From marinated to overcooked?
Lopez-Gamboa, Kirkland-Angulo, & Ortiz-Berto
Mark E. Ortega
Leave-it-in-the-ring.com
April 18, 2011
In this midweek piece,
Leave-it-in-the-ring's Mark Ortega discusses the overcooked bout
between Juan Manuel Lopez and Yuriorkis Gamboa that fell to shambles
following Lopez' shock loss to Orlando Salido this weekend, and why
promoters should put their fighters in tough more often as was the
case with Andre Berto and Victor Ortiz the same night, where the
loser gained just as much in defeat as he had in winning his first 27
pro fights. As was the case with Tua-Ibeabuchi in '97, no career will
be derailed from the great welterweight bout between Berto-Ortiz.
The month of April has already seen its
fair share of upsets in big time bouts as well as the vanquishing of
quite a few future paydays for many fighters on the losing end of
them.