This is when this ends right here. Stop the Let's get back to fighting. Enough of the dirty Do you understand?
Or are we going to stop this fight? Do you understand? Do you This isn't a good fight.
Do you understand? Thomas Taylor actually had a had a great night. It was kind of borderline uh not right.
But I'm glad he did it, man. Because Thomas Taylor is the best in the business. And Nester Bravo, it was the worst that it could possibly be in boxing, man.
So, I'm glad that he almost DQed him and told him, "Listen, man. You're not going to get paid, and I'm about to DQ you. " As soon as you mess with the fighter's money, then he went out on his shield and he got knocked out.
He could have gotten up from that punch, too, Manx, but he quit. He didn't want no more of that. He just wanted his money.
He wanted to get out. What was Neester Bravo's first trip to the world stage? There's nothing to say other than he absolutely the bed.
He did not look like he wanted to be in this fight at all. on the telecast, Sergio Amora saying he's looking for a way out. He's looking to get DQed.
Referee Thomas Taylor, in my opinion, he's one of the best referees in the game. I've never seen a referee plead so much with a fighter to fight clean to avoid disqualifying someone. Even telling him, "You're not going to get paid if Netor Bravo, he's another one that talked a big game.
He said he was ready. He sparred Mexicans. He had two-month camp.
He was saying all the right things. " I I believe that was our our longest fighter interview out of all of them. and he wanted the moment and we thought he was ready for the moment and I was really looking forward to this fight.
I thought Bravo was long, he was stronger, he had a better punch, I thought he had the right game plan with that left hand, the jab and the left hook, but he wasn't he didn't want any part of that fight once he got dropped in that first round. Once he got hurt, man, I just thought it was a very sloppy fight. Um the young man that was in there with him, Bravo, uh was I think um uh aed by the not maybe not the crowd, but aed by the reputation of uh Cruz.
Um so he I'm not going to say he committed a lot of fouls, but he didn't fight like he wanted to um like to engage or to win. Uh the first part of it was a lot of holding, a lot very sloppy fight, very ugly fight for the first uh I would say the round before he knocked him out. if Bravo had done better maybe uh because he in a in some ways would mimic the attributes that Ryan comes in with.
And if Ryan were smaller like there is no element of this fight that makes my uh attention perk up like well any one of the 40 pounders probably is a better idea than Ryan. I think he needs to stay away from Ryan. Ryan knocks him out.
Um he just just in what I saw on uh on Saturday, Ryan's too much fighter for him. Uh too big and too strong, too rangy, uh smarter. Um but any of the other guys, his pressure will give will keep him in the fight.
And I don't want to see this damn Ryan Garcia and Pit Bull Cruz. Hell no. We want to see Ryan Garcia fight against Tapimo Lopez or Devin Haney or somebody that got another belt, man.
How this man unify the damn titles at welterweight. That's what we want. Get all them titles at welterweight.
Yeah. Don't be Don't Pitbull. Yeah.
Your ass on the back burner. You 140s pounder. That's what you are, man.
135 Pit Bull Cruz. After knocking out Bravo, he calls out Ryan Garcia. Hey, Ryan.
I'm here. My next fight for you. Come on, Brian.
And to that, Ryan Garcia responded on X with this. Let's do this in December. The offer is on the table.
Ryan Garcia, this fight better be at welterweight because if this fight isn't at 147, I'm sure the war room is with me on this. I will be saying that you have ducked Javante Tavis. If this fight with Pit Bull is at 144 and stuff like and you're saying no 147 or enough and then you fight Pit Bull and you send an offer for anything under 147, brother, that is an obvious duck, right, Ryan?
You you have to agree with me there. So, I'm assuming this fight offer is for 147. What was supposed to be a legendary chapter in the historic Mexico versus Puerto Rico boxing rivalry completely derailed into a chaotic wrestling match the moment the bell rang.
On September 19th, 2026, Isaac Pitbull Cruz stepped into a San Diego ring to defend his WBC interim super lightweight title against Nester Bravo. Fans expected fireworks. Instead, they got a foul-filled brawl that left the entire boxing community outraged.
