So Puerto Rico has no more world champions?

Emmanuel Rodriguez got murked by Inoue today. Puerto Rico is down to just Angel Acosta, the WBO 108-lb world champion.

So.. does that change the fact he's rican? The thread is titled " So Puerto Rico has no more world champions?" And technically speaking they don't. He's a stateside puerto rican.

They were born in the states. Not from PR. So.. does that change the fact he's rican?

http://i.imgur.com/7DKITpB.jpg http://i.imgur.com/Wjwuenp.jpg They were born in the states. Not from PR.

There are a lot of contenders there but very few that have shown talent to get a title let alone hold on to it.

Verdejo is not that impressive to me. I just don't see anything overly special about him.

Puerto Rico is struggling big time right now. Verdejo needs to have a good year this year. And I hope he does. I really want to see them build up that Lomachenko-Verdejo fight for the near future. I know some people are trying to hype up Manny Rodriguez and Christopher Diaz. I don't see much in Diaz and we still need to see more of Rodriguez. I don't think either of them are as talented as Verdejo and some don't even think much of Verdejo. I even used to trash Verdejo a little, but I do hope he makes it. I agree with the poster that said the talent pool is bigger right now than ever.

Advances in cup technology have really hurt Puerto Rican boxing. Ball punches don't have the impact they used have. http://www.angelfire.com/film/boxingbaby/vargaslowblow2.jpg

That's some serious denial right there. eastern euros. asians and cubans didn't have structured boxing programs to nurture talents. this is a fact. going back decades is like looking at UFC now thinking these are elite athletes. it's simply not comparable to the boxing talent pool today.

pretty fitting that a woman is their only champion if you ask me Cmon bruh lol Girl boxing dont count..

little javi is in tears right now.

competition caught up. talent pool bigger than ever

pretty fitting that a woman is their only champion if you ask me

I think they only had one fighter in the tournament and he was eliminated in the first round. Don't recall any Ricans at the youth world championships either Well Verdejo is still young but he has a long way to go, IMO before he's ready to step up. I guess in all fairness it's a small population . All it takes is one.

Nah, it's a tough tough time for my compatriots if they only followed PR fighters. Luckily for me, I just love the sport and know 2017 will still be a good year for boxing.

Manny Rodriguez will be a champ by this time next year. He's the goods. Santiago is promising too. Just beat Jayson Velez in only his 7th fight

Wow that's hard to believe. Did they have any standout olympians this past summer? I think they only had one fighter in the tournament and he was eliminated in the first round. Don't recall any Ricans at the youth world championships either

Wow that's hard to believe. Did they have any standout olympians this past summer?