Boxing Perspective Edwin Valero - Not Just A One Dimensional Slugger!

The talk and hype surrounding Edwin Valero has been less then flattering over the last two years, in fact other than the admission of Valero’s power, most of the time he is referenced as a one dimensional slugger with an untested chin who is going to fall hard when he faces a real opponent.

Much of the limited praise has to do with the fact that Valero has had only a handful of fights in the United States, most of them early in his career. When he faced Vicente Mosquera for the WBA super featherweight title in 2006, Mosquera’s own list of opposition was far from stellar, leaving little to help build Valero’s legitimacy.

Edwin Valero fits the stereotype of many fighters that hail from small countries where most of their wins are over part time fighters just looking to make an extra buck. When Valero left the super featherweight division in April, 2009 to face Antonio Pitalua for the vacant WBC version of the lightweight belt, most critics questioned if his power would follow him up the weight class jump.

The win over Pitalu... Full Boxing Article here...