For an island which has a population of just under 4 million, I'm sure you will all agree that Puerto Rico has produced an abundance of outstanding boxers. But who do you lads think is the greatest of them all? For me personally, I would just give Wilfredo Gomez the edge, a monsterous puncher who posessed very good boxing skills when required.
Benitez was an incredible talent, possibly the greatest defensive fighter there has ever been. It speaks volumes of his talent that even though he won titles at 3 different weights, people still feel that he under-acheived in his career.
really, or is that a joke im working my way his boxset now, got the fernado vargas and william joppy fights next
Benitiz..Gomez was damn good. My pers fav (not greatest) was El Chapo.Rosario..he was a warrior but drugs ruined him!
He may not have had the talent of Benitez, but his ring record is damn impressive: Maurice Blocker KO2 Yory Boy Campas (56-0 at the time) TKO4 Oba Carr (32-0 at the time) TKO8 Pernell Whitaker UD12 Oscar De La Hoya MD12 David Reid UD12 Mamadou Thiam TKO3 Fernando Vargas TKO12 William Joppy TKO5 Ricardo Mayorga TKO8 I think he's definitely in the mix with Benitez and Gomez.
D-Mac, I agree, but I shockingly ommitted Carlos Ortiz, who is above Benitez and Gomez on my list :good
Trinidad can't be far off. Beat everyone that DLH beat, usually before Oscar did and usually more impressive..... not many people were the same after fighting him either. After Hopkins he didn't do much, Benitez at least achieved plenty after losing his 0. But yeah... Gomez and Ortiz probably edge the pair of them out.