Both were very skilled pure boxers but sadly squandered their talent and never really reached their potentials. In your opinion who do you think applied better defense in their style? These guys are really enjoyable to watch when they perform at their finest. Really smooth operators. This content is protected This content is protected
I think Zapata's run at light fly leasing up to Ursua was fantastic anyway. Beating te likes of Dodie Boy and Torres showed he was the real deal. And he still had some good work in him post-Chang.
Definitely Zapata imo. Incredible reflexes, and head/upper body movement. Truly a defensive genius in the early 80s.
Both were unique defensive talents, but Zapata was the ultimate. Moves that became routine for him have never been attempted before or since. Not that I’ve seen, anyway. Lora was essentially a smaller, meaner Benitez at his best. Zapata has no realistic comparison.
