Originally posted by Curt Henning
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Worst match-ups in recent memory?
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To me, a bad matchup is one where the difference between fighters is more than 30 or 40 spots in the same weight class. If the fighters are in different weight classes, you need to 'equalize' them. How good of an opponent is fighter X in the weight category in which they fought? Khan-Lo Greco was a bad matchup. Khan is still a legit top5-10 WW, while LoGreco was MAYBE top50.
Salka was something like 30th ranked fighter at 135 when Garcia brought him up to 140. That was a sham.
Brand was the 40th ranked SMW when Ward brought him up to LHW. That was horrible.
Some of Ramirez' recent opposition falls into this category. Bursak was a meh MW until a few years ago, probably barely makes top50 SMW, and that's who Ramirez fights. Same with Ahmed. Dude had no business to be in the ring with top3 SMW.
Vast majority of fights people mention don't qualify for a bad matchup and are a product of agendas on one or another side.
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