Who could have beaten Ricardo Lopez?

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Was there any fighter in any era of the Strawweight/Light Flyweight/Flyweight division who could have beaten Finito?

    As great as he looks on video I think there's a handful of top tier fighters around his weight that could have solved his style. Lopez was not as perfect of a fighter that everyone claims.

    I think Roman Gonzalez has the style to beat Lopez IMO.
     
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    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Chocolatito-Finito is a really tough one for me to call.
    Chang would've beaten Finito.
     
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    Ivan Calderon, Michael Carbajal, Chiquita Gonzales, Johnny Tapia, Marc Johnson, Luis Estaba, Chocolatito, Miguel Canto, Orlando Canizales, Kwang-Sun Kim, Paul Gonzales, all would have been tough fights for Lopez, i'm not saying any of these guys would have beaten him, but any of this guys is an easy fight.
     
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    Jpreisser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Lopez could have conceivably faced a number of them in his day, including Yuri Arbachakov.
     
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    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I've forgot about Yuri, really balanced fighter with good amateur background.
     
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    Jpreisser Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No worries. He often gets ignored in the mix, but I kick myself seeing the names at 112 or below during their day and none of them came off, minus Gonzalez vs. Carbajal that is. Had 105 and 108 not been added, flyweight would have been loaded.
     
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    kingfisher3 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i like calderon over him
     
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    George Foreman
     
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    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    Fighting Harada
     
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    nikrj Active Member Full Member

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    Disagree. Finito Lopez could kill Foreman choking him up.....lol :D
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I honestly think that the only ones who would have posed some serious problems against Lopez besides Chocolatito are Jung Koo Chang, Mark Johnson, Yuri Arbachakov, Hilario Zapata and Miguel Canto.
     
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    Nobody under featherweight.
     
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    Wilde and Lynch would have been tough fights as well.
     
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    Gonzalez > Lopez.

    There you go, I've said it.
     
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    Fighting Harada gets added to the list, for sure.
     
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