Imagine a PPV TV boxing card with a delicious main event preceded by at least one other great fight.
That’s something boxing fans haven’t seen in some time as one undercard on PPV after another has been loaded with predictable mismatches and showcase fighters for the up and comers.
The Juan Manuel Marquez-Floyd Mayweather July 18 Las Vegas show could reverse that trend of lousy supporting bouts.
Undefeated lightweight contender Joan Guzman, the Dazzling Dominican, has accepted a fight against fellow 135-pound luminary Juan “Baby Bull” Diaz. Now Guzman is awaiting word as to whether Diaz, who just graduated from college in Houston, is in agreement.
It’s impossible to knock this one.Diaz is 34-2 with 17 KOs and looking to bounce back from a ninth-round stoppage by Marquez. Guzman is 29-0 with 17 KOs and has not fought since a December tuneup bout in the DR.
Guzman is generally regarded as the world’s second best lightweight, trailing only Juan Ma, so this fight makes sense on a lot of levels. Diaz badly needs to get back in the win column while Guzman is still trying to shake off his nightmare of not making weight to fight Nate Campbell.
Mayweather has used his muscle to put Zab Judah on the bill but no opponent has been arranged yet for the Brooklyn fighter. A Judah fight was offered to Guzman but was rejected because of the size difference with Judah being a welterweight
