Ray wins this one. The guy mixed with better fighters and turned in very acceptable performances most of the time. Cow on the other hand is fat badly conditioned.
Yup. And matching them up Mancini was physically the stronger of the two, had by FAR more firepower, a better chin, better stamina... and to add insult to injury, a lot more heart then Baby Cow. Mancini at the sight of blood only fought harder. When Juan sees his own blood, he pisses his pants and folds up.
Diaz, in spite of his appearances, has plenty of conditioning. Plenty. I really like the kid. He's a great story --- I truly mean that --- & he's got more ticker than I think you gents are implying. Is he out of his depth against Mancini? I don't think any of us disagree with that notion, but Diaz won't lose control of being competitive until the second-half of the bout, IMO.
I'm not implying Diaz is a bitch, like Cintron. But... he doesnt have the type of heart and desire that Mancini had. Nate Campbell made Diaz mentally fold in the 2nd half of thier fight. And yeah I agree Diaz is good enough to be competitve for awhile. But Mancini eventually starts hurting him, esp with body shots, and then Juan would get mugged.
With that, I can agree. Mancini is a little under-rated nowadays, & I think he'd find the better of Diaz at some stage & pull him apart.
You needed either lots of speed and good legs or excellent crisp punching to keep Mancini off of you... I dont see this as competetive after maybe 3 or 4 rounds because Diaz would brawl with mancini, unable to resist such an inviting target and he'd get RUN OVER I think Mancini stops him brutally no later than the 8th I think its a terrible matchup for Diaz and an ideal one for Mancini who was at his best when he could push a guy around
