The ironic thing about this match is, most casuals will think this is a tougher match for Bandido than Miura based on name recognition, yet in reality Miura would also knock Salido out cold.
Salido has his whole career built off beating that hyped up PR fighter and somehow getting the nod over Loma. Him beating Loma told me way more about Loma than it making salido, who's really a higher level journeyman. I had Loma winning by a couple rounds so idk how badly it should be held against Loma. I could not care less that it was his 2nd sanctioned pro fight, because he really fought almost 10x prior under pro rules, so it's like he has 15 fights right now, instead of 5 or whatever they're trying to claim. I don't know he beats Walter's, and that's taking into account the tiny flip flash caught Walter's and had him out, and I mean out. If there were 10 more seconds left in that round we could've seen the flash tko'ing walters. I'll give walters real credit for regrouping and putting it on the flash, but walters last fight against a much lower level tough stationary fighter that he unloaded on for 9 straight rounds without much real damage done makes me wonder if he really has any power at 126 or not. Pickem fight, I guess Wow, way side tracked. Wrong fight. Vargas abuses salido exactly how every elite fighter has his whole career
Salido was also competitive with prime Márquez and Gamboa, upset Lomachenko, cleanly beat Guerrero (the NC is BS, he should've been cleared when he was re-tested by an independent agency showing the original was a false positive), was robbed against Rocky Martinez at least once if not twice, popped Lamont Pearson's cherry and stopped Jandaeng, Mtagwa, Cruz and Castellanos... He's far from a one hit (or rather, one-opponent/two-hit) wonder.
Who "abused" Salido exactly? :huh Other than Mikey Garcia, that is - and since March of 2000 (most of his KO losses were before that mark...16 years ago) For a guy that brings a crazy reckless offensive style into the ring (with no regard for the rules, either - flirting with being disqualified every time out) and who doesn't have the greatest of chins (dropped by Alfred Kotey once and numerous times by Weng Haya, Rocky, and Jandaeng...and of course knocked out cold a bunch of times when he was green) he sure has fought a lot of elite hitters and counter punchers (with substabtial overlap between those groups) and managed to not do too badly for himself.
x2 Salido is one to not be overlooked, h8s record is one of the most deceiving in boxing. Tough as nails, experienced, warhorse that refuses to be put down. Even now that he's slowing down and past his best, he's still giving the likes of a solid champ like Martinez a run for their money and in reality Salido should be current champ, so Vargas-Salido is definitely championship, elite worthy and should of been a unification. Anyways, this could possibly be a passing of a torch, but you never really know with Salido involved! He's shattered many young fighters dreams! And chins! Salido is can't miss boxing man, never in a boring fight.
Not quite there yet but could be after Uchiyama rides into the sunset. Definitely my #2 h2h at the moment. Not the p4p greatest Vargas in the sport, though... Most accomplished but Rey will do more when all is said & done.