If you have 25 fights, 25 wins and 25 KOs you could easily be the hottest fighter that boxing promoters wish to be included in their fight card.
But that’s not the case for Edwin Valero.
He’s got that impressive record but no one cares about him except the hardcore boxing fans.
No thanks to the motorcycle accident that happened to him that resulted in some kind of a blood clot in his brain that had him banned fighting in the US.
The Texas State Athletic Commission recently issued a license for Valero to fight in the Lone Star State and obliged in spring of this year against Antonio Pitalua.
It was the start of something good for El Inca until rumors of US visa problems surfaced in the internet that sidelined him again from fighting in the “Big League.”
With those 25 impressive, abbreviated wins and a two alphabet soup world titles in two weight divisions, he still remains in the shadows of big fighters. He was just relegated as chief sparring partner for big name fighters.
He sparred with Erik Morales for his third bout with Pacquiao, for Marco Antonio Barrera for his second outing with the Pacman and for Oscar Dela Hoya’s preparations for his fight against world’s best fighter which eventually was halted for rumors that he gave the Golden too much of a hard time during sparring.
One move that he could have done at present is to offer himself to Team Cotto as a sparring partner for this weekend’s fight with fire breathing Filipino.
Cotto could have benefited fighting a southpaw with similar height and power as for his super fight this weekend.
Valero can somehow have the good publicity of being involved in another super fight by doing so. He would somehow gauge himself too in sparring with a full pledged, prime weleterweight.
Though, in the shadows, it’s still publicity. Who doesn’t want to be involved in a fight of this magnitude in some way or another?
Gato Figueroa had his share of his spotlight in the course of the event. He sparred for one week with Cotto before he was fired and became a hot topic in the Internet for two weeks. Good publicity.
El Inca could’ve gotten the same. How I wish…
How I wish…it was Valero who fought and defeated Marquez last September so the public would clamor for a Pacquiao- Valero fight.
How I wish…Valero take only a 20 percent cut from the pie just for the big break so he wouldn’t hurt Mega Manny’s ego. If he agrees, the fight can take place next weekend and it’s up to them hurt each other in the ring.
In conclusion, Edwin Valero’s got to fight in the US. That’s where the money is. The public want fighters to win in the US to be bigger.
He may defend his world titles or win another one fighting in Japan, Venezuela or Mexico in the future but unless he fights in the US, he’ll never be a superstar.
We're going to send you the most entertaining Boxing articles, videos, and podcasts from around the web.
7 Comments
Loading more comments...
This comment and all replies have been deleted This comment has been deleted Undo delete