The Rivalry: Mexico vs. Puerto Rico

[TitoFan]

Rivalry is an understatement. It goes far beyond the ring. My father is 100% mexican and my mother is 100% P.R. of course they weren't married long. Everyone asks me how the hell they ever fell in love. Both sides bad mouth the other race and all I can do is sit back and laugh. Outside of the gym we battle over who has the more beautiful woman, better food, and breath taking land. Either way I am very proud to be 50% 50%, we produce the best fighters (champs) of any other country in the world. Hard to root for any fighter when the two races square off. I love my people and the heart we show in and out the ring.

Damn bro... I can see where the nickname comes from. Some family friends have the same situation... father Mexican, mother Puerto Rican. In my own case, my youngest brother's wife is Mexican. She's not that much into boxing, but she's keenly aware of the huge rivalry. There's a lot of nationalistic pride in both countries.

[mexirican]

I was lucky enough that both sides of my family are huge fans of the sport. If baseball wasn't on the tv boxing was growing up. Southside gym [Jack Loew's place] is walking distance from the house so I got a taste of boxing early.

[mexirican]

Easy to manage the magority of Youngstown is hispanic and black.

[leftylee]

I was lucky enough that both sides of my family are huge fans of the sport. If baseball wasn't on the tv boxing was growing up. Southside gym [Jack Loew's place] is walking distance from the house so I got a taste of boxing early.

You got any signed Pavlik stuff ?

[mexirican]

Ha I don't look at Kelly like that. I'm 28, we grew up 2 streets from each other, played tee ball, started down southside gym around the same time. He just married good friends of the family. He just a regular guy we forget he's a celebrity. He goes to the same bars and places he did before he was champ. Great kid who hasn't let the fame change him. So if i seem to always defend Kelly thats why.

[rjj tszyu]

Don't forget Oscar De La Hoya is half mexican. He fought and was robbed off Trinidad IMO.

[Rican]

One thing I have noticed is that there aren't really any trilogies between Mexican-Puerto Rican fighters. That is an interesting fact.

[Spicoli]

These type threads can tend to be mindfields........post at your own parrell

[Puya]

Rivalry is an understatement. It goes far beyond the ring. My father is 100% mexican and my mother is 100% P.R. of course they weren't married long. Everyone asks me how the hell they ever fell in love. Both sides bad mouth the other race and all I can do is sit back and laugh. Outside of the gym we battle over who has the more beautiful woman, better food, and breath taking land. Either way I am very proud to be 50% 50%, we produce the best fighters (champs) of any other country in the world. Hard to root for any fighter when the two races square off. I love my people and the heart we show in and out the ring.

Damn bro... I can see where the nickname comes from. Some family friends have the same situation... father Mexican, mother Puerto Rican. In my own case, my youngest brother's wife is Mexican. She's not that much into boxing, but she's keenly aware of the huge rivalry. There's a lot of nationalistic pride in both countries.

Well I live in PR and visited Mexico a couple of times and of course been in the states a bunch of times. What I do get from my experience in the web and the states specially in Texas, is that the only rivalry betwee Mex and PR is in the boxing ring and MEXs and PRs living in the states. I don't anyone from PR that had anything against a Mexican and when I went to Mexico they were all way fucking great people.