From the opening seconds, it became painfully clear that this wasn't going to be a clean tactical chess match. It was a dog fight. And one fighter was willing to break every rule in the book just to survive the night.
Oo, Tim Desert Storm Bradley, you already know the damn rest. Yeah, we had a fried check last night. Yeah, Pitbull Cruz.
You put somebody in there with Pitbull Cruz. Oh yeah, he gonna check and see if he a fraud or not. Yeah, Nester.
change his first name from Le Nester to damn wrestler. Yeah, that's all he wanted to do after he felt that power coming from Pit Bull Cruz last night. Oh, Pit Bull was hitting hard as hell.
They showed a clip of him inside the locker room turning them hooks over and right here. God damn, boy. He hitting hard as hell.
Yeah. And Nester felt that power in the first round. He said, "Oh, hell.
I ain't never felt nothing like that before. " She had immediately turned into an MMA fighter right away. And he was like, "Man, let bring your little ass here, pit I want to wrestle your ass tonight.
you ain't hit me with that hot you hitting everybody else with. " No, I felt them thumpers. And he ain't want no part of it, man.
Dirty ass Nester, man. You dirty, bro. For real.
All that you was talking and stuff, bro. All that, man. I'm I'm strong.
You ain't never gonna Come on, man. You got to do better than that, dog. For real.
Pitbull was on your ass last night, man. Yeah, he was. caught your ass with that left hook.
Did y'all see the referee? Did y'all see the referee last night? Man, referee last night was like, "Hey, six, seven, eight, nine, 10.
" [laughter] The desperation set in almost instantly. Bravo walked out trying to dictate the pace in a southpaw stance, hoping his reach advantage would keep the notoriously aggressive Mexican slugger at bay. That plan crumbled before the first round was even halfway over.
Cruz timed a vicious lead hand counter and planted a left hook that completely buckled his opponent's legs. Panic washed over Bravo's face. Knowing he was badly hurt and about to get swarmed, he frantically grabbed Cruz and physically tackled him to the canvas.
It was a wild, desperate move. Referee Thomas Taylor wasn't having it, rightfully ruling the takedown as a legitimate knockdown because Bravo's legs had completely given out from the concussive impact. And like I said, first round he he really got me for the I not on purpose.
I don't want to say like excuses like but from there I'm blessed. I'm probably started getting better like round three, round four. But you know what?
Overall, God bless him and and thank God, you know, he goes [music] up to go home tonight. Thank you very much, man. We're going to kind of open up to any questions right here.
We'll be pass. How discouraging were those heavy-handed uh punches that you were receiving from the ball? And what would it be for you for you?
To be honest, um he's not the heaviest hitter. He's just a little bit uncomfortable with his height. Uh I don't he was shorter than like on weight day.
He's a little bit taller when he was shorter. So those are a couple shots I really didn't see coming. But it's not as his hand as heavy as the shots you don't see coming that hurt you.
Like I said, from from from the first round, um, he come in with shot down the head. It, like I said, not on purpose, but that's the one that we bust in the first round. You had a lot of conversations with the referee, Thomas Taylor.
Legit. Uh, what was he saying to you and were you getting discouraged or Yeah, I was getting a little discouraged because like I said, from from the first shot, if I got a hit, I was a little busted. So then he was coming in, he hit me with a headbutt, but I was just trying to like evade that.
So excuse me, man. He's the better man tonight. God bless him.
Things only got uglier from there. Unable to handle the relentless forward pressure and suffocating physical strength coming his way, Bravo abandoned boxing altogether and resorted to borderline illegal maneuvers. The referee quickly lost his patience.
In the second round, Taylor stripped Bravo of a point for excessive holding and wrapping up his opponent like a mixed martial artist. But the warnings didn't stop the chaos. A blatant low blow in the third round forced a tense timeout, halting the action once again.
