![]() ![]() He’s younger, faster, and a hell of a lot stronger than Barroso, not to mention experienced with fighting southpaws at this point. Romero’s not going to have a hard time finding Barroso, and for all of Rolly’s many faults, the dude can crack. Would that probability and comedic potential were intertwined. Just an absolutely perfect end to the idiotic saga that began with Josh Taylor squatting on the belt and the WBA holding student council elections to decide who’d get to fight for it. An ancient Barroso splattering Romero on a month’s notice after getting yanked around by the WBA for three years would be genuinely hilarious. I’ve said it before: unless I have an emotional attachment to at least one fighter, I root for the funniest outcome. But, he’s not as awful in the ring as most people seem to wish. And, while I’ve already said I think undercarder Batyr Akhmedov should have gotten this main event fill-in opportunity instead, at least we’ll get the mandatory situation resolved.ĭoes Rolly get The Gas Face? Does Rolly HAVE The Gas Face? Yes, and yes. Barroso has been in line for this shot for a very long time. The man is 40, with a face that looks old enough to have christened Luis Ortiz. A more generous observer might set the mark a mere five years back instead. If not for the Yves Ulysse win, the hater’s take on Barroso would claim he was fork-ready seven years ago. It says a lot about how deeply unlikable Rolly Romero has made himself out to be that serious observers of the sport, and also Scott, have emphasized that Ismael Barroso has a very real shot at a victory. Romero TKO-6īet on Romero vs Barroso and more boxing at DraftKings Sportsbook! John Hansen (42-16) Romero stops him around the halfway point, and clamors for a Tank rematch. That fell through, obviously, and now he’ll take on Barroso who might even seem a bit more dangerous to some because of his KO record, but I think that’s mostly a mirage for 40-year-old Venezuelan. Luckily for Romero, he still has some influential handlers who matched him up pretty well against Alberto Puello. I don’t mind trash talk whatsoever, but it just doesn’t hit the same once you’ve been exposed and don’t humble yourself a bit. He talked the talk, talked himself into a fight he arguably didn’t really deserve, and failed to deliver. ![]() I’ve been doing my best to ignore the antagonizing antics of Rolly Romero ever since he got his head rattled by Gervonta Davis. “Rolly Privileges.” Barroso KO-5 Wil Esco (44-14) ![]() Rolando Romero vs Ismael Barroso Scott Christ (40-18) Who wins? The fights? Let’s make some picks. Showtime and ESPN are both live with championship action on Saturday. It’s not the biggest weekend, but it is a fairly busy one, with some good fights and some weird fights and some other fights. ![]()
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