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THE MEXICAN WAY

DURING the glorious week of the fight in Guadalajara, Miguel Vazquez never showed up at the gathering of Jalisco fighters. That is a pity.

Somebody told me that when Vazquez first fought Saul Canelo Alvarez, they were paid just 50 dollars for each round. There are still Mexican boxers making the same now. And some making less. Back in 2006, you know that both Canelo and Vazquez needed every cent of that payday.

Boxing in Mexico is all about dreams - the ones that come true and the broken ones. Just ask Julio Cesar Chavez. Just ask Jose Napoles, the

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