New Rivalry? Cuba vs Mexico

[CubanGuyNYC]

The same Lara that got whooped by P Williams...

Statements like this make your opinions utterly irrelevant. Let me guess, you think Rios beat Abril, too.

[damit305]

A rivalry in the making*
when top rank lets rigondeaux go to showtime and face ,mares,santa cruz.
When mikey garcia stop ducking gamboa.
& when GBP gives erislandy lara his mandatory fight against canelo that hes been #1 contender for a few years now, THEN I'll BE A RIVALRY!! Lol

Well promoters in general understand their investments are at stake. But all in the name of the "entertainment" business. There is no denying that the Cuban school nullifies the neanderthal Mexican style. To be honest the styles match-up great.

[lx!!]

Rivalry? Lol! First get some decent boxers before you decide to start a rivalry with the number 1 country in boxing! This tread must be a joke lol!

[CubanGuyNYC]

its Mexico vs the world lol

Mexicans run the sport

I'd say there's a lot of truth to this. South of, let's say, middleweight, the number of Mexican professional boxers is overwhelming. Check any random lower division and the number of Mexican pros is staggering. I just looked up featherweight. There were 274 Mexicans listed on Boxrec. That's not even including all the Mexican-Americans competing at the weight. Wanna know how many Cubans are at 126? Two. Even Puerto Rico, with it's lower population, has almost fifteen times as many featherweights as Cuba: 29.

There may or may not be a rivalry brewing, but the few Cubans competing as pros are doing pretty damn well. There are only about 50 Cuban professional boxers worldwide. Rigo is a champion at 122; Abril is a champion at 135; Hernandez is a champion at cruiserweight; Gamboa was champ at 126; Lara is top-five at 154; several other Cubans are doing well in their weight divisions. Is there another country that boasts such success with so few?

[Jordank]

Rivalry? Lol! First get some decent boxers before you decide to start a rivalry with the number 1 country in boxing! This tread must be a joke lol!

Well to be fair, the number one counrty in boxing is America, and its not even close.

[apocalypto]

I'd say there's a lot of truth to this. South of, let's say, middleweight, the number of Mexican professional boxers is overwhelming. Check any random lower division and the number of Mexican pros is staggering. I just looked up featherweight. There were 274 Mexicans listed on Boxrec. That's not even including all the Mexican-Americans competing at the weight. Wanna know how many Cubans are at 126? Two. Even Puerto Rico, with it's lower population, has almost fifteen times as many featherweights as Cuba: 29.

There may or may not be a rivalry brewing, but the few Cubans competing as pros are doing pretty damn well. There are only about 50 Cuban professional boxers worldwide. Rigo is a champion at 122; Abril is a champion at 135; Hernandez is a champion at cruiserweight; Gamboa was champ at 126; Lara is top-five at 154; several other Cubans are doing well in their weight divisions. Is there another country that boasts such success with so few?

Maybe it has to do with the fact that only the best cubans aka the olimpians get a chance to turn pro?
And rigo is the only one i consider legit but his chin is still suspect

[damit305]

I'd say there's a lot of truth to this. South of, let's say, middleweight, the number of Mexican professional boxers is overwhelming. Check any random lower division and the number of Mexican pros is staggering. I just looked up featherweight. There were 274 Mexicans listed on Boxrec. That's not even including all the Mexican-Americans competing at the weight. Wanna know how many Cubans are at 126? Two. Even Puerto Rico, with it's lower population, has almost fifteen times as many featherweights as Cuba: 29.

There may or may not be a rivalry brewing, but the few Cubans competing as pros are doing pretty damn well. There are only about 50 Cuban professional boxers worldwide. Rigo is a champion at 122; Abril is a champion at 135; Hernandez is a champion at cruiserweight; Gamboa was champ at 126; Lara is top-five at 154; several other Cubans are doing well in their weight divisions. Is there another country that boasts such success with so few?

Pure facts. How can anyone refute this?

[HanzGruber]

I'm afraid Rios actually holds a W over Abril. I verified with boxrec and this is true. I trust the trained professional judges over public opinion.

Your trolling know no boundaries huh lol. Might as well stop bringing up broner vs ponce and Lara vs Molina then, bro

[CubanGuyNYC]

Maybe it has to do with the fact that only the best cubans aka the olimpians get a chance to turn pro?
And rigo is the only one i consider legit but his chin is still suspect

Let me clarify one thing: Cubans don't get "a chance to turn pro." They have to risk their lives by defecting and leave their loved ones behind in order to have a shot at a professional career. If it were so easy for Cuban fighters to turn pro, there would be far more Cuban stars than there are now.

You're right that many of the better Cuban fighters were Olympians, but not all of them. Lara, for instance, wasn't an Olympian, neither was Abril. Yoan Pablo Hernandez was eliminated early at the 2004 Olympics, but he's a cruiserweight world champ. It's funny how so many people love to say "the ams don't mean shit," but then I hear you make this point.

[CubanGuyNYC]

Your trolling know no boundaries huh lol. Might as well stop bringing up broner vs ponce and Lara vs Molina then, bro

lmao

Close decisions like Broner-Ponce and Lara-Molina are robberies to some of these guys, yet they think it's just that Rios has a "W" over Abril. SMH