By Whiskey Flowers: Arnold Barboza Jr. is 32 years old and is being spoon-fed when he should already be eating with big men at a big table. He has fought weaker and older opponents throughout his career, but he is being given a soft touch this Saturday night on the undercard of Devin Haney vs. Ryan Garcia.
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The only thing about Golden Boy’s fighters is that they still have zeros in the loss column. After Saturday, he will still have 0 points against any given opponent. No one believes this guy’s hype. He can’t punch, he gets hit easily, and if he were flesh and blood he would be walked like a dog.
With all due respect to Sean McComb, he’s not even in a gatekeeper position. He’s as much of a pillow fight as he is with five KO losses, and his bouts are often shorter than his. He’s there to get hit, hoping Barboza gets knocked out. There’s no way Barboza won’t get through no matter what McComb throws at him. McComb was badly beaten and after being admitted to hospital for precautionary reasons, he is scheduled to fly to Ireland in mid-afternoon. Barboza Jr. tells the cameras he wants a big fight and the hype train will start again. Barboza Jr. has big matches coming up, but he doesn’t want them.
If Subriel Matias were to face Barboza Jr., he would dog-walk Barboza Jr. in the ring and then viciously KO him. At 32 years old, Barboza Jr. should already be fighting for a world title. Devin Haney and Ryan Garcia, two boxers who compete on the same cards at the same weight, have been doing so for years. It’s understandable to distance yourself from players like Richardson Hitchens, Liam Paro and Gary Antuan-Russell. Those guys are undefeated and could be exposed. But Barboza is too afraid to take a chance against the flawed fighter he has defeated in the past.
Barboza should fight the likes of Sandor Martin and Kenneth Sims Jr. If he wanted to test himself in a fight without the possibility of serious injury, he should have faced fighters like Regis Prograis or Jacques Catterall. I think Barboza is hoping he doesn’t have any problems with a player like Catelal despite having less power, but Catelal is there the whole match and is trying to hold on to the 0 that Barboza is trying to hold. will take away. Barboza has a best-case scenario for Saturday.
I think Barboza Jr. will either stop McComb or slam him into the ring on Saturday. When you say you want the title, you have to hope that one of the champions will win it. Isaac Cruz is a potential opponent as he is significantly undersized in this division. He could also be pitted against Rolando Romero. Ryan Garcia was too fat to be used on Barboza. Even if he wins, the title is not at stake. You can see that Manny Pacquiao and his officials are paying close attention to this fight. Barboza Jr. would have to fight for far less money than he should be making at this point in his career if he fights Cruz. If he’s smart, he’ll put it in the bank after losing to Cruz and start fighting someone he considers to be a peer rather than an unlikely prospect like Sean McCombs.
