What are some of your favorite moments in the Mexico-Puerto Rican rivalry

[BERNIE'S CORNER]

Macho vs Ramirez...........


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[bigjavi973]

Salvador Sanchez VS Wifredo Gomez. The night Puerto Rico cried

I don't think anyone cried.

Gomez moved up a weight class he wasn't natural in to basically fight one of the top guys up there. In his own weight class, gomez went undefeated & only loss two other times. One of them being two weight classes above.

[bigjavi973]

Gomez vs Zarate

Gomez 21-0-1 21 KO's

Zarate 55-0 54 KO's


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aaaahhhhh you beat me to it

[Dodger07]

Jorge arce vs wv2 was also a great fight.

[BERNIE'S CORNER]

I don't think anyone cried.

Gomez moved up a weight class he wasn't natural in to basically fight one of the top guys up there. In his own weight class, gomez went undefeated & only loss two other times. One of them being two weight classes above.

They'll say we're use'n the excuse card but Gomez did not train well 4 this fight.

Go'n up in weight was a crutch that backfired !

Anyway....Took many years 2 erase this from my memory.

Let's burn that tape.......

[Bardock]

I don't think anyone cried.

Gomez moved up a weight class he wasn't natural in to basically fight one of the top guys up there. In his own weight class, gomez went undefeated & only loss two other times. One of them being two weight classes above.

@ 3:35

In Puerto Rico, it was a moment to mourn for most boxing fans. Many businesses and stores were closed the day after, as Gómez was a national hero to most Puerto Ricans, and he was seen by many as invincible. It took, in the eyes of Puerto Rican boxing fans, 18 years to really avenge Gómez's defeat against Sánchez, and that was when Félix Trinidad beat Oscar de la Hoya in 1999.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Battle_of_the_Little_Giants

[bigjavi973]

They'll say we're use'n the excuse card but Gomez did not train well 4 this fight.

Go'n up in weight was a crutch that backfired !

Anyway....Took many years 2 erase this from my memory.

Let's burn that tape.......

[bigjavi973]

@ 3:35

In Puerto Rico, it was a moment to mourn for most boxing fans. Many businesses and stores were closed the day after, as Gómez was a national hero to most Puerto Ricans, and he was seen by many as invincible. It took, in the eyes of Puerto Rican boxing fans, 18 years to really avenge Gómez's defeat against Sánchez, and that was when Félix Trinidad beat Oscar de la Hoya in 1999.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ba..._Little_Giants

probably true I don't remember, or recollect anyone talking about it, being a sad day because of that.

[Bardock]

Man, this was a sick fight. Rosario really had Ramirez in deep waters in that second round, amazing comeback in the third and spectacular ending with that finishing flurry in the 4th. Really good fight.

I also really enjoyed Sanchez vs Gomez, the atmosphere was sick. Even the entrances were entertaining.

In recent times I loved the all out slug wars between Siri and Lopez. Two defensively limited power punches throwing caution out the window and bombarding each other all night.

"Nuts and guts, folks!"

I agree bro, I enjoy both fights. I watch Sanchez vs Gomez whenever I feel like seeing a Rican get beat up lol jk

We can only hope this weekend blood and guts will be shown and spilled

[JmH Reborn]

I get what you mean but its just like every fight though

Chavez-Camacho- Camacho on drugs
Sanchez-Gomez- Gomez didnt train doe
Cotto-Margarito 1- plaster wraps doe
DLH-Trinidad- He ran doe

Camacho and Gomez will always bring out the salt in people...I think Gomez specifically just because he's like the most loved fighter ever out of PR. Camacho, well, I can only speak for myself - but Camacho was/is my favorite fighter ever and I was just butt-hurt because I believe [and still do] that he was a better fighter who got stomped. I'll blame Rosario for the Chavez L..

As far as Margarito/Cotto - I'm not really all that worried about making excuses for Cotto; I loved that fight. It was a war and both guys went at it. I hate when beta dudes here talk about the knee, but don't respect the guys for throwing everything at each other. Why should fighters "Fight for the fans" if all they'll get in returns in disrespected. That upsets me more than the results. As far as Margarito goes...well I don't think he used wraps, but I can see why someone believes he did. Where there's smoke, there's usually fire. I usually stay out of those arguments because both sides get ****** with it

Trinidad/DLH - I mean DLH did run tho. Heading into 10th...I think I had DLH up 6-3, then again, it's been like 5 years since I last watched fight. If someone had it 5-4, then Trinidad winning isn't really out of the question.