Does Morales have a chance v Gomez @ 122 lbs

Most people think Wilfredo Gomez was the best 122 lber in history & his record certainly does nothing to dispute that.

Ive only seen a handfull of Gomez fights & need to see more but from what Ive seen, I think there could be a guy who fought at 122 who may have the tools to pull it off.... that man is Erik `El Terrible` Morales.

The reasons I think Erik could do it is.....

1. You need to have a chin made of cast iron to even survive vs Gomez.
2. You must be a good technical boxer.
3. You have to be capable of going to war in spells as Gomez will catch you & make you trade every now & then.
4. You must have great lateral movement & footwork.

Morales best qualities were exactly as mentioned above but this fight can go 1 or 2 ways depending on how Morales feels....

If Morales comes in relying too much on his chin & tries to go to war then Id favour Gomez, if any 122 lber can KO Erik then it certainly is Gomez.... but.... if Erik uses his footwork, jab & straight right hand often then I see him winning a close 12 rd verdict.

EM had very good power at 122, Gomez had great power but as long as Erik keeps it as a boxing match for most of the bout then i think he can take the odd Gomez bomb en route to a typical classic peak Morales win.

Morales himself was 1 of the best ever at 122 & that was his best weight before all the wars wore him down, the man`s stamina was terrific too as the McCullouch & MAB fights showed (most think he was struggling to make weight in those 2 wars aswell) so despite Gomez excellent KO record, I dont think he KO`s Morales & as long as EM boxes more than he fights, then I think he takes this on pts.

I keep thinking of Gomez attempt at 126 (I know it was v Sanchez, 1 of the best 126 lbers ever) which never went well where as Morales made it all the way to 130 with his ability, all the way becoming less of a fighter than he was at 122 but still good enough to be rated No1 at one point at 126 & 130. That must count for something, especially when his prime was at 122 - where he & Gomez would fight.

I know Im probably in the minority here but......

MORALES W12 GOMEZ

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Cheers for your replies guys, it looks as if Im gonna have to see more of Gomez as I had the feeling that EM had the advantage in technical boxing skills but it sounds as if Im wrong there & Morales is really a terrific boxer (although some fans dont realise because they like to remember his war type fights rather than his technical ones) so Gomez must have been special.

I constantly hear that Gomez was the king at 122 so I thought Id put him in their with a guy who I know a very lot about & a man I view as the best 122 lber of my time.

If only we had a time machine eh ?

 

Yeah, I knew he was undefeated at 122 & won all by KO (I thought he was 32-0 but wasnt sure) thats the main reason I put Morales in their as both he & wayne McCullouch had the best chins in the lighter weights at that time, difference being that El Terrible was a far superior fighter, it would be a waste of time putting McCullouch in there, at least Morales is a legendary fighter & is not known JUST for his iron chin.

I must see more of Gomez because I rate Erik Morales ever so highly, epecially at 122 before all the classic wars kicked in.