Little guy appreciation thread

Inoue right now is p4p ranked by just about everyone and blowing top 10 dudes out in 1 to 2 rounds. Yer he's definitely one dude to get excited about for sure.

I don't pay much attention to anything lower than 130. I know they all have extremely good technique and skills but we're is the power. I don't get excited to see small guys standing in front of each other throwing 100 punches. Lol. Maybe I'm wrong and should give these dudes more respect. Inoue right now is p4p ranked by just about everyone and blowing top 10 dudes out in 1 to 2 rounds.

Danny ´Little Red ´ Lopez ? ? ? El Coloradito

My favorite division of all-time is quite possibly bantamweight. Here’s a list of fights and fighters I would highly recommend that are super bantamweight and below :- Eder Jofre - One of the most complete and perfect boxers in history. Ruben Olivares - If Matthew Saad Muhammad isn’t the most entertaining fighter in history he is Wilfredo Gomez Carlos Zarate Fighting Harada Masao Ohba - Japan’s Salvador Sanchez died at 23 in his prime Ricardo Lopez Mark Johnson Yuri Arbachakov Hiroyuki Ebihara Chang Jung-Koo Rafael Marquez Israel Vazquez Jose Medel Rafael Herrera Chucho Castillo Gilberto Roman Johnny Tapia Daniel Zaragoza - not a big hitter or graceful boxer but had so many great fights Jeff Fenech Here’s about 20-30 fights I think are must watch for any boxing fan :- Wilfredo Gomez vs. Lupe Pintor Eder Jofre vs. Jose Medel I Eder Jofre vs. Fighting Harada I & II Ruben Olivares vs. Chucho Castillo I & II Ruben Olivares vs. Katsuyoshi Kanazawa II Rafael Herrera vs. Venice Borkhorsor Fighting Harada vs. Jose Medel I & II Masao Ohba vs. Chartchai Chionoi Masao Ohba vs. Betulio Gonzalez Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Zarate Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez I, II & III Rafael Marquez vs. Mark Johnson I Daniel Zaragoza vs. Paul Banke I & II Daniel Zaragoza vs. Wayne McCollough Gilberto Roman vs. Jiro Watanabe Gilberto Roman vs. Santos Laciar I, II & III Humberto Gonzalez vs. Michael Carbajal I Humberto Gonzalez vs. Saman Sorjaturong Johnny Tapia vs. Paulie Ayala I Jose Medel vs. Jesus Pimentel Somsak Sithchatchaw vs. Mayar MonssipourNo Vic Darchinyan? Not the most technically sound, but never in a bad fight. I miss that little guy.

Looking for a Name My favorite division of all-time is quite possibly bantamweight. Here’s a list of fights and fighters I would highly recommend that are super bantamweight and below :- Eder Jofre - One of the most complete and perfect boxers in history. Ruben Olivares - If Matthew Saad Muhammad isn’t the most entertaining fighter in history he is Do you recall a little guy, mid to late 80's, very thin,Hispanic probably, had long hair like a rat tail-short on sides, --- used to fight real real low, like bent completely over and throw punches from like this bent over position. He had a lot of movement and was difficult to hit. Pretty positive he was below Welterweight, below 130 most likely. Any recollection ??? No names on your list are ringing a bell. Driving me crazy, a little. Thanks.

Watch Sor Rungvisai vs Roman Gonzalez or Inoue vs Nevete, you'll see absolute power. That Rungvisai Gonzalez 1 fight was awesome.

Thanks for the kind words and you are welcome. If you are going to start anywhere with this list I’d go Olivares-Kanazawa II, Gomez-Pintor. These will blow you away. Both in my top 10 favorite all-time fights. Thanks again my friend. Almost always enjoy seeing your posts - which is high praise for this site!!! Lol.

Thanks man very good post - I know you are a boxing historian of sorts so I appreciate it. Thanks for the kind words and you are welcome. If you are going to start anywhere with this list I’d go Olivares-Kanazawa II, Gomez-Pintor. These will blow you away. Both in my top 10 favorite all-time fights.

I don't pay much attention to anything lower than 130. I know they all have extremely good technique and skills but we're is the power. I don't get excited to see small guys standing in front of each other throwing 100 punches. Lol. Maybe I'm wrong and should give these dudes more respect. Watch Olivares, Gomez, Zarate, Zamora, Jofre and you’ll see power. Pimentel, Medel, Inoue also some serious lights out punchers. There’s plenty.

