Edwin Valero @ The Current 140

[street bully]

Th man would have knocked maidana out cold if you want my opinion.

[smith_oli]

I don't know man. When he was alive I kind of didn't care for his attitude outside of the ring. It seemed like all he wanted to do was fight Pacquiao or JMM without putting in any work if you listened to the way he talked. You gotta remember that the only thing he did remotely impressive was beat Demarco. His ability might be blown out of proportion too for all we know.

What about his total destruction of Pitalua? I know he was getting on a bit, but he hadn't been knocked out since 1995 and Edwin went through him as if he didn't even belong on the same card as him, let alone share a ring.

His death, regardless of the reasons surrounding it, is a real blow for boxing, he really, truly, could have been somebody. But now we will never know.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

its a possiblity that fight would have been a ****en war though.....

True enough...for as long as it lasted.

[MACAQUEINBLACK]

His death, regardless of the reasons surrounding it, is a real blow for boxing, he really, truly, could have been somebody. But now we will never know.

You aren't just talking for the sake of it.



Hard, hard loss for this era. The name Valero was just synonymous with excitement and possibilities...even now, 4 months passed away, it still is.

[smith_oli]

[QUOTE=RAGE OF ANGELS;9129187]You aren't just talking for the sake of it.



Hard, hard loss for this era. The name Valero was just synonymous with excitement and possibilities...even now, 4 months passed away, it still is.

Thanks, man.

For me, it wasn't the people Valero was beating, it was the way he beat them.

For my money, I believe he deserved to share the ring with the very best with boxing and I think he would have given a good account of himself against almost anyone. But because of those licensing problems he wasnt able to get enough exposure for the big guns to warrant getting in with him. Because of that, he did what every other boxer that is on the outside looking in does...he called out the best.

He wasn't afraid of Pacquiao, Marquez etc and he believed he could beat them, so why not call them out?

It may or may not be a popular opinion but if he were alive and fighting Marquez next, I think he'd win by stoppage.

[PACnPBFsuck]

This. Valero's power was for real. P4P power.

P4P was the best wife beater in the sport, he was such a great guy, can't believe he's gone.

[Born2Live]

He does not beat Maidana, he can beat Bradley, Khan & Alexander but styles make fights. Valero is too open with minimul head movement, those wide hooks Maidana throws will hit & be too much.

[ghost deini]

valero was a savage sure he had faults and against a more skilled fighter he may have struggled however

when i look at what valero had decent speed, power, workrate, heart, desire, guts he was almost the total package

he would've done some serious damage to some of these 140 so called champions there's no question

we know he never faced the kind of opposition that would've shown his abilities to the full however the way he steam rolled opponents suggested this guy was meant for big things

exciting to watch and the whole bike accident situation only made him more intriguing

a truly terrible loss for boxing and the sad thing is we'll never know the truth about what happened the day he and his beautiful wife died

it really doesn't get any more tragic than the story of valero

He does not beat Maidana, he can beat Bradley, Khan & Alexander but styles make fights. Valero is too open with minimul head movement, those wide hooks Maidana throws will hit & be too much.

haven't seen the fight yet but from what i've read maidana could'nt even beat chop chop convincingly valero would've smashed him to pieces

[ghost deini]

P4P was the best wife beater in the sport, he was such a great guy, can't believe he's gone.

how about you **** off and leave boxing talk for grown men

we are talking about his boxing skills not his personal life and we don't even know the full truth there anyway

let's not pretend that all boxers are saints please

i like mayweather but he was known to raise his hand to women aswell don't mean i can't respect his boxing ability

[Iceta Lives]

What about his total destruction of Pitalua? I know he was getting on a bit, but he hadn't been knocked out since 1995 and Edwin went through him as if he didn't even belong on the same card as him, let alone share a ring.

His death, regardless of the reasons surrounding it, is a real blow for boxing, he really, truly, could have been somebody. But now we will never know.

I'm not saying he wasn't good, but saying he can beat everybody at 140 isn't saying much since I don't view anybody in that division as an A level fighter anyway.