Rafael's prospects of the year
Year Fighter
2010 Saul Alvarez
2009 Daniel Jacobs
2008 Victor Ortiz
2007 Amir Khan
2006 Andre Berto
2005 Joel Julio
2004 Samuel Peter
2003 Jermain Taylor
2002 Miguel Cotto
2001 Francisco Bojado
2000 Julio Diaz
What you make of Alvarez being named as the 2010 prospect.
What you make of the picks from the previous years.
2000 - Julio Diaz
Diaz was 19-0-0 leaving 2000.
First loss came a year after the pick in 2001
Diaz is now 37-6-0.
2001 - Francisco Bojado
Bojado was 9-0-0 leaving 2001
First loss came a year after the pick in 2002
Bojado finished 18-3
2002 - Miguel Cotto
Cotto was 13-0-0 leaving 2002.
First loss came in 2008 to Margarito
Cotto is 35-2-0 right now
2003 - Jermain Taylor
Taylor was 18-0-0 leaving 2003.
First loss came in 2007.
Taylor finished 28-4-1
2004 - Samuel Peter
Peter was 21-0-0 leaving 2004
First loss came a year later.
Peter is 34-4-0
2005 - Joel Julio
Julio was 25-0-0 leaving 2005
First loss came 2006.
Julio is 36-4-0
2006 - Andre Berto
Berto was 16-0-0 leaving 2006
Berto is unbeaten
Berto is 27-0-0
2007- Amir Khan
Khan 15-0-0 leaving 2007
First loss was a devastating 1st round KO.
Khan is 24-1-0
2008 - Victor Ortiz
Ortiz 20-1-1 leaving 2008
Lost a year later to Maidana by quiting.
Ortiz is 28-2-2
2009 - Daniel Jacobs
Jacobs 18-0-0 leaving 2009
First loss a year later
Jacobs is 21-1-0
2010 - Saul Alvarez
Alvarez is 35-0-0 leaving 2010
Year Fighter
2010 Saul Alvarez
2009 Daniel Jacobs
2008 Victor Ortiz
2007 Amir Khan
2006 Andre Berto
2005 Joel Julio
2004 Samuel Peter
2003 Jermain Taylor
2002 Miguel Cotto
2001 Francisco Bojado
2000 Julio Diaz
What you make of Alvarez being named as the 2010 prospect.
What you make of the picks from the previous years.
2000 - Julio Diaz
Diaz was 19-0-0 leaving 2000.
First loss came a year after the pick in 2001
Diaz is now 37-6-0.
2001 - Francisco Bojado
Bojado was 9-0-0 leaving 2001
First loss came a year after the pick in 2002
Bojado finished 18-3
2002 - Miguel Cotto
Cotto was 13-0-0 leaving 2002.
First loss came in 2008 to Margarito
Cotto is 35-2-0 right now
2003 - Jermain Taylor
Taylor was 18-0-0 leaving 2003.
First loss came in 2007.
Taylor finished 28-4-1
2004 - Samuel Peter
Peter was 21-0-0 leaving 2004
First loss came a year later.
Peter is 34-4-0
2005 - Joel Julio
Julio was 25-0-0 leaving 2005
First loss came 2006.
Julio is 36-4-0
2006 - Andre Berto
Berto was 16-0-0 leaving 2006
Berto is unbeaten
Berto is 27-0-0
2007- Amir Khan
Khan 15-0-0 leaving 2007
First loss was a devastating 1st round KO.
Khan is 24-1-0
2008 - Victor Ortiz
Ortiz 20-1-1 leaving 2008
Lost a year later to Maidana by quiting.
Ortiz is 28-2-2
2009 - Daniel Jacobs
Jacobs 18-0-0 leaving 2009
First loss a year later
Jacobs is 21-1-0
2010 - Saul Alvarez
Alvarez is 35-0-0 leaving 2010
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