If Sammy Vasquez beats Felix Diaz clearly, is he confirmed elite?

very very disappointing from sammy. He didnt know what to do, didnt attack diaz's body AT ALL, which is bizarre considering he has fantastic body punches and literally did not want to plant his feet until the last 2 rounds? maybe a new trainer?

Vazquez was taken to school Yep, Diaz is a beast. I wanna see him fight Porter or Spence next. Sammy can still rebuild, he showed a lot of heart and grit, he was beaten by a very high level fighter. Congratz to Diaz, hopefully he gets a big fight next.

Poor Vasquez...was supposed to get collazo, and instead took a beating and a loss and 2 cuts that'll need stitches.

Wow. They wenter back and got it right.

Vazquez was taken to school

PBC matches their prospects tough early on. They don't feel a loss hurts your career. And they still get fights after a loss. Tony Harrison is about to fight for the 3rd time since losing to Willie Nelson. Vazquez getting his ass kicked

This is a AMAZING FIGHT Between 2 up and coming fighters whoever wins no question but themself in a great position going forward but "Elite"? FUK NO! I don't think this fight makes either Elite just yet. The winner of this fight should get a Big Fight and even a Title Shot or something

Vasquez is the truth and this fight with Diaz could go either way from what I've seen of them.

Vazquez has the goods, been impressed by him everytime that I've seen him

Around elite imo, I'm shocked they're taking such an opponent on ridiculously short notice but I think he may actually lose.

Def not "elite" To me, that label is reserved for top P4P guys. But a win would elevate him to contender I still think he gets wrecked by the top guys at 147 though Based on what though? I like the top boys at 147, but it's not exactly like they've proven a whole lot themselves. I think Sammy is every bit as skilled as Thurman, Brook, Spence, Porter, Danny and will prove it.

Elite? I guess it depends on your definition of elite cuz I know some guys consider like 6 guys in all of boxing elite. I definitely think it'd be a W that takes him out of the prospect category & into the legit contender category at 147. And its even a W that if he's as impressive as Spence was vs Algieri that could get him into title talk immediately. I will say while I think Diaz shoulda gotten the W vs Peterson, the fight was close & I hate hyping guys TOO much over a L like I think its possible many could or might be doing with Diaz going into this fight. And I say that while extremely excited for this fight that I see as a competitive & fun fight that is one of the fights I'm most looking forward to right now. But lets just not go TOO overboard on Diaz. I consider anyone in the top 5-10, depending on how stacked the division is, elite. I know some may consider it a stronger word though. I don't think I'm overrating Diaz, a lot of talented guys in boxing don't get the backing/promotion they deserve and don't fulfill their potential, I consider Diaz one of those guys. Skillwise he's no doubt better than guys like Guerrero, Alexander, Algieri etc who are some of the best wins for the 'proven' guys at 147.

Def not "elite" To me, that label is reserved for top P4P guys. But a win would elevate him to contender I still think he gets wrecked by the top guys at 147 though

The winner of that should move to big things aka a possible shot at Danny Garcia in 2017