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Johnny Tapia versus Jeff Fenech
Posted: 22 Oct 2026, 20:04
by goose 5
118. 12 rounds.
Re: Johnny Tapia versus Jeff Fenech
Posted: 23 Oct 2026, 11:18
by Nile4000
Fenech, close decision.
Re: Johnny Tapia versus Jeff Fenech
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 12:38
by elmersalsa
Nile4000 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2026, 11:18
Fenech, close decision.
Same. Different class.
Re: Johnny Tapia versus Jeff Fenech
Posted: 25 Oct 2026, 13:39
by gilgamesh
elmersalsa wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 12:38
Nile4000 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2026, 11:18
Fenech, close decision.
Same. Different class.
In this case the different class thing is literal. As in different weight class. Jeff Fenech was just generally bigger than Tapia. Tapia was excellent as a Bantamweight, and solid at 122 pounds too, but at 126 pounds he was just so so.
Fenech had his best moments at the higher weight classes and has a natural size and strength advantage over Tapia. Not a huge one, but he has one. At Bantamweight as its proposed here I'd suspect that Tapia would be at his strongest while Fenech isn't quite at his peak yet. So the matchup favors Tapia at Bantamweight and Fenech at any weight higher than that.
Re: Johnny Tapia versus Jeff Fenech
Posted: 26 Oct 2026, 14:09
by elmersalsa
gilgamesh wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 13:39
elmersalsa wrote: ↑25 Oct 2026, 12:38
Nile4000 wrote: ↑23 Oct 2026, 11:18
Fenech, close decision.
Same. Different class.
In this case the different class thing is literal. As in different weight class. Jeff Fenech was just generally bigger than Tapia. Tapia was excellent as a Bantamweight, and solid at 122 pounds too, but at 126 pounds he was just so so.
Fenech had his best moments at the higher weight classes and has a natural size and strength advantage over Tapia. Not a huge one, but he has one. At Bantamweight as its proposed here I'd suspect that Tapia would be at his strongest while Fenech isn't quite at his peak yet. So the matchup favors Tapia at Bantamweight and Fenech at any weight higher than that.
You may be right on that one.
Re: Johnny Tapia versus Jeff Fenech
Posted: 27 Oct 2026, 07:59
by scorpio83
Fenech by decision