Comments Thread For: Jose Pedraza Chosen Over Sandor Martin As Teofimo Lopez's Opponent 12/10 At MSG

[chepboxingking]

Padraza isn't there to win he's there to pick up a check. Either Jose Padraza goes into survival mode or he gets koed, simple as that.

My prediction, Padraza gets hit once or twice and goes into survival in the 5th, the sniper has been done for a while.

For the record.....PredatorStyle is correct.....Sandor Martin is a bad match-up for Teofimo. Lopez will stay clear Martin until someone breaks him down and it won't be Teofimo.

I’m sorry maybe I missed something… when has Pedraza just “showed up for a check”? He always gives a good account for himself. When he loses, the opponent was simply better. He’s never laid down even against Loma.

Btw, what has Martin done besides beat a washed Mikey? He doesn’t have the power to keep Teo honest. He’d get KOd inside 7-8 rounds.

[jackblack008]

Decent matchup.

[Malvado]

Arnold Barboza would have been better, beatable but undefeated and proven being a more credibly win compared to a shot Jose Pedraza.

[GBP4LIFE]

Barboza.. Pedraza.. De Nada.. Moscata blah who cares LOL.. all same level of fighters, tune up material for a talent the level of Teo

[Wacked_Out]

Don't know why people would rate Martin higher than Pedraza. I think Pedraza might be a better boxer than Teo even, but it wont outweigh Teo's power and speed combo. Martin is just a good enough type of fighter, kind of dull and nothing special. He'd get taken out by the 3rd round fighting Teo, and Pedraza would give him a lesson.
Theres a lot of killers in the division but Martin aint one of them. Anybody think Martin could defeat Matais, Lee, Love, Ergashev, Zepeda? Not even mentioning Garcia, Taylor , Ramirez, etc. I even think Lipinets starches Martin. Martin vs. Mario Barrios would be a pick em.

[Sctrojan]

Arnold,Sandor and Jose.....and of course they choose Pedraza,the path of least resistance. Sandor too skilled/awkward,Barboza too skilled WITH pop so its Pedraza.All the **** talking between Teo/Sr and Barboza they decide to ***** out.

[Malvado]

Don't know why people would rate Martin higher than Pedraza. I think Pedraza might be a better boxer than Teo even, but it wont outweigh Teo's power and speed combo. Martin is just a good enough type of fighter, kind of dull and nothing special. He'd get taken out by the 3rd round fighting Teo, and Pedraza would give him a lesson.

Just want to ask, what makes you think that Pedraza is more technically skilled than Teo?

His current performances at 140 are not that impressive with his biggest win being Lozada.

[Wacked_Out]

Just want to ask, what makes you think that Pedraza is more technically skilled than Teo?

His current performances at 140 are not that impressive with his biggest win being Lozada.

I'd say his footwork and ring IQ. He makes adjustments. Teo didn't against Kambosis, Honestly it's close. But I'm a big Teo fan and it's obvious to me he's got this over Pedraza. Pedraza vs Catterall would be a better fight.

[Rebelrbg]

Richard Commey would have been a much better and more fun fight for the fans, but whatever. Pedraza is alright and this is a last chance saloon for him. Should be an alright fight.

Teo already KOd Commey in 2 rounds.

[Malvado]

I'd say his footwork and ring IQ. He makes adjustments. Teo didn't against Kambosis, Honestly it's close. But I'm a big Teo fan and it's obvious to me he's got this over Pedraza. Pedraza vs Catterall would be a better fight.

Well let's agree to disagree, at least to me Teo's approach against Kambosos was overall different compared to how he handled the likes of Magdaleno, Nakatani, Commey and Loma. his performance against the Aussie shouldn't overshadow his performances in his lightweight run.

Pedraza in the other hand, while being able to box his strategy normally tends to backpedal and use head movement to avoid his opponents from overwhelming him, however it doesn't necessarily win him rounds and he tends to get caught in his bouts against Davis, Zepeda, Ramirez, and Commey.

He is skilled don't get me wrong, but he struggles to make adjustments, finish off his adversary despite his impressive power whenever he manages to turn the tides and ultimately relies on the same strategy when he gets caught, his footwork is also limited compared to Teo in my opinion.