Comments Thread For: Omar Figueroa Training Without Joel Diaz For Estrada

[Ged21]

That sucks that a parent would push a kid towards doing something else. Why tho? Much better future in college and baseball. Baseball wasnt a guarantee cause it's hard to make it but at least he would've had a college education.

I didnt read the article but Ive seen some people picking Estrada and now this doesnt sound good. I never saw anything special in Figueroa either and he just got a gift decision his last fight.

I don't know him or his father personally, but it sounds like his dad is living vicariously through his son. I think it was always his dream to become a boxer and he really pushed it on Omar. As far as careers go, the kid is doing very well. According to Dan Rafael, he made 250K in his last fight, not too shabby. I've seen this kid fight when he was very young. From under a thousand person capacity venues to a sold out alamodome and I just don't see the hype behind the guy. He's definitely talented enough to belong in professional boxing but I don't think hes at the level he's in now. He should be the guy fighting the showcased showtime fighter, not the showcased fighter.

[boxing maniac]

Figueroa is the worst champ I've ever seen ...PERIOD!

[New England]

overrated fighter.


match him right, and he's good for a war doe.