11/23 Preview and Review

Last week's results:
Brian's-Soto Karass I pick Soto Karass Winner-Soto Karass
Brian's-Rahman I pick Rahman Winner-Rahman
Brian's-Oruh I pick Abell Winner-Abell
Brian's-Ward I pick Ward Winner-Ward
Brian's-Gonzalez I pick Gonzalez Winner-Gonzalez
Brian's-Lopez I pick Lopez Winner-Lopez (over David Toribio)
Brian's-Figueroa I pick Rodriguez Winner-Figueroa
Brian's-Mares I pick Mares Winner-Mares
Brian's-Soto I pick Soto Winner-Guzman
This was not a particularly difficult week. The numbers and I both did well. I haven't seen many of the fights yet, though. Hopefully, I will get a chance to catch up this weekend. However, I did watch the Guzman-Soto fight. Soto looked terrible. He looked really tired and he was never in the fight. Guzman was really fast and couldn't miss. Soto was outclassed. I wonder if coming back down from Welterweight in his last fight took to much out of him. It was definitely a disappointing performance for him. The Brian's went 7-2 and I went 7-2.
Very little action this weekend, with only one card on Telefutura. There is also a Pay-per-View featuring Fernando Vargas vs. Ricardo Mayorga, two guys who should be retired coming out to fight each other. I think Mayorga will probably win and I hope Vargas goes back into retirement. For that matter, I hope Mayorga reitres, too, though I don't worry about his health the way I worry about Vargas's. Anyway, on to the fights:
We start with Bobby Pacquiao vs. Fernando Trejo in a 10 round Super Featherweight matchup. Pacquiao fights out of General Santos City, Phillipines and is the brother of Manny Pacquiao. He is 27-13-3 and 26 years old. In his last fight he got crushed by Humberto Soto, a 7th round TKO in June. I saw that fight and the two before and I was not impressed with him in any of them, though one was a victory over Kevin Kelley. To be fair, Kelley was way over the hill at the time of the fight, though. He beat Carlos Hernandez. He lost to Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym and Jimrex Jaca. He is currently rated 120th in the All-Time Lightweight rankings and 51st in the Active ratings. Trejo was born in Mexico City and fights out of Jarrell, TX. He is 30-12-4 and is 33. He last fought in September, defeating an average Juan Ramon Cruz. I have seen him fight four times. He is not really spectacular at anything, just a plugger. He beat Jose Armando Santa Cruz, but he lost to Rogers Mtagwa. He lost to Ebo Elder, but he beat Luis Antonio Arceo. He runs a bit hot and cold. He is rated 119th on the All-Time Lightweight rankings and 39th in the Active ratings. This is a guy with a recognizable name against a guy who wants to be good and isn't quite there. This might turn out to be a close fight between a couple of average guys. The Brian's put this at Trejo 776.4 over Pacquiao 741.9. I have to agree, Trejo.
In the main event, Carlos Baldomir vs. Luciano Perez in a 10 round Light Middleweight matchup. Baldomir was born in Santa Fe, Argentina and fights out of Los Angeles. He is 43-11-6 and 36 years old. In his last fight he lost a unanimous decision in July to Vernon Forrest that was not very close. I have seen his last four fights. He is a tough guy. A come forward, keep winging punches, keep fighting, fight through anything kind guy. He is not particularly skilled, but he is good. He won the Welterweight title by beating Zab Judah, kept it in a defense against Arturo Gatti, and only lost it to Floyd Mayweather. In addition to those fights (his last four), he beat Jose Luis Cruz and Joshua Clottey, and he lost to Soren Sondergaard. He is currently rated 28th in the All-Time Light Middleweight rankings and 20th in the Active ratings. Perez was born in Mexico and fights out of Chicago. He is 15-6-1 and is 29. He last fought in June, losing a unanimous decision to a decent Richard Gutierrez. I have seen him fight twice, but not memorably. He lost to Alfonso Gomez and Jesus Soto Karass, but he beat Grover Wiley. He is rated 203rd on the All-Time Welterweight rankings and 76th in the Active ratings. This is a guy on the downside trying to stay alive, beat a journeyman and keep his name relevant, maybe get another title shot. The Brian's put this at Baldomir 877.8 over Perez 637.5. I agree, Baldomir.
In review, the Brian's take
Trejo--------------I pick Trejo
Baldomir---------- I pick Baldomir