Thread: If Mexicans didn't turn pro at 15 I think they'd rule Olympic Boxing.

I watched a Mexican lad called Oscar Valdez yesterday at the Olympics fighting one of, if not the favorite for the Bantamweight Gold in Tajikistans Anvar Yunusov and to be honest he was far too good for his opponent. Anyway it got me wondering what if more of the great Mexicans stayed in the ams?

I mean pretty much every great Mexican boxer down the years seems to have turned pro at 15 therefore not giving themselves chance to fight in the games. I honestly believe Mexico is the greatest boxing nation on earth but we don't often see that in the Olympics.

Does anyone else think they'd stop a lot of this eastern european dominance if they did have the finances etc to keep their top men ams in the way Britain do? I think they'd get a hell of a lot of golds especially in the lower weight classes!

Valdez is now set to fight Irelands John Joe Nevin at weekend and this is a fight I'm really looking forward to as they have been 2 of the outstanding performers for me so far.

Gonna be a terrific fight at the weekend.
Naturally I'm gonna favor our guy, Nevin, but for me this could make the gold.

Originally Posted by Donny

Gonna be a terrific fight at the weekend.
Naturally I'm gonna favor our guy, Nevin, but for me this could make the gold.

Yeah matchup of the olympics so far for me. I think both guys will make good pros too.

Yeah- I think the WSB has been a marvellous experience for Nevin- rule change next year should also help ease them into it and make the transfer to pro less daunting.

Mex do know why amature-status is total BS. No cash and insane rules. Who really needs this?

Originally Posted by GOAT

Mex do know why amature-status is total BS. No cash and insane rules. Who really needs this?

It is a huge learning curve that could make them even better though!

Nevin looks annoyingly good

Should use that jab more often.

Amateur boxing is slap fighting...I don't know of many Mexican fighters who would be great at that.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Amateur boxing is slap fighting...I don't know of many Mexican fighters who would be great at that.

It's scoring punches with the knuckles though and many mexicans throw lots of punches per round. I think they'd be excellent in the lower weights.

I've really enjoyed watching Valdez this week. I read he was the first Mexican to ever medal at a World Championship event...hard to believe I know. If he medals I could see them paying more attention to their amateur program. They could be a force in a few years.

Not sure how well maintained-funded the program is there but has to be hard to resist the pull of the States once the amateur notice starts rolling in. They've put out some quality pros out of Olympics, then again you also had a Hbo rush job in Bajado. Hector Lopez won a silver.

Has to be a fine line when to turn pro. Doesn't the States have a team captain in his 4th Olympics?!

They're also two different sports altogether. If you look at the list of countries with the most Olympic boxing champions, versus the countries with the most professional boxing champions..... the lists are entirely different.

Mexico is 2nd in pro champions, but not in the top 20 in Olympic champions.
Japan is 3rd in pro champions, ditto on Olympic champions (not in top 20).
Puerto Rico is 6th in pro champions, ditto on Olympic champions.

Then there's Thailand, the Philippines, etc, etc, etc.

The whole argument goes out the window.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Amateur boxing is slap fighting...I don't know of many Mexican fighters who would be great at that.

Girls are great at slapping, you should give it a go Lyle, you'd be a natural

Originally Posted by Greenbeanz

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Amateur boxing is slap fighting...I don't know of many Mexican fighters who would be great at that.

Girls are great at slapping, you should give it a go Lyle, you'd be a natural

Please English members of Saddos in this situation would it be more correct of me to call Greenbeanz a "Plonker" or a "Wanker"? I do need assistance in choosing between the two.

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Originally Posted by Greenbeanz

Originally Posted by El Kabong

Amateur boxing is slap fighting...I don't know of many Mexican fighters who would be great at that.

Girls are great at slapping, you should give it a go Lyle, you'd be a natural

Please English members of Saddos in this situation would it be more correct of me to call Greenbeanz a "Plonker" or a "Wanker"? I do need assistance in choosing between the two.

A C**T is the most appropriate