Jose BAREA and Carmelo LEE backstage interview

ATHENS (FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament for men) - Backstage interview with Jose BAREA and Carmelo LEE from Puerto Rico before the preliminary round of the FIBA Olympic Qualifying tournament for men in Athens. More videos on www.fiba.com

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[Wichi147]

jose barea matando.... y en la nba esta jugando bien cabron... y el otro noc quien carajo es pero.... barea esta subiendo es mejor q carlos arroyo..

[DJLEONPR]

THE BEST TEAM EVER PUERTO RICO

[DukePunk16]

JJ Rules!! But 6 foot my ass.

[jessie214]

So stupid "speak Puerto Rican"

[BIGPLAYCITYBABY]

COME ON JOSE LETS END IT TOMOROW...YOU GUYS HAVE TO STOP WADE ..HE WILL NOT LET THEM LOSE...SO YOU DON'T LET THEM WIN.

[loveangel71]

@basick123 became the youngest world champion in history at 17 years old. This tendency continued during the following two decades, reaching its peak between the 1980s and 1990s. There was a slight decline in the 1990s. Félix Trinidad was Puerto Rico's most notable champion during this period.[9] The 2000s brought another increase, as over a dozen boxers won world championships.

[loveangel71]

@basick123 The first Puerto Rican to win a world championship was Sixto Escobar, who won it on June 26, 1934. During the 1960s and 1970s, there was an increase in the number of pugilists who achieved this recognition.[8] Including Wilfred Benítez who on March 6, 1976,

[loveangel71]

@basick123 This accomplishment was mimicked in other organizations: Jose De Jesús, José Ruíz Matos, John John Molina and Héctor Camacho did it in their respective divisions in the World Boxing Organization (WBO), while Ángel Almena was the first pugilist to win the International Boxing Organization's super flyweight title.

[loveangel71]

@basick123 Daniel Jiménez established a world record for the quickest knockout in a championship fight, defeating Harald Geier in 17 seconds.[5] Juan Manuel López is fifth in this category, having defeated César Figueroa in 47 seconds during his first defense.[5] Ossie Ocasio was the first World Boxing Association (WBA) cruiserweight champion, winning it on February 13, 1982.

[loveangel71]

@basick123 ndividually, Puerto Rican world champions have earned numerous achievements. These include, Wilfredo Gómez's record for most defenses in the super bantamweight division and for most successive knockouts by a titleholder. On September 3, 1994,

[loveangel71]

@basick123 February 9, 2008 was the first time that boxers from Puerto Rico had held three of the four major welterweights titles (World Boxing Association, International Boxing Federation and World Boxing Organization) when Carlos Quintana defeated Paul Williams to join Miguel Cotto and Kermit Cintron as champions in the division.[4]

[loveangel71]

@basick123 In Puerto Rico, boxing is considered a major sport, having produced more amateur and professional world champions than any other sport in its history.[1] Puerto Rico ranks third worldwide between countries with most boxing world champions and is the only place to have champions accredited in all of the current boxing divisions.[2][3] This number also places the archipelago in the global lead in terms of champions per capita.[2]