LAS VEGAS – Henry Delgado is one of those old school boxing types, a guy who’s perpetually
on the lookout for that can’t miss kid and who keeps his gym open for any kid who needs a
way to stay out of trouble. He had a number of pros float in and out of his gym over the years,
but it was hardly like the gyms in boxing hotbeds in places like Las Vegas, Philadelphia or
New York, where a veritable who’s who of the sport would prepare.
So far, Alvarado has made his co-manager look like a wizard. He’s fashioned a 21-0 record with 14 knockouts and has become one of the sport’s hottest prospects.
Given Top Rank’s ability to develop prospects into champions – something it’s done repeatedly over the years and recently with middleweight champion Kelly Pavlik, welterweight champion Miguel Cotto, super bantamweight champion Juan Manuel “JuanMa” Lopez and featherweight champion Steven Luevano – Alvarado has a better than average chance of not only winning a world title but becoming a television staple and headline attraction.
