Hindi mabibigyan ng pagkakataon ni pound-for-pound king at WBC flyweight champion Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez ng Nicaragua ang hamon ni WBO at Ring Magazine light flyweight titlist Donnie Nietes ng Pilipinas dahil mas gusto niyang matamo ang ikaapat na kampeonato sa ibang dibisyon.
Mas malaki ang posibilidad na kumasa si Gonzalez para sa unification bout kay WBA at WBO flyweight champion Juan Francisco “Gallo” Estrada ng Mexico na minsan na niyang tinalo sa puntos pero hindi niya ito lalabanan kung maliit ang alok na premyo.
“With the motivation of taking care of my family, I have worked hard every single day in boxing. Right now I want to seize the opportunity of a fourth world title. I do not take anything for granted.,” sabi ni Gonzalez BoxingScene.com. “I want that fourth crown. There is talk of a rematch with Gallo Estrada, there are many plans and possibilities ahead. What I do is keep training like a horse in the gym.”
“The truth is, I have not heard about the rematch, only that they are offering a very small purse. If they do not pay me what I’m asking, I will not fight. [They are offering] close to $500,000, but that fight is worth much more because three titles would be unified. I’m number one [pound-for-pound] in the world, and it’s not worth fighting for such little money,” giit ni Gonzalez.
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“[My team] is mentioning the possibility of going for a championship fight at 115 pounds. There are many opponents.
There is also the possibility of fighting with Argentine Juan Carlos Reveco. We’ll see what happens. It is a fact that I will defend my title in February. I would like to sincerely fight Estrada and want to get paid what we deserve.”
Pinakamaliit na $1 milyon ang presyo ngayon ni Gonzalez na magiging pinakamataas na premyo sa flyweight division kung matutuloy ang laban niya kay Estrada.
“I would want $1.5 or 1 million [for Estrada]; if not, there won’t be anything. Estrada is the one who is pushing to fight me. I already beat Estrada,” ani Gonzalez. “I beat [Brian] Viloria, an opponent who many said would be difficult and I battered him and stopped him, and Estrada could not.”
Minaliit din niya ang hamon ni Nietes dahil nagkasabay sila sa minimumweight at light flyweight divisions pero hindi siya hinamon ng Pinoy boxer.
“Donnie Nietes supposedly wants to fight me and unify titles, but when we were at 105-pounds and 108-pounds - I met him in Mexico to talk about [a possible fight] and he didn’t want to. I honestly do not think he wants to [fight me],” giit ni Gonzalez na may kartadang 44 panalo, 38 sa pamamagitan ng knockouts.
“There are many good fighters and the world has taken notice. But there is still a lot to do. I myself, now with HBO, everyone knows me, dagdag ng 28-anyos na Nicaraguan. “Before that I fought a lot in Mexico and Japan, but it is true that people are talking a lot more about the lower weight divisions.” (Gilbert Espeña)
