive matches someday. This to satisfy their animalistic craving to see another bestial fight where lethal punches and blood fly out in the air like fireworks. And our fervent hope that no fractures will happen again. This should be what Z ?The Dream? Gorres should develop. I saw him fought recently against Jose Tirado. Gorres has ring savvy. He has looks. But he lacks the punch. Gee whiz, he was hitting a moving punching bag in Tirado. But the El Mehikano was able to mix it up, and finished the rounds unscathed. With that kind of performance, can ?The Dream? fulfill his dream to be one of the greatest especially in terms of money that will fall on him like manna? Going back to Brian boy, What do you think my dear readers, is the Hawaiian Punch now ready to face Jorge Arce to bolster his worth as a mega fighter? (Send reactions to totomortz@yahoo.com, or mobile phone: 09192760964) Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com Click here for a complete listing of columns by this author. Click here for a complete listing of this author's articles from different news sources. |
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