Who's the next Mexican star?
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 14, 2010 3:50 AM EDT
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PrintOn September 18 you will see rising Mexican star Saul Alvarez fight on the under card of Shane Mosley Sergio Mora
bout, which will be held at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. He will be fighting veteran and former title holder Carlos
Baldomir, In front of thousands of screaming Mexican fans! Which asks the question can Saul Alvarez live to the
hype? Can he be as great as a Marco Antonio Barrera or even a Julio Cesar Chavez? We will have to see to find out.
And if he does not live up to the hype who will be the next great Mexican star the boxing world has been waiting for?
Can it be Abner Mares, Juan Carlos Burgos, or even Julio Cesar Chavez Jr?
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Well Canelo is good and has great punching power but he lacks a little in speed...but Abner Mares doesn't
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 14, 2010 6:08 PM EDT reply actions
I don't think so
He fought for Mexico in the Olympics
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look it up, he did fight for Mexico
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 15, 2010 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions
That doesn’t really matter though. He’s legally a Mexican citizen so he was able to fight for the Mexican team (which is easier to make than the USA team), but he is a de facto Mexican-American because he spent the vast majority of his childhood in the United States. Similarly, Andre Berto fought for the Haitian olympic team, but he is de facto an American as well.
Berto is a dual citizen and Mares may or may not be, but even if he isn’t, I’m sure he must have a green card by now. Either way, there are a great many immigrant kids in this country who don’t have citizenship but are really culturally American.
Heck, Becky Hammon represented Russia in the Olympics and she’s from South Dakota. Obviously, that’s a very different example than Mares’ and every individual set of circumstances is unique, but the point is that who you represent in the Olympics only shows where you have legal citizenship, not where you’re really “from”.
I hear ya
You don’t even need citizenship really. IIRC, Mike Piazza competed for Italy in the Olympics, and he’s third generation Italian.
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But remember, his mother's maide nam is a Mexicxan one. He is 100% Mexican.
How about Red Alvarez?
Pray for Nick Charles
I don’t think he’s on the level of Alvarez or anything, but one guy I want to see get the right development and training is Michael Medina. He’s incredibly raw but has some natural talent, a lot of grit, and he can punch. Hook him up with a good trainer and I think he could turn out to be something.
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Yea
I think Medina is good talent I mean his only losses are to Vanes Martirosyan, who is a title contender, and his other loss was to John Duddy which at the day of the weigh in came in 5 lbs. under weight at a weight that is not his, so i agree with you, he just needs a good trainer and he could be a title contender
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 14, 2010 10:24 PM EDT reply actions
Canelo is the obvious answer
But someone I hope can rack up a few wins and at least build up a big fan base in Mexico and maybe get a few US TV appearances is Topo Rosas. Dude is just pure excitement, bad hair and all.
We’ll see how Juan Carlos Burgos turns out too.
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Boxrec says Beristain trains Abner Mares and the Escobedo brothers but im not sure
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 15, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Mares and Beristain split about a year ago
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Angulo !!!
Angulo is knocking on the door of stardom as we speak !!! A matchup against the winner of the Matinez vs Williams rematch is all he needs !!! A big name like Margarito would push him to the top of the heap as well !!!
It's not a matter of "IF" the North will break you.It's a matter of "WHEN" the North will break you.For up here every year counts as two on the outside.
by Ghostman (Son of the Wolf) on Aug 15, 2010 6:26 PM EDT reply actions
MARES
was born in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
so technically he was born there so i think it counts
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 15, 2010 6:47 PM EDT reply actions
but it seems like Mares embraces the Mexican flag more than he does the American flag
by hispanic causing panic on Aug 15, 2010 7:23 PM EDT reply actions
Watch to see what flag he brings into the ring with him. That should tell the tale.
Pray for Nick Charles
Cain Velasquez
Too bad he fights for the UFC.
"Anytime you go thirty rounds with a guy, try to kill each other, and have the utmost respect for each other, no one understands that, but guys who have been to war understand it." - Micky Ward on Arturo Gatti.
Away from Alvarez and Angulo, James De La Rosa is a wildcard who's on and off...
but he hasn’t fought anyone who doesn’t fit the tomato can bill… Let’s see him step-up…
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