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I miss Edwin Valero
Words can't explain how devastated I am by the spectacle of his untimely death.
Edwin Valero was a once in a lifetime guy. You could tell by his fighting style, by his approach, his interpretation of the sport, his hair.
God that hair....
Edwin was the archetypal warrior. He was the spirit of the past, present and future. He was la verdad.
Edwin was one of a kind.
I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about him other than what he projected on to me through his boxing career.
I never met him, yet I feel like I know him.
Its obvious he had serious issues with substances and maybe even psychological issues. But I honestly don't care. I feel like I know him and I can sympathize with him.
He could not be accountable for affairs of the heart. I am 100% sure he loved that poor woman with all his heart and she with hers.
I'm in no position to judge them for their passionate and possibly destructive relationship.
Edwin Valero was a man of complexity. He doesn't deserve to be dragged through the mud post mortem by idiots who know nothing about him or his situation and a world they could never understand.
Maybe if some of you are 27-0 w/ 27 k.o's and have an ardent national following. Then maybe you could judge.
Maybe if you have the boxing world in your palm ripe for the picking. Then maybe you could judge.
Or if you are blessed with god given ability and punching power and have a dark side that won't let you sleep, then maybe you could judge.
Just maybe, but it would still be in poor form to do so.
There is a lot of this story that we don't know. Edwin Valero himself seems to think there was foul play involved and that underworld thugs were after him.
Its best to pay respects to the man we all knew as a boxer and celebrate him for that and that alone. Trying to insult the man or impugn him post mortem when we don't have the full story is wrong.
Edwin Valero was only a man.
I just view it as it is.
Infinite and full of wonder.
I hope god rests both of their souls in peace.
Edwin Valero was a once in a lifetime guy. You could tell by his fighting style, by his approach, his interpretation of the sport, his hair.
God that hair....
Edwin was the archetypal warrior. He was the spirit of the past, present and future. He was la verdad.
Edwin was one of a kind.
I'm not gonna pretend I know anything about him other than what he projected on to me through his boxing career.
I never met him, yet I feel like I know him.
Its obvious he had serious issues with substances and maybe even psychological issues. But I honestly don't care. I feel like I know him and I can sympathize with him.
He could not be accountable for affairs of the heart. I am 100% sure he loved that poor woman with all his heart and she with hers.
I'm in no position to judge them for their passionate and possibly destructive relationship.
Edwin Valero was a man of complexity. He doesn't deserve to be dragged through the mud post mortem by idiots who know nothing about him or his situation and a world they could never understand.
Maybe if some of you are 27-0 w/ 27 k.o's and have an ardent national following. Then maybe you could judge.
Maybe if you have the boxing world in your palm ripe for the picking. Then maybe you could judge.
Or if you are blessed with god given ability and punching power and have a dark side that won't let you sleep, then maybe you could judge.
Just maybe, but it would still be in poor form to do so.
There is a lot of this story that we don't know. Edwin Valero himself seems to think there was foul play involved and that underworld thugs were after him.
Its best to pay respects to the man we all knew as a boxer and celebrate him for that and that alone. Trying to insult the man or impugn him post mortem when we don't have the full story is wrong.
Edwin Valero was only a man.
I just view it as it is.
Infinite and full of wonder.
I hope god rests both of their souls in peace.
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