Jesse James Leija

Pretty forgotten fighter.

-Unbeaten in first 30 fights
-Held wins over Azumah Nelson, Louie Espinoza, Ivan Robinson, Micky Ward, Jeff Mayweather and Francisco Bojado.

Thats pretty solid resume. He was also WBC Super Featherweight Champion and never avoided one one.

 

Jesse was a very good technical boxer. Very underrated on ESB.

 

Very underrated altogether.

 

Technically poor bully, exposed by ODLH.

 

Good solid fighter that never had any business fighting above 130 pounds. Too small.

 

Exactly what I was going to say.

I actually think he might've been in his prime at featherweight, but moved up for the title shot at Nelson. He was pretty impressive at 126 and 130 IMO and I thought he would have a long and successful career there, but for whatever reason he couldn't keep his weight down. He never really was the same after getting pounded by Ruelas.

 

Exposed Oscar outweighed him by more than 10 lbs and was much younger and stronger?

So If we think like you Larry Holmes exposed Ali. The ODLH Jesse James fight was just a big payday.

 

Another of the forgotten lower weight 90's crop. Not saying they were ATG's, but there's no denying they're by and large forgotten.

I believe Tzysu busted his eardrum as well.

 

Correct.

Leija was doing good in that fight for the first 4.

 

Leija couldn't pull a win vs Edward Parker (in his fave weightclass!!) and even lost to a non-technical fighter like Arturo Gatti. Leija's skills were limited. Def no technical boxer.

Prime Larry Holmes was a quality technician. No shame there.

Payday or not. The point is that Leija was no top tech. Plus he had a questionable chin.

 

Tell that to Azumah Nelson, whose ears he boxed off twice.

 

You're wrong on all points regarding to Leija, but thanks for trying.

 

Azumah Nelson TKO6 Leija


Do I have to say more? :good

 

Yes, because they fought four times, not once.

 

That's no try, that's fact. Cope with it or GTFO.