Valero passes his first big test (AP Photo)
Edwin Valero proved many of his critics wrong last night, with a dominating performance over Antonio DeMarco. There were even comparisons to an early Pacquiao by the commentating team, which later proved to be unfounded as Valero also showed off some solid boxing skills not seen since the early days of his career.
Although he has said in the past that he wants to fight Pacquiao in the future, realistically that probably won't happen. It would take Valero a couple of years at least to get to welterweight and to beat a decent enough opponent to sell the Pacquiao fight. By then Pacquiao might well be retired, and the current gap in skills between the two would still need to be addressed for it to even be a decent fight.
Stephen Gallagher, Greensburg PA: "Valero is the man! He showed last night why he deserves a shot at Manny Pacquiao. He's better than Pacquaio used to be and he's getting as good as Pacquiao is now!"
Valero did show a lot of improvement in last night's fight, but he's still a long way off being where Pacquiao is right now. Some of the ensuing hype after the fight was undoubtedly from the uninspiring performance from Antonio De Marco.
Billy Frye, Pittsburgh PA: "I'm still not sold on Valero, he got his 27th stoppage but DeMarco gave up on the fight after about the 5th round. Maybe he forgot he was supposed to come on stronger in the later rounds instead of just standing there getting hit"
Miguel Mencia, State College PA: "Valero beat DeMarco, but who's DeMarco ever beaten? He's getting a lot of praise for beating someone who was never that good in the first place"
DeMarco was a decent win for Valero, whether or not he has an excellent record himself or not. Valero has been accused of only fighting old men in the past, and regardless of how one sided the fight turned out to be, DeMarco is at least a young and ranked opponent.
I think Valero regardless of just how good he turns out to be does have the makings of a star. That is provided he can gain access to a big fan base in the United States, which for Valero might be problematic. Firstly there is the failed medical after a motorbike crash several years ago. This rules out some states, but at the moment allows for fights in Texas. In the past this might have been a closed case, but there is a lot more room for re-testing these days.
The second obstacle is the fact that he has a DUI charge in Texas, meaning gaining entry into the United States by itself is a problem.This might be insurmountable for a normal person, but with a lot of money at stake and a marketable commodity like Valero, this problem might only be a temporary one.
Scott Holst, Pittsburgh PA: "Valero will never fight in most of the U.S anyway because of his brain problem, and for sure having a tattoo of an enemy of the state like Hugo Chavez doesn't help anyone's cause"
Valero himself thinks his problem stems more from the fact that he supports Huge Chavez than his drunk driving, but in either case, being tattooed with a socialist leader can't be that helpful to anyone entering the United States. I don't think hes been named an official enemy of the state, but even so relations with Venesuela are frosty to say the least.
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Let me guess,
The Fraud fans will somehow make Eddy V out to be a roider as well. Well, why not Fraud fans. You idiots seem to think that when someone is victorious and shows skill through hard work and determination. Suddenly, their juicing, roiding. Then we'll hear all of the Mayweathering from Fraud fans to discredit this champ...
i think he deserve to win that fight...but one thing for sure he did not fight rated boxer like soto, juan diaz, bradley even marquez will see if he pass that guy..for me i'm not impress to him..if he wants to deserve fight pacman fight first top & rated fighter...
hes on steroids.... nyahahhaa
He may have the talent like Manny Pacquio, but he does not have the values and character to be one of the greatest boxers of all time the way Pacman has achieved!
Valero is miles away from Pacquiao's level!
Valero hasn't fought elite fighters belonging to the top 30 pound-for-pound list!
Valero must win first over boxers like Marquez, Katsidis, Juan Diaz or David Diaz!
DeMarco and other other boxers defeated by Valero were all relatively unknowns or still very raw!
A fight with Pac would be explosive. Problem is, Valero is a lightweight and Pac is a welterweight. They could probably meet halfway at Jr. welterweight. I'm sure Valero would take that fight, but I dunno about Pac; he's at the tail end of a ATG career with only 2-3 fights left and his team seems interested only in big fights. It's impossible for a name like Valero to get a shot when names like Mosley, Mayweather or Williams are around Pac's weight class. If he had started to take on Hall of Famers 2 years ago he would have built a legend for himself instead of just living off notoriety. Unfortunately, even if he started doing that now, Pacman will be retired by the time his name and weight are big enough to earn a shot.
