Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero (15-2, 13 KOs) found why it’s not a good suggestion to run his mouth along with his getting destroyed by Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz (26-2-1, 18 KOs) in an eighth-round technical knockout final Saturday night time on PBC on Prime on the T-Cell Area in Las Vegas.
The struggle was extra like goal follow for Pitbull Cruz, who was tagging Rolly with enormous pictures, and he seemed helpless.
The highlights of Romero, 29, getting crushed up by Cruz had been brutal to observe as he was getting labored. Curiously, one decide had Rolly up 66-65 on the stoppage at 0:56 of the eighth spherical.
It’s unattainable to fathom what that decide was pondering by scoring the competition for Rolly, as a result of been penalized a degree within the fifth spherical, and was near being knocked out in rounds one and 7. This author couldn’t determine any rounds the place Rolly fought effectively sufficient to win it.
Skilled Opinions on Romero’s Efficiency
“I feel he wants to alter his type. Each fighter is aware of what Rolly brings to the desk when he fights,” mentioned Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. to Fighthype about what Rolando ‘Rolly’ Romero wants to alter in his sport after his loss to Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz final Saturday night time.
“He wants to alter one thing. Why? Anyone wins, someone loses. He wants to return again,” mentioned Chavez Jr. when requested if Rolly ought to retire.
“It appeared like Rolly didn’t have a sport plan in any respect. He got here out making an attempt to be courageous a bit of bit within the first spherical. After he acquired caught by Cruz, he simply began dancing and began transferring, however not efficient motion. It was simply motion to not get hit,” mentioned Jeff Mayweather on his YouTube channel.
“He wasn’t transferring to counteract something. He was simply transferring simply to be transferring. He took one or two probabilities, however not many. He in all probability underestimated Pitbull and thought that simply because he was larger that he would in all probability dominate him.
“I’m going to be sincere. That’s what I assumed. That didn’t occur. He wasn’t committing. Rolly didn’t take many probabilities in any respect. In the event you’re not going to take an opportunity, likelihood is you’re not going to win,” mentioned Jeff.
What’s Subsequent for Rolly?
It’s not too late for the 29-year-old Rolly to alter his preventing type, nevertheless it’s going to require a whole lot of teaching to enhance his sport. He’s nonetheless too wild and has no protection.
His chin isn’t ok for the best way he fights, and he’ll proceed to have issues except he fights extra beneath management. A brand new coach can be good, however he just lately made a change and it didn’t assist.
