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Definitions of Fury:
Calderon vs. Cazares II By Luis Cadiz
I have a Webster's Dictionary next to my
computer, it's a pocket version but it comes in handy when
in doubt. I looked up the definition of furious. It states
the following: full of rage; violent; with great energy,
speed, etc. During the Calderon vs. Cazares rematch, aptly
titled "Latin Fury", I witnessed various instances of the
different types of fury that I just mentioned. Obviously the
sport of boxing is a violent one, no argument there. During
the three televised bouts, all championship bouts, each one
had it's own particular flare of fury. Read on:
12 rounds - W.B.O. 108 lb. world
championship bout:
Ivan Calderon (31-0, 6 KOs) vs.
Hugo Cazares (26-4-1, 19 KOs)
Full of rage would best describe Hugo
Cazares as the "Ole's" began early. In round 1 Hugo Cazares
would whirl punches that would hit nothing but air, Ivan
Calderon would counter attack and score. No wonder the
defending champ Calderon entered the ring dressed as a
matador, hence the "Ole" chants from the public, he would
deflect the charging Cazares with his fine boxing skills.
This pattern continued in rounds 2 and 3.
The 4th round had some heated exchanges
between the two, but Calderon's combos were clearly more
effective. The Mexican challenger's frustration was evident
in round 5 as he would wave his arms in the air as to taunt
both Calderon and the public. All Cazares received in return
were "BOOS" from the crowd and a face full of leather from
the champ.
In round 6, frustration turns to
desperation as Hugo would literally chase Ivan, wing wild
shots and get clipped on the counter. An unfortunate turn of
events, an accidental head-butt opened a deep "Y" shaped
gash in Calderon's forehead in the 7th round. The doctor
called the bout to a halt in 1min:58sec of the 7th round and
the defending champ, Ivan Calderon, earned a technical
unanimous decision win.
With the announcement, Hugo Cazares
would express to the public and viewers that not only did he
feel that he won the bout, but that Ivan was such an idol on
the island, there was no way he would get a just decision in
Puerto Rico... even if he would KO Calderon, he would still
lose. The little man was full of rage and not very gracious
in defeat as he falls to 26-5-1 with 19 KOs, with two of
those defeats coming by way of the diminutive champ.
12 rounds - Regional W.B.O. 130
lb. title bout:
Roman "Rocky" Martinez (19-0-1,
11 KOs) vs. Santos Benavides (14-1-1, 12 KOs)
Great energy is what Roman "Rocky"
Martinez demonstrated during his slugfest with Santos
Benavides. No "feeling each other out" in the 1st round of
this fight, they were both aggressive but "Rocky" connected
the cleaner more effective blows. An overhand left hook
floored Martinez in the 2nd round, but that literally pissed
"Rocky" off and he pounded mercilessly on Santos.
The 3rd and 4th rounds were no
different, the body attack was just vicious. They both
slowed down a bit in the 5th round, recharging their
batteries. After the first minute of round 6, a straight
right blow through the guard of Benavides was the beginning
of the end for the once durable foe as he then took a
beating. I must admit, the Nicaraguan challenger came to
fight, he was very a very tough opponent. He crumbled under
"Rocky's" pressure and Martinez pounded out a TKO win in
2min:03sec of the 6th round. Roman "Rocky" Martinez improves
to 20-0-1 with 12 KOs and wins over the more than 10,000
fans with his movie like performance.
12 rounds Regional W.B.O. 118
lb. title:
Eric Morel (38-2, 20 KOs) vs.
Heriberto Ruiz (39-6-2, 23 KOs)
Furious speed is what former 112 pound
champ Eric Morel used to out box his Mexican foe, Heriberto
Ruiz. The 1st round had Ruiz play the role of the aggressor
while Morel decided to take the more tactical route. A right
cross floored Heriberto Ruiz towards the end of the 3rd
round. A round later, Ruiz was deducted a point for low
blows after being warned repeatedly.
On occasion, the Mexican would interrupt
Morel's boxing flow with strong right blows to the face and
body in rounds 5 and 6. Morel's combos were not interrupted
in the 7th round though as he took over the pace of the
bout. In rounds 8 and 9 Morel combined his shots almost at
will, snapping Ruiz' head to and fro. Heriberto Ruiz tried
to mount a comeback in the 10th round, but Morel's boxing
rhythm threw him off track. In the 12th and final round,
Ruiz repeated the role he played in the 1st round, the
aggressor, but Morel did just enough to seal the deal. Eric
Morel gets the unanimous decision win and keeps his comeback
track record unblemished.
In the end, as far as Calderon and
Cazares are concerned, Calderon seems to have the Mexican
challenger's number. If Cazares was going to try and pull
off an upset win, a la Margarito versus Cotto, it wasn't
going to happen. The 5 foot Puerto Rican champ is just too
much for Cazares to handle. Ivan says the same thing in all
of the pre-fight press conferences, "It's hard to hit what
you can't see". With Hugo Cazares' build, stature and reach,
he should be looking north into the upper weight classes.
Stay tuned to pound4pound.com
Good night and God Bless
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