Anyone disagree?
Top 5. He's that good. Best of the Cubans clearly. Check him out if you haven't! I believe all of his fights are on youtube.
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Anyone disagree?
Top 5. He's that good. Best of the Cubans clearly. Check him out if you haven't! I believe all of his fights are on youtube.
Best of the current cubans maybe....hard to tell a whole lot fighting chumps on espn who have a hard time even getting a ride to the arena.
best of the cuban prospects... casamayor's still active i believe. have you watched any of his fights?
he's a beautiful boxer to watch. clearly well-schooled.
perhaps you've seen his fight with darnell boone? you know, the formerly mismanaged, crafty veteran who knocked down Andre Ward? that was a step-up in class for the cuban prospect and Lara handled it extremely well, though i wish he wasn't so intent on getting the KO in the early rounds.
I'm very high on Lara, he's got a ton of potential, but I'd hesitate to go much beyond that at this point. We're not going to know anything about his P4P (or even championship) potential until he steps up in class. I imagine at the very least he'll become a belt-holder at 154/160 though.
Casamayor is in no way a prospect, he's a multi-weight world champ & veteran coming to the end of his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by jokaleras
I think he meant along with the likes of Rigondeaux, Solis & maybe Gamboa. He's good & I have no doubt a future beltholder, but I'm not sure he's good enough to be pound for pound top 5 just yet.
:confused: i didn't say that casamayor was a prospect. i don't think gamboa can be considered a prospect now. rigondeaux needs serious work on his mechanics anyway. lara is clearly the best.Quote:
Originally Posted by JazMerkinCasamayor is in no way a prospect, he's a multi-weight world champ & veteran coming to the end of his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by jokaleras
I think he meant along with the likes of Rigondeaux, Solis & maybe Gamboa. He's good & I have no doubt a future beltholder, but I'm not sure he's good enough to be pound for pound top 5 just yet.
anyway, it's rare to see a prospect look so poised in the ring. lara's just that.
I didn't see the post before, I thought you were implying that Casamayor was still a prospect when I read the sentence through. Personally I think Gamboa is better at the moment, only because we've seen how he reacts when tested.Quote:
Originally Posted by jokaleras:confused: i didn't say that casamayor was a prospect.Quote:
Originally Posted by JazMerkinCasamayor is in no way a prospect, he's a multi-weight world champ & veteran coming to the end of his career.Quote:
Originally Posted by jokaleras
I think he meant along with the likes of Rigondeaux, Solis & maybe Gamboa. He's good & I have no doubt a future beltholder, but I'm not sure he's good enough to be pound for pound top 5 just yet.
anyway, it's rare to see a prospect look so poised in the ring. lara's just that.
Most of these Cubans are not young and have had a ton of amauture fights. Time to hit the road running. I have my dounts about Lara. Gamboa has set the bar by becoming a champ.
Cuban boxers have good fundamentals, we seen that even at the Olympics, Cuban coaches are sought after. But they seldom turn professional. If they become one, they always become successful. I have expectations on Lara, but he has still a lot to learn.
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I rank the current Cuban "prospects" like this
1, Erislandi Lara
2, Yuriorkis Gamboa
3, Guillermo Rigondeaux
4, Alexei Acosta
5, Luis Garcia
6, Odlanier Solis
7, Yan Barthelemy
8, Yudel Johnson
9, Yoelvis Gamboa
Odlainer Solis has really enjoyed the taste of freedom, he's enjoyed it so much he's gone back for 2nds, 3rds, and 4ths....he's in the process of eating his way out of the heavyweight division. Maybe we can see a tournament for the Morbidly Obese fighters: James Toney, Butterbean, Solis, and maybe even Cris Arreola....he needs time to catch up as Cris started out as an amateur at LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT!!! :o