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12/135, circa 1980, who wins?

Close fight. I would slightly go with O’Grady by UD since he got over the hump vs Kenty. Gato never quite could

Sean O'Grady by decision.

By the way, there were two Rodolfo "Gato" Gonzalez. One became WBC World Lightweight Champion when he stopped champ Chango Carmona and the other was a tough lightweight contender of the late 70s and early 80s decade. Both were Mexicans.

The first Gato was better. The second was much hyped in the early 80s, then lost a decision in a lightweight title fight to Claude Noel, a fringe contender he was widely expected to beat. Went on a long winning streak later in the 1980s to earn a 140-pound title fight but lost to Italian great Patrizio Olivo. After that he became an opponent