http://www.maxboxing.com/Fischer/Fischer102504.asp

Some excerpts

Oh, that must be Valero," Kim answered. "Why? Is he any good?"

"Any good? He's a monster," Foley replied.

Foley, a former fighter, doesn't hand out compliments to young fighters. Normally a kid has to prove himself in a real prize fight before Foley gives his approval. But Valero is different. Trainers who were former fighters have no problem giving the kid his props after watching his handy work in the gym.

Rudy Hernandez, a former welterweight who trains Jose Armando Santa Cruz and Urbano Antillon (the two guys who spar with Valero in this week's 'Gym Wars'), compares Valero's punching power to that of former middleweight champ Julian Jackson.

Willie "Birdllegs" Jensen, a former flyweight contender, says Valero reminds him of some of the best fighters from the '70s, little giants like Ruben Olivares, Carlos Zarate, Wilfredo Gomez and Alexis Arguello.

"There used to be a lot of fighters like Valero - guys with good upper-body movement, who had good hand speed, who knew how to make you miss and make you pay and who had a lot of power," said Jensen, "but these days, he's unique. He's a fighter with a lot of power, who is also smart.


Jimenez, who compiled a 139-26 amateur record (he beat Juan McPhereson for the '99 national silver gloves title) and is now 1-0 as a pro, was young and naïve enough to try and stand up to Valero.

Jimenez, who helped Diego Corrales and Robbie Peden prepare for their last fights, mixed it up with Valero for a couple of rounds before the Venezuelan's ring generalship and power began to take over. Jimenez was in survival mode by the final two rounds, as he absorbed a beating to his body and may have had his nose broken, but he did stand his ground in the final minute of their session.

Afterward, Jimenez, who is being courted by all of the major boxing managers and agents, said that sparring with Valero made his sessions with Corrales and Peden seem easy.


An article from P4P the best analyst,writer in boxing today period,Doug Fischer from 2004,when he saw Valero. Most of us did not even hear of Valero at this point but check out what he says about V Nom and how good he looked.