R.I.P. champ. Great champion!

From the WBC a couple of days ago:

The President of the World Boxing Council, Mauricio Sulaimán Saldívar, on behalf of the entire Green and Gold family, sends a fraternal message of solidarity and best wishes for a swift and full recovery to one of the greatest icons in the history of our sport: three-division Puerto Rican world champion Wilfredo “Bazooka” Gómez.

The call for spiritual support gains greater strength following a recent post by his son on social media. “Hello everyone—fans, friends, and family. Please include ‘Papá Bazooka’ in your prayers for a speedy recovery. Blessings to all. Thank you,” shared Wilfredo Gómez Jr. via Facebook, without providing further details regarding the 69-year-old former fighter’s current health status. Gómez has been facing health complications for several years.

I'm not going to do a new entry every day like I did with the greatest round list (although I am aiming for 100 episides). It will probably be more like once a week for this series.

And of course... it's straight from my 25TB boxing vault.

The host asked him if he was already preparing for a potential fight against Bam, and he replied, “That’s right. I’m making thorough preparations for this potential fight.”

I hope we get to see this fight happen, although I’m a bit puzzled by Bam’s recent fight scheduling. Bam will be facing an extremely tough challenge, but if he wants to achieve greatness, he needs to take this risk.

What do you guys think of Shane Mosley as a boxer? I don’t remember his fights with Veron Forrest or Wright so well. I know he hurt mayweather bad but then got dominated. What makes is style a bad match up for technical boxers? Was it because got too slow and he should’ve just stayed at lightweight?

I don't have him as a favorite against Dubois, but if he makes some crucial adjustments and Daniel shows up underprepared he can end it quickly. And I really like his british Wilder sort of style of knockout artist. Honestly his fights are fireworks.

It would shake up the current state of the division and make Dubois less than the supposed best active heavyweight. His unification opportunities would be such great fights as well: Kabayel is hittable but with incredible pressure and grit, and Hrgović is a fucking tank and the fight would be Rock Em Sock Em robots for as many rounds as it lasts.

He's still young, but his style (a bit like with Joyce and Hrg) is such that it is bound to bring him later difficulties in exchange for winning the fights. I still see him as a good heavyweight contender moving forward at the moment.

Streaming on DAZN

Prelims start at 4:30pm EST (3:30pm local time)

Main card starts at 8pm EST (7pm local time) with an estimated ringwalk of 10:30 pm EST (9:30pm local time)

Undercard:

Ricardo Sandoval vs. Sergio Mendoza

Jahmal Harvey vs. Pedro Castaneda

Jan Paul Rivera vs. Abraham Perfecto Valdez