Eder Jofre vs Wilfredo Gomez

Me

...

 

Jofre has exactly the style and grit to upend Gomez. Jofre by late KO in a hard fight.

 

It's a spectacular matchup. I usually say Gomez hands down for any fantasy matchup at 122, but prime Jofre is one of the few guys with all the tools to defeat him. I'd still make Gomez the favorite though. Bigger man than Jofre and more athletic and dynamic. But Jofre was as complete as they come from a technical standpoint, he was durable, and he had devastating power in both hands. He's certainly a very live underdog. It's just hard to go against Gomez's dominance at 122.

 

Gomez was actually more like Duran style-wise than Jofre was. And Gomez had a similar level of meanness to him. Unsurprisingly, Duran and Gomez were good friends.

 

They’re separated by a tier or two… I enjoy Gomez but he’s not Eder Jofre good, it’s a bit out of his reach.

 

Fighters like Pep, Napoles and Duran earned being called “Slick” Gomez was not “Slick” as it’s understood to be in boxing terms.

 

How much of the early Gomez have you watched? Gomez was extremely elusive when he chose to be. He eventually fell in love with his power and became more a puncher-boxer, but before that he was absolutely brilliant at integrating offense and defense.

 

No way I can pick against Gomez at 122. He’s just too much.

 

I honestly think that by the time Jofre fought Harada 2nd he was struggling too much with his weight ,,, I think Chris has discussed this before as Jofre just wasnt the same for that fight,which in part led to his retirenment.. but anyway '66 simply isnt Prime Jofre .. I'll take Gomez but wouldnt put a nickel on it

 

ya , I think you got a big gap in there ,, anyway @ChrisJS hopefully stops by here