I get the impression all too often that the majority of those who comment on Pedroza are only doing so from hear-say and generic, conventional opinions of his style. He was a beautifully smooth fighter, one of the most eloquent to watch in my honest opinion. He just happened to be very well versed in dirty tactics. He did what it took to win, he wasn't much dirtier than someone like Hopkins or Graham for the most part, and a hell of a lot prettier to watch.
Yeah, people forget that Pedroza had a hell of a jab, and one of the more effective defenses of anyone who had fought at 126bs. (If you want an examble of that, watch the number he does against Patrick Ford some time). Yeah, he fought dirty in close quarters, but that certainly wasn't the the only reason why he racked up 19 defenses as WBA champion.
