The Business of Boxing: How Emiliano Vargas’s career reflects the roads of Xander Zayas and Edgar Berlanga

Emiliano Vargas says he’s part of the “New era of boxing” After his 42-second win in the first round against Alexander Espinoza (20-4-1, 9 COs) in a light welterweight competition last Saturday night at the Madison Square Garden Theater in New York. Vargas says he’s one of the “New stars. “

Vargas: Marketing of Gimmick?

The opposition that the top rank had fed Emiliano has inflated his ego to the point where he thinks he really is, but he does not penetrate the big fights to prove it. Why is he not? He’s more of a Marketing Gimmick If anything.

Espinoza, 34, looked like he didn’t belong in a ring with anyone. It is unclear where the top rank found him and what their goal was to use him as the opponent of Vargas.

Artificial development exposed

It is impossible to place Emiliano (15-0, 13 COs) in a category of the ‘new era’ in the sport, because he is linked against poor opposition over and over. In addition, the young variety does not come from a large amateur background like other fighters who pro. false and artificial To make Emiliano look better than he really is.

He would have been better to stay in the amateur ranks to fight against the top fighters around the world before becoming a pro, because he was linked to terrible opposition. There is no real development going on. I see that Vargas’s career so far more about marketing a product to earn quickly before Emiliano is exposed as a fake.

Compare Emiliano to Berlanga, Zayas

This is the same thing we saw with Edgar Berlanga and now see with Xander Zayas, just maneuver and market a forged product to the naive, easily deceived public. Emiliano fits in with how they were developed and the British Conor Benn.

“I’m the new era of boxing. All my favorite fighters are 30, 36 and 28. Do you know what I’m saying? ” have Emiliano Vargas at the Press conference after battle After his victory over the unknown Alexander Espinoza last Saturday night. “There are many new stars that show up, and I’m definitely one of them.”

Poor opposition — trend

I don’t see Emiliano as one of the “New stars” In the sport. He is more of the latest trend involving promoters, who walk fighters around to make them look exceptional without putting them in battles that would prove to be legal.

As an amateur, Emiliano was 23-6. Since he has a pro, top rank only combined him against him lower fighters. Vargas cannot prove himself with the way he is fed fighters he is supposed to beat. His opponent last night, who was excavated by his promoters, was beaten in two of his last three fights by few well -known fighters, Jalen Tait and Rogelio Jimenez.

What Vargas (15-0, 13 COs) left out is that the decision by the top matchmakers to continue to suit him against poor opposition. It was a trend among matchmakers and placed their fighters against opponents of low quality to make them look unbeatable. Besides Emiliano, Xander Zayas and Edgar Berlanga are significant examples.

“However, the cards can fall, my job is to sign the contract and fight the fights,” Emiliano said. “Never never say. I respect Teo 100%. I don’t want a cut to arrive, and you turn around to theo. I am the new era of boxing, and many other fighters are. I believe it is not something. Any fighter who became world champion said the same. ‘

Can Emiliano beat one of these fighters below? I can see that he has a puncher’s chance against some of them, but the good people coming out of excellent amateur backgrounds would expose him. Ernesto Mecado, Keyshawn Davis, Gary Antuanne Russell and Richardson Hitchins would all beat Emiliano, showing that he is not one of the ‘new stars’. His career is more a marketing gimmick.

Vargas vs Top 140 pounds

Richardson Hitchins
Gary Antuanne Russell
Ernesto Mercado
Keyshawn Davis
Subriel Matias
Liam paro
Alberto Puello
Kamaine ortiz
Theofimo lopez
Arnold Barboza Jr.
Isaac Cruz
Dalton Smith
Sandor Martin
Lindolfo Delgado