By: Sean Crose
“His bark is far stronger than his bite,” Isaac “Pitbull” Cruz mentioned of his opponent this weekend in Las Vegas, the all the time showy WBA light-weight titlist Rolando “Rolly” Ramiro. Sure sufficient, issues have been tense within the leadup to Saturday’s co-main occasion on the Tim Tszyu-Sebastian Fundora pay per view throwdown. “I told him that he’s going to be the one bruised and battered,” mentioned Cruz, “and that I was the one coming out ready to fight him.”
At Thursday’s pre-fight press convention, Cruz got here throughout cool and assured, even within the smack speak that got here with the face off. “I’m going to come out ready to fight from round one to round twelve,” Cruz mentioned, “and if he thinks I’m going to just walk into something he couldn’t be more wrong because I am tactically and fundamentally ready.” The fact is that, though they are going to be combating within the co-main occasion this weekend versus the principle occasion, Cruz-Romero is an attention-grabbing bout.
For occasion, every man has misplaced to Gervonta “Tank” Davis, however every man put up a struggle in opposition to the onerous hitting star. What’s extra, each males are wanting to chalk up a excessive profile win. “I’m going to show him who the true dog is,” says Cruz, “and in the end I’m going to come out on top.” Cruz went on to make it clear that he thinks his preparation will carry the day. “I trust my work,” he mentioned. “In the end my work is going to shine through, not his.” Without doubt, boxing is a critical enterprise for the 25-2-1 light-weight. “Talk is cheap,” he informed the media. “We’re ready.”
It’s apparent that Cruz needs to win and win large on Saturday night time. “I don’t just want to win,” mentioned Cruz,” I wish to punish the man and also you’re going to see on Saturday night time.” Some of this has to do with fighters merely getting underneath one another’s figurative skins earlier than a serious bout. Some of it, although, is likely to be legit. Don’t count on Cruz to return into the ring too emotional on Saturday, nonetheless. He sees boxing as a job – and one which requires nice focus at that. Then once more, despite his antics, so does the 15-1 Romero. Both of those guys know the way a lot is on the road this weekend. That’s why this could be a struggle value trying ahead to.
