Edwin Valero - The Chris Benoit of Boxing

[MasterSnit]

This guy was a good boxer and could have gone very far. He had a record of 27-0 with a 100% knock-out ratio. However, he was also severely mentally unstable.
Over the weekend he apparently killed his wife then hung himself in his prison cell. Also, between those events he apparently said something like his wife was "a martian, and she wasn't dead she was just on another planet". It seems he was insane, and his history suggests he may have had mental issues for a long time, yet nothing was done. Sad story.

www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2010/apr/19/edwin-valero-kills-himself-wife

[Naitch]

I read about this bloke. Turns out all the boxing fans are disappointed that won't get Pacman vs Valero.

[MasterSnit]

That was a likely fight. It is a shame as he was likely mentally unstable for years and getting punched in the head for years isn't going to help things. He probably shouldn't have been boxing in the first place.