Jose Napoles vs Wilfred Benitez @ 147lbs, how competitive would it be?

I think both these guys were great enough that they could be competitive with anyone there size.

 

In a hypothetical we usually figure they are both at their best...at their best they are both a tough out for anyone ever.....I like Napoles a little bit better in this enconter....call it 9-6

 

Why aren't you in a certain thread about Pittsburgh?

 

:fire :twisted::ban1 Reported!

 

I don't know what you're talking about.

Been watching Jeff Chandler. Damned good on the inside.

 

Much better inside fighter than he is given credit for by the uninformed...That is why Flea calls him the Greatest bantamweight ever!

 

Oh ****! If Flea wasn't busy running through every Asian girl in the British Isles like a damned barbarian he would eviscerate you!

 

There aren't many in my town January 31st mayne, just you wait :tong

 

Fairly competitive, but Napoles is ultimately too strong. Even if Benitez goes the distance, he will not fare better on the cards. Mantequilla had just a little too much of everything.

 

An interesting fight. Napoles never faced a guy with defense as adept as Benitez's and it would be novel to see how he deals with it.

Napoles didn't have the fastest hands, which could make Benitez see a lot of his punches coming and potentially make Napoles a little punch-shy at stages.

With his great timing you'd think Napoles will eventually find his range and score some damaging punches though.

I can see Napoles having to come on late in this one and potentially score a knockdown or two late to edge it his way.

Super competitive the whole way and I wouldn't be shocked if Wilfred won it, but I'm picking Napoles all the same.

8-7 in rounds for Benitez, with a couple of knockdowns for Jose.

 

It would be competitive for 9 rounds or so until Napoles snuck in a bomb on Benitez. The ending would be rather sudden I think. Napoles was one of the most accurate punchers ever with power shots, and Benitez's chin would let him down, like it did vs SRL.

 

I don't know about that,...they were pretty damned fast.

 

Not Ray Leonard / Tommy Hearns fast.

He got by on timing more than hand speed imo.