Just how good was Edwin Valero?

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  1. Adz8916

    Adz8916 Member Full Member

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    I never had the pleasures of watching him, but his record is very impressive. With 27 bouts and 27 stoppages, just how dominant would he be in the sport today?
     
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  2. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We'll never know because he was denied the chance to fight in the States and when you're talking about greatness,fighting in the US is an absolute must nowadays.
     
    PityTheFool, Jul 22, 2012
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  3. Enigma1

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    Crazy ain't it? The English created all these sports, yet we have to make it in the US! WTF happened.
     
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  4. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    They're still **** at football,but they'll probably win the World Cup in 20 years.:-(
     
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  5. Young Terror

    Young Terror ★ Griselda ★ Full Member

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    He was good but a bit of a wild man in the ring and a bit sloppy with his wide punches reminded me of a past fighter called Bazooka Limon and he could punch just like Limon.

    Hard to say what his level was cause he never really fought an elite level fighter but he was good enough to beat decent to good fighters and some of them title holders.

    If you want to see him at his best watch his fight with Demarco, he looks good in there against a guy that would become champion a couple of years after Valero dismantled him.
     
    Young Terror, Jul 22, 2012
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  6. DrMo

    DrMo Team GB Full Member

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    Inside the ring he was very good & improving, how good he might have been we'll never know

    Outside the ring he was a dangerous lunatic
     
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  7. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Pretty good, but someone who I suspect will be better off in history that he killed himself before his flaws became more apparent.

    Someone like Marquez would have beaten him 99 times out of 100.
     
    Brickhaus, Jul 22, 2012
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  8. doylexxx

    doylexxx Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    valero was the real deal


    p4p material in the making
     
    doylexxx, Jul 22, 2012
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  9. jase29

    jase29 Member Full Member

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    If you want to see how good Valero was go to YouTube and watch the doco on him. Absolutely the real deal.
     
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  10. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    he was a beast, his wins over demarco and mosquera show that. he also had a great style come forward agressive counter puncher
     
    brickfists, Jul 22, 2012
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  11. Jai C

    Jai C Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Good enough to off himself.
     
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  12. Tackleberry

    Tackleberry The Reverse Somersault! Full Member

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    Waste of talent. Hope he burns
     
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  13. m8te

    m8te Oh you ain't know? Full Member

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    check out his performance against antonio demarco, the current wbc lightweight champion and you'll get a good idea of how good he was.
     
    m8te, Jul 22, 2012
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  14. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Also held his own and a bit more sparring with a still great Erik Morales.

    Valero is like Tony Ayala. You can't say for sure, but looked like HOF talent from what he got done before the end.
     
    bernie4366, Jul 22, 2012
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  15. Sheikh

    Sheikh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he was ok but who did he beat? demarco is the only so so fighter and de marco just isnt that good and will lose the belt soon watch
     
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