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I’m not insinuating anything. I’m being very clear. Look at any list of boxing greats by any professional sportswriter. Napoles is typically ranked higher than Tito and Wilfred. Gomez, I’m not sure about, as he’s greater than the other two PR fighters mentioned. Gavilan is sometimes...garfios likes this.
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Nápoles is routinely regarded as greater than both Trinidad and Benitez. Just look up any random list by any boxing scribe. Same would probably hold true for Gavilan and Kid Chocolate. But I don’t even want to get into that debate. Point is, Cuba had some awesome pro boxers back in the day. Before...
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Everyone believes this, and is clamoring for a fight with Benny. I’ll be surprised if it doesn’t happen soon.
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You sound like one of the guys on the Facebook Duran fan page I belong to. lol I’ve been a fan of his since the late 70s. I’d rank Roberto somewhere in the top 5-10. Greatest Latino boxer of all time, but greatest overall? Nah No way. There’s no doubt Duran’s accomplishments...
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It’s interesting to note some things. The first Hispanic pro boxing champion was Panama Al Brown (1929). (Solly Smith, champion in 1897, was half-Mexican and half-Irish, but born in Los Angeles.) The second (1931) was the legendary Cuban Kid Chocolate. The third (1933) was the Mexican Jose Perez...Willow The Wisp garfios like this.
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No doubt, Puerto Rico’s tiny population makes their success in pro boxing very impressive. However, all the population in the world can be completely stymied by lack of opportunity. Being a commonwealth of the wealthiest and most powerful country in the history of the world, and geographically...
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