yesterday's fights (ESPN's early Friday night fight) showed off a few top olympic Cubans w/ massive amateur pedigrees, who've escaped that dreaded island, to be able to go pro and make money according to their skills, talents, and work ethic. Their fighting styles are generally of a boxer-puncher hybrid. They all train to bring the power.... Erislandy Lara finally stepped up his aggression and KO'd his opponent in the 1st round with heavy combos... Yordanis Despaigne had a blah 10rounder Yordenis Ugas, just 2-0, blew out his 2-0 opponent in the first round lol. His right just could NOT miss lol New Cuban Boxers in the States Odlanier Solis - Heavyweight, 16W/12KO/0L 2004 Oly Gold medal, 3time world amatuer champion Sullivan Barrera - Cruiserweight, 5W/5KO/0L 400+ amateur fights Yunier Dorticus - Cruiserweight, 6W/6KO/0L 2nd place Cuban Nationals, 3 yrs Yordanis Despaigne - Lt. Heavyweight, 7W/4KO/0L Amateurs multiple bronze medalist, beat Dirrell in amateurs Erislandy Lara - Lt. Middleweight, 13W/8KO/0L World amateur champion, beat Yudel Jhohnson in amateurs suspended indefinitely in Cuba for 1st defection attempt Yudel Jhonson - Lt. Middleweight, 7W/5KO/0L 2004 Oly Silver medal, Amateurs gold medalist, 2008 2nd place Nationals Yordenis Ugas - Welterweight, 3W/2KO/0L 2008 Oly Bronze medal, Pan Am gold, World Amateur champ, Natl champ Yoelvis Gamboa - Lt. Welterweight, 5W/2KO/0L Yuriorkis' younger brother Yuriorkis Gamboa - Sup. Featherweight, 18W/15KO/0L 2004 Oly Gold medal, Pan Am gold, World Cup champ, Natl champ Luis Franco - Featherweight, 6W/5KO/0L 2004 Oly qualifier, Natl champ, has lost to Gamboa & Rigondeaux Yoandri Salinas - Featherweight, 3W/1KO/0L PanAm bronze medal, Natl champion Guillermo Rigondeaux - Sup. Bantamweight, 5W/4KO/0L - killer bodyshot! 2000/2004 Oly Gold medal, Gold in all Amateur comps, 7-time Natl champ undoubtedly got the biggest amateur creds of all recent cuban defectors Theres a good few very strong cubans who have used Ireland as a gateway to turn Pro.... Mike Perez - Heavyweight, 11W/9KO/0L Luis Garcia - Lt. Heavyweight, 8W/6KO/0L Alexei Acosta - Sup. Bantamweight, 11W/11KO/0L
yeah, read some posts and reviews on Yoelvis. Couldnt find any amateur info on him easily. Nothing too outstanding ive heard about him except he loads up on his right alot... and he's Yuriorkis' brother hahahah
even looking at him on his own without comparing him to his brother he's still a subpar talent. just nothing exciting about him
Who do you all think the best cuban Light heavyweight prospect at the moment?.Id say Garcia but tbh ive only seen a a couple of Despaignes fights and a lot of Garcias.
well garcia moved down to SMW, his latest fight was against tough journeyman sepious, who gave andy lee all he could handle in a 10 round decision. but at the moment i have to see despaigne because of the amoutnof coverage he's recieved, havent seen too many othe cuban LHW's. just mostly superwelters and downward
Well since he turned pro at 167 but the rest of his fights have been at light-heavyweight id say he could fight comfortably at either weight class.Hes had a fight since sipos against Demetrius Davis and koed him
based on performance and expectations - Garcia atm. Despaigne didnt come out as strong as he out to have in his last fight....
do you know or heard much of Yoelvis' boxing creds? He pretty much riding on the Cuban boxing movement's coattails?