By the time round four hit, Bravo literally picked his opponent up and flung him to the mat a second time. This triggered another point deduction and a final stern warning that a disqualification was just one foul away. Media outlets didn't hold back, officially labeling the event a foul-filled nightmare.
Hitball Cruz verse Nester Bravo very quickly turned into referee Thomas Taylor vers Nester Bravo in what was Neestor Bravo's first trip to the world stage. There's nothing to say other than he absolutely the bed. He did not look like he wanted to be in this fight at all.
On the telecast, Sergio Amora saying he's looking for a way out. He's looking to get DQed. Referee Thomas Taylor, in my opinion, he's one of the best referees in the game.
I've never seen a referee plead so much with a fighter to fight clean to avoid disqualifying someone. Even telling him, "You're not going to get paid if you get disqualified. " So, what was I looking for in this fight?
It was a little hard to deduce from this fight what we actually wanted to find out. What I wanted to see was how much could Cruz adapt, how much could he work on his weaknesses that have been exposed at the world level, at the elite level, runs out of gas, gets caught a lot coming in. We didn't really get an opportunity to see that until the sixth round where Neestor Bravo stopped wrestling and throwing himself and Cruz on the floor and actually stuck behind his jab, used his height as his advantage as he should have been doing and was boxing.
Cruz very immediately was able to land punches in a more measured manner. Aljo Frasier leaping in with that lunging left hook and putting Bravo down which I think referee crowd fans included. I think we all enjoyed that one a little bit too much.
It was a sloppy affair. It was a disgraceful performance on the world stage. He never should have been there.
But as I said before the fight, this was all about seeing if Cruz could work on those skills that he's been taught by Eddie Reneo calling out Ryan Garcia after the fight in which those skills that we're hoping to see in this fight, he'd definitely need to see him again. But the story doesn't end with just one fighter playing the villain. Backstage after the dust settled, Bravo doubled down and defended his highly criticized tactics.
He confidently told the press that the point deductions were heavily biased, claiming he was penalized simply because they were fighting in Cruz's backyard. He pointed the finger right back, accusing the champion of being just as physical and dirty on the inside. What happened in the final blow in the six?
Yeah, he caught with a good shot and you know when when I was going to say get up, but like like I said, the first round was the one that really won. Uh Nester right over here. Um Nester, is there what is it about Cruz that's uh you know tougher than it looks from the outside looking in?
Like he may seem like he just comes forward. Is he tougher defensively than he appears faster? Yeah, he's um he's awkward.
Really awkward. I think like I'm not discouraged or stronger fighters, but he's awkward being so small that all of a sudden it's like the shot you don't see coming. How would you uh you know obviously a big fight that's going to be discussed now would be him moving up to 47 against Ryan Garcia.
How would you view his chances in that fight if he were to move up? Um I don't feel his physical strength is that much of 40 out of 47. Um like I said he's just really uncomfortable but he's a great champion.
You're not a two-time world champion for nothing. So I just got to give him all the credit and like I said I'm blessed. Surprisingly, hardcore fans watching the slow motion replays on Reddit actually backed up some of these claims.
Fight threads blew up with viewers noticing it was a two-way street in the clinch. Eagle-eyed fans pointed out that Cruz was repeatedly shoving Bravo's head down, essentially baiting headbutts and fighting a gritty, foul-heavy game of his own without drawing the referee's wrath, but only lost once. He had never been stopped.
Cruz uh was on a four-fight knockoutless streak, 3-1 in those fights, but hadn't had a knockout since he stopped Roly Romero back in 2024. Well, he did get the knockout, and he did do it in style, landing a leaping left hand, a onehitter quitter that put Nester Bravo on the canvas in the sixth round and ended what up until that point was a pretty ugly fight. The referee, Thomas Taylor, had to do more work than maybe Nester Bravo did uh in that fight.
So, your thoughts on Esak Cruz's win over Bravo? Um, I'm very happy that he knocked out Bravo. I hate to say that because, you know, we we're supposed to be objective, you know, as commentators at broadcast.
Netor Bravo, he's another one that talked a big game. He said he was ready. He sparred Mexicans.
