Cuban Boxing is Great

[soul_survivor]

There's a thread here about 2 new Cuban boxers, possibly making it to the US and t here seems to be some negativity there. I know some of it is light hearted but I think we all need a reminder of their greatness within the pro ranks:

Benny Kid Paret maybe one of the most famous of them all, his tragic trilogy with Griffith a brutal highlight of his bravery, power and skill. In a career that could have gone on longer, he still managed to win 2 world titles and fight some of the best names of his era.

Then there is of course one of the greatest welters of all time in Napoles, a fluid, quick fighter with power and heart, he is what attracts people to the sport. He knew how to fight but he was a well schooled boxer too, this modern day perception that Cuban fighters are pansies, supplemented it seems by the likes of Gamboa and Rigo is unfounded in Napoles, he knew how to fight and he would fight anybody, even going up to MW and fighting Monzon.

Moving further back in time to the earlier parts of the 20th century, we have names like Chocolate and Gavilan, legends all.

Cuba has a great tradition in the pros and an even greater one in the amateurs.

Don't let the styles of fighters like Rigo fool you or the premadonna behaviour of men like Gamboa.

[Juof]

Extremely talented fighters. I love watching them whoop ass

[Tobi.G]

Actually i like Rigo a lot too. Of course hes not the most exciting fighter but his skills and athletic ability is amazing and i like to watch him. Lara as well but hes not on Rigos level.

[#1Assassin]

nothing wrong with rigos style, i love watching him fight. even if you dont like his style you have to respect him for his discipline and the dedication he has for his craft. he is one of few fighters today who is 100% fighter, all he cares about is being not only the best in the world but the best version of himself and he trains religiously to make it happen. dude is like a robot sent back from the future to kick ass and i ****ing love it. great fighter!

again, you dont have to like him but only a moron would have anything but respect for him. because there really isnt anything not to respect.

[-Huey-]

What the hell is "Cuban Boxing?"

[DannYankee]

Tell me something I don't know, but as long as most of the talent remains ****** to the and tucked away under Castro's ballsack the rest of the world will remain ignorant as they are, to the boxers in a country with one of the biggest boxing traditions in the world, and ridiculous amount of untapped talent being wasted away.

Cuban boxing is chess while most people play checkers. Is not about Cubans either is the tradition and the school that produces the masters, so much waste.

[killamoneymike]

What the hell is "Cuban Boxing?"

yea really. op boxing is boxing it doesnt matter what the hell ethnicity you are the only one that brought it up was you lol.

[soul_survivor]

Tell me something I don't know, but as long as most of the talent remains ****** to the and tucked away under Castro's ballsack the rest of the world will remain ignorant as they are, to the boxers in a country with one of the biggest boxing traditions in the world, and ridiculous amount of untapped talent being wasted away.

Cuban boxing is chess while most people play checkers. Is not about Cubans either is the tradition and the school that produces the masters, so much waste.

TBF, Cuba has allowed it's boxers to turn professional now so we should see even more.

[soul_survivor]

yea really. op boxing is boxing it doesnt matter what the hell ethnicity you are the only one that brought it up was you lol.

Cuban boxing is simply boxing from Cuba, which has a great tradition, much like we identify Brazilian football or Australian cricket, it's a particular tradition associated wit ha dominant nation.

[CubanGuyNYC]

There's a thread here about 2 new Cuban boxers, possibly making it to the US and t here seems to be some negativity there. I know some of it is light hearted but I think we all need a reminder of their greatness within the pro ranks:

Benny Kid Paret maybe one of the most famous of them all, his tragic trilogy with Griffith a brutal highlight of his bravery, power and skill. In a career that could have gone on longer, he still managed to win 2 world titles and fight some of the best names of his era.

Then there is of course one of the greatest welters of all time in Napoles, a fluid, quick fighter with power and heart, he is what attracts people to the sport. He knew how to fight but he was a well schooled boxer too, this modern day perception that Cuban fighters are pansies, supplemented it seems by the likes of Gamboa and Rigo is unfounded in Napoles, he knew how to fight and he would fight anybody, even going up to MW and fighting Monzon.

Moving further back in time to the earlier parts of the 20th century, we have names like Chocolate and Gavilan, legends all.

Cuba has a great tradition in the pros and an even greater one in the amateurs.

Don't let the styles of fighters like Rigo fool you or the premadonna behaviour of men like Gamboa.

One of my faves was the welterweight Luis "El Feo" Rodriguez. Although Rodriguez was never world champion, he was a pleasure to watch...poetry in motion. Luis was trained by Angelo Dundee, and the young Ali learned much from watching the Cuban as they worked out in the same gym.