Edwin Valero – Fragility of the Unbreakable
February 24th, 2011
By Craig-Joe Daly: Edwin Valero was an awesome power to behold. He caught the boxing world’s attention after ringing up 18 straight first round knockouts in his first 18 bouts. His tumultuous and self destructive behaviour outside the ring wasn’t quite as well known to the boxing community, as it was to those in his native Venezuela. These acts of aggression were, its been said covered up by law enforcement authorities due to the lightweight champion’s close relationship with the country’s President Hugo Chavez, who’s face Valero had tattooed on his chest along with the Venezuelan flag.
This incident would stymie his professional career in the US as no state athletic commission would pass him fit to fight until Texas eventually relented in 2009. It was around this time reports of domestic abuse began to surface and following a year of run ins with the authorities, which culminated in his young wife Jennifer being admitted to hospital following injuries sustained from what she and Edwin claimed to be a fall down a stairway, Valero was sent to six months of rehabilitation at a psychiatric clinic due to his hostile behaviour towards the doctors treating Jennifer.
Within weeks however he was out and what followed was the gruesome death of his 24 year old wife, Jennifer Carolina Viera at the hands of her husband and his suicide in the immediate aftermath of the killing. The man with an unblemished boxing record of 27 wins all by stoppage was found hanging from his jeans in his prison cell following his admission that the previous day he’d repeatedly stabbed and taken a blade to his young bride’s throat. How much did the aforementioned cerebral hemorrhage affect his later life? And how could someone that seemed so impenetrable when battling the world’s elite fighters in turn be so weak when dealing with his own emotional makeup.
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listen, have some respect for the dead, everyone makes mistakes. From my understanding, he went to a hotel and thats where he killed his wife, rip. But who’s to say that he wasn’t acting out on emotion, what if he caught his wife cheating on him at the hotel, and he just reacted. Me personally if I gave my wife the world and she was cheating on me, I probably would he deaded her to. Say what you want but if you love someone with all your heart, and they cross you, it feels like the worse thing in the world. Ppl lets get this straight to, Boxer’s regardless of there smile, and great attitude, there are violent ppl, you have to be to be in this sport. Your not coming into the ring to exchange numbers and become friends, all that can be done after. But once two men or woman get in the ring, there objective is the hurt you to the point of stoppage or knockout. Valero beat the hell out of everyone he got into the squared ring with, even A. DeMarco, who has his first fight seen Valero made him quit, on Feb. 26, 2011 on showtime.
One thing that I see a lot on here is a lack of respect for the dead. I’m sure you have loss someone in your life who you loved, so have some respect if not for the dead then at least the familys of the dead. Godbless everyone………………..
shagalang hope ur wife turns the table on ur ass
listen, have some respect for the dead, everyone makes mistakes. From my understanding, he went to a hotel and thats where he killed his wife, rip. But who’s to say that he wasn’t acting out on emotion, what if he caught his wife cheating on him at the hotel, and he just reacted. Me personally if I gave my wife the world and she was cheating on me, I probably would he deaded her to. Say what you want but if you love someone with all your heart, and they cross you, it feels like the worse thing in the world. Ppl lets get this straight to, Boxer’s regardless of there smile, and great attitude, there are violent ppl, you have to be to be in this sport. Your not coming into the ring to exchange numbers and become friends, all that can be done after. But once two men or woman get in the ring, there objective is the hurt you to the point of stoppage or knockout. Valero beat the hell out of everyone he got into the squared ring with, even A. DeMarco.
One thing that I see a lot on here is a lack of respect for the dead. I’m sure you have loss someone in your life who you loved, so have some respect if not for the dead then at least the familys of the dead. Godbless everyone………………..
steroid rage so naive
Valero was a Piece Of Sh*t pure and simple.
Many boxers’ life end in a tragic way. Carlos Monzon, Edwin Rosario, Arguello,Gatti, De Jesus, Sonny liston etc.
A question we need to ask is why boxers? You don’t hear of many baseball players, for instance, with such a behaviour.
Good job he killed himself . Over rated trash of a person.
wife beating chump
hes exactly where he belongs
RIH
Edwin Valero Was Boxing’s”Venezuelan Terror”I Would’ve Loved To Have Seen Him Fight Against Manny Pacquiao Or Juan Manuel Marquez My Opionion He Would’ve Knocked Them Out Both That’s How Good He Was In That Ring What A Waste Of Talent The Way He Decided To Kill Himself!
He was like a terminator of boxing,sad to see him gone.
Edwin La Inca Valero was going to be the Micheal Jordan of Boxing, he was a force that could not be stopped. RIP Valero may God forgive you and have mercy on your soul, and may he guide and care for your children also, Godbless to all who lost one.
Good article. Another tragedy of boxing
floyd duck this guy
What a shame i wanted to see trhis guy fight for as long as possible ……and then he Kills and self destructs………..to sad for words
Edwins wife wanted to play fight and he wasnt letting his 100% KO ratio down for anyone lol
Pacquiao would have crushed him.
Yeah it was so crazy! I remember waking up that morning putting on youtube on my phone and seeing valero murders his wife then commits suicide! I was shocked. I though Wat a waste of greatness!
edwin was SPECIAL ….HE JUST LIKE US ALL HAD ISSUES…ITS SO HARD FOR US TO JUDGE WHY HE DID WHAT HE DID…JUST MORE SAD TO TAKE SOMEONE ELSE AS WELL….WE ALL SHOULD HAVE LEARNED A LIL SOMETHING FROM HIM EVEN IN DEATH…(SAD) JUST TO TRY N DEAL WITH THNGS N TO NOT HARM SOMEONE AS A RESULT OF OUR OWN SETBACKS
Truly sad story this all round I remember when I heard about it and just being stunned. Waste of life and talent it does make you wonder if he this could of been prevented if he had better people round him or wether it wouldn’t of made a difference or wether this guy was always goin to implode at some point.
EDWIN VALERO AS A PRO FIGHTER WAS SIMPLY GREAT…. OUTSIDE BOXING AS A PERSON, WELL HE HAD TOO MANY ISSUES; HE CAN BE AN EXAMPLE TO THE YOUNGSTERS TO AVOID MAKING THE SAME TERRIBLE MISTAKES HE DID.
he shoulda fought katsidis
second that! mental problems make awesome fighters for some reason. Some Bi polar people have amazing enegry levels and above average power.
what a waste of talent