He had two-month camp. He was saying all the right things. I I believe that was our our longest fighter interview out of all of them.
And he wanted the moment. And we thought he was ready for the moment. And I was really looking forward to this fight.
I thought Bravo was long. He was stronger. He had a better punch.
I thought he had the right game plan with that left hand, the jab, and the left hook. But he wasn't, he didn't want any part of that fight once he got dropped in that first round. Once he got hurt, Manx, once he felt that pit bull attacking him, he knew it was going to be a long night and the quitter came out in him.
I'll say it again. This man did not come to fight. He did not come to show out.
And he wanted a way out. He was holding. He was grabbing.
He was pushing. He was hitting low. He was trying to tackle and hip toss.
He was doing everything possible for the referee can stop the fight. And I'm glad Thomas Taylor was, you know, mistreating him. He was embarrassing him, you know, admonishing him.
He was pushing him. Thomas Taylor actually had a had a great night. It was kind of borderline uh not right.
But I'm glad he did it, man, because Thomas Taylor is the best in the business. and Esther Bravo. It was the worst that it could possibly be in boxing, man.
So, I'm glad that he almost DQed him and told him, "Listen, man, you're not gonna get paid and I'm about to DQ you. " As soon as you mess with the fighter's money, then he went out on his shield and he got knocked out. He could have gotten up from that punch, too, Manx, but he quit.
He didn't want no more of that. He just wanted his money. He wanted to get out.
Yeah. Despite the chaos swirling inside the ropes, the champion's discipline is what ultimately stole the show. In the past, this kind of frustrating rough house tactic would have drawn a reckless reaction.
But thanks to the meticulous corner work of head trainer Eddie Renoso, Cruz stayed terrifyingly composed. Instead of throwing wild bombs, he kept a tight, high guard, tucked his chin, and methodically cut off the ring. By the time the sixth round rolled around, the challenger's defensive shell had completely eroded.
Exhausted from fighting off his back foot, Bravo backed against the ropes. That's when the trap was sprung. Cruz fainted a quick jab, forced the guard up, and unleashed a bone crushing, sweeping left hook that landed flush on the jaw.
The challenger folded instantly, crashing unresponsive to the canvas. The referee didn't even bother counting to 10. The fight was over.
It was to Joe Frasier, but that was the kind of shot that he that Joe Frasier made Joe Frasier famous. The violent picture perfect finish sent shock waves straight through social media, but not all of the attention was positive. Gervant Tank Davis, who famously went the 12 round distance with Cruz years ago, immediately took to social media to brush off the knockout with his signature dismissive edge.
Yeah, he looked uh he looked the sharpest last fight. Um he did what he had to do. Um we definitely can get a rematch for sure.
Um hopefully sooner than later. He wasn't the only superstar unimpressed by the performance. Undefeated pound-for-pound technician Shakra Stevenson took a massive shot at the champion's fan base.
He flat out stated that only casual fans think this aggressive pressure style would ever be a problem for him. Laughing off a potential matchup by calling it easy work. They believe that a guy like Pitbull would be the style to do something with me, but easy work.
[laughter] Easy work. That's right. I like the pit bull.
All right. While rivals threw shade online, the most respected name in the sport offered the ultimate co-sign. Canelo Alvarez personally praised the champion's discipline and character, boldly declaring that the future of Mexican boxing belongs to him.
I I want people doing whatever he wants. He's a very disciplined fighter. He's a very good person and he deserve everything.
He deserve everything. And he he just started. He just started.
He's coming for more. And I'm very proud about uh that talent in Mexico. So, I'm very happy for him.
Who do you want to see him fight? Whatever he wants. I think he beat everybody.
With a legend's endorsement securing his star power, the entire boxing world is now waiting for a massive mega fight against Ryan Garcia. But behind the scenes politics threatened to ruin it. Garcia has been fighting up at 147 pounds, meaning a compromise at a catchweight is the only way to make the blockbuster happen.
Bravo had done better. Maybe uh because he in a in some ways would mimic the attributes that Ryan comes in with. And if Ryan were smaller, like there is no element of this fight that makes my uh attention perk up.
