What is it with FNFs affection for fighters from Cuba?

Another note worthy point but it seems to be even worse matchmaking to me. Or maybe I am just expecting more from a fighter with 300 plus fights.

One of our fighters from our gym Jose Louis Gonzales had 300 am fights on his resume but it was actually closer to 500. He was a multiple national am champ and fought soft opposition for the most part as a pro until his 9th fight. None of these fights were televised. Jose did fairly well considering that most people that knew him felt he was shot from all the am wars before he turned pro. 500 am fights take a lot out of a fighter. May be these Cuban fighters managers also feel their fighters are a bit ring worn too.

 

Consider this, based upon how things go at our gym.

300 Am Fights = 900 rounds.

3 rounds of Am Boxing = an average of 12 rounds of sparing = 3600 rounds.

So if a boxer has 300 Am Fights he has an average of 4500 rounds in the ring.

This is not counting all the hours of grueling training outside the ring.

The body can only take so much.

 

Jose Gonzales had 500 Am Fights over 12 years that is about 7500 rounds in the ring before he turned pro. That is mind boggling.