I was excited to read this article but it's clearly AI-based superficial slop. There is actually no real analysis about the potential of the boxers that are mentioned, forget a look at what's driving Puerto Rican boxing, how it's an uphill battle because the infrastructures are not there anymore for it.
And some of the slop here is risible: "Zayas is the future of Puerto Rican boxing"; "Zayas is someone who fans have witnessed throughout his career. He is now approaching his prime where he will take his impactful fights, cementing his legacy."
If you ask Puerto Rican hardcore fans, you will hear a lot of questions about Zayas. Aside from the fact that he is a paper champion, he is unproven and has looked vulnerable at times against middling opposition. He may well lose in his next fight or two.
And Henry Lebrón is hardly a "fantastic" boxer. He squeaked by Pitufo Díaz (it could be said he should have lost), who is not exactly a world-beater. I don't see Lebrón beating any of the top contenders at 130 unless he learns some defensive skills.
Aside from the lighter weights (Oscar Collazo!), I don't really see any Trinidads or Cottos coming out soon. The golden age of Puerto Rican boxing is no more.
I also have issues with not including the US-born Puerto Ricans. We Puerto Ricans identify first as Puerto Ricans no matter where we are born and raised. No one says Puerto Rican-American, we just say Puerto Rican or Boricua. Part of it has to do that most of us travel back and forth a lot to the islands; many of our famiiy members are still there. It's easy because we have US citizenship, and it's a pretty cheap flight from the east coast, where most of us live.
Indeed. Zayas doesn’t t look like must see tv. He seems like a nice kid, though.
If I have only money for one ticket and it’s between Collazo and Zayas, Collazo by a country mile.
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