Thought about this the other day and figured...why not? Though 20 fights, this is how the 3 Puerto Rican stars fared:
Felix Trinidad:
Record of Opponents in First 20 Fights: 202-84-11
First World Title Fight: Fight #20
Current/Former/Future Champions/Contenders Faced (2):
Maurice Blocker (34-3)
Jake Rodriguez (16-1-2)
Miguel Cotto
Record of Opponents in First 20 Fights: 413-133-14
First World Title Fight: Fight #21
Current/Former/Future Champions/Contenders Faced (9):
Joel Perez (34-5-2)
Justin Jukko (36-6-1)
John Brown (23-9-0)
Cesar Bazan (39-5-1)
Rocky Martinez (38-8-1)
Demetrio Ceballos (26-4-0)
Carlos Maussa (20-5-0)
Victoriano Sosa (37-3-2)
Lovemore Ndou (38-6-1)
Felix Verdejo
Record of Opponents in First 20 Fights: 227-65-10
First World Title Fight: N/A
Current/Former/Future Champions/Contenders Faced (0)
As you can see, Miguel Cotto had the hardest upbringing of the 3 Puerto Rican stars but Verdejo's opposition is similar to Trinidad. So with all of those people criticizing his opposition. Be patient.
Hopefully he will start to face world level opposition this year so we can get a better gauge of his potential.
Felix Trinidad:
Record of Opponents in First 20 Fights: 202-84-11
First World Title Fight: Fight #20
Current/Former/Future Champions/Contenders Faced (2):
Maurice Blocker (34-3)
Jake Rodriguez (16-1-2)
Miguel Cotto
Record of Opponents in First 20 Fights: 413-133-14
First World Title Fight: Fight #21
Current/Former/Future Champions/Contenders Faced (9):
Joel Perez (34-5-2)
Justin Jukko (36-6-1)
John Brown (23-9-0)
Cesar Bazan (39-5-1)
Rocky Martinez (38-8-1)
Demetrio Ceballos (26-4-0)
Carlos Maussa (20-5-0)
Victoriano Sosa (37-3-2)
Lovemore Ndou (38-6-1)
Felix Verdejo
Record of Opponents in First 20 Fights: 227-65-10
First World Title Fight: N/A
Current/Former/Future Champions/Contenders Faced (0)
As you can see, Miguel Cotto had the hardest upbringing of the 3 Puerto Rican stars but Verdejo's opposition is similar to Trinidad. So with all of those people criticizing his opposition. Be patient.
Hopefully he will start to face world level opposition this year so we can get a better gauge of his potential.
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