Like first of all, Pit Bull's 140 lbs dripping wet, right? Ryan Garcia's comfortable at 47. Uh this is a this is a fight whose time has gone by or may come in the future, but this is a not right now fight.
This is I think a reach for Ryan. I think it's a poor reach for Ryan. In fact, the both of these guys have unfinished business and it's not with each other.
I'd rather see the Roach Cruz rematch on the back of this fight. I'd rather see much rather see uh Roelly Romero rematch for Ryan Garcia. That's the business that he needs to attend to.
That to me keeps the narrative in in play. If we're not going to go for Lopez, which is of course my first choice, if we're not going to get parro, which would actually be my second choice. I mean, unification trumps all of these narratives to some degree.
But if you were to say that Roy Romero is unfinished business, I want to clean that up and and then go on to unify. I'd have no argument. I'd be I'd be all about that fight.
Uh Roelly had a, you know, was in the fight with Lopez. He had his moments. He cut Lopez.
Like, you know, I don't I'm not I'm I'm I'm seeing that as uh a statement that Ryan needs to make off of a walk walkover fight with Conor Ben. No matter how big it was, how much we talked about it, at the end of the day, when you boil it down and just look at what actually happened, he had a walkover round and a half fight. He he barely broke a sweat.
I'm sure he had harder sparring than that. So, walk right into cleaning up your unfinished business. uh make you put yourself in a harder fight.
This fight this if those negotiations hit a wall, the backup plan is already locked in. The focus will immediately shift to unifying the 140 lb division by targeting the winner of the upcoming Alberto Puo and Dalton Smith showdown. Um I'm fine with the fight if it was made for December.
It's a good fight. Nice way to end the year. Action fight to a big crowd.
All the things you said. But to me, it gets in the way of the bigger fight. And that bigger fight is Teafima Lopez.
Uh, and as I reported on the broadcast on Saturday, there have been conversations between the representatives of Garcia and Lopez, uh, about making a Garcia versus Lopez fight to the point where the conversations even got to a spot where they talked about a date, which is early February. I think February 6th is the date that I was told. uh and at in a location Madison Square Garden in New York City.
So, look, it it's a very preliminary stage of the talks, but there have been talks. And that to me is the considerably bigger fight. That to me is a fight between two real welterweights.
I mean, Cruz is an interim title holder at 140. He'd be coming up another weight class. And he's he's a short guy.
He's 5'4 coming up now to what a buck 47. Look, Ryan came from 135. I get that.
But Ryan's a naturally bigger guy, taller guy. Uh for Cruz, I don't know how much more his power is going to carry at 147 pounds. Either way, Teao is a bigger fight.
And I said this on air, Sergio, like there's an opportunity now for the fighters, for the network, for everybody to clean up the welterweight division and create the first undisputed champion since Terrence Crawford. Um you can get Devin Haney against Liam ParrO. That's a makeable fight.
You can do Ryan Garcia against Teaim Lopez and then have the winners fight each other. And if it's Ryan and Devin and those two would be the favorites in their respective fights. Whoa, that is a super fight.
Whether it's in May or September, mega fight, the rematch, the fight will be what three years old since they last fought. The bad blood continues to brew. I I just think there's an opportunity here to get to undisputed status uh for one of these fighters and to get Ryan versus Devin before the end of 2027.
I think it raw power and calculated patience ultimately silenced the dirtiest tactics a desperate opponent could throw. The San Diego crowd got exactly what they paid for. A chaotic emotional roller coaster that ended in an absolute masterclass of a knockout.
But as the hype settles, a massive question hangs over the super lightweight division. Does this relentless, suffocating inside pressure actually have what it takes to crack Ryan Garcia's chin? Or was Shakur Stevenson right all along and the hype train is just waiting to be derailed by a true tactical master?
Let me know in the comments. That's all for today. If you enjoyed it, remember to leave a like, subscribe, and ring that bell icon so you never miss our upcoming videos.
