Best I faced: Crisanto Espana (WBA welterweight champ)

[Controversial]

https://www.ringtv.com/637770-best-i-fa ... to-espana/


BEST JAB
Luis Santana: I was in there with many opponents with good jabs but the best jab was Luis Santana and Delfino Marin. Marin had a fast left but the best overall jab was Luis Santana because it was precise. I wasn’t surprised by Ike Quartey’s jab, I was surprised by his overall strength. For me, it wasn’t a strong jab.

BEST DEFENSE
Ike Quartey: Quartey had the best defense because I couldn’t ever catch him with an effective punch.

BEST HANDSPEED
Meldrick Taylor: The one who had the best hand speed was without a doubt Meldrick Taylor. Everyone in the world knows about Taylor’s hand speed. His hand speed was incredibly fast.

BEST FOOTWORK
Taylor: Taylor and Rodolfo Aguilar were the best on their feet, moving around, but I would say Taylor had better footwork.

SMARTEST
​Rodolfo Aguilar: It was Rodolfo Aguilar who was the smartest just because of his movements in the ring. He would make me think and whenever I would go on the offensive Aguilar would already know what I was about to do. Del Bryan confused me a number of times. He was very smart and had a lot of talent.

STRONGEST
Quartey: Santana and Quartey. I hit them and they never fell. They were strong physically. I would say Ike Quartey.

BEST PUNCHER
Quartey: The one who hit the hardest was Quartey. He knocked me out.

BEST CHIN
Quartey: I hit him hard, pretty solid. He was hurt by me one of my punches once [in Round 7.]

BEST BOXING SKILLS
Taylor: Taylor was a complete boxer, he was strong, hit hard and had a lot of courage.

BEST OVERALL
Taylor: Meldrick Taylor was definitely the best fighter I ever faced. He was an Olympic champion; he was a good overall fighter and has a place in the history of the sport.

[Noxy]

Best jab wasn’t Quartey. I’m surprised at that.

[Bodyshot3]

The back story of being a Venezuelan contender and then world champion fighting for Barney Eastwood and being based out of Belfast is the best part of this story.....Eastwood was wealthy and hugely ambitious in his signings and Crisanto was perhaps his best overseas pick.

Some of his fights were on UK television and he became a bit of a cult hero in Belfast