This was a little of a shock to me, two judges scored it 116-112 (Wonjongkam) the other had it 115-112 (Wonjongkam) and the third judge had it 114-114 (Draw), So Wonjongkam now has 75 wins in his career, he's fairly young at 32 years old, do you guys (and ladies) think he'll reach the 100 win mark? he's in a very good position to do so, i say he's a future Hall of Famer already, but would 100 wins make him more known to lesser knowledgeable boxing fans.
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This was a shock to me as well- I thought for sure that Kameda was going to win a decision against him just like he did against Daisuke Naito, who in turn, had beaten and drew with Wonjangkam in his most recent bouts against him, respectively. I agree that Wonjongkam is a future hall of famer- he owns the record for most flyweight title defenses and now he is a 2 time champion. Maybe this win will set up a 5th fight against his rival, Naito, with whom he is 2-1-1 against.
As far as him getting to 100 wins- it is certainly possible but I just don't see it happening due to age and quality of opposition. When Wonjongkam fights top opposition (which he will have to now since he is a champion), he fights on average, 4 times a year; going at that rate, it would take him about another 6 years before he hits 100 wins and he would have to win every single fight, which is certainly no guarantee. He would be 38 by the time he gets to 100 wins and that is very old for the lighter weight divisions: at heavyweight most fighters are still at their peak by the time they're in their late 30s but for the lighter weight divisions, they are usually burnt out by that time due to the strain on their bodies of continuously having to make weight. As strange as it sounds, I think he would have a better shot at getting to 100 wins if he loses his title because then he would fight more against horrible opposition like he did after he lost his title to Naito (he fought 3 fighters making their pro debut) and as a result, he will get more wins. I think 100 wins would make him more known but it'll be a while before that happens, if it ever does.
Macehualli Moquexquitzahuiani
I think he can easily reach the 100-win mark.
He's been in quite a few fights for being just 32, but as he showed this morning (Or last night, if you live in Japan. I set my alarm clock to 3 AM and saw the fight live. Great match). he still has plenty left. I picked Wonjongkam to beat Kameda, because while Kameda is young, Wonjongkam is highly experienced and he showed it.
I do feel that he is a Hall-Of-Famer as well, he won the lineal flyweight title this morning and has 17 defenses of the WBC title on top of that. Very impressive resume. And yes, 100-plus wins would make his a bit more recognizable to the casual boxing fan. He always stays busy; his sparring consists of pro fights, from what I see on his record.
He has PLENTY left in the tank. And he has what it takes to beat the other big names at Flyweight (Koki and Daiki Kameda, Omar Narvaez, Denkaosan Kaochivit, Takefumi Sakata, Moruti Mthalane, Luis Concepcion, Zolani Tete). However, I wonder what a 5th fight between Wonjongkam and his rival, former WBC Flyweight title holder Daisuke Naito, would look like.
Shaider
Wonjongkam is a great fighter whether if he fights in Asia or anywhere else. America and Europe has weak fighters below lightweight, so there are no reasons for Asians and Latinos to go to western countries and fight weak competition.
Wonjongkam's defeat of Kameda was great. A truly deserving him, especially he fought Kameda in Japan. Wonjongkam is a true Hall of Famer, he is a great fighter who deserves all the praises. His resume speaks for itself.
Anonymous
I predicted that Wonjongkam would win. I said UD though, not MD.
Yes, there is a possibility he will reach the 100 win mark. It is above a 50% chance but less than 65% chance in my opinion.
Great win for him anyway.
Erika
Yup I consider you, judges must be honest no count the place they arrive from. I bear in mind the Vic Darchinyan vs Z Gorres combat that resulted in a chop up draw. This combat replaced into held interior the Philippines and Z Gorres replaced into the Filipino. maximum persons concept Darchinyan gained, even inspite of the indisputable fact that it replaced into purely the Filipino decide between the three judges who gave the combat to Darchinyan. The Australian and Thai jugdes scored it a draw and a win for Gorres. yet of direction this would not continuously take place. Who will ignore the native land theft of the Diaz-Malignaggi a million? And to some quantity, the Froch-Dirrel combat? in my view, i do no longer recommendations the judges being non-Asians in this flyweight bout. it would additionally be positive if the judges have been Asians, even inspite of the indisputable fact that it may be superb if not one of the judges have been the two jap or Thai. no longer all human beings may be as impartial as that Filipino decide interior the Darchinyan-Gorres combat.