Not sure if I am more surprised by the fact that Jose Luis Castillo actually made weight for his welterweight fight last night against Sebastian Lujan, or that in dropping a wide decision to the Argentinian, Castillo has just entered into “opponent” status.¬ It’s a hard pill to swallow for a fighter who gave so much of himself in this punishing sport.¬ Castillo was once a legitimate star and pound-for-pound caliber fighter.¬ After all Castillo is the only fighter to come close to have beaten Floyd Mayweather and has bested some of the games most dangerous lightweight fighters.¬ Then of course there was his role in arguably one of the greatest fights in history as both he and Diego Corrales waged a war that will live on in the memory of all who witnessed it.¬ But like so many great fights, a little something was left in the ring that night as neither fighter ever seemed to regain their form.¬ Castillo has had much publicized battles with making weight for fights.¬ He failed on two separate occasions in rematches with Corrales as well as failing to make the 140 pound limit in a title eliminator against Timothy Bradley this past March.¬
Sandwiched in between those two failed weigh-in attempts was a knockout loss to Ricky Hatton in which Castillo lacked the passion and fire he had previously embodied.¬ Wednesday night was not any better as Castillo looked like a shell of his former self.¬ Sure he has some brief moments and credit should be given to Lujan who came in with a plan to win but the fact that Castillo was barely competitive is reason toe believe that his great career is just about over.¬
Castillo Returns, Looks Like Sh*t
Posted by Tim Starks on Aug 1, 2008 03:02
