Have the Cubans Underachieved?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by m8te, Nov 20, 2012.


  1. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    On the whole?

    simple question really...

    how has this highly touted, new crop of cubans done?
     
  2. Ripper11

    Ripper11 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So far they have, but they got time
     
  3. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    rogpmdeauz's impressive, gamboa's stagnant, lara cant seem to win against top level opposition, but he never deserves to lose either, even though people say he lost to molina, and solis is lazy.
     
  4. LancsTerrible

    LancsTerrible Different Forms of Game. Full Member

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    You missed out mega-flop Yordanis Despaigne.
     
  5. Chiko_Tech

    Chiko_Tech Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Barthelemy is the mega flop.
     
  6. Mamerto

    Mamerto Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I saw this guy the other day, Angelo Santana, and was very impressed.

    Fight starts at 1:17

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMocGTyLYKo[/ame]
     
  7. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    I saw him too and was impressed as well? how could you not be? skillful guy with handspeed who can counter with power. I just hope he lives up to the cuban name. so far the only guys that have are rigondeaux and to a greater extent, gamboa, who hasnt fought in what seems like ages.
     
  8. locard

    locard Boxing Addict banned

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    Not exactly. Even he has labeled himself as a ¨cuban who fights like a mexican¨, that's why he has an exciting style and doesn't seen to possess your stereotypical cuban traits: No running, hugging and potshotting, no abysmal punch output, and as far as we can see, no glass jaw
     
  9. alex-boxer42

    alex-boxer42 Active Member Full Member

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    ref didn't do the best job there. but nice left hand!
     
  10. Mamerto

    Mamerto Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This one was the one I was looking for. Vicious KO. This was last Friday.

    Fight starts at 1:20.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx46ZpkmEYo[/ame]
     
  11. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    come on bro. he does not fight like a stereotypical mexican fighter. he certainly does potshot. yuriorkis gamboa is not a runner or hugger, and he doesn't have a punch output that can be described as abysmal. in fact, outside of lara in consideration of at or near elite level competition, the cubans seem to get the job done, I mean knockouts and tko's, with less than stellar punch outputs.
     
  12. Peppermint

    Peppermint Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I think so, yes. I would equate them to sucessful amatuer american prospects.
     
  13. locard

    locard Boxing Addict banned

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    Gamboa is an exception but Rigo, Abril and Lara fit the description specially when things arent going their way.
     
  14. Kid Cubano

    Kid Cubano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nice work. That's the enthusiasm we need among the Cuban community.:good
     
  15. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    when are things not going rigo's way? what great number of examples do you have of fights or parts of fights not going rigo's way? pretty much all you have is lara and abril. two fighters, which isnt enough to make a blanket statement about how cubans fight.