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

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Nevin looks annoyingly good

Should use that jab more often.

[El Kabong]

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

[rjj tszyu]

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.

[TigerFan]

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.

[Spicoli]

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?!

[TitoFan]

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.

[rjj tszyu]

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.

I think a lot of the above is down to funding. Plus you should really mention that the U.S. is top of both if you are to make that argument. Also the fact that cubans don't tend to become pro's has a major bearing on these facts.

[Beanz]

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

[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.

[Beanz]

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

[outspoken]

I think Mexican fighters their traditional style is better suited for the pros. That's because we know some great mexican fighters like Chavez would rather take 2-3 punches to land one power punch. But then we have the non traditional fighters like Finito lopez and JMM they would be great like you said if they would actually turn pro after their teens. I wish they would focus more on their amateur program but I can understand most of them are in dire need of money which is another reason mexicans fight with that warrior spirit because for a lot of them it's their only means of putting food on the table.. My 2 cents :P

[donnydarkoIRL]

Just to follow up on this thread, I thought Valdez looked the most exciting prospect I've seen from a professional perspective.
There was a Filipino, Bariega (spelling?) also looked exciting, in defeat to his Kazakh opponent.
Were I a boxing promoter the left hook vs. Nevin would have had me sold on Valdez.




Oh and also... The Irish guy won