Cuban stars escape to turn pro

[brownpimp88]

Solis can save this division, just give him 3 years and then he will be a force.

[jcarr71]

How old are these guys? Actually, any information at all would be appreciated, i.e. height and styles and whatnot.

[BuddyChacon]

i wish Felix Savon would have turned pro... do you guys think he would have beat Lewis?

Savon was knocked out numerous times as an amatuer and I don't think he had the chin to compete as a pro. Roberto Balodo who died in a wreck in Cuba was the best Heavyweight threat if he turned pro imo. With Venezuela president Chavez wanting to go to a socialist economy will the Venezuelan fighter even fight anymore soon.

[Crazy Dude]

So I have read........Hopefully something good will happen when he does.The people have to revolt or rather than ****ing with people in the middle east we could use some of our resources to help our neighbors get from under a brutal dictatorship similar to Saddams was.

They're both dictators but Saddam was way more brutal. No comparison there.

[Southpaw16]

With the question of whether or not Savon would beat Lewis, the answer is a definite no. One thing everyone needs to keep in mind is that in the amateur ranks, the heavyweight division is 201 lbs and under. So Savon was only the size of a professional cruiserweight. 201 lbs and over in the amateur is the superheavyweight division. I'm sure that Savon could have bulked up to 225 ish, but when he is lacking the natural size and strength agains Lewis, plus considering that Lewis also had a great amateur background and was extremely skillful, I would be strongly inclined to think that Lewis would win.

But if you guys are wondering how good Solis is, he actually beat Savon when he was only 19 years old to win the national Cuban championship. They sent Savon to the 2000 olympics anyways though because he was going to make history with his third gold medal. This guy is an excellent prospect, although once again, we have to keep in mind that his success has been at the amateur heavyweight division, not superheavyweight. He could bulk up and be extremely successful (like Holyfield), but we'll see.

[+= El Jefe=+]

this is one of the final nails on Fidel's coffin