Bam on Boxing, September 6th

[The_budweiser]

Boxing in Philadelphia can be as erratic as the stock market--up and down, up and down. Philadelphia is fortunate now because the local fight game is on its way up. Not because boxing is more popular now than it was 10 years ago, but because many of the fighters coming out of Philadelphia are hot.

 

Some of these prospects, such as welterweight Raymond Serrano, junior welterweight Danny Garcia and junior middleweight Julian Williams, do not get the opportunity to fight in front of their hometown crowd on a regular basis. Just because we do not get to see them often should not take anything away from them when they do perform at home. They still are doing big things with their careers.

 

Serrano won his last bout against Daniel Sostre, of New York, and is now 16-0, 8 K0s. Garcia has beaten ex-world (IBF/WBO) lightweight champion Nate Campbell and is scheduled to box another ex-world (WBO) champ, Kendall Holt, on Sept. 17 in Las Vegas, NV. Garcia is taking back-to-back risks and what else would a boxing fan expect from a Philadelphia fighter.

 

Williams (left) is 7-0-1 and continuing to test himself. He recently earned a six-round decision win over Raul Rodriguez, of Bakersfield, CA. These three local prospects have a combined record of 44-0-1, 26 K0s, yet they have boxed in Philadelphia only seven times between them. You can see Williams fight at home for only his second time on Friday, Sept. 30, at the National Guard Armory in Northeast Philadelphia.

 

There are many promising fighters in Philadelphia right now. They include: super bantamweight Teon Kennedy; welterweight Mike Jones; welterweight Ray Robinson; lightweight Karl Dargan; lightweight Angel Ocasio, and cruiserweight Garrett Wilson. I want to take a deeper look into the Philadelphia crop and highlight a few fighters who impress us every time.

 

Three who come to mind are Ronald Cruz, Bryant Jennings and King Gabriel Rosado.

 

Cruz, actually from Bethlehem, PA, is an undefeated welterweight (13-0, 10 K0s) who is forcing his way up the rankings. This year he knocked out Dillet Frederick, of Fort Myers, FL, stopped Manuel Guzman, of Lancaster, PA, and forced journeyman Doel Carrasquillo, also of Lancaster, PA, to quit in the sixth round of their scheduled 10-rounder. Cruz is a warrior, a strong fighter with a good chin.

 

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