No way does he register a TKO, Esparragoza was too durable for that, was a harder puncher, and would have matched Pedroza in many spells for volume. Eusebio wins in the end through superior smarts and psychological warfare in applying dirty tactics.
Esparagoza. He hit harder and was fast and durable. Alot of people dont remember him . He was also very fluid in his attacks and threw in combination.
I hope this is not true in the classic section? But perhaps. I do agree he does not have the name recognition, but if one lived through pedroza I assume if they were a boxing fan they have to know him on some level. To me unless someone sees a certain stylistic advantage that he could exploit or Pedroza could not cope with I don’t see it. It would be a fun fight but I see Pedroza winning this in convincing fashion
Esparagoza had a pretty good run of ko's in title defenses at the end of the 80's and was a very solid title holder. I remember being in Houston when he defended against (and stopped) Pascual Aranda coming off stopping local Stevie Cruz and it was front page of the sports page in the Chronicle. I think he would be a different challenge for Pedroza, who seemed to usually fight bullish punchers instead of rangy, tough, counterpunchers like himself. Prime for prime, I'd say it would be down to the wire with neither making a serious dent in each other's armor and Pedroza wins a decision by a couple of points.
Bump. Very good match up and perhaps a much more competitive fight for Pedroza given Esparragoza’s skills and power. Knowing Pedroza though he’ll do what he can to win by any means necessary. His superior ring IQ and body punching should help give him the edge over Esparragoza. Pedroza by decision in a dirty affair but not without some good action involved.
