Thanks to a reader for this tip.
Junior middleweight contender Teddy "Two-Gun" Reid of Palmer Park, MD has a big bout coming up on Friday, January 20 at The Foxwoods casino in Mashantucket, CT. Reid (23-7-1, 17 KO's) is scheduled to face former junior middleweight title contender J.C. Candelo (26-8-3, 18 KO's). This is an ESPN telecast, but I don't know if this bout will be part of it. It sounds like a good TV matchup.
Candelo, a native of Colombia now fighting out of Denver, CO, has fought some quality competition including former world junior middleweight champion Winky Wright and current contender Kassim Ouma. Some may also remember that Candelo fought another Beltway Boxer, Gary "Fast Hands" Jones, in March of 2000 and won by ninth round KO in Denver.
For Reid, ranked number 13th by the IBF, this is a crossroads bout. Reid needs a convincing win to move up in the rankings. The native of Jamaica has won five regional titles from junior welterweight to junior middleweight in his career, but has only one world title shot (an interim title shot against Kermit Cintron in July 2004) to show for it. Reid has had tough losses at inopportune times against the likes of Cintron, Golden Johnson and Ben Tackie. Candelo is very similar to those boxers. Reid needs to win to take his career to the next level.
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Hey Gary, Teddy should win this fight. The difference between the other fights mentioned is that Candelo, while not a shot fighter, has been losing a lot lately and doesn't use angles very well. Teddy by TKO before the eighth.
Mike Sawyer
reid is a frontrunner and if candelo lasts past five, he wins the fight. as is typical with md/d.c fighters, their stamina is not the best and they usually fade after 5 rounds....
Thanks to both Mike and Slickwalt!
I have a question, Slickwalt. Why do you think the stamina issue is there with Beltway Boxers from DC?
I've heard that issue before and I'm just curious.
running has always been a problem for many fighters; not only in this area, but all over.. getting up and running is one of the hardest things to do in boxing and i think many of the boxers lack the discipline it takes to get up in the morning and run. also, the nightlife and women in d.c doesn't help any either.
a friend of mine told me that Rod strickland, who played for the wizards, said that he likes d.c because there is always something to do every night; this is coming from a native new yorker. it takes alot more discipline to be a fighter in a city where nightlife/women is so prevalent, and many fighters from here don't posses the discipline to stay in at night and away from the abundance of women. you can run five miles a day for 6 weeks and one night of partying and sex takes you back 3 or 4 weeks. :)
That is an interesting viewpoint. I've heard some of that before especially about the women. I've never heard the viewpoint expressed so well, though.
Definitely something to consider.
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