Félix "El Diamante" Verdejo - or should we say, "Cubic Zirconia"?

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  1. Txomo

    Txomo Well-Known Member Full Member

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    1- Don't care about this 2012 loss against Loma. He was a child at 18.
    2- Puerto Rico has a big fanbase in boxing. Every puertorican boxer that starts to shine is "The new Tito" and you should look after where your money is.
    3- They have probably ruined him. It happens when you raise a boxer too fast (cause of a beating), or when you raise him too slow (motivation).

    I bet he will be a World Champion (maybe 2019) but I think he won't be the next Tito or the next Cotto. Anyway, he's just 24.
     
    Txomo, Jan 17, 2018
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  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things.

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    Could beat Beltran but even that is not a given.
     
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  3. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I remember when Puerto Ricans were putting the ATG tag on Thomas Dulorme. They can't call em for **** huh?
     
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  4. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    HBO tried to make him into a thing a few years back but he was so boring they just gave up I guess. Haven't seen him in a couple of years it seems and I don't miss him. There are only so many tv dates and if you don't impress or at least go to war you don't have much chance of being asked back
     
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  5. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Im puerto rican and while i thought he had a bright future never hyped him. I hype no one. I let guys prove it in the ring. That being said your criticisms are just. I think he has superstar talent but i dont think he has the discipline outside of the ring needed to be an elite level world champion. He is not the next puerto rican great i think thats pretty apparent by now.
     
    RingKing75, Jan 17, 2018
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  6. slender4

    slender4 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Seems like he's been around forever but he's only...

    TWENTY-FOUR!

    Some guys prime a little later, give him a chance.
     
    slender4, Jan 17, 2018
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  7. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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  8. PR BOXING

    PR BOXING Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I remember those times. With Luis Cruz too. In hinsight, Mcwilliams is the one with the right motor of the bunch dispite having a loss on the record
     
    PR BOXING, Mar 17, 2018
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  9. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Check some of those threads again. I was not a believer in Felix "El Zirconio" Verdejo and made it clear.
     
    ElCyclon, Mar 17, 2018
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