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I also believe that Eusebio would take Wilfredo, probably by stopping him late, with some low blows thrown in for good measure.

Gomez was a complete fighter...he had it all...power, chin, skill, footwork, toughness...about his only weakness was his lack of training on occasion, but in these fantasy match-ups we are looking at the fighters at they're very best and I just think that the best Gomez beats the best Pedroza.

Gomez was a tough sob and he could be just as dirty as Pedroza, but Gomez was a better skilled fighter than Pedroza and he mixed his punches to the body and head as well as anyone I can recall.

Pedroza had the height advantage, but i don't think it would matter as I believe Gomez would just break him down with combo's to the body and head in the same kind of manner that he did with Zarate, who was 5' 8" like Pedroza. Aside from beating the old Ruben Olivares when Pedroza faced a monster puncher he was knocked out, which that was earlier in his career, but Zamora and Arnal were both big punchers and both KO'd Pedroza...though that was not Pedroza at his best and I honestly don't think that Gomez would score a knockout.

As to common opponents, they had very similar results and I think it would be a very hard fight for both men, but in the end I think Gomez would either win by late knockout, or on points due to his overall ability.

Yeah, Gomez was a phenom at 122 but once he moved up to 126 he was nothing to write home to mom about. Still, he was always exciting to watch.

I'd go for Pedrosa on this, Wilfredo would start better but I see Euesbio wearing Gomez down and taking control in the last third of the fight and winning either by decision or by a late stoppage... one of Gomezs flaws was his defence and he was also suspect to the body, Pedrosa was a great body puncher and would have too much strength and stamina for Gomez. It shouldnt be forgotten either that Pedrosa was a pretty big Featherweight while Gomez was really a natural Bantamweight at his best...

Gomez actually had an awesome defence early in his career.

Unfortunately he did get away from it as he moved up-becoming more reliant on his power.

Arbachakov wrote:Gomez actually had an awesome defence early in his career.

Unfortunately he did get away from it as he moved up-becoming more reliant on his power.

True, in his pretitle days he was more of a boxer than a slugger... with much better movement... but if we're talking prime we have to take account of the flaws that he had by the time he was a title holder...

Well this is about talking about fighters in they're primes and in his prime Gomez had a very solid defense. Now a prime Pedroza against a Gomez of the 80s might be different as Gomez concetrated more on a party than he did training, but Gomez at his best had really no flaws that I can think of.

Yeah but my point is that Gomez by the time he won the 122 title was already neglecting his skills and defence... he changed from being a pretty mobile boxer to basically an out and out slugger. Having said that Gomez would never have outboxed Pedrosa so the style change is not really relevant. In truth Gomez was never a true Featherweight imo and Pedrosa would have been too big and had that bit too much for Wilfredo... damn good fight still but the more I think about it the more I see Pedrosa winning by late Stoppage...

>>>Having said that Gomez would never have outboxed Pedrosa so the style change is not really relevant.<<<

Would never have outboxed Pedroza...I think you need to turn that around...Gomez was a lot better overall!

As I said and as was the case in his career...whenever Pedroza faced a true, elite-class puncher he was knocked out...he was knocked out by bantamweights, so I don't see his size being a factor at all as Gomez demonstrated that he could break down taller fighters, but even moreso important that he could take it from heavier fighters.

While Pedroza was stopped early in his career at BW, he grew into a very strong feather who stood up well in his many FW title defenses. Gomez was spectacular at 122, but if this fight was at 126, Pedroza wins by late stoppage in a great fight.

>>>While Pedroza was stopped early in his career at BW, he grew into a very strong feather who stood up well in his many FW title defenses<<<

Oh no doubt...he was a very strong featherweight, but overall I would have to go with Gomez!

I think you have to discount Pedrosas early defeats, he was much stronger and better at feather than he was at Bantam... while champion he beat Ford, Lockeridge, Laporte and Caba... all of whom could punch... from the fights I have of Pedrosa he had a very good chin... I dont see Gomez stopping Pedrosa at all... the closest fighter to Pedrosa in style and talent that Gomez faced was Sanchez, and he destroyed Wilfredo. While I dont see Pedrosa vs Gomez being an exact copy of that fight I think Pedrosa would be too strong down the stretch for Gomez....

silkov wrote:I think you have to discount Pedrosas early defeats, he was much stronger and better at feather than he was at Bantam... while champion he beat Ford, Lockeridge, Laporte and Caba... all of whom could punch... from the fights I have of Pedrosa he had a very good chin... I dont see Gomez stopping Pedrosa at all... the closest fighter to Pedrosa in style and talent that Gomez faced was Sanchez, and he destroyed Wilfredo. While I dont see Pedrosa vs Gomez being an exact copy of that fight I think Pedrosa would be too strong down the stretch for Gomez....

Yeah, specially with those wicked bolo punches to the midsection would hurt Gomez just like Sanchez did.

I think Pedroza would be too big for Gomez. I don't think Pedroza would destroy Gomez like Sanchez did, but I do think he'd outbox him winning a unanimous decision, possibly stopping him late.

Eusebio Pedroza was a complete boxer. He was the most complete boxer of my lifetime .

This would turn into a war with Pedroza using his reach/speed and Boxing ability early but by round 5 Gomez forces The Panama Great to stand and fight more whilest Eusebio still has some success on the outside by round 10 Wilfredo is feeling the pace he hits the canvas for the 1st time of the fight he rallies bravely in rounds 11/12 but midway through round 13 while getting hit with head and body shots when trapped on the ropes defenceless and out on his feet is saved from further
punishment Eusebio Pedroza wins a classic by 13th round Tko.