James McGirt Jr., Carlos De Leon Jr., Marvis Frazier, and Buster Mathis Jr. all had good runs in the pro ranks, though they never came close to achieving what their fathers did. Others like Aaron Pryor Jr., Tim Witherspoon Jr., Wilford Scypion Jr., and George Foreman Jr.didn?t do quite as well.
Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr;, Carlos Zarate, Jr., Chris Eubank Jr., Wilfredo Vazquez Jr and Jorge Paez Jr. are presently doing quite well.
This brings us to flyweight Jose Gerardo Cuevas who first tried his hand as a mixed martial arts fighter but then turned to boxing at age 25. Back in 2005, he won a 4-round decision against Cesar Rendon who was making his pro debut. The following year he won another 4-round UD against Refugio Contreras (1-3-3 coming in). He followed this up with a quick stoppage of pitiful glass-jawed Guadalupe ?Lobito ?Arce who later retired in 2011 with a dismal tally of 4-46 with 43 losses?yes 43– coming by KO. Cuevas was becoming somewhat of a ?Mr. Excitement?-type and his record after that win stood at 10-0. But when he ?stepped up? to fight Jorge Louis Lopez (11-20) in April 2007, he was decisively waxed in 4.
After stopping Genaro Garcia in 2, he was again taken out by Antonio Fitch at the Plaza de Toros in Cancun. Fitch is currently at 16-2. In a ?confidence builder,? Gerardo KO?d one Ricardo Pena who was making his debut and this set him up to be slaughtered by Ali Chebah (27-1) in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with the vacant WBC Youth World light welterweight title somehow at stake. Chebah (now36-2) is no slouch. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypWgqL8LL7Q
After being chilled by Jesus Gonzalez (13-0-1) in Mexico City, Cuevas quickly dispatched unknown Rony Oscar Alvarado Carrillo before he was served up in serial fashion as a sacrificial lamb to Benoit Gaudet (21-2) in Quebec City, Jimrex Jaca (30-6-3) in Cebu City, Philippines, Jose Gonzalez ((15-0) in Puerto Rico, and Antonio Escalante (24-4) in Texas. He was iced by each.
Cuevas found some relief by retuning to Mexico and stopping Eduardo Gomez (1-3) and Jose Louis Lopez (2-1), but was again put on the butchering block and KO?d by Antonio Reyes (17-2) in California and comebacking former world champion Juan Diaz (35-4) in Texas in April 2013. The 34 year-old Cuevas then got another win, perhaps his career-best, when he TKOd Jose Louis Lopez (15-20-5) in Mexico again in 2013. To round out the year, he made the mistake of fighting heavy-handed former Olympian Earl Spence (9-0) in California and failed to get past the first round after taking a pummeling.
Gerardo?s most recent fight was at the Mohegan Sun in Connecticut against Philly?s Hank Lundy (24-3-1 coming in) and predictably he was stopped in two by a cracking hook upstairs following an uppercut. This marked three straight wins for Lundy, while Cuevas has now dropped four of his last five, all by KO. Here is the YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks6Jrqbods0
So what?s the big deal?
First of all, Cuevas (17-12) goes by the Nickname of ?Pipino Cuevas Junior.? Yes, that Pipino who is in the Hall of Fame. But that?s where the similarities end.
Secondly, all but two of Junior?s 29 fights have been decided inside the distance. But more telling, each of his 12 losses has come by way of stoppage.
Thirdly, he is willing to fight anyone anywhere– admirable perhaps but maybe not smart.
Fourth, while handsome and affable, Junior lacks any sign of decent muscle tone, especially around the mid section, which begs the question, how does he train or does he stay in shape simply by being active?
Fifth, Cuevas has been poorly matched which begs the most important question, why are his handlers doing this to him? And for that matter, why is the Senior Cuevas allowing this to happen?
