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Originally Posted by Jeff1787
I hope Johnny Tapia keeps things exciting!! I think he is better than 8-1...Don't count him out.
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No doubt! I based the odds on where Tapia was at in his career in1992, combined with how he's done so far in this universe. With less than 25 wins, he was still fairly unproven. Another key factor is (in real life) he was inactive from 1991-93. If I remember correctly this was due to legal problems with drug use.
In 1992 I'm not sure if there were many, if any, boxing experts predicting he would go on to have as successful a career as he did. His story really is something special. I think it is well worth having a book written on and/or making a movie about.
Tapia is one of my favorite fighters. Inside and outside of the ring. I'm looking forward to his upcoming matchup with Robert Quiroga.