No sooner the Castillo-Corrales WBC lightweight tie-breaker fizzles to a no
show, with Castillo unable to make weight, the disappointed ones rally with
shouts of "put him to the wall, tar and feather him."
Those with the hands out and counting long before the numbers were in for a
multi-million affair, have collectively pointed fingers at one Jose Luis
Castillo as the villain - even tossed in a laughable that Jose disgraced the
sport no less.
Yes, the con men among the purveyors of pugilism, along with hypocritical
sanctioning bodies and NSAC alike, have aligned in discontent with promoters
Bob Arum (Castillo) and Gary Shaw (Corrales) - and have the audacity to point
fingers at Castillo as some sort of pugilistic bank robber.
Give me a break!
Fact is, and the back room hustlers were well aware, that in order to milk the
proverbial cash cow to the maximum, there had to be a prize up for grabs in
the celebrated tie breaker.
Bigger fact, is all concerned with the promotion knew well that both Castillo
and Corrales were no longer lightweights - but instead of having them meet at
catch weights of 140 or more, and standing on its past merits- those pulling
the strings insisted it be for the lightweight bauble.
So, to little surprise it was Castillo failing to make 135 - ironically, at
the scales both looked more like WW2 death camp survivors than fighters
readying for the big show.
Think the respective finger pointing is miles off target - if indeed, fines
are in order, it is the collective would be (noncombatant) benefactors being
targeted and not a past proven warrior of record in Jose Luis Castillo.
Closing comments: This dissenting vote goes to Castillo with a resounding "Not
Guilty" as charged - next case!
