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Jeff Fenech : The Best I Faced

BEST JAB: Jerome Coffee
Had a great jab. He was a typical boxer, a guy who really relied on his jab.

BEST DEFENSE : Georgie Navarro:
He had a great eye but he’d never been pressured like I pressured him, he’d never been hit that many times and after a couple of rounds he didn’t want to do it anymore. Early he was defensively brilliant.

BEST CHIN : Marcos Villasana
Marcos Villasana by far. I hit him with everything. Villasana for sure, chin-wise.

FASTEST HANDS : Steve McCrory
Steve was quick, he was a good Olympian.

FASTEST FEET : Greg Richardson
He squirmed and ran everywhere. I caught him a few rounds in.

SMARTEST : Azumah Nelson
Everybody in the beginning then, I made them fight my fight. Daniel Zaragoza was clever. His ring experience, he was tough. I’d say Azumah Nelson. I think Azumah was smart; he’s a thinker.

STRONGEST : Mario Martinez
Villasana was tough. But Mario Martinez, he was bigger. The Mexicans have always been the toughest to hurt and they’re conditioned to getting hit. These other guys, after they get hit for four or five rounds, they wanted to quit. Richardson, Navarro and others, I could see in their eyes they wanted to quit. The Mexicans, they’ll absorb a lot of punishment and keep fighting, the Mexican spirit.

BEST PUNCHER : Victor Callejas
Without any doubt, Victor Callejas. Wow, he could punch hard. Also, Samart Payakaroon, he knocked out Lupe Pintor, Juan Meza; he knocked out everyone. Victor Callejas, he punched hard, those short, sharp punches. I’ll always remember when hit me with the same punch, a left uppercut. He hit another guy, Loris Stecca, with it, lifted him off the floor like a rocket and he fell backwards. It was amazing.

BEST SKILLS : Georgie Navarro
He was just very skillful, had great grace, fast hands. He was very skillful.

BEST OVERALL : Azumah Nelson
I’d have to say Azumah. His record speaks for itself. He’s amazing because someone could beat him one day and usually that would break another fighter’s heart. He’d go home, do his homework and come back and beat them. That separates a guy; that’s an amazing thing.

http://www.ringtv.com/479284-best-faced-jeff-fenech/

I still wonder how Fenech would have gone against Antonio Esparagosa. It would have been a great fight

bollocks wrote:I still wonder how Fenech would have gone against Antonio Esparagosa. It would have been a great fight

True.

They had a common opponent in Marcos Villasana.

Villasana managed a draw with Esparagosa, and Fenech beat Villasana comfortably in his next fight.

Excellent memory you have there Esparagosa would have been a good scalp on Fenech's resume and would have left virtually nobody of note to fight at featherweight. I doubt McGuigan would have wanted a fight with him and Nelson was ready to go to 130 around the time

bollocks wrote:Excellent memory you have there Esparagosa would have been a good scalp on Fenech's resume and would have left virtually nobody of note to fight at featherweight. I doubt McGuigan would have wanted a fight with him and Nelson was ready to go to 130 around the time

A memory very much assisted by Boxrec records mate. I usually double check what I think I remember before posting.

Thats a fair list of talented fighters........

amwsnw wrote:Thats a fair list of talented fighters........

Fenech fought some guns alright.