Comments Thread For: Rafael Espinoza retains belt as Robeisy Ramirez walks away with double vision

[JonDP]

Saw what I saw maybe you need glasses.

Unless you’re some kind of forensic video expert with the best equipment in the world keep the accusations to yourself. There's no evidence that that's what happened, and more likely than not, it was the right hand to the eye right before Ramirez quit that did it.

[Elheath]

Rafael Espinoza said I bet Naoya Inoue won't call my name!

So is Espinoza commiting to staying in 126 until Inoue moves up? Because if not, he's just one of the many big mouth wannabe that calls Inoue out from division above only to go MIA or lose before fighting Inoue. By the way in case Espinoza didn't know already, Inoue does not call out anyone outside the division he is currently in at the time, or at the least about to fight in the next fight.

Unless Espinoza takes back his talk about moving up after this fight, it sounds like a case of Espinoza fully knowing Inoue has most of 2025 already planned out and he's leaving the division before Inoue gets up there so getting his name out to claim ducking fully knowing he won't have to fight him ever.

[pnut901]

I'm surprised that no one has called Espinoza a weight bully . He's the tallest 126 Champion in history , maybe the tallest 126 fighter ,and weighed 144 and some ounces after rehydrating. I get it , he still made 126 for all of a minute or two but the height , reach , and weight advantages are a lot to contend with. If I were Inoue ,I'd tell him to go fight someone his own size. Same with the Fundoras.

[Elheath]

I'm surprised that no one has called Espinoza a weight bully . He's the tallest 126 Champion in history , maybe the tallest 126 fighter ,and weighed 144 and some ounces after rehydrating. I get it , he still made 126 for all of a minute or two but the height , reach , and weight advantages are a lot to contend with. If I were Inoue ,I'd tell him to go fight someone his own size. Same with the Fundoras.

Weight bully or not, if you make the weight naturally then it is part of the rules of boxing that you are allowed to fight.

I'm sure Inoue will fight him IF he is still there with a belt on him. If he wants to get some dibs go unify a belt or two and wait in line. But frankly I think Espinoza is leaving the division next year before Inoue goes up and his fans will claim that Inoue ducked him or something like that.

[PBR Streetgang]

Anyone catch how píssed Kriegel was in the commentary afterwards? Boy did he have at least a grand on Ramirez to win or what?

I wonder how many times Kriegel has been punched in the face... regardless, I'd love to see him do a "no mas" on his commentary.

[PBR Streetgang]

I thought it was low class to judge Ramirez quitting as he did without knowing the facts. How dumb was Kriegel citing the courage of the great Israel Vazquez in this context? Did he forget how the first Marquez/Vazquez fight ended? Was that a permanent black mark on Vazquez?

Kriegel is terrible, a shameless hack.

[MulaKO]

I wonder how many times Kriegel has been punched in the face... regardless, I'd love to see him do a "no mas" on his commentary.

Not a Kriegel fan but when your live sometimes you don’t have the second or two to review in your head what you just said
I thought he realized what he just spit out at a certain point , his face kind of looked a
little disoriented
My problem was him not retracting or justifying what he just said and decided to stick to that line of thinking
Mind you I was watching it on the ESPN+ and he had the time to regurgitate what he said when they were doing their segment him ,Tim and Tessitore ( don’t recall what they call it )

[paulf]

“Weight bully” = I don’t like that this fighter keeps winning.

if you can make the weight, you have just as much a right to fight there as anyone else. Period.

[MulaKO]

A few years back I looked at all the Olympic gold medal winners from the last few Olympics (probably 4 or 5). I was shocked to discover how many of them never did anything in the pros - across all weight divisions. Very puzzling.

It is kind of like American Idol winners never following that win with anything substantial afterwards.

The ammys and the pro ranks are two totally different games
Many can’t make the switch and when they actually begin to , it takes them away from what they were taught their whole life , hence making it harder for them
Some try to carry that over to the pros ( Cubans ) we’re always known to bring their amateur ways until slowly shifting away

[MulaKO]