Promoter Leonard Ellerbe announced that WBA light welterweight champion Rolando 'Rolly' Romero will take on Isaac 'Pitbull' Cruz in a co-featured bout Saturday night at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. He argued that it was a good thing to be on the losing side at the Prime Video PPV. .
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Ellerbe says he “likes” that Lowry (15 wins, 1.13 KOs) is an underdog. Because when he beats the favorite, Pitbull Cruz (25-2-1), he can later tell everyone, “I told you so.” 17KO).
the art of excuses
Of course, if Lowry gets swept by Cruise, Ellerbe will have to come up with something else. In the aftermath of Laurie's loss, Ellerbe may need to put in some effort. Hopefully he doesn't muddy the waters and confuse gullible and impressionable fans by coming up with conspiracy theories to explain the loss.
The real reason that oddsmakers have Lowry as an underdog is his erratic fighting style and lack of skill. They also likely watched Lowry's last fight against Ismael Barroso and noted how the referee's blowout decision gave Lowry the victory.
“Pitbull Cruz comes along and he has to fight the battle of his life. He's talking about it. 'Oh, I'm going to do this and I'm going to do that,'” he says. I know what I’m up against,” promoter Leonard Ellerbe told the media about challenger Isaac Pitbull Cruz facing underdog WBA light welterweight champion Rolando Lawrie. . Romero is much bigger than him physically, but is severely flawed in terms of his talent.
Ellerbe's tip that Pitbull knows what he's up against sounds more like wishful thinking. Because he considers Raleigh his Saturday night main course dinner and can't wait to eat it. To Pitbull, Rory is food and he can't wait to munch on him and strip him of his WBA title.
“He knows he has to go get it, and it's up to Lowry to deny it or not. I know he's going to come at it head-on,” Ellerbe said. . “It’s up to Rory to get him to change his mind and go in a different direction.
“I love the fact that Rory is the underdog in this fight. I like that. He can have fun. , then we can say, “I told you so,'' Ellerbe said.
Laurie's Conspiracy Corner
When asked why oddsmakers were against him, Lowry replied, “It's all statistics.” “Also, look at it this way: There's a bunch of Mexicans and they're going to bet on pit bulls. It's all a money game,” Rory said, trying to understand why he was the underdog and coming up with a strange theory. Ta.