My favorite division of all-time is quite possibly bantamweight. Here’s a list of fights and fighters I would highly recommend that are super bantamweight and below :- Eder Jofre - One of the most complete and perfect boxers in history. Ruben Olivares - If Matthew Saad Muhammad isn’t the most entertaining fighter in history he is Wilfredo Gomez Carlos Zarate Fighting Harada Masao Ohba - Japan’s Salvador Sanchez died at 23 in his prime Ricardo Lopez Mark Johnson Yuri Arbachakov Hiroyuki Ebihara Chang Jung-Koo Rafael Marquez Israel Vazquez Jose Medel Rafael Herrera Chucho Castillo Gilberto Roman Johnny Tapia Daniel Zaragoza - not a big hitter or graceful boxer but had so many great fights Jeff Fenech Here’s about 20-30 fights I think are must watch for any boxing fan :- Wilfredo Gomez vs. Lupe Pintor Eder Jofre vs. Jose Medel I Eder Jofre vs. Fighting Harada I & II Ruben Olivares vs. Chucho Castillo I & II Ruben Olivares vs. Katsuyoshi Kanazawa II Rafael Herrera vs. Venice Borkhorsor Fighting Harada vs. Jose Medel I & II Masao Ohba vs. Chartchai Chionoi Masao Ohba vs. Betulio Gonzalez Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Zarate Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez I, II & III Rafael Marquez vs. Mark Johnson I Daniel Zaragoza vs. Paul Banke I & II Daniel Zaragoza vs. Wayne McCollough Gilberto Roman vs. Jiro Watanabe Gilberto Roman vs. Santos Laciar I, II & III Humberto Gonzalez vs. Michael Carbajal I Humberto Gonzalez vs. Saman Sorjaturong Johnny Tapia vs. Paulie Ayala I Jose Medel vs. Jesus Pimentel Somsak Sithchatchaw vs. Mayar Monssipour Thanks man very good post - I know you are a boxing historian of sorts so I appreciate it.

I don't pay much attention to anything lower than 130. I know they all have extremely good technique and skills but we're is the power. I don't get excited to see small guys standing in front of each other throwing 100 punches. Lol. Maybe I'm wrong and should give these dudes more respect.

First Ballot Hall Of Famer without a doubt. No chance IMO. I don’t think he’ll even make it onto the ballot. There’s so many fighters not even on the ballot that were better than him. I liked him but he’s not getting close.

Jorge Arce is another all time great. I wouldn’t call him great or even that good but he was fun as hell.

My favorite division of all-time is quite possibly bantamweight. Here’s a list of fights and fighters I would highly recommend that are super bantamweight and below :- Eder Jofre - One of the most complete and perfect boxers in history. Ruben Olivares - If Matthew Saad Muhammad isn’t the most entertaining fighter in history he is Wilfredo Gomez Carlos Zarate Fighting Harada Masao Ohba - Japan’s Salvador Sanchez died at 23 in his prime Ricardo Lopez Mark Johnson Yuri Arbachakov Hiroyuki Ebihara Chang Jung-Koo Rafael Marquez Israel Vazquez Jose Medel Rafael Herrera Chucho Castillo Gilberto Roman Johnny Tapia Daniel Zaragoza - not a big hitter or graceful boxer but had so many great fights Jeff Fenech Here’s about 20-30 fights I think are must watch for any boxing fan :- Wilfredo Gomez vs. Lupe Pintor Eder Jofre vs. Jose Medel I Eder Jofre vs. Fighting Harada I & II Ruben Olivares vs. Chucho Castillo I & II Ruben Olivares vs. Katsuyoshi Kanazawa II Rafael Herrera vs. Venice Borkhorsor Fighting Harada vs. Jose Medel I & II Masao Ohba vs. Chartchai Chionoi Masao Ohba vs. Betulio Gonzalez Wilfredo Gomez vs. Carlos Zarate Carlos Zarate vs. Alfonso Zamora Rafael Marquez vs. Israel Vazquez I, II & III Rafael Marquez vs. Mark Johnson I Daniel Zaragoza vs. Paul Banke I & II Daniel Zaragoza vs. Wayne McCollough Gilberto Roman vs. Jiro Watanabe Gilberto Roman vs. Santos Laciar I, II & III Humberto Gonzalez vs. Michael Carbajal I Humberto Gonzalez vs. Saman Sorjaturong Johnny Tapia vs. Paulie Ayala I Jose Medel vs. Jesus Pimentel Somsak Sithchatchaw vs. Mayar Monssipour

I'm less into lil guys these days, but some past lil guy badasses are Ricardo Lopez, Michael Carbajal & Humberto Gonzalez. Ricardo Lopez was 51-0-1 (38). He was a long time champion at 105. He captured a 108lb belt in his last couple fights. Imo among the most technically strong boxers I've ever seen. Michael Carbajal was a 88 Olympic silver medalist. He won a 108lb belt 17 months into his pro career. Had a nice trilogy with Humberto (going 1-2). Ended his career with a KO of a young Jorge Arce. Humberto Gonzalez was a 108lb champion & had a lil guy Tyson-like vibe for a long time going 30-0 (24) before getting upset in a shocking KO loss to a 24-5 (8) opponent. Beat Carbajal in 2 of their 3 fights, losing the first one by KO & beating him back to back in close decisions in the last 2. Retired after a fight of year fight that he lost in 95. Thanks man, good post. I just put on Gonzalez Carbajal 1. I do love how those little guys just stand in front of on one another sometimes and T off lol. They bring the action.