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Pastimes : Boxing: The Sweet Science
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To: mr.mark who wrote (3640)5/6/2001 10:03:29 AM
From: Bwe  Read Replies (1) of 10489
 
mark,

My take away from the fight is this "chin" problem that Vargas now has is going to be a career long issue. It wasn't a congenital thing though. Vargas can thank Tito for it. Now, if Vargas gets hit right, and that is something that's always a possibility because he's so offensive minded and is always in the pocket so to speak, he's going down. Trinidad dented his chin forever. Kind of like what Big George did to Joe Frazier. Prior to that fight, Frazier had a granite jaw. After that fight, Frazier was susceptible to being hurt if caught right at any time in a bout.

For Vargas' foes though, keeping him down and putting him out is another matter completely. Vargas is a very tough guy. And he's one of the best offensive fighters in the game. Rivera was very tricky in there and gets off his punches quickly and sharply. More importantly, Rivera was there to win last night. He was far from an opponent. Vargas put some real hurt on him and gave him a pretty severe beating.

I have to disagree with The HBO crew on Vargas' choosing too tough a guy and coming back too soon after the Trinidad loss. This was a good fight for Vargas. Should Vargas have waited a year and fought some soft touch he would've KO'd in 2 rds for a confidence builder? The chin issue would've been exposed in a big fight situation instead somewhere down the line. Better that he learn now and focus on improving his defense to be better prepared for a big fight down the line.

Bruce
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