Boxing Speculation, Odds and Predictions

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Not guess but he should've pick Bivol instead of Beterbiev because Bivol will be his redemption if ever he can rule an upset in the fight, it might be hard for him considering that Canelo just beat him easily but he should endure it and give an upset towards the champion if he still wanted his name to be in the top of this weight class. Fighting against Beterbiev is nonsense because I really don't believe that he a slightest chance against the 3-belt champ. Callum Smith picked an opponent that will end his career much earlier and will add an embarrassment to his existence in the industry, that's for sure.

These are the things that I don't understand in boxing either,for me it should also be Bivol, but I think that this type of decision has a lot to do with the business model that generates more money,if with Beterbiev they generate more, then that is the primary reason.

In these times there are fights that sometimes are not within the normal context , not only this one, there are others that do not make sense to me, but I think that now things are moving much more towards what generates more money, the boxing is now more focused in that direction.

Well, about that, I'm not also sure whether Beterbiev can attract more audience than Bivol or if it is the latter who can attract more versus the 3-belt champ. In Callum Smith's case, I don't think it's all about the money because he can still have it by having few more fights in the future but Callum chose Beterbiev because it's the only way he can redeem himself even if it's a big risks on his career, surely if he can manage to upset Beterbiev, it will open new opportunities on his side although that's not really likely.

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[Kasabus]

Nevertheless, what's funny about it is that their are already weight class, I mean a predetermined weight that this fighters are going to box. So it this is supposedly 135 lbs, they agree to 136 lbs, but then have rehydration clause? I think it defeat the purpose of having this weight category another when there is a cap.

Yeah, and that's why after reading the details I was kind of intrigued because honestly, this is really the first time I saw a clause like that. I guess we will just have to witness it before Ryan Garcia steps on the ring if there will be a weighing scale before he enters.  
It's almost like a punishment for a big boxer trying to cut weight for the weigh-ins and then avoiding rehydration just so he can still be in the range where the opponent requested it before the fight.
Now I know why the Tank's camp is avoiding Garcia for a long time. They are pondering what clause they will add to avoid losing the belt.
I think Ryan will have a big problem here if the fight will be long considering that clause.

It's part of boxing culture already, because a boxer can rehydrate and be big in the fight night itself, gain like 10-15 lbs or over 20 lbs is possible for this guys. I heard from Calvin Ford, Davis trainer, that they want the fight in 135 lbs, and Ryan's camp wanted 136 lbs. So they gave in to their demands but there will be a rehydration clause of 10 lbs for Ryan. So both trying to make their weight very easy for them, as Ryan say's it's a go and he has no problem with that. So in this case two weigh-in, before and after the fight to make sure that what is stipulated in the contract will be followed by both camps. We haven't heard about the gloves and the size of the ring and other stipulation.

I suspect that Ryan Garcia's camp didn't anticipated that to happen where a rehydration clause will be put in place right after their demands are being met. I'm just curious though, why would they agree to have the latter choice if they could have the fight happen at 135 and without that rehydration clause as that is more favorable for Garcia's camp rather than getting another weigh-in at the day of the fight to see how much weight did he add and a little over 10 pounds is not acceptable.

we don't know their ulterior motives but maybe they are seeing some advantages for their boxer. we can't really tell what they are thinking on this matter, as they may have strategy how to go around inside the ring without feeling drained or of that sort. well, we will see if this will really help Garcia's upcoming fight. but a big deviation of weight after rehydration may give issues to his body while fighting. so better stay on his comfortable weight where his body is not being forced to.

Not maybe but it's certainly for their own boxer's advantage why Tank Davis's camp put a rehydration clause on the contract, and just like Ryan Garcia's camp, making the fight a catchweight bout at 136 is certainly for their boxer's own good and not to give advantage to the opposing side. By the looks of it, I give my thumbs up for Tank Davis's side because speaking of advantages, they certainly got the upper hand. Now, what's left is to let these two boxers dance inside the same ring.

