Thread: Valero opponent named!

22-year-old Juan Carlos Salgado (18-0-1, 13 KOs) of Mexico will challenge WBA super featherweight champion Edwin Valero (22-0, 22 KOs) on December 15 in Cancun, Mexico. Salgado, who trains at the Pancho Rosales Gym in Mexico City and is managed by Ricardo Maldonado, was selected over "Lacandon" Cruz, "Coloradito" Solis and Guty Espadas Jr. to get the title shot.


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Looks to be pretty decent opponent for Valero i really like watching Valero fight one of my favorite fighters at the moment i'll be watching this fight with interest.

CC ice, not the best opponent but i like watching Valero

Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw

CC ice, not the best opponent but i like watching Valero

back glad you also like watching Valero fight.

The guy is undefeated, and at least they are fightin outside Japan and on THIS continent, so thats close to the U.S.

NICE! will Valero get some HBO or Showtime love? i mean the guy has a freakin legit belt, hes undefeated, and exciting as hell to watch come on now!

Some don't quite realise but this guy is special, one night someone will probably outbox him, but he'll be delivering drama until someone steps up. When you hit that hard, you can be down 11-0 and still win in the 12th.

Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw

CC ice, not the best opponent but i like watching Valero

Agreed. Maybe the title should have been "Re: Valero opponent...another no named!"

Poor Valero. :P

Valero is special. That's it.

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Valero is special. That's it.

Valero has a lot to prove hes robotic and slow . not sure his power will count as much against the elite fighters but we will see , at least he is exciting

I remember Salgado. He fought Marcos Licona on the under card of Morales-Pacquiao 3. He came in as a hot prospect, but disappointed severely. He was not impressive at all. It looked like he needed a lot to learn. I'm shocked that they would put him in there against Valero at this stage in his career. I give Salgado very little chance. I think I'll be a replay of Daniel Ponce De Leon-Rey Bumtista. I see Valero taking him out early

Balero should win comfortably. Nice to see El Inca staying active,I wish he would improve his dam technique like I know he can!!

Originally Posted by El Gamo

Balero should win comfortably. Nice to see El Inca staying active,I wish he would improve his dam technique like I know he can!!

Valero reminds me of an old version of Pacquiao.

Great news. Valero is great to watch. How American TV haven't signed him to an HBO deal with his KO power is beyond me. There again...I heard the suits didn't like Ponce De Leon for a while...

Originally Posted by bzkfn

Great news. Valero is great to watch. How American TV haven't signed him to an HBO deal with his KO power is beyond me. There again...I heard the suits didn't like Ponce De Leon for a while...

HBO won't pick him up because he can't fight in America, because of medical reasons.

Originally Posted by Dark Lord Al

Originally Posted by Gyrokai

Valero is special. That's it.

Valero has a lot to prove hes robotic and slow . not sure his power will count as much against the elite fighters but we will see , at least he is exciting

Yeah, it's good that he's exciting, because many would ignore him. He's special alone, by just being exciting consistently.

I don't think he looks robotic at all. His speed isn't up there. I've seen him move faster against Morales in sparring, but as far as his live fights in Japan, he's slow as swamp thing... whatever that means. :P

But he won a title the right way, in the ring, and he beat a fellow young, tough, and hungry fighter, just like himself.... at his home turf. Valero went into a young, prime, lion's den and won from getting off the canvas.

There's nothing more I can say... he's special and deserves all this attention on the net.

Hopefully he'll get his chance. If he keeps winning and being exciting... he will.