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After scoring a huge payday in his unanimous decision loss against Floyd Mayweather in May 2014, Robert Guerrero (32-3-1, 18 KOs) hasn’t needed to stay as active as before.
Guerrero, 32, would return more than a year later at the famed StubHub Center in August 2014 against Yoshihiro Kamegai in a Fight of the Year candidate that saw him take a pretty bad beating.
Guerrero was in control for most of the fight, but was very much willing to stand at close range with a fellow iron-chinned and hard-hitting opponent.
It would take almost another year for Guerrero to return.
Earlier this March, the native of Gilroy, California returned on the inaugural PBC on NBC card and lost against a top ten Welterweight in Keith Thurman.
Guerrero has his moments, but there was no doubt who the winner was and, after two losses against the best in his division, one wonders how well he can do against the other top big names in his division.
Nevertheless, Guerrero returns this Saturday to the StubHub Center in a fight in which he will gladly risk injury for entertainment.
“All the hard training is done and now it’s time to zone in,” said Guerrero.
“I believe this is going to be a crowd-pleasing fight. Aron Martinez is not coming to lay down. He’s had plenty of time to prepare for this fight and I’m expecting him to come out guns blazing,” he continued.
It’s hard to disagree, but Martinez, who was stopped by Josesito Lopez in his last fight, is hardly a Keith Thurman or Floyd Mayweather.
He his, to be sure, a more natural Welterweight and his natural size could pose a problem or two for Guerrero, who plans to fight two more times this year after Martinez.
“I can’t emphasize how important it is for me to be fighting back to back in just a couple of months,” Guerrero said.
“Staying active is crucial to any fighter. The more you fight the better you perform and I can feel the improvement in my whole fighting style. If possible, I want to fight two more times before the year ends, but first I must get past Martinez,” Guerrero concluded.
Perhaps his increased activity will lead to better performances in the Welterweight division. His domination of Andre Berto in 2012 lends credibility to his potential at Welterweight, but we’ll have to see how he does this Saturday.
Guerrero may have another big fight later this year, who do you think it could be with? A rematch with Berto or a fight against Amir Khan?
Let us know in the comments section.