[YuginKadoya]

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Not really that interested to see Ramirez again in the ring because even if he manage to win this one, he will still have to face the fact that he will just be in a dead-end because he cannot beat either one of the champions at 175 pounds. He almost got the same situation with Caleb Plant, people are not interested on him to win anymore because they doubt that he can still make a difference this time when he will face Canelo in the future.

Well, we don't have many boxing events right now so I surely decided to include this here for the ones that are interested, but surely because of the loss against Devin Haney and again to William Zepeda he is not really the same anymore, and moving forward yes the top contender's he doesn't have any chance in beating them at all, but because his opponent is a Filipino boxer that is Mercito Gesta I will surely support this fight for sure,

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Ok, so they sparred a lot according to Zurdo, more than 100 rounds and they are friends inside and outside of the gym. But they will have to fight it out for real and for their career. I think though that Rosado is no longer in his prime.

On the other hand, Ramirez will have to bounce back after suffering a lost against Bivol.

And I think he choose his sparring partner here because he knows that he can beat him easy, in short this is a tune up for him to get back his confidence and put his name on the list again.

Even though they likely spar I really think that Mercito Gesta will not show all of his fight cards for me I would surely think if he doesn't accept this fight just to be a sacrifice for Joseph Diaz in bringing back his confidence then that is a false comeback for him, so I think Mercito Gesta accepted this fight is likely because he will win this and because they are sparring partners then they surely have familiarity with each ones skills and technique,

[Kemarit]

^ Not sure if you have read that the Zurdo vs Ramirez has been scratch already, because Ramirez comes in over the weight limit and so Golden Boy decided not to push for it because it's going to be hard for Zurdo to reach the weight limit as he is above 180 lbs in 2 weigh-ins.

So Gesta vs Jojo Diaz is relegated to the top and now the main event.

Gesta have a schedule fight with Ryan Garcia in a headline, but Ryan pulled out, but the good thing is Gesta was build the headline in this fight.

[Baofeng]

Ramirez first weigh in is 187 lbs, and then in the second, it was 182.6 lbs, so someone really forget that they have to trim to 175 lbs isn't it? On the other hand, Rosado first weigh in just below the limit at 173 lbs.

And on the Diaz vs Gesta fight, Diaz come in overweight as well,  139.4 lbs in a lightweight limit. Gesta too was heavy at 137.2 lbs but for sure there will be some changes in their contract as this fight will proceed as the main event now.

https://www.boxingscene.com/gilberto-ramirez-i-embarrassed-upset-by-my-actions-promise-this-never-happen-again--173177

Maybe Ramirez should fight at CW moving forward hehehe.

[BitcoinPanther]

Ok so Beterbiev vs Callum Smith has been ordered by the WBC next, although it's going to be a short 3 weeks negotiation as the ordered is up to April 11. If there are no contract between the two sides, then it will go on a purse bid.

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.

I think the manager of Callum is overestimating his boxer if they agree to close the deal against Beterbiev.  Why Beterbiev when they got a better chance against Bivol (though I am not saying Callum will win, just stating that I believe Beterbiev is a harder foe than Bivol).  We also have to consider that Callum Smith lost to Alvarez so I do not think that Callum Smith have a chance against Beterbiev.  It looks like this fight is a walk in the park for Beterbiev if the deal is sealed.

^ Not sure if you have read that the Zurdo vs Ramirez has been scratch already, because Ramirez comes in over the weight limit and so Golden Boy decided not to push for it because it's going to be hard for Zurdo to reach the weight limit as he is above 180 lbs in 2 weigh-ins.

So Gesta vs Jojo Diaz is relegated to the top and now the main event.

Gesta have a schedule fight with Ryan Garcia in a headline, but Ryan pulled out, but the good thing is Gesta was build the headline in this fight.

I hope Gesta performs well in this fight since this is a good exposure for him as the main event after the fight between  Gilberto 'Zurdo' Ramirez's and Gabe Rosado was cancelled.

