Originally posted by R_Walken
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If we compare Cuban boxers to Cuban baseball players, it's an absolute joke. Guys like Gamboa, Lara and Rigo arrived in the US years ago and have been working on their careers practically from the moment they arrived. Jose Abreu of the Chicago White Sox signed a six year $68 million dollar contract even before landing on US shores less than a year ago. And he was considered a bargain! The way Abreu is performing, teams will be fighting to sign him for over $150 million when his current contract expires.
Making it big in boxing is many more times unlikely than hitting the powerball jackpot. Guys like Mayweather and Pacquiao are literally one-in-several-billion. More fans ought to appreciate the significance of that.
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