He has a weird looking hairdo... Pacquiao hair style is a little bit better.
As the pacman said all valero has fought are taxi drivers. If manny pacquiao and valero are on thesame weight division, valero would not last 3 rounds against paquiao. He should fight soto or jmm stop fighting taxi drivers.
Remember HAGLER VS. MUGABI, If Valero fights a legit fighter as PAC, hell be schooled
floyd fans say everyone who can knock out or make their opponents quit are roiders just coz theyr hero cant anymore.. not even old lightweights.. jmm wasn't great anymore when they fought.. you could see it in his face that he himself didn't believe he could win at that weight especially when floyd came in over the limit.. just cashin a check.. i bet floyd wont take on a lightweight valero
Let Mayweather El Pollo fight Valero, that's what Maychicken really wants,to fight Lightweights...What a Coward!!!
Im sure..if valero is already big this time.. floydie will also accuse him of using steriods.. i can imagine floydie saying this.."im sure hes on something man..how is it possible for you to win all your bouts by KO..thats absurd!!! even I havnt done that..how can a little man cud possibly do that.. venenzula shud have been producing the best PED in the world" LOL...
HE is good but only 20% Manny. Manny will KO him in 5 seconds of the 1st round.
valero... u wanna be in the elite rank,
beat the elite fighters...
easy to said than done.. huh
with valero rising non-american fighters dominate boxing today...he will be next pacquiao...but because, he is not an american,he will not be given a chance to prove himself further..really.
he can be a great boxer but he must pass the true test tim bradley, amir khan, hatton, marquez, nate campbell, and the returning Morales it is the gauge of his ability, if he can knockout just 2 in list he the next big one!!!
Pacquiao's achievements cannot be exceeded anymore Valero can be a great boxer but not in the same way as Pacquiao did 7th title in 7 div. it takes 50 years to create another Pacquiao it could be another Filipino
Listen alla youz people!
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I sincerely want a level playing field...
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uhh...as long as I get my unlimited injections of XYLOCAINE.
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hehe... oh yeah, this testing isn't included in my righteous crusade
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hehe, yeah..ehem..
WHY NOT HE HAVE IMPRESSIVE RECORD. MUST IMPRESSIVE THAN MAYWETHER AND MAYPACQUIAO. SAMEDAY HE WILL BE THE POUND FOR POUND KING. AS OF NOW EAT MORE TO TAKE PACQUIAO PLACE...
i don't think so..
EDWIN VALERO VS. MANNY PACQUIAO
LET EDWIN VALERO FIGHT MANNY PACQUIAO
SO WE CAN SEE IF VALERO CAN FOLLOW WHAT MANNY HAS DONE IN BOXING
edwin valero is edwin valero. he can never be manny pacquiao.
Attn:Mr. Valero / You have to fight Cotto first or David Diaz or de La Hoya b4 you fight Pacquiao.
Palaotog ko
I dont want edwin valero to fight pacman its dangerous for him... he got a brain problem he may die if he fight pacman.
What's with all the jealous cats? (Mainly the over patriotic filipino fans) give Valero some credit, Pacquiao was also once in this stage of his boxing career.
Amazing! All fights of Valero were knockouts and always be a knockout in the future but he is the one who will be knockout when he face the Pacman.
Pacquiao vs Valero? Valero dead.
Pacquiao fresh from cotto fight it's just a hang over, NOBODY CAN BEAT PACQUIAO NOW, floyd KNEW IT, HE WILL NEVER FIGHT PACQUIAO BLOOD TESTING IS JUST A GETAWAY
AND I STILL HAVE DOUBT IF THE FIGHT WITH MOSLEY WILL MATERIALIZED WHEN PACQUIAO BEAT CLOTTEY BADLY, "INJURY" I CAN SEE IT COMING in floyd's camp!!
and #1floyd fan and the gang will say he's on steroids Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! you're so predictable!!!
ey edwin if you wanna like to showdown with PACMAN i know the shortcut... fight the winner between JMM and Amir Khan, surely they will get ur hype status in attention to the sweet science...comprende? de ganador el pabor?