[harizen]

Will Spence move up to a new division when he wins against Thurman? Personally, I don't see him doing that he likes to continue
holding his belt and the no-loss records, he will just continue to choose the fights and will enjoy his VIP treatment.

That doesn't make sense if after winning against Thurman at 154, he will continue to hold his belts at 147. That's a test run for Spence.

The primary reason in the first place why Spence considered moving up, and ducking Crawford as much as possible, is because of some things he wants to avoid at 147 "obviously, Crawford" or technically as they claimed, Spence is now having difficulty maintaining good shape at 147.

We just have to wait though for the result of the upcoming non-title, non-sense, not-entertaining match between Spence and Thurman.

[TravelMug]

^ Not sure if you have read that the Zurdo vs Ramirez has been scratch already, because Ramirez comes in over the weight limit and so Golden Boy decided not to push for it because it's going to be hard for Zurdo to reach the weight limit as he is above 180 lbs in 2 weigh-ins.

So Gesta vs Jojo Diaz is relegated to the top and now the main event.

Gesta have a schedule fight with Ryan Garcia in a headline, but Ryan pulled out, but the good thing is Gesta was build the headline in this fight.

Yeah, I have to check what's the weight and there seems to be really a problem with Zurdo even before the actual weigh in as he looks huge in press conference as compare to Rosado.

It seems he forget about the weight limit, so it's unfortunately and very disrespectful to his former sparring partner as this could be his last fight. And so Gesta should take this advantage as he will be headlining this fight. But not easy against JoJo, as Diaz used to be a big name in the 135 lbs division until he lost to Tank Davis and then to Segura. So it's back to back lost for him and this is his comeback fight.

[cryptomaniac_xxx]

Ok so Beterbiev vs Callum Smith has been ordered by the WBC next, although it's going to be a short 3 weeks negotiation as the ordered is up to April 11. If there are no contract between the two sides, then it will go on a purse bid.

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.

I think the manager of Callum is overestimating his boxer if they agree to close the deal against Beterbiev.  Why Beterbiev when they got a better chance against Bivol (though I am not saying Callum will win, just stating that I believe Beterbiev is a harder foe than Bivol).  We also have to consider that Callum Smith lost to Alvarez so I do not think that Callum Smith have a chance against Beterbiev.  It looks like this fight is a walk in the park for Beterbiev if the deal is sealed.

Maybe there's no opponent for Beterbiev in this division, and so far we only heard two knows, him and Bivol. And then right now it's Callum Smith who just move up to this division and never been tested.

But if he wishes to fight the monster in this division in Beterbiev then its going to be very hard fight for him. Maybe more difficult when he face Canelo as Beterbiev is heavy handed and can knock everyone in this division.

[LogitechMouse]

Ok so Beterbiev vs Callum Smith has been ordered by the WBC next, although it's going to be a short 3 weeks negotiation as the ordered is up to April 11. If there are no contract between the two sides, then it will go on a purse bid.

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.

Yeah Callum Smith only lost against Canelo in his whole career and he's currently at 3rd position on light heavyweight boxing rank, so it's should be a good fight. However it's really crazy how boxrec give a huge rate to Bivol after he beat Canelo, Beterbiev's point is really small compared to Bivol. If there's an unification fight Bivol vs Beterbiev, Beterbiev might become an underdog even though he's carrying 3 belts.
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Maybe the fact that Bivol defeated a superstar in Canelo made him increase his points.

Anyway, like many others here, all of us wants to watch a unification fight between Beterbiev and Bivol, but it seems like it will not happen this year at least like what @Baofeng said. Had to watch some of Smith's highlights on Youtube, and he's a good fighter, a good counter puncher, and looks like he's copying what Canelo is doing to his opponents where he make a punch to the head and then to the body instantly.

