Your favourite boxer from Cuba

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Favourite boxer from Cuba

  1. Jose Napoles

    9 vote(s)
    50.0%
  2. Sugar Ramos

    1 vote(s)
    5.6%
  3. Joel Casamayor

    4 vote(s)
    22.2%
  4. Luis Manuel Rodriguez

    3 vote(s)
    16.7%
  5. Juan Carlos Gomez

    1 vote(s)
    5.6%
  6. Jose Legra

    1 vote(s)
    5.6%
  7. Yuriorkis Gamboa

    1 vote(s)
    5.6%
  8. Diosbelys Hurtado

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  9. Rances Barthelemy

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  10. Erislandy Lara

    1 vote(s)
    5.6%
Multiple votes are allowed.
  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Of these it's Napoles and Ramos; in general it's Gavilan and Kid Chocolate.
     
  2. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    From that list it's between Jose Napoles and Luis Manuel Rodriguez for me. Kid Gavilan is also my favorite Cuban fighter next to Napoles.
     
  3. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Although some brilliant fighters here, I suppose my favorite would be Luis Rodriguez. I just loved his style and his willingness to entertain the audience. His jab and overhand right were incredible weapons but I loved his inside work. He wasn't a body puncher in the sense of a Zarate, who could fold you over with one punch, but a steady body puncher who could bang the body for 15 rounds. Also I loved the way he took on the middleweights and handled fighters like Briscoe and Carter. Both monsters at middle. And I do go on record as scoring all 4 of his fights with Griffith in his favor.