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Now suppose that instead of Yaqui Lopez fight in the 70s, he fights in the late 80s against Virgil Hill for the crown. Who wins this fight???

Yaqui would have been champ in this opportunity if he would have fought in Hill's era. I pick Yaqui by KO.

This might be an interesting fight. The boxer (Hill) vs the brawler (Lopez). both were good but not great. Hill wouldn't have been champion in Lopez's era and Lopez probably would have been a titleist in Hills.

Hill probably would outbox Lopez early on. However, sooner or later Lopez would get to him. Whether he could stop Hill is the question. It's not hard to see Hill winning a decison. However, I'm leaning toward a late round TKO for Lopez.