21 KO's out of his 29 wins (70% KO rate), I think Smith might be a good opponent for him, but... it's Beterbiev that will be his opponent. A monster in the light heavyweight division that has a hundred percent KO rate. A boxer who isn't throwing a lot of punches, but when he throws punches, it's full of power. Anyway, I hope this match will materialize, and will happen this year. As for Bivol, is there any updates with him, or any opponents that he will face this year?

[Fredomago]

Ok so Beterbiev vs Callum Smith has been ordered by the WBC next, although it's going to be a short 3 weeks negotiation as the ordered is up to April 11. If there are no contract between the two sides, then it will go on a purse bid.

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.

I think the manager of Callum is overestimating his boxer if they agree to close the deal against Beterbiev.  Why Beterbiev when they got a better chance against Bivol (though I am not saying Callum will win, just stating that I believe Beterbiev is a harder foe than Bivol).  We also have to consider that Callum Smith lost to Alvarez so I do not think that Callum Smith have a chance against Beterbiev.  It looks like this fight is a walk in the park for Beterbiev if the deal is sealed.

Maybe there's no opponent for Beterbiev in this division, and so far we only heard two knows, him and Bivol. And then right now it's Callum Smith who just move up to this division and never been tested.

But if he wishes to fight the monster in this division in Beterbiev then its going to be very hard fight for him. Maybe more difficult when he face Canelo as Beterbiev is heavy handed and can knock everyone in this division.

A good test though, if he upset Beterbiev then his career will surely hype up and money fight will come on his way, I'm pretty sure there are possibilities as he is also a good fighter and he will be tested once he challenges Arthur. Quite interesting if he will take that route and make his presence being felt in this division. A hard fight for him and, by the stats, Arthur got a huge advantage .

Will see if what will going to be the next interesting news about those potential next upcoming fight.

[Kemarit]

Ok so Beterbiev vs Callum Smith has been ordered by the WBC next, although it's going to be a short 3 weeks negotiation as the ordered is up to April 11. If there are no contract between the two sides, then it will go on a purse bid.

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.

I think the manager of Callum is overestimating his boxer if they agree to close the deal against Beterbiev.  Why Beterbiev when they got a better chance against Bivol (though I am not saying Callum will win, just stating that I believe Beterbiev is a harder foe than Bivol).  We also have to consider that Callum Smith lost to Alvarez so I do not think that Callum Smith have a chance against Beterbiev.  It looks like this fight is a walk in the park for Beterbiev if the deal is sealed.

Maybe there's no opponent for Beterbiev in this division, and so far we only heard two knows, him and Bivol. And then right now it's Callum Smith who just move up to this division and never been tested.

But if he wishes to fight the monster in this division in Beterbiev then its going to be very hard fight for him. Maybe more difficult when he face Canelo as Beterbiev is heavy handed and can knock everyone in this division.

A good test though, if he upset Beterbiev then his career will surely hype up and money fight will come on his way, I'm pretty sure there are possibilities as he is also a good fighter and he will be tested once he challenges Arthur. Quite interesting if he will take that route and make his presence being felt in this division. A hard fight for him and, by the stats, Arthur got a huge advantage .

Will see if what will going to be the next interesting news about those potential next upcoming fight.

Yes, Callum lost to Canelo before, but he was able to revived his career by moving up one higher division in 175 lbs. And I thought that it will be Buatsi that Beterbiev is eyeing or is it Bivol?

And I have look at the rankings and Callum is rated number 1 by WBC and WBO so I guess it's a good fight base on paper as he is on the top of the governing body. Now, it's just the question on whether he has what it takes to make an upset here.

[Baofeng]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

[Yamifoud]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

I don't think that will happen, as Ryan Garcia is a different boxer and is way better than Jojo Diaz, who is not undefeated. Anyway, thanks for bringing up this fight, as I missed it. I hope there are some highlights we can see on YouTube.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

Maybe one day Garcia and Gesta will meet, but that will only happen if Garcia loses against Tank.

[bisdak40]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

That may be the reason why they cancel the planned bout between Gesta and Ryan Garcia, they smell an upset if that was pushed through.

