Quote Originally Posted by THE THIRD MAN
Mick you will know the answer to this better than anyone i think, how on earth did Rafael Herrera get two wins against a prime Ruben Olivares? Herrera must be underrated because if he beat Olivares twice then he must have been pretty good?
Herreras a legend here in L.A. ThirdMan....
How he beat Olivares is beyong anyone, it's just one of things. I mean many stories flow in the air but the credibility of them is not good.
I've heared/read from Olivares taking a dive, to Olivares was hitting the bottle.

I think the turning point for Herrera was when he lost by TKO to Chucho in 3. I say this because I've read that in those 3 rounds he showed loads of heart and determination. After that TKO loss, he went on a wining streak getting himself a shot at the NABF title when he beat the undefeated Martinez this springed a trilogy where Herrera took 2 of the 3. He also avenged his loss to Chucho. And then he TKO's Olivares in 8, Olivares fought well throught the whole fight but Herrera just had something up his sleeve on that night. The rematch was really close I know the newspapers here had it scored for Olivares. Herrera fought well early on but Olivares closed out the show by wining the late rounds....
Herreras reign was short but sweet, by any means not an all time great but he had the skill to pull off a few big wins.