Rigondeaux didnt come alone

- The government treats them like shiet. They just treat the normal Cubans like horse shiet (Stevenson was an exception to the rule because he used to do communist propaganda for the government in the international level).

- Actually the only thing the Cuban government is interested in it's money from defectors. Once you leave, you can do anything you want with Cuba as long as you pay.

- What Kid Cubano just said.

 

whoever anybody gets a chance to leave they do, I did.

 

Yeah but like Kid Cubano said theres usually an agreement between the family. Believe me when my dad (a former Cuban amature boxer himself) left they came and took all his old medals and stuff. The only thing he had left is a quick photo his mom took of his things before the Gov't took everything. And no the champs don't get treated with respect, you know what happens with the olympic metals when the Cuban's bring them back? Castro holds a ceremoney where they give him all their metals. So Rigondeaux was better off leaving.

 

wow thats interesting about Cuba. I thought Castro would punish the families of those who leave hard, make an example of them so future stars are deterred from trying to leave.

Also if they have to buy their families back, they must be under immense pressure in america to do well. They need to make enough money after all otherwise their families are pretty much screwed and doing well is never guaranteed in boxing. You would think guys like SOlis would be more motivated to train harder too, unless they didn't leave anything behind.

 

all that happens if they leave is that they are know in Cuba as traitors by the communist people remaining in cuba wish are down to about 5% now so who cares.

 

Yeah but now that everyone is defecting the Cuban boxing team is suffring, if I remember right Cuba only got Silver in olympic boxing so they are going to start caring a lot more.