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elmersalsa wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 10:42 Eusebio Pedroza, to me, was the most complete boxer that I have ever seen in my lifetime. He could do it all. He could box, fight inside, great chin, ring generalship, good speed of hands and feet, and was good puncher that had unbelievable stamina, especially for the late rounds.

He was hated by the American boxing media that accused him of being a "dirty fighter". He was also very underrated and under the radar of the great Roberto Duran's Fame and popularity in Panama.

If he would have been around in another era, probably his popularity in Panama would have been much more appreciated.

But, what a fighter! A true all-time pound per pound great.

elmersalsa wrote: ↑02 Mar 2019, 10:42 Eusebio Pedroza, to me, was the most complete boxer that I have ever seen in my lifetime. He could do it all. He could box, fight inside, great chin, ring generalship, good speed of hands and feet, and was good puncher that had unbelievable stamina, especially for the late rounds.

He was hated by the American boxing media that accused him of being a "dirty fighter". He was also very underrated and under the radar of the great Roberto Duran's Fame and popularity in Panama.

If he would have been around in another era, probably his popularity in Panama would have been much more appreciated.

But, what a fighter! A true all-time pound per pound great.

chrisjs1985 wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 11:31 RIP.

Definitely a great fighter. An under appreciated great. Too bad the world never got to see Sanchez-Pedroza but he did have a long, distinguished reign and feared nobody and would take his show on the road with no fuss.

elmersalsa wrote: ↑04 Mar 2019, 15:47 Out of Pedroza's 20 World Title defenses, 10 we're in the opponent's home turf. Six we're in Panama and 4 in a neutral site.

Bodyshot3 wrote: ↑05 Mar 2019, 15:48 Sad to here this...….

…..one of my first boxing memories is of him being prepared to fight Barry M at Loftus Road with the odds stacked against him and the way he fought like hell to retain his title and refused to make it a free-easy crowning for Barry.

He came to win - not take the huge cheque a veteran could sign-off with - and fought damn hard and with some real pride in front of a massive, hostile audience that wanted his head on a platter.

Barry paid Eusebio the ultimate respect I think by training like a demon with a succession of Panamian fighters and realising that this was a fight that could turn very sour unless he was at his absolute best.