Only Chang would but i have no doubt that Lopez handles Yuh and Chiquita easier. Chang would give him hell but Lopez would still win a close one over him,Chang couldnt hit as hard as Alvarez either,although he was faster.
Incidentally, Gonzalez needed a late round comeback to beat Kwang-sun Kim, a great Korean amatuer, who turned pro late and was thought to be well past his best even going into the Gonzalez fight.
We'll disagree I suppose. Perhaps if I had Lopez in my top 30 P4P list I'd be inclined to agree with you.
This has been a great thread btw. It's a pity Bull doesn't post much anymore, as he always has some good stuff to say about a lot of those fighters.
Sorry i'm very very late here Addie, i just haven't been posting, but it's a good list. Chang would be numero uno for me though.
Even based on resume? What would be your own personal top 10? Myung Woo is fourth for me, and I'm giving Gushiken the benefit of the doubt (I had one of his fights come through today, ended things with a beautiful hook).
Yeah you could justify Gushiken being lower if you wanted to, just not a great resume, but he's beautiful to watch, as in my fave to watch maybe of any fighter ever. I don't have a list but i will get back to you if you like. Yeah Chang would be my number one personally. Not the easiest division to rank though, just because you've got guys with lesser resumes than those who you just feel they are quite a bit better than. Kind of breaks your heart to do the right thing.
To be fair, I'd only really favor Chang over Lopez at 108, though I definitely think Gushiken is capable of pulling it off as well (about 50/50 in my book) and an on-form Zapata could turn the rick as well. Especially if we're taking into account the older Lopez that actually fought at the weight rather than taking him at his best and moving him up.