By Jeff Zimmerman
Ernesto “Tito” Mercado (8-0, 8 KOs) has quickly become one of the fastest-rising stars in boxing after his recent knockout of former world title contender Jayson Velez. He is ready to take on the top guys at 135 and has his eyes on another young talent Keyshawn Davis to settle a score from the Olympics as well another Olympian and world champ Shakur Stevenson. Tito shares his journey into boxing at a young age and why he fights with a chip on his shoulder and much more in this Fightnews.com® exclusive.
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Tito is no bullshit and I like him. It’ll be interesting to see how his career grows. I believe he’ll be a multi-division world champion and a star of the sport. It’ll be a lot of fun to watch him in the ring against these top lightweights and jr welterweights but I don’t think they’ll want any part of him, at least for a while.
Dude isn’t ready for any top guy. He’s still has a amateur style and needs to wait. Let him learn how to fight like a pro, maybe another trainer. At this moment he’s not ready. There’s levels.
Have you seen tito fight? There’s nothing about his style that’s amateurish at all. He’s super aggressive. He throws powerful sweeping hooks & has a powerful fast right hand. Works off his jab beautifully & doesn’t ignore the body either. There are levels for sure but he’s closer than u think.
I’m going to watch him closer to see what he’s made of..