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What a fight this would be!..... I think Sanchez would have too much speed for Pedrosa and edge out a wild fast paced war!....

Ia gree with the result but don't think it would be a war. Both of these guys could be very cute when they had to be. I see it more as a test of reflexes and boxing ability.

I haven't seen all of the history of the featherweigths but I think sanchez might have a right to be thought of as the best ever. Pedroza was a truly great fighter too, who did it in his opponents back yards on numerous occasions but he did win a few decisions that could have gone either way.

This fight should have happened. Sanchez was a great loss.

I agree Sanchez would win--but hten, I'm hardly being objective; they guy's one of my all-time favorites. It's that combination of speed and power, plus the skill and sense to really maximze them, that makes guys like him stand ouy.

It's ironic that Sanchez is considered by some as the best featherweight ever (can't agree with this at all) yet he didn't fight the man who still holds the feather defence record. Who would have won? Who the hell knows?

However, I have a clip of Alfonso Zamora KOing Pedroza in a title defence in round 2 and........it was not pretty

bollox wrote:It's ironic that Sanchez is considered by some as the best featherweight ever (can't agree with this at all) yet he didn't fight the man who still holds the feather defence record. Who would have won? Who the hell knows?

However, I have a clip of Alfonso Zamora KOing Pedroza in a title defence in round 2 and........it was not pretty

I DO NOT KNOW WHO WOULD HAVE WON THIS FIGHT, but none of the 2 fought the quality of the other. Sanchez might have fought better opposition (Danny Lopez, Wilfredo Gomez, Ruben Castillo and Azumah Nelson) fighters that Pedroza NEVER FOUGHT BECAUSE HE WAS NEVER GIVEN THE CHANCE TO FIGHT THEM but, I would not be surprised if Pedroza would have outclassed them also. He was a fine featherweight that NEVER got his RESPECT DUE by the media and sportwriters. They considered him a DIRTY FIGHTER when in reality he was TOTAL GREAT TECHNICIAN.

When Pedroza lost to Zamora, that was at bantamweight, and many of the Panamanian press thought that he was TOO YOUNG and TOO GREEN to fight for a world title. He only had 17 fights at that point I believe. Zamora was a monster puncher at 118.

But he became one of the finest champions at featherweight though. 20 title defenses, 10 of them at his opponent's TURF (world record), speaks for his greatness.

Shame this fight never happened as it would have been a classic I think....... two legends in the same ring.

No doubt that Sanchez was a very good fighter, but as I recall he barely got by Patrick Ford (Who Pedroza completely dominated) and also struggled with Pat Cowdell, who was a decent fighter, but did not have much of a chin. And while he was a gifted boxer, he did not seem to be a very hard puncher. Once he started fighting world class competition his fights became much longer and most of his stoppages in title fights were from attrition. His great chin and solid defense gave him a clear advantage in most of his fights.

Pedroza was also not a great puncher, but was able to wear his opponents down. While he had good hand speed and a good left hook, his right was usually delivered without great force. I was a huge Pedroza fan, but I just don't see him as one of the greats, despite the number of defenses. However, I think his style would have troubled Sanchez greatly and I think he would have had an excellent chance of beating him, although I think Sanchez was a slightly better all around fighter.

Definitely would have been an interesting fight that I think would have also been highly entertaining.

Salvador Sanchez did his best work as a counter puncher, and Pedroza was a very crafty, sometimes dirty fighter. Pedroza also had a good chin and stamina, but he'd never try to take the fight to Sanchez the way Lopez, Gomez did. So I see Pedroza giving Sanchez alot of problems in the first half of the fight, he'd jab and fight cautious, not giving Sanchez many opportunities to land a big counter. Still the Mexican was one of the all time greats in this weight class, and I see him coming up big as usual in the championship rounds working his way inside to batter Pedroza in route to a close but unanimous decision.

I like Seamus's take on this. I can never write action statements like that. But I think he has captured my thinking on this one. You know when someone gets cut down in the prime of their career you give them credit past what they may have actually been able to achieve.

But with Sanchez is just seemed like he WAS the total package and always came up with what he needed to get the job done. He seemed to be able to think and fight his way out of anything.

You know after I have taken several sips on this Corona I have had an epiphone. Or a Gibson I"m not sure which but either way I've changed my mind.

This is a lop sided victory for Sanchez. Amazing what wisdom a single brew can give you. I should have reached for this earlier.