Have forgotten to post in this thread the odds for this fight, Gesta was a very heavy underdog @6.20 ML and unfortunately, i have put a bet on this one as I'm very busy with something IRL.

Should have been a unanimous win for Gesta, don't know what fight Judge Hayashida was watching or he was paid to score the bout in favor of Diaz. Luckily for Gesta that Diaz's power punches failed to connect and he uses his jab to keep Diaz at bay.

[Fredomago]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

I don't think that will happen, as Ryan Garcia is a different boxer and is way better than Jojo Diaz, who is not undefeated. Anyway, thanks for bringing up this fight, as I missed it. I hope there are some highlights we can see on YouTube.

We can't tell or conclude if what will happen because the fight didn't materialize but the chance might be possible as Gesta will be more aggressive knowing that Ryan can be his key to bring millions to his career, fighting and winning against the heavy favorite can change his fate in this sport.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

Maybe one day Garcia and Gesta will meet, but that will only happen if Garcia loses against Tank.

Possible! Gesta wins and moves up while if Garcia loses to Tank, he will be needing a comeback fight unless a rematch claw has been part of their negotiation that will be in their sign contract.

[Natalim]

So definitely we will see Beterbiev fight this year again. But we have to wait for it and it is obviously not Bivol which is the fighter that we wanted to see and for the unification of the belt. But Callum Smith might be a good opponent for him. We all know that he had a good title run, until he lost to Saul Alvarez and then he decided to move up to 175 and now has another crack for the belt against Beterbiev.

More likely he will just gonna bulldozed by Beterbiev because he is not that strong enough to take his punches. I don't know what else Beterbiev needs when he already got the best requirements to fight with Bivol. But still, when it comes to a super fight such as this one, it turns out the negotiation is so hard that it will gonna be taken so long before they can even decide whether to approve the fight or not. Anyway, Beterbiev doesn't really care whoever he's next opponent will be, as long as they are in the same weight, he will demolish him.

I guess he needs to fight Bivol, as he is not getting any younger, so at least he should have a big fight before retiring. Callum Smith is tall but weak; he was beaten by Canelo easily, just like what Canelo did to Caleb Plant. Maybe Beterbiev has to consider challenging himself more, and that is by fighting a boxer against whom we aren't sure he will win.

When Beterbiev was able to face and defeat the two other division champions, how can we question his ability to fight difficult opponents? The belt of Bivol is the only one left that Beterbiev does not own. Although I do not question Bivol, Beterbiev unquestionably has the superior and more difficult fight. Beterbiev will kill Saul Alvarez because the Mexican would be too small to face him. Alvarez chose the one belt only Bivol because he thought it would be easier than Beterbiev.

Canelo Alvarez was somehow clever for choosing Dmitry Bivol and not the 3-belt champion, Artur Beterbiev. As surely Canelo and everyone inside their camp might not believe that Canelo is the one who will put a stop for Beterbiev's KO streak, furthermore, it's totally risky for Canelo at that time even if he managed to get luck on his first attempt in LHW where he defeated Kovalev. Either way, Canelo still lost on his campaign to defeat Bivol and put another negative mark on his career.

We already hear that Beterbiev and Bivol want to match each other, so I guess the problem lies with their promoters.

Actually, it's easier said that done as even if both promoters wanted to materialize the fight. The governing bodies doesn't want it because the sanctions are not yet lifted towards Russian athletes and fighters, including Bivol. That is the reason why we now have Beterbiev vs Smith, although that's not what people wanted.

[Vaculin]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

That may be the reason why they cancel the planned bout between Gesta and Ryan Garcia, they smell an upset if that was pushed through.

Have forgotten to post in this thread the odds for this fight, Gesta was a very heavy underdog @6.20 ML and unfortunately, i have put a bet on this one as I'm very busy with something IRL.

Should have been a unanimous win for Gesta, don't know what fight Judge Hayashida was watching or he was paid to score the bout in favor of Diaz. Luckily for Gesta that Diaz's power punches failed to connect and he uses his jab to keep Diaz at bay.

