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Rolly Romero Continues Comparing Isaac ‘Pitbull’ Cruz to “Dead Chihuahua”

Published 02/15/2024, 12:03 AM EST

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Since Isaac Cruz‘s ring name is ‘Pitbull’, at their latest press conference, Rolando Romero decided to insult his opponent by calling him a chihuahua. In addition, Romero confidently declared that he would knock out Isaac Cruz on March 30th. To aggravate Cruz, he also stated that Isaac looked like a pug since he was “a little fat“.

In his latest appearance on Cigar Talk, the 28-year-old brutally reiterated his views on Isaac Cruz. Additionally, he ridiculed Isaac’s fighting style by referring to the time Gervonta Davis, now Abdul Wahid after converting to Islam, defeated ‘Pitbull’. On the other hand, Cruz promised that he would make Romero eat his words on the day they fight.

Rolly Romero refers to Gervonta Davis to ridicule Isaac Cruz

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When Isaac Cruz and Gervonta Davis shared the ring in 2021, the latter fought with an injured hand. However, Davis managed to defeat Cruz via UD to retain his WBA Lightweight title. As a result, on Cigar Talk, Rolly Romero brutally ridiculed Cruz. On being asked how he analyzed Cruz’s fighting style, the current WBA Super-Lightweight champion pointed out that Cruz lacked defense.

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A dead chihuahua,” reiterated Rolly Romero. “Real comfort, eats a lot of punches with people that don’t punch. Like, don’t know how to punch with a broken hand,” added Romero. In this context, since Romero indirectly claimed that Gervonta Davis could not punch, it must be mentioned that ‘Tank’ knocked out ‘Rolly’ in the 6th round of their 2022 fight.

Anyway, although Romero compared Cruz to a dead chihuahua, ‘Pitbull’ remained unfazed.

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Isaac Cruz wants to make Rolly eat his words

After the press conference, Isaac Cruz claimed he was unbothered by Rolly’s remarks. In a reply to Romero calling ‘Pitbull’ a chihuahua, through a translator Isaac said, “It doesn’t worry me one bit. You know why? Because he’s yapping right now and we’re gonna make sure he eats his words on March 30th with my fists.” “He’s gonna do two things,” Cruz continued.

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He’s going to run like he usually does in the ring. And he’s going to keep running his mouth before the fight as well,” added Cruz. With that said, what do you think of Rolando Romero’s remarks about Isaac Cruz? In addition, how are you excited for the fight? Share your thoughts with us in the comments below.

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