The best young Cuban in the Pro Ranks?

[CubanGuyNYC]

Some others are: Luis Franco, Yordenis Ugas and Rances Barthelemy. I like Yudel Jhonson, a light middleweight, although I don't think he's star material. I saw Barthelemy, a super featherweight, in Vegas a couple of weeks ago. He's pretty decent, but I'm not sure how far he'll go. The Cubans fighting in Germany and Ireland defected in those countries and stayed. (Gamboa started in Germany.) I'm not too familiar with many of them, but Mike Perez (fighting in Ireland) is a promising heavyweight. Yoan Pablo Hernandez (fighting in Germany) just defended his cruiserweight title against Steve Cunningham.

Damit305 just alerted me to a young Cuban prospect named Angelo Santana. He looks promising. Santana, a light welterweight, is 23 years old, fast and skilled. Here's his last fight:

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[damit305]

1 Tie between Yoan Hernandez & Yuriorkis Gamboa
2 Guillermo Rigondeaux
3 Erislandy Lara

From here on down in no particular order

Yudel Jhonson
Hairon Socarras
Luis Franco
Odlanier Solis (Yes the one which blew a kneecap)
Alexei Collado
Luis Garcia
Yunier Dorticos
Sullivan Barrera
Yoandris Salinas
Mike Perez
Yordenis Ugas
Yoandris Salinas
Rances Barthelemy
Angelo Santana


... Yan Barthelemy
... Yordanis Despaigne .

I might of missed of few... but there is plenty...

[MalikKnucklez]

[damit305]

Some others are: Luis Franco, Yordenis Ugas and Rances Barthelemy. I like Yudel Jhonson, a light middleweight, although I don't think he's star material. I saw Barthelemy, a super featherweight, in Vegas a couple of weeks ago. He's pretty decent, but I'm not sure how far he'll go. The Cubans fighting in Germany and Ireland defected in those countries and stayed. (Gamboa started in Germany.) I'm not too familiar with many of them, but Mike Perez (fighting in Ireland) is a promising heavyweight. Yoan Pablo Hernandez (fighting in Germany) just defended his cruiserweight title against Steve Cunningham.

Damit305 just alerted me to a young Cuban prospect named Angelo Santana. He looks promising. Santana, a light welterweight, is 23 years old, fast and skilled. Here's his last fight:

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Thank you for citing this. Really means much to me.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Thank you for citing this. Really means much to me.

Como dicen los Dominicanos, "Ta' to".

[damit305]

1 Tie between Yoan Hernandez & Yuriorkis Gamboa
2 Guillermo Rigondeaux
3 Erislandy Lara

From here on down in no particular order

Yudel Jhonson
Hairon Socarras
Luis Franco
Odlanier Solis (Yes the one which blew a kneecap)
Alexei Collado
Luis Garcia
Yunier Dorticos
Sullivan Barrera
Yoandris Salinas
Mike Perez
Yordenis Ugas
Yoandris Salinas
Rances Barthelemy
Angelo Santana


... Yan Barthelemy
... Yordanis Despaigne .

I might of missed of few... but there is plenty...

And while not coming out of Cuba I would like to mention:

Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin
and
Joey "Twinkle Fingers" Hernandez - which I followed early LIVE up in the Miccosukee Casino "boxing dome".

Unfortunately Live boxing isn't allowed anymore, which I feel is a bad move by the new athletic Miccosukee boxing commission.
This place was a power house for boxing events in South Florida.

I grew up attending Diosbelys Hurtado and a few Joel Casamayor fights here.

Not to mention certain fights such as Mayweather vs Angel Manfredy happened here not too long ago.

[TR vs. GB]

Yordenis Ugas is cool as hell. He has a good fight on 3/23 against Juan Garcia who is 11-0 8 ko's.

[MalikKnucklez]

I grew up attending Diosbelys Hurtado and a few Joel Casamayor fights here.

Diosbelys was a beast! I remember that was one of the first fights I saw as a kid, him vs. Sweet Pea. I was like 7!

[damit305]

Diosbelys was a beast! I remember that was one of the first fights I saw as a kid, him vs. Sweet Pea. I was like 7!

Hurtado had everything going for him vs Whitaker.

Unfortunately Whitaker caught him, and Diosbelys couldn't overcome the difference in talent.

I made a video on this a few years ago on my Youtube channel:

Don't laugh at the cheesy editing:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDfofJ1avco&feature=g-upl&context=G2b2f35fAUAAAAAAAQAA

[CubanGuyNYC]

And while not coming out of Cuba I would like to mention:

Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin
and
Joey "Twinkle Fingers" Hernandez - which I followed early LIVE up in the Miccosukee Casino "boxing dome".

"Twinkle Fingers"? Interesting handle.... lol

I just looked up his record. Joey only has one loss, but it was a second round KO. Hmmmm....