Recent Articles on Sherdog.com · Oct 6, 2015
Like Michael Carbajal, ‘Chocolatito’ is a Small Diamond Fitted for Big Ring
Roman Gonzalez may be the sport's top talent. | Photo: Dave Mandel/Sherdog.com
When you are as small a man as Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez, your athletic options pretty much are limited to becoming a jockey or a boxer.
Barring a sudden career change, the 5-foot-3, 108-pound Gonzalez won’t ever be aboard the winning mount in the Kentucky Derby. But with the announcement of Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s retirement from the ring, the 28-year-old Nicaraguan not only reigns supreme in the frequently overlooked subset of tiny prizefighters, but maybe above everyone in the big, wide world of those who punch for pay.