The only Minimumweight / Light Flyweight who can beat Ricardo "Finito" Lopez ?

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  1. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At his prime at 105 lbs (Minimumweight), I think only Chocolatito, Kazuto Ioka, and maybe Donnie Nietes are the only three who would have had a chance of beating him historically in the category.

    At 108 lbs (Light Flyweight) he is not on his prime anymore but still a highly skilled boxer, with some high levels wins with  Will Grigsby, Ratanapol Sor Vorapin and Zolani Petelo. I personally think Humberto González, Naoya Inoue, Chocolatito and Myung Woo Yuh are the only who had a chance of beating him in the category historically.


    What do you think ??
     
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    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I think even a fading Lopez could still beat Gonzalez. Don't think he'd beat a prime Jung Koo Chang, though.
     
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    Hard to envision any fighter from 105 who can beat Lopez. At 108 however there's some notable fighters who I can see potentially beating him.

    Roman Gonzalez
    Jung Koo Chang
    Hilario Zapata
    Myung Woo Yuh
    Yoko Gushiken
    Juan Francisco Estrada
    Kazuto Ioka
     
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    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yes it's true that at 105 lbs it's very hard to find someone...

    Good list !
     
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    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    At 105 lbs maybe you're right, but at 108 lbs Chocolatito is at his prime.He could give him a war.
     
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    I completed the list for 108 lbs (Light Flyweight) , these boxers would have a chance of beating Ricardo Lopez, do you agree?

    - Roman Gonzalez "Chocolatito"
    - Jung Koo Chang
    - Kazuto Ioka
    - Hilario Zapata
    - Myung Woo Yuh
    - Yoko Gushiken
    - Humberto Gonzalez
    - Naoya Inoue
    - Jorge Arce
    - Iván Calderón
     
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    Sorry, I should have specified. I'm not referring to Chocolatito. I was referring to Humberto "Chiquita" Gonzalez. Ramon is at the very very least a live dog at both weights and I think I might well favor him at 108, yeah.