Greater fighter: Bennie Briscoe or Gaspar Ortega

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  1. Flo_Raiden

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    Two popular contenders who fought with an aggressive all action style, were tough as nails and rarely stopped, and fought some of the best fighters throughout their careers. Who would you say fought in a tougher era in their weight class and is the better fighter in your view?

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    Flo_Raiden, Aug 26, 2025 at 7:10 AM
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  3. Saintpat

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    Their resumes are similar in some ways, but I think Gaspar has a better set of higher-end wins, i.e. Gavilan, Paret x2, Gonsalves, Harrington, etc.

    Mostly they both lost when they really stepped up vs better opposition, with scattered good wins here and there, and both had some head-scratching losses.
     
    Saintpat, Aug 26, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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  4. Flo_Raiden

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    Good point on Gaspar's resume with those wins. Although Briscoe does have wins over guys like George Benton, Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Tony Mundine, Eugene Hart. Still, I wouldn't argue either or.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Aug 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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  5. Flo_Raiden

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    How I wish there was footages of Bennie Briscoe vs Luis Manuel Rodriguez and Gaspar Ortega vs Kid Gavilan.
     
    Flo_Raiden, Aug 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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