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I was just listening to Carl Froch talking about a great Cuban amateur boxer he used as his sparring partner, Luis Garcia. He was world junior amateur champion before defecting to Ireland to turn pro. Froch said Garcia was so fast that he couldn't lay a glove on him and Garcia used to beat him up. Garcia cracked Froch's rib and perforated his eardrum before Froch's first world title fight.

Just looked him up and he turned pro and went 15-0 (12KOS) and then never fought again, he took a few years off in between. He won his last three fights in the 1st round.

Anyone know what happened to him?

https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/462931

That was the guy who moved to Ireland, Yes? He had promotional and managerial issues. He was signed to Dibella and was supposed to fight last year, but it never took place. Never heard from him again.

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:32 That was the guy who moved to Ireland, Yes? He had promotional and managerial issues. He was signed to Dibella and was supposed to fight last year, but it never took place. Never heard from him again.

Yes thats the one, thats a shame as he looked and sounded promising,

Controversial wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:33

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:32 That was the guy who moved to Ireland, Yes? He had promotional and managerial issues. He was signed to Dibella and was supposed to fight last year, but it never took place. Never heard from him again.

Yes thats the one, thats a shame as he looked and sounded promising,

He's gotta be 32/33 now. He was dynamite. Something else must've been going on.

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:36

Controversial wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:33

Yes thats the one, thats a shame as he looked and sounded promising,

He's gotta be 32/33 now. He was dynamite. Something else must've been going on.

31 at the moment but 32 in December (assuming his age is correct). Maybe just didn't have the desire, I notice he started as a SMW, then LHW and then CW which suggests he might not have been training as hard as he should have?

Controversial wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:41

oogiebe wrote: ↑18 Oct 2019, 17:36
He's gotta be 32/33 now. He was dynamite. Something else must've been going on.

31 at the moment but 32 in December (assuming his age is correct). Maybe just didn't have the desire, I notice he started as a SMW, then LHW and then CW which suggests he might not have been training as hard as he should have?

Damn...now I have to google search. UGH! I'll post if I find anything.

Froch said the last he heard was Garcia was fat and working in a fish and chip shop in Ireland !

Froch said he was the most skilled fighter he sparred with.

Without wanting to cast aspersions on Garcia’s skills, Carl does come out with some comments. Like talking about levels prior to Eubank vs Groves, based on sparring with Chris

Noxy wrote: ↑19 Oct 2019, 05:30 Without wanting to cast aspersions on Garcia’s skills, Carl does come out with some comments. Like talking about levels prior to Eubank vs Groves, based on sparring with Chris

I'm sure he does but the guy was a Cuban world amateur champion so I reckon he could fight a bit and was unbeaten as a pro. It a shame when these prospects disappear without a trace.

Noxy wrote: ↑19 Oct 2019, 05:30 Without wanting to cast aspersions on Garcia’s skills, Carl does come out with some comments. Like talking about levels prior to Eubank vs Groves, based on sparring with Chris

And the earth being flat.