Is this the start of a Pinoy, Boricua rivalry in boxing?

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  1. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    With the upcoming Cotto-Pacquiao showdown, I got to wondering about the possibility of a new rivalry brewing. Puerto Ricans mainly inhabit the lower weight classes, and so do the Filipino fighters. are there any other great fights between the two nations remotely possible, or on the horizon? which country would emerge the superior at the end of the day?

    lets not even get started on the cubans:patsch
     
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  2. bronx

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    All they have a is Pac their aint no rivalry as far as i am concerned and once Cotto is done with Pac then they all disappear as fast as they appeared just like roaches....no pun intended Freddy
     
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  3. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    pretty biased:lol:...but your from the BX so I'm not suprised:yep

    I think Nonito Donaire would give Ivan Calderon the business
     
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  4. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    but the puertorican contingent may have a deeper roster, I don't know, may be up for debate
     
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  5. bronx

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    Nonito weights like 10 pounds more:lol:
     
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  6. bronx

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    I like Junma over the philipino flash:bbb
     
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  7. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    You sound sore.
     
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  8. bronx

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    Pacs gonna be very sore on November 15th, 2009 count on it.
     
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  9. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You can't really have a rivalry with a country that only has 2 solid fighters.
     
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  10. DobyZhee

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    there ain't no rivalry. we don't have enough fighters to make it one.

    you guys are 1-0 vanquishing our champ Gerry. Maybe Pac can even it up.
     
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  11. bronx

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    Pac will be destroyed, dont cry, this is a business it was bound to happen for next time when you have other options you should never select the Puerto Rican as you next opponent, remember that Mosely at 140 was the easiest fight, they could have selected, jokes on them
     
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  12. IPitydaFo0l

    IPitydaFo0l ATG in the making Full Member

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    you're right, it's def a bit premature for this. but i'm sure more quality fighters will come out of the PI in the near future.

    how many does PR have at the moment?
     
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  13. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    PR is a bit weak right now. You got Calderon, Lopez, Cotto, and Santos holding titles. Historically PI can't touch them though and I don't see that changing any time soon.
     
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  14. bronx

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    in the top 5 in their weight class

    Cotto
    Calderon
    Santos
    Juanma
    Cintron
    Quintana
    I think BJ Flores
    Ruiz top 10

    the list goes on and on and on and on .......sigh

    just remember there are 7,107 islands and 92 million poeple that make up the philippines

    PR is just one little island 150 miles long by 35 wide and just under 4 million people so do the math

    we have the highest concentration of boxing talent in the world, and it not even close
     
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  15. IPitydaFo0l

    IPitydaFo0l ATG in the making Full Member

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    Historically it's def a no contest. I wouldn't rule out the future though. Even just a single year can bring things that were simply unfathomable. Just look at the fight between Pac v Cotto, I used to laugh at PacD for even mentioning it. We shall see..
     
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