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Baldomir's Victory Over Gatti Opens Written By
William Trillo
Roget’s Thesaurus definition of
"Can Of Worms" says it perfectly:
A situation that presents
difficulty, uncertainty, or perplexity.
No definition can better
describe the state of The Welterweights today.
When the unheralded WBC/IBA
Welterweight Champion Carlos Baldomir defeated
Arturo Gatti on Saturday night 147 pounders around
the globe were all left to ponder, Now what?
WBA Champ Ricky Hatton thought
that if Gatti took the fight, he may very well get a
shot at "Thunder" to unify their belts...no such
luck!
WBO Jr. Welter Champ Miguel
Cotto has been
itching to move up in weight, but with Arturo's
loss, he too must consider plan B...whatever that
is.
And then of course you have
Antonio Margarito and Floyd Mayweather, both of whom
must be chomping at the bit for a crack at the
fighter everyone thinks they can beat in Baldomir,
even though it's been 7 some years since he last
tasted defeat.
If Baldomir picks Margarito for
his next fight it will be Bob Arum who gets the last
laugh. The only catch is, how do you sell Baldomir
and Margarito the boxing public? You certainly can't
go PPV with this...can you? And given all that has
transpired over the last week, go ahead and assume
HBO wants no part of it.
For Floyd, who up until the end
of last week had Cory Spinks on the front of his
mind, the thought of a possible Baldomir match up
might seem pretty attractive. The problem of course
is he will once again have to stand in a line with
everybody else, a position Mayweather may be getting
uncomfortably used to, how humiliating will it be to
"Pretty Boy's" ego if he has to compete for
Baldomir's attention in the same fashion that he has
had to for De La Hoya. Talk about a comedown! As far
as PPV goes, it could very well be someone would be
willing to roll the dice on this one. The Pound for
Pound Champion taking on The Champion spoiler who
hasn't lost in 7 years. It just might work! Taking
on Floyd would be a retirement type payday for
Baldomir, which may be exactly what he wants.
Whatever the case may prove to
be, Baldomir and his people should expect to hear
the phone ringing off the hook, if it isn't already.
It will be all good for the
winner of The Baldomir Lottery, but for the loser,
it's back to the pain and agony of trying to figure
out where to go from here.
With that said, the real pain
and agony could very well come if Margarito gets the
fight with Baldomir and then beats him.
How will it taste if the guy
Floyd has been ducking for so long gets revenge on
Floyd by taking away his "easy" little payday?
Questions or Comments? Please Contact Will "The Thrill" Trillo |
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