If there is one thing you can say about Fort Worth’s Jose “El Loco” Hernandez it is that he always brings the fight with him. This enviable trait was evident Friday night as Hernandez continued an incredibly active, and tough, 2011 schedule. On Telefutura’s Solo Boxeo Tecate broadcast, Hernandez traveled to Santa Ana, California to take on hometown favorite Luis Ramos Jr in the night’s televised main event.
Despite Hernandez’s reputation for bringing hell to whomever wants it, Ramos’ handlers figured that “El Loco” would be a stern test for their highly touted young pugilist. Boy, were they right in that regard as Hernandez gave Ramos everything the prospect could handle, and more.
You know, they should change Hernandez’s nickname from “El Loco” to “Fight of the Night” because that is exactly what Hernandez brings to any bout. Against, Ramos this was no different as Hernandez kicked things off in the opening round with relentless pressure supplemented with some underrated boxing. Using deft movement and picking his shots, Hernandez was able to pepper Ramos with straight right hands and wicked uppercuts. Ramos was able to rally back in the second, landing some hard counter hooks and using slight movement to keep Hernandez from loading up on his shots.
This pattern continued on for most of the fight as neither fighter could really lay claim to a round they dominated. In fact, each round seemed to have an ebb and flow to it with either Hernandez or Ramos taking charge early on to have the other fighter rally back in spectacular fashion to close out a round. However, through the later rounds it appeared that Ramos was the fighter struggling to keep up with the pace as Hernandez methodically continued to stalk forward with expressionless determination.
It was the type of fight that poetically would end a draw. This writer scored the fight 77-75 (which coincidently matches what FightNews.com’s Rocco Morales had) in favor of Hernandez; however, the judges scored the fight 76-76, 79-73, 77-75 all in favor of Ramos. Now typically, I would defer to the fact that the ringside judges may have seen things in the fight that were lost through viewing it on the television, however, there is no way that anyone in their right mind would have given Ramos the fight seven round to one. I hate to say it, but this verdict stinks of hometown, and house fighter, favoritism. It’s a shame that Hernandez, who put on one of his best performances, was robbed of the fruits he so deserved.
With the disputed win, Ramos remains unbeaten with a record of 18-0, 8 KOs, Hernandez’s record falls to 10-5-1, 4 KOs in defeat.
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