New School Pick of the Week: Vicente Escobedo

[ferocity]

No, you are right... he is definately one of the better known names in the game.

I mean, who the **** has heard of Jeff Lacy or Calvin Brock when Vincente Escobedo is in the game?

He's a prospect who lost before he got to 20 bouts... usually those guys don't become the most mainstream straight away.

Thanks for schooling me though. Much gratitude on my part.

See Juan Manuel Marquez and Rafael Marquez, Freddie Pendalton. Im sure you never heard of Pendalton

[Fox McCloud]

See Juan Manuel Marquez and Rafael Marquez, Freddie Pendalton. Im sure you never heard of Pendalton

The guy with a 50% win record (or something like that) who fought Hatton.

It's different when you drop your first or second bout.

But wasn't this guy hyped as a prospect because of his amatuer background?

I don't think the Marquezs really were. I might be wrong though... as you said, I still am sort of new.

Regardless, I still don't think there is a less recognizable name in FNR3.

[xcaret]

The guy with a 50% win record (or something like that) who fought Hatton.

It's different when you drop your first or second bout.

But wasn't this guy hyped as a prospect because of his amatuer background?

I don't think the Marquezs really were. I might be wrong though... as you said, I still am sort of new.

Regardless, I still don't think there is a less recognizable name in FNR3.

amateur background and his skills, the guy can fight...

[Fox McCloud]

amateur background and his skills, the guy can fight...

I certainly didn't say he couldn't.

All I'm saying is that he doesn't have that big of a household name.

Is this okay with everyone, or are you all going to keep jumping on my back?

[xcaret]

I certainly didn't say he couldn't.

All I'm saying is that he doesn't have that big of a household name.

Is this okay with everyone, or are you all going to keep jumping on my back?

ehh... how can u expect him to have a household name when hes just a prospect


the only household names in the US are tyson, de la hoya, holyfield.. that i can think of.

[Fox McCloud]

ehh... how can u expect him to have a household name when hes just a prospect


the only household names in the US are tyson, de la hoya, holyfield.. that i can think of.

Okay... fine. Here are the modern fighters in FNR3:

Evander Holyfield
Roy Jones Jr.
James Toney
Calvin Brock
Jeff Lacy
Bernard Hopkins
Jermain Taylor
Winky Wright
Oscar De La Hoya
Arturo Gatti
Ricky Hatton
Micky Ward
Diego Corrales
Juan Lazcano
Vicente Escobedo
Jesus Chavez
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera
Manny Pacquiao

The only three that you can even make a case for being the least known are Jesus Chavez, Juan Lazcano or Vicente Escobedo.