Baldomir-Forrest: Does Vernon Have Anything Left?

By Sean Mcdaniel:forrest9382323.jpg In a battle between two 36-year-old former welterweight champions, Carlos Baldomir (43-10-6, 13 KOs) meets up with Vernon Forrest (38-2, 28 KOs) on Saturday, July 28, at the Emerald Queen Casino in Tacoma, Washington. Baldomir is coming off an eight-month layoff since losing his WBC welterweight title to Floyd Mayweather Jr. in November 2006. However, not one to take things easy, Baldomir is showing his extraordinary courage by choosing Vernon Forrest, a former IBF and WBC welterweight champion, as his first bout back rather than an easy tune-up fighter.

However, both fighter’s time in the sun may well have past them by, as the welterweight division is now one of the toughest in all of boxing, with named fighters, such as Paul Williams, Antonio Margarito, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Miguel Cotto, Shane Mosley, Carlos Quintana, Kermit Cintron and Andre Berto among the ranks, to name just a few. Nevertheless, each of them can be beaten, but it will take a lot of talent, and ability to do it, in particular for fighters as old Baldomir and Forrest.

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