HOE-beisy Ramirez



That's what you call a quit.

Robeisy - The two time time Olympic gold medallist from Cuba. When I heard that he was going PRO. I thought "This is the one"

But Olympic gold medal winners these days are kinda like American Idol or X Factor winners, they get to the top in the amateurs but don't do sh*t in the pro's

Cuban fighters have always interested me due to fact that none of them get to the very top. Go and compile a list of the top 30 fighters of the last 30 years and I doubt a Cuban will be in there, Sure bk in the day, most of them didn't go pro, but even when they have, none of them have truly broke through and become a name.

IMO - They are so amateur-friendly, the professional ranks shock them. They are training in an amateur manner for 10+ years. It's hard to simply break out of that. Top Cuban boxers are so used to beating everyone they fight that some have difficulty believing it's even possible to lose.

That's the feeling I get with Robiesy. In the professional ranks, you'll have fights were your skills are not enough then it's about will and we saw on Saturday, Robisey does not have that. Just like Rigo against Loma he wimped out

I also feel with Cuban fighters like Robeisy and Rigo and others has been deprived of a lifestyle that many Americans take for granted. Nice clothes, females, good food, party money, etc. These are all things that Cubans go nuts on because they don't get that thrown at them on the island.

And, let's not forget the most important thing that most Americans take for granted: FREEDOM. You take a young man that's never had these things in large quantities and you give them more than even most Americans have...it's like having too much cake. It's hard for them to get used to the culture shock. They come from nothing but a restricted lifestyle and have to bare this until they get to the USA. It's obvious as to why some of these fighters can't handle it.