Video: Antonio Escalante Defeats Micky Roman In A Brutal Friday Night Fights Performance!
If you have never heard of Antonio Escalante or Micky Roman, don’t worry, many people outside of the El Paso Texas - Juarez Mexico border region haven’t either. However this Friday, fight fans everywhere were able to see their talents displayed on ESPN. If you missed it, check out the videos below.
The fight itself turned out to be a mini version of Barrera vs. Morales I. Read on for more….
Ok maybe neither guy is quite a Barrera or Morales skillwise, but this fight was reminiscent of their brutality nonetheless.
Story has it that Escalante and Roman, both from Juarez Mexico, fought each other on the streets since they were children. The score was finally settled when Escalante won a decisive unanimous decision with an official ruling of 97-92, 96-93 twice.
Escalante was backpedaling and moving from side to side most of the fight while scoring punches from the outside. The strategy worked and Escalante was putting rounds in the bank. Roman stuck to his game plan which was to put a tremendous amount of pressure moving straight ahead and it worked well when he was within range.
By the eighth round Escalante was able to put a series of punches together that sent Roman reeling to the canvas. Roman made it to his feet and at the end of the round reached out to embrace his bitter rival. By this time in the fight the two had a mutual respect for one another, but it didn’t last long.
By the ninth round Escalante had the fight in the bag and was moving more and punching less. The knowledgeable fight crowed immediately booed the tactic and Roman himself stood in the middle of the ring with his arms crossed, staring at Escalante defiantly as if to say, “Come and fight me!”. Escalante immediately obliged and the two went toe to toe until the final round.
Fake fake fake Oscar I'm sure you're making alot of our money in this fight it's al a plan. To make money. Why doest mosely fight paquiao ? Or why didn't mayweather did. Oscar I'm a Mexican and love boxing. But you're not getting my money 4this one. It a shame. I'll take all these words back if mosley beats mayweather it all about money. Not my money!!!
I wish mosley didn't go to the ring after mayweathers victory over Marquez. That reminded me of tha wwf wrestling fed. When I was a kid. We all know wrestling is entertainment. Please don't turn boxing into this!!!!! I love boxing. But will not buy this fight because of this. Mayweather will win. Shane will loose because that's the way it's got to be. That's so sad.
In this photo taken Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2012, Sadaf Rahimi, an Afghan woman boxer, practices at a boxing club in Kabul, Afghanistan. As one of the first women to ever box in the Olympics, besides going after a medal in the boxing ring at the London Olympics, Sadaf Rahimi will be taking a few punches in the fight for equal rights for Afghan women.
