Sup guys/girls. I'm from Ceiba, Puerto Rico and I've gotta say...both countries have produced some of the world's best boxers. However, if I remember correctly from an article I read on Ringtv.com a couple of months ago...Puerto Rico is said to have the best boxers pound for pound, or per capita. Something like 60 world champions for an island that contains about 4 million people. This argument will FOREVER be a tug of war. Also, check this out:
hbo.com/boxing/features/history/pr_mex.html
Like every sport...everybody backs their favorite...and in boxing, it's usually a matter of backing your country. There will be bias and a lot of crap talking going on, but hey...it's all in fun. There are boxers who are better than others, and ones that are just mediocre or not good at all. I gotta admit, I got the back of any PR fighter who steps in the ring (except for Camacho, I never liked the guy, lol)...but like some guy said on these forums, you give a good fight and you earn my respect, no matter which country you're from...PR is the best though :P lol
I know and train with Erik "The Viking" Leander, so I think I'm gonna attend this event!! I imagine that nobody knows who he is. It'll be interesting to see how he's improved with his new trainer. He used to be a slobberknocker with hardly any technique, throwing wild punches...he got a new trainer and they've been working a lot on having him actually box. He's changed his stance, restrained himself from being all wild...it'll be interesting, at least for me, to see how he's progressed. As for the other guys on the card, I don't really follow Cuban boxers so...meh.
With our luck recently guys/gals, that shot the doctor gave Marquez in the knuckle is loaded with banned substances and he'll end up testing positive and the entire event will get cancelled!!
Let's hope that's not the case, lol. I'm expecting this fight to be badass!!