It's either Pam Hayashida was not that impressed by Gesta's performance, or he's just biased on the fight. I mean, I know it's unfair because Gesta worked hard for it and thrived for it, therefore, he certainly deserved to win the fight by a way of unanimous decision but this one specific judge decided not to go with the flow and made the fight's outcome into a split-decision.

Anyway, I believe this is the very reason why Ryan Garcia cancelled his plan for having a tune-up fight because fighting Gesta is not a tune-up fight for him anymore as it will be a hard-fought fight on his side with a big risk involved especially after the fact that Garcia is already eyeing for Tank Davis. And if ever Garcia will come out alive from his supposed fight with Gesta, I bet he will be suffering a heavy damage too and will not leave the ring unscathed.

[Baofeng]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

That may be the reason why they cancel the planned bout between Gesta and Ryan Garcia, they smell an upset if that was pushed through.

Have forgotten to post in this thread the odds for this fight, Gesta was a very heavy underdog @6.20 ML and unfortunately, i have put a bet on this one as I'm very busy with something IRL.

Should have been a unanimous win for Gesta, don't know what fight Judge Hayashida was watching or he was paid to score the bout in favor of Diaz. Luckily for Gesta that Diaz's power punches failed to connect and he uses his jab to keep Diaz at bay.

It's either Pam Hayashida was not that impressed by Gesta's performance, or he's just biased on the fight. I mean, I know it's unfair because Gesta worked hard for it and thrived for it, therefore, he certainly deserved to win the fight by a way of unanimous decision but this one specific judge decided not to go with the flow and made the fight's outcome into a split-decision.

If 2 other judges see the fight very similar and then 1 judge saw otherwise and with that kind of lopside score, then something is wrong with the judge. I mean clearly, Gesta won the fight, so maybe he is really biased towards Diaz here.

Anyway, I believe this is the very reason why Ryan Garcia cancelled his plan for having a tune-up fight because fighting Gesta is not a tune-up fight for him anymore as it will be a hard-fought fight on his side with a big risk involved especially after the fact that Garcia is already eyeing for Tank Davis. And if ever Garcia will come out alive from his supposed fight with Gesta, I bet he will be suffering a heavy damage too and will not leave the ring unscathed.

I agree though, Ryan said he doesn't want to get injured or something that's why he opted not to go for a tune up fight against Gesta. But we really don't know, maybe he could be upset by Gesta or be put in a position wherein he might question himself again if a boxer like Mercesito will give him problems. We just have an afterthought of what could have been, hehehe.

JoJo said that this will be his last fight with promoter Oscar Dela Hoya, it was one hell of a contract with GBP, 10 years according to Jojo. He might continue to fight but maybe with other promotions if he will continue with this career. But it's going to be very rough road for him right now, 130-135 lbs is pretty much stack up with good and upcoming boxers.

[BitcoinPanther]

Good news for fans of "No Mercy" Gesta, he won against Jojo Diaz, judges score the fight in his favor, Alejandro Rochin (99-91) and Pat Russell (98-92), while the other judges, hehehe, maybe he is watching other fight because the score is somewhat questionable, Judge Pam Hayashida (97-93).

I just wonder though if Ryan Garcia fought Gesta, maybe there could be upsets as well, hehehe.

In any case, good for Gesta, his career can move on and most likely fight for another day. While for Diaz, no longer the hype on his name, probably this weight for his is too much, maybe it's better to go down to 130 lbs.

I watched the highlight of the fight, and it seems Gesta is a bit tired on the 4th round, aside from that, I felt that Gesta movement is a bit stiff even though he is moving from side to side pretty well.  The jobs helps Gesta in securing the fight, though it would be devastating for him if he was caught when he leans his head forward without any defense.  That should be one of the flaw Gesta need to fix on his next fight.  All in all, I think the fight is pretty close every round it is that Gesta jobs more than his opponent securing each round.