In the end, he was a shite head coward who knew he could not live with the guilt of murdering someone...
a person with a mental illness that did not get the help he needed this whole situation was avoidable if they would have sent him away for 6 months to rehab. the system failed his wife and him
As soon as I finish drowning this puppy I'm going to take some time out to be grossly offended by that, sir. (Don't worry, guys. "drowning this puppy" is a euphemism.)
Another of boxings "what if's", like Tony Ayala. He'll be known more for the tragic end to his life as opposed to his in ring exploits.
I have read quite a few people's harsh comments on here about Edwin Valero and I understand where you guys are coming from. Me, I take a different approach. I like to remember Edwin Valero for his exciting boxing style and the great potential that I believe he had. Valero was a great, and potentially all-time great fighter, in my opinion. I believe that he was just reaching his prime in the ring. If you saw his last fight against Antonio DeMarco, you may agree with me. Edwin was one of my favorite current fighters. He was a hard-hitting, tough as nails renegade. His story was one of those that boxing fans eat up. A guy with so much potential, yet many personal problems to go along with it. Some people are great in the ring, but just can't seem to survive outside of it. I just expressed a lot of admiration for Edwin Valero. That doesn't mean that I discount the awful act that he committed in murdering his wife. I, in no way, try to excuse his terrible, atrocious crime. This situation is sad for everyone envolved, especially the young children, who now have to grow up parentless. Everything about this situation spells tragedy. I have read numerous reports of Valero's alcohol and possible drug abuse, but that is no excuse for murdering his wife. Why did Valero do this? I don't know. When the initial reports came out about the murder, I was suprised, but not that suprised. The recent domestic violence situation already informed us that there were some problems there. Based on Valero's recent actions, it was apparent that he had some mental and/or alcohol and drug problems. With the news of Valero's suicide, it only further confirmed his mental instabiliy. What a sad way to end such a promising career. Of course, the sadness of the loss of life in this situation far outweighs the loss of career. When I think of this whole ordeal I think of one simple word; tragedy.