Originally posted by famicommander
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Personally, I don't think Leo is the better fighter though, as Lopez was athletically gifted but a erratic fighter that is prone to making mistakes with illusive but leaky defense. He gassed out trying to outwork Leo at a high pace fight in a high altitude (5,000-6,000 ft. elevation) and was unable react in time when he got timed. Pretty even fight until the KO.
Ramirez is a fundamentally sound two time gold Olympic medalist. I quite like Lopez and I say he is a warrior having challenged himself more than Ramirez, plus he was fighting his opponents at their home territory, I hope to see him fight at the top level again, but considering he had lost to two top textbook fundamentally sound fighters like Villa and Leo who aren't exactly knockout merchants, I don't think Lopez would had beaten Ramirez either. Nor do I think Lopez beats Espinoza. Hoping Lopez fights Nery if Luis has moved up.
Why is Kameda, who hasn't beaten a former or current champion at featherweight nor attained a title as good as the wins over Ramirez?? He has the experience at the top level, but had never beaten a champion or even a featherweight contender. He is a tough top 10 ranked fighter, but by no means is he as good as Ramirez is.
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