BY MARCUS HENRY
Can someone please explain to me what happened to Luis Collazzo? Considered one of the darlings of the welterweight division a few years ago after knocking off Jose Antonio Rivera for the WBA title, the Brooklyn native has gone down hill. He defended his title against Miguel Angel Gonzalez, but has dropped two of his last three fights.
The two losses were to Ricky Hatton and Shane Mosely, but still, three years ago, Collazzo looked like a world champion. Now, he looks like an also-ran.
Saturday afforded him the perfect opportunity to get back into the good graces of the division. Oh, Collazo (28-3, 13 KO's) won the fight, securing a unanimous decision over Edvan Dos Santos Barros (9-5-1, 7 KO's), but it wasn't pretty. And it took all 10 rounds to do it.
The judges scored the bout 99-91, 100-90, 100-90. It looked good on paper, but not in the ring. Collazzo is itching for a shot at the best, including Miguel Cotto and Floyd Mayweather. All Saturday's performance did was prove that he has to wait in line like everyone else.