By Thomas Gerbasi - Just like one of his rapier-like jabs or quickfire combinations can momentarily stun opponents, Ivan Calderon shocked me the last time we spoke, days before his 2008 rematch with Hugo Cazares.
�I�ll tell you the truth ?I never liked boxing,?he said. �I don�t know how I�m boxing. (Laughs) I used to fight in school a lot, but the first time I saw boxing on TV was when Mike Tyson lost (to Buster Douglas in 1990). Then I started watching it, and when people started talking to me about boxing, they talked about Wilfredo Gomez and started giving me tape on him. I saw how he fought, how he moved, and they told me that he was the best in the world.?br />
20 years, 34 wins, one draw, and no losses later, Calderon is the best in the world. You won�t see him on the top of the various pound-for-pound lists, but when it comes to pure boxing, there is none finer than the southpaw from Guyanabo, Puerto Rico. [Click Here To Read More]
�I�ll tell you the truth ?I never liked boxing,?he said. �I don�t know how I�m boxing. (Laughs) I used to fight in school a lot, but the first time I saw boxing on TV was when Mike Tyson lost (to Buster Douglas in 1990). Then I started watching it, and when people started talking to me about boxing, they talked about Wilfredo Gomez and started giving me tape on him. I saw how he fought, how he moved, and they told me that he was the best in the world.?br />
20 years, 34 wins, one draw, and no losses later, Calderon is the best in the world. You won�t see him on the top of the various pound-for-pound lists, but when it comes to pure boxing, there is none finer than the southpaw from Guyanabo, Puerto Rico. [Click Here To Read More]
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