Some rumors swirling regarding Guillermo getting a crack at 2012's Fighter of the year Nonito Donaire.
Funny, back in 2007 when I first met Guillermo after Fidel came down on him and branded him a Judas who would "never fight for Cuba again," I wonder if he thought this day would arrive where he'd have a chance, 5 years later, to fight for a world title against one of the top pound-for-pound fighters on earth and prove himself as a professional and potentially have a shot at making the kind of money that can look after his interests the way he couldn't in Cuba.
If he gets his chance and pulls it off, maybe spectacularly (a heavy-handed counter puncher against a puncher trying to expose a weak chin makes the chance of a brilliant bodyshot not all that unlikely), I still wonder if all the fuss associated with him trying to leave will be worth it for him, on his terms.
When our deepest fantasies collide with reality this is usually what creates the most profound nightmares of our lives. And as Guillermo's silence about the journey to the US illustrates pretty well, he doesn't have all that many people to compare notes with in terms of understanding where he's coming from.
Be fascinating to watch it unfold...
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