Gerry's Curtains are Closing

Gerry Launches a left straight into Ponce's head.Photo from Fightnews.com

Before the big fight, Gerry Peñalosa carried with him a genuine promise to the entire Filipino that he will bring pride and glory but not shame. He did not falter. He may have lost the bout according to judges' score sheets but boxing analysts and ringside observers didn't see the way the judges told their outcomes.

Recah Trinidad instead praised the former world junior bantamweight champion in his last Saturday's skirmish against the current title holder Daniel Ponce Deleon for the WBO Superbantamweight.

Peñalosa surpassed himself and came close enough to scoring an upset.

He blasted on the impression that the score cards (119-109, 120-108, and 119-109 by judges Chuck Giampa, Dave Moretti, and Nelson Vazquez respectively) tried to relay, that the fight was won by Daniel with a large margin and that Gerry managed to win only one round in the entire fight.

Ricardo Lois of Boxingconfidential also have a similar afterthought and even branded the fight, alongside with the Forbes-Hopkins results, as robbery matches. He saw the Gerry-Daniel action a draw and noted the varying opinions of ringsiders in which Deleon won by a round or two, and Gerry by a few points.

It would have been a great way if Gerry Peñalosa had won and would now call it quits. His illustrious boxing career now stands with a 51-6-2 record. He floored 35 opponents and I think that massive number isn't an easy task.

Nonetheless, I agree with Mr. Recah installing Gerry to the high post as one of the greatest warrior in Filipino Boxing.