What can you say about the upcoming fight with 2 FILIPINOS vying for WBO belt?

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mga maayu ba jud na nga mga boxer kanang ikontra sa mga ALA boys? mura mag mga sud-an kaayu nya uban klaro kaayu way mga ayu naa patoi fight nga lain d ay to nga boxer ang niabot. murag sige raman na silag pa event pero bati man ang itapad nila. mga pipitsugin man nga mga boxer ilang isangka mao ng sige silag kadaog.hehe

hahahahha siaw sad ni akong amigo dah..............

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Brian (The Hawaiian Punch) Viloria

MANILA, Philippines - Opening doors to all comers except countryman MILAN MELINDO, WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian (The Hawaiian Punch) Viloria said yesterday he’s willing to risk fighting WBC counterpart Toshiyuki Igarashi in Japan but left the choice of his next opponent to his Los Angeles manager Gary Gittelsohn.

Viloria, who turned 32 last Saturday, frowned on facing Melindo, the WBO No. 1 contender due for a mandatory title shot, because they’re both Filipino and it made no sense. The option is for Viloria to vacate the WBO throne and keep the WBA belt, allowing Melindo to fight for the title against the next available contender in the ladder. But at the moment, Viloria said he’s not making any decisions.

“I know Milan is the next mandatory challenger and he deserves a title shot,” said Viloria who was feted by Solar TV officials led by CEO Peter Chanliong in a belated birthday celebration at Romulo’s Bar in Makati the other day. “But there’s no drama in the fight. Who will want to watch it? It just doesn’t make sense, financially, to do the fight.”

While Viloria is on a roll, he’d like to strike while the iron is hot. Viloria’s recent win over Mexico’s Hernan (Tyson) Marquez to unify the WBO and WBA flyweight titles has dramatically boosted his stock as a marquee fighter with the potential to crack the pay-per-view stakes. A fight against Melindo would be a step back in his campaign for global recognition. The US market prefers a fight between a Filipino and a Hispanic for the angle of ethnic rivalry.

WBA lightflyweight champion Roman (Chocolatito) Gonzalez initially mouthed off that he would face the Viloria-Marquez winner but after watching the Hawaiian Punch dispose of the Mexican, the unbeaten Nicaraguan began to sing a different tune. “At our weigh-in, Chocolatito’s camp was all over the place saying he’ll take on the winner of my fight with Marquez,” said Viloria. “Now, they want two or three more title defenses before moving up to flyweight. I can only guess why.”

Viloria stamped his class by flooring Marquez in the first, fifth and 10th rounds before the Mexican’s trainer Robert Garcia threw in the towel, prompting referee David Mendoza to step in. “When Marquez went down in the 10th, I looked straight at Robert,” said Viloria who had a bitter parting of ways with the trainer. “He trained me for four fights then when I had a conflict in schedule with Nonito (Donaire) whom he also trains, it got tricky. I tried to go back to his gym but his boys told me I wasn’t welcome anymore. So I found another trainer.”
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Viloria began his career with Freddie Roach as trainer then moved to Joel Hernandez, Joe Goosen, Garcia, Freddie Liles, Mario Morales and Marvin Somodio. “I went back to the Wild Card Gym to train for Marquez and Freddie assigned Marvin to me,” said Viloria. “Marvin’s like a young Freddie. He wraps my hands, does the mitts with me the right way, wears the body shield for me to practice my body shots. During the Marquez fight, he talked to me in between rounds like Freddie would to his fighter, reminding me about things we worked on, keeping me focused. Right now, he’s handling some world-rated fighters at Wild Card. He has learned a lot from Freddie and continues to improve.”

Viloria said he was never hurt early in the fifth round when Marquez pinned him to the ropes and banged away. He admitted a right hand buzzed him. “While Marquez was punching himself out, I looked at the ref and told him, ‘I’m good,’” said Viloria. “In the dressing room before the fight, (chief second) Ruben (Gomez) mentioned to the ref that I might play possum in the fight and let Marquez hit me so for him not to jump in to stop the fight if that happens. The ref had that in mind when he allowed the fight to go on. I waited for Marquez to tire out then knocked him down in the same round.”

Viloria’s wife Erica was in the second row at ringside and as she does in all his fights, kept her eyes closed, praying to the little Sto. Niño statue in her hands. “I sit there but I don’t watch,” she said. “That night, some Nicaraguans behind me kept tapping my shoulder to tell me Brian’s doing fine. But I could also hear them say oh, no sometimes so maybe, that was when Brian got hit. I only watched the fight on TV after it was over.”

Viloria said he won’t be able to watch the Manny Pacquiao-Juan Manuel Marquez fight in Las Vegas on Dec. 8. The night before, the Vilorias will be in the entourage of his brother-in-law’s wedding in Hawaii. The next day, Viloria will host a viewing party of the Pacquiao-Marquez fight with 200 guests.

The Vilorias arrived here last Saturday. The unified flyweight champion did a media tour and was honored in a Manila motorcade by Mayor Alfredo Lim last Tuesday. The couple leaves Manila for Honolulu today.

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Brian (The Hawaiian Punch) Viloria

MANILA, Philippines - Opening doors to all comers except countryman MILAN MELINDO, WBO/WBA flyweight champion Brian (The Hawaiian Punch) Viloria said yesterday he’s willing to risk fighting WBC counterpart Toshiyuki Igarashi in Japan but left the choice of his next opponent to his Los Angeles manager Gary Gittelsohn.

Viloria, who turned 32 last Saturday, frowned on facing Melindo, the WBO No. 1 contender due for a mandatory title shot, because they’re both Filipino and it made no sense. The option is for Viloria to vacate the WBO throne and keep the WBA belt, allowing Melindo to fight for the title against the next available contender in the ladder. But at the moment, Viloria said he’s not making any decisions.

“I know Milan is the next mandatory challenger and he deserves a title shot,” said Viloria who was feted by Solar TV officials led by CEO Peter Chanliong in a belated birthday celebration at Romulo’s Bar in Makati the other day. “But there’s no drama in the fight. Who will want to watch it? It just doesn’t make sense, financially, to do the fight.

i MADE THIS THREAD way too long before this match against VILORIA vs. MARQUEZ. After this time, ALA boxer MILAN MILENDO still itching to fight VILORIA.

I think in my opinion, MILENDO shoulld fight instead a HISPANIC descend that's my opinion only...I just hope MELINDO will do the same....