He is undefeated and he has dazzling hand and foot speed. He can stand right in front of you, dare you to hit him and make a monkey out of you as you only hit air. In his last two HBO bouts, he totally dominated tough guys Jorge Barrios and Humberto Soto.
Guzman battered Argentine ruffian Barrios and then he humbled Mexican hard man Soto. After Guzman played with Soto, the Mexican fighter?s promoter, Bob Arum, was frothing at the mouth and spewing venom about how Joan is ?Guzrun,? how Guzman ran too much. Funny thing there because Arum used to to sing the praises of master boxers Muhammad Ali and Floyd Mayweather when they boxed beautifully and he had a hand in their pockets.
Adding it all up, you?d think that Dominican Dandy Joan Guzman?who vows that he is Manny Pacquaio?s worst nightmare?is a chosen one among those in the 130-135 pound weight classes. Instead, for whatever reasons, Guzman seems to be the frozen one.
Guzman manager Jose Nunez, who has not been in a coma lately, has noticed the big chill about his fighter and the lack of information or even speculation about his next bout. So Nunez is using Boxingconfidential.com as a fistic forum to put everyone at 130, 135 and even 140 pounds on notice.
?I see talk about WBC lightweight champ David Diaz fighting on the Pacman-Juan Manuel Marquez undercard March 15,? the Bushwick, Brooklyn-based manager said. ?I guess David needs an opponent and my man Guzman is ready, willing and more than available so I hope Sycuan and Golden Boy will talk with Uncle Bob and make this happen. I am sure HBO would love to add that one to their March 15 PPV menu.?
What if Chitown southpaw Diaz won?t fight Guzman?
?No problem,? Nunez said, ?because we?re more than willing, at a fair price, to take on anyone at 130, 135 or even 140 pounds that the promoters can come up with. We?re not that particular. We?re looking at fight at WBO junior welterweight champ Ricardo Torres so that shows you we?re not playing.?
As for the seemingly-inevitable Guzman-Pacman showdown, Nunez said he?s not sweating and neither is his fighter.
?We give Manny total respect but the day will come when public pressure will make him want to fight Guzman,? Nunez said. ?It happened with Ali and Frazier and, more recently, with Calzaghe and Kessler. The fans want to see the best against the best. So Guzman isn?t going anywhere that Pacman can?t find him.?
And who will win? Surprise, surprise, Nunez did not pick Megamanny.
?It will be a great and wonderful fight and a mega-event,? Nunez said. ?But Guzman will spank Manny like a bad child. No doubt! We don?t believe Manny is afraid of Joan. It?s the people around Manny who don?t want to see their meal ticket cut off. But, mark my words, Guzman will be the guy who buries Manny Pacquiao! Guzman will bury Manny’s career. He is Pacman’s undertaker!”
