Is Israel Vasquez the most exciting fighter in boxing?

[ianwigley]

He goes down, he gets up. He gets cut, bleeds, but still fights. He's a high action little guy who scores big knockouts.

Look at his 2 blitzings of Oscar Larios. He went out there and gave him the business in short order. Even in the 2nd fight when he was stopped he lit up the crowd with a high intensity war.

Then he climbs off the canvas twice against Jhonny Gonzalez in a fight he was losing bad and knocks him out. Many felt that fight could have been the best of 2006.

Most recently, his trilogy with Rafael Marquez, which has produced the two best fights in recent memory. As Steve Kim put is, "13 Rounds of Fury".

Vasquez has all of the elements that make a great action fighter. Is he the most exciting fighter in boxing?

No chance

Look at Ivan Calderon, Edwin Valero, Daisuke Naito or Daniel Ponce de Leon...on his good days...

[Kball15]

No chance

Look at Ivan Calderon, Edwin Valero, Daisuke Naito or Daniel Ponce de Leon...on his good days...

none of those guys are particularly awsome to watch.

Valero has had 1 good fight and about 30 million mismatches.

Calderon is beautiful to watch but he isnt thriling to watch or anything.

Naito is pretty exciting.

Ponce De Leon is only exciting if he scores an early KO. If not, his fights are painfully monotnouse and tedious

[ianwigley]

none of those guys are particularly awsome to watch.

Valero has had 1 good fight and about 30 million mismatches.

Calderon is beautiful to watch but he isnt thriling to watch or anything.

Naito is pretty exciting.

Ponce De Leon is only exciting if he scores an early KO. If not, his fights are painfully monotnouse and tedious

Props dude

Valero, for me, is sweet.

Calderon is awesome, I won't budge on that one...

Naito is a warrior.

Ponce de Leon, as you correctly stated, is good when he's good...namely early on when he's ****ing folk out.

If you want exciting fighters other than the above, look at Ricardo Mayorga or Tony Margarito. Also look at Arturo Gatti, he raised a few roofs. Look also at Floyd Mayweather, much as you all say he's boring, he ain't.

[WLAD OWNS]

I think Kelly Pavlik is the most exciting fighter in boxing.

[Mr. Ryan]

Props dude

Valero, for me, is sweet.

Calderon is awesome, I won't budge on that one...

Naito is a warrior.

Ponce de Leon, as you correctly stated, is good when he's good...namely early on when he's ****ing folk out.

If you want exciting fighters other than the above, look at Ricardo Mayorga or Tony Margarito. Also look at Arturo Gatti, he raised a few roofs. Look also at Floyd Mayweather, much as you all say he's boring, he ain't.

Ricardo Mayorga and Antonio Margarito lack the accuracy in their punches to really get me moving. Gatti is retired.

Answer me this, could any of the guys you mentioned do what Vasquez did tonight?

[Run]

I think he's an exciting fighter yes, but I also think Marquez is to some extent tailor made for him. He is accustomed to fighting the bigger guys and he's shown throughout the 3 fights that he can just dominate on the inside when he lets his hands go. He has a lot of heart and he's a durable guy..........yes.

His first fight with Larios was entertaining, he blew him out in the second though. I'm not sure about "Most" exciting.

I think Jorge Arce and O'neil Bell are as exciting in their own right.



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[Gareth Ivanovic]

I would have to say at this point he probably is. It seem like everyone of his fight's he's either cut or been KD and then somehow he rises above all that and wins. Katsidis fights are pretty exciting too, but Vasquez is more accurate and just a better all around boxer. I hope he gets paid big time in his next few fights. If there is one guy in boxing that deserves million dollar paydays it's Israel Vasquez.

[Mr. Ryan]

I think he's an exciting fighter yes, but I also think Marquez is to some extent tailor made for him. He is accustomed to fighting the bigger guys and he's shown throughout the 3 fights that he can just dominate on the inside when he lets his hands go. He has a lot of heart and he's a durable guy..........yes.

His first fight with Larios was entertaining, he blew him out in the second though. I'm not sure about "Most" exciting.

I think Jorge Arce and O'neil Bell are as exciting in their own right.

I thought the first and third Vasquez-Larios fights were the blowouts. All three fights were rewatchable though.

Marquez's chin and dominance didn't really carry over to 122 pounds where he was perhaps the best bantamweight since Jeff Fenech.

Arce is exciting, but he's only had one real war that I can recall in the first Hussein fight. If fights with Martin Castillo, Darchinyan, and Montiel would have materialized, his stock would've raised further.

Bell has had some exciting moments, but he lacks the speed to take your breath away.

[Run]

I thought the first and third Vasquez-Larios fights were the blowouts. All three fights were rewatchable though.

Marquez's chin and dominance didn't really carry over to 122 pounds where he was perhaps the best bantamweight since Jeff Fenech.

Arce is exciting, but he's only had one real war that I can recall in the first Hussein fight. If fights with Martin Castillo, Darchinyan, and Montiel would have materialized, his stock would've raised further.

Bell has had some exciting moments, but he lacks the speed to take your breath away.

Well.........yeah Vasquez is exciting in a workman's sense. Yep.

I think Arce's showmanship, fight style and character make him exciting..........as I do Bell's style and ring theatrics. Both guys natural entertainers for sure.



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[GunStar]

Yes and it's not even close in my opinion.