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By Jake Donovan - Sometimes it takes a humiliating loss to realize that your career – and life – is spiraling out of control. It could be the first knockdown you've suffered as a pro. Or the first time you're forced to go the distance. Or the first negative comment received in the media.
For undefeated Puerto Rican prospect Alex "El Pollo" de Jesús, the first wake up call had little to do with anything going wrong in the ring. It was the success of another, close friend and stable mate Juan Manuel Lopez, that made the 2004 Olympian reevaluate his own career.
"The key to this is responsibility and Juanma has always had a head on his shoulders," says de Jesús, as quoted by Puerto Rican publication El Nuevo Dia. "I admire him a lot. Juanma is my inspiration to keep going." [details]
For undefeated Puerto Rican prospect Alex "El Pollo" de Jesús, the first wake up call had little to do with anything going wrong in the ring. It was the success of another, close friend and stable mate Juan Manuel Lopez, that made the 2004 Olympian reevaluate his own career.
"The key to this is responsibility and Juanma has always had a head on his shoulders," says de Jesús, as quoted by Puerto Rican publication El Nuevo Dia. "I admire him a lot. Juanma is my inspiration to keep going." [details]
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