Is it that Puertorican fighers are chinny and weak or

[ELHURACAN58]

PR needs to look to its big sister (Cuba) for quality trainers. I am convinced trainers in PR are over hyped mitt men, no true skill or depth to their knowledge of the game. Maybe in times past, but no more. All of our guys reach a plateau, peak, and decline. Where are our elites???

I think we are growing soft too, too much comfort, even if you are poor (mantengo), the older generations worked harder, they were made of a tougher fiber, they didn't make excuses. If you fell, you got up, and tried again. Nowadays kids and teens are way too involved in videogames and other nonsense to care about athletics and other sports. It's not just boxing where we are declining, our baseball is declining, our basketball seems to have peaked as well etc...

We need to look to Cuba for the nearest quality trainers, with similar cultures. Hostos always said the Antilles were ike three sisters, we need the biggest one now or we're going to be stuck eating punches from our Mexican compadres for some time.

You must not watch a lot of puerto rican basketball then.

[New England]

salido landed shots on lopez that would knock lesser quan****** out. for nine rounds and about 20 seconds.

lopez has the heart of a lion and showed a good chin. his problem is his defense. he gets hit literally right on the chin constantly.

[Johnny Doomzday]

It's the individual fighter, not the race or nationality that determines how well they can take a punch. You can find many examples for "chinny" and "weak" fighters anywhere you look.


Dumb.

Good post. This is a horrible thread.

[ny123]

Real boxing related threads that spark interesting debate are deleted but dumb **** like this stays.

[Deeznuts]

Real boxing related threads that spark interesting debate are deleted but dumb **** like this stays.

It always does....boxingscene used to be a decent spot to post, now.....not so much. Been her since 2006 and ever since it changed I got banned for a while for saying "Mexican't" with a notice saying "leave nationality out of it...strike 1". If only they applied the same thing to all members..smh

[Puya]

Its insane how much scrutiny and criticism an island of just 5 million gets around here.

Actually 3.7mil It's embarrassing the way people feel so threatened. 35 miles x 100 miles big island . with so many artist, sportsman, musicians and professionals.

then you wonder why Ricans are so proud!!

Yup we have a bad time in boxing but who cares we always make a comeback and will never disappear.


LOL at the guy who said that Paulie wobbled Cotto. Cotto was out of balance if you DARE show us!!

[nathan31]

this must be the most ****** post someone could put any body can get ko if yo get hit real hard in the chin you ass look at floyds chin ones he get hit with a good shoot he wobbles and his legs crumble so stop talking shiet if you dont know shiet about boxing.

[PRking718]

PR needs to look to its big sister (Cuba) for quality trainers. I am convinced trainers in PR are over hyped mitt men, no true skill or depth to their knowledge of the game. Maybe in times past, but no more. All of our guys reach a plateau, peak, and decline. Where are our elites???

I think we are growing soft too, too much comfort, even if you are poor (mantengo), the older generations worked harder, they were made of a tougher fiber, they didn't make excuses. If you fell, you got up, and tried again. Nowadays kids and teens are way too involved in videogames and other nonsense to care about athletics and other sports. It's not just boxing where we are declining, our baseball is declining, our basketball seems to have peaked as well etc...

We need to look to Cuba for the nearest quality trainers, with similar cultures. Hostos always said the Antilles were ike three sisters, we need the biggest one now or we're going to be stuck eating punches from our Mexican compadres for some time.

Go out and do something than, stop putting pressure on your people. PR has over 18% poverty as well and no Communism like structure where people live to train in a sport or some other thing. Cuba is set up for that.

While I agree we lack in baseball, I think it has to do with lack of interest. We have a bunch of prospects in boxing and Dude, you sound like a poor excuse for a proud Rican. Maybe YOU stuck on video games but people I know are working and studying in P.R. Cotto already has a Cuban trainer. And just beat a Mexican. Mexicans get spanked all the time by Ricans, by KO! Put Dulorme in there now with any Mexican in his division. Elites come once a generation. Cotto is ours. Dulorme is next. Not our fault Cotto got derailed and slowed down by that ****ing cheater. Learn boxing and do some history on the sport, including basketball (we spank Cubans) before posting dumb stuff. Juanma losing like that has nothing to do with our country or trainers. Cotto's father was a trainer and a very hard worker. Great trainers are rare no matter where. This thread is racist, just like KEV, that soplabicho. Juanma and Cotto take punches. Look at black Danny Jacobs who got KO'd with one punch. And P. Will. Open your mind.

[LeG00N]

why do all the posters with Cotto Avy's sound upset?

[figzuki]

I cant believe no one here has mentioned Juan Laporte yet, people claim to know boxing but no one has mentioned him....

He has been acclaimed the best chin in probably the last 50 years!!! oh and Hes Puerto Rican...

Fought guys like Gomez and Sanchez and wasnt even fazed or knocked down I think, ture story, look it up clowns....