Can Edwin Valero become the next Manny Pacquiao?
Yes Valeo Can...
and Yes Valero Will..
Kudos to Valero!
heres to a great boxing career! the boxing scene needs more pugilists like you to keep it going strong.
Why do they still keep acknowledging Pacquiao when they hype a Boxer...
Floyd can whoop Valero's _SS and see if he can be the same as Pacquaio!
Remember the no.2 on the list is Mayweather Jr. not Valero!
So I say...
FLOYD MONEY MAYWEATHER JR. VS EDWIN VALERO
FLOYD CAN BEAT AN UPCOMING PACQUIAO!
FLOYD MONEY MAYWEATHER JR. VS EDWIN VALERO
hey, listen alla youz people!
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I sincerely want a level playing field...
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uhh...as long as I get my unlimited injections of XYLOCAINE.
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hehe... oh yeah, this testing isn't included in my righteous crusade
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hehe, yeah..ehem..
Palaotog ko
Valero needs to beat more marquee fighters if he is to stand a chance against Pacquiao at this time. Sure, he beat De Marco, who is a good fighter, but not an elite fighter. But Valero is on the right track. He should keep winning against top-tier opponents (e.g., Guzman, Sotto, JMM, Campbell, Bradley), just like what Pacquiao did in his meteoric rise from obscurity to mega-stardom. If Valero manages to do so, his dream fight with Manny might yet come into fruition.
palaotog sad ko
NOT REALLY COZ HE'S ONLY FIGHTING TAXI DRIVERS! Hope he will fight Bradley and Marquez, and lets see...
Why most of the boxing rising stars aiming Pacquiao. Is fighting Pacquiao a jackpot? Julio Cesar Chavez Jr once aiming Pacquiao, yuri Foreman, Bradley, Velaro..and others want a piece of Pacquiao.
Why Pacquiao? Why not Mayweather? Had they consider Mayweather a jackpot too? Oh, this will make Mayweather more jealous. He will think he is a jokepot.
Mayweather says Manny needs him while he don't need Manny. Yet in reality, if Manny accepts all the challenge from all the boxing stars he has long list of schedules, he doesn't need Mayweather. Here's the fact Mayweather again contratict to what he speaks.
are you compairing this unknown Edwin valero againsts paquiao? they are not on the same page and certainly not in the same league. class "a" fighter compaired to class "c" fighter? are u an idiot? well, it will be okey i this class "c" fighter have a GOOD history of defeating some wellknown class "a" fighter.. but its not.. definately not.. demarco is only a class "d" or "f" fighter to me.. the rest are all taxi drivers..
floyd neds to inject more than half kilo of xylocaine to his body before fight nyt.. not only in his hands but must include all parts of his body.. he must.., because at that nyt i will bring him more pain and more sorrow.. ill be using ped to make sure my message would be heard.. by mostly, shame (a.k.a. PED)
xylocane dont want to fight in may.. he knows the weather, he wants to fight in may, thats why they call him MAY..
floyd xylocaine chicken may weather
valero will never have a chance to fight pacquiao... first he must fight marquez, de la hoya, hatton and cotto and will see how he fight against these gentlemen. Valero only fight with those who have a tiny talent inside the ring. Its not bad to have a dream but his ambition could kill him so quick inside the ring.
Yes, Valero and Pacquiao have a lot in common, they both look like Orangutan and they're look alike, like twin monkeys.
At least Valero is not afraid to lose his "0" and 27 K.O's to Pacman not like Floyd.
First, this fight will gonna happen because of its marketability. The skill thing is just a second, even with Valero's skill is much less compared to Pacman if he proves that he has a great maektability, this fight will be on.
We should all know that boxing is business!
Second, if this fight will happen now, Valero will surely loss his "O" why? see how Valero fight, he always bring down his guard and no footwork as the Pacman, surely he will be eating those ghost punch from Pacquaio. Valero need more fine tuning and that is fight first those elite fighters of the lightweight & light welter division. This man deserves all the credit but oviosuly not against Pacquaio at this time. Good luck Valero!
I hide cocaine inside laundry boxes and went to jail for it. Hahaha i blame pacquiao!
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