How Good Was Eusebio Pedroza?

Seconded. Pat was coming off Sanchez, and Pedroza-Ford was being broadcast by Cosell on ABC from the champion's home. This was Eusebio's best chance to make a case for a featherweight unification bout, and he made the most of it. Failing that, all he could do was rack up the numbers, and 19 successful defenses is impressive by any standard.

 

One of the best Panamanian boxers, ever.

Pedroza was KO'd in two rounds by Alfonzo Zamora in a failed bid to win Zamora's WBA Bantamweight title but he moved up and won the featherweight title and made 20 defenses of it. He had the skills, sans the explosive power, but also earned a (well deserved) reputation as a dirty fighter. Still, he's rated fairly on this board, and that's pretty damned good.

 

Yeah, I think part of the reason why he didn't receive much attention early on was because the champion he defeated to win the belt (Lastra) wasn't particularly noteworthy, and because he spent much of his reign fighting abroad.

Another part of the reason was because he came across as being aloof and arrogant inside the ring. Like Sanchez, he would start slowly and gradually accelerate, so there was a sort of sameness to most of his title defenses. And he was indeed filthy...And so incredibly casual about it that it turned a lot of people off.

But he was, as stated, extremely versatile, tough to catch with anything that resembled a clean shot, and once he got into his groove, fighters were hard pressed to prevent him from taking control and keeping it through the remainder of the fight.

And given the quality of the fighter that he defeated, that's the reason why he's considered one of the very best featherweights of all time.

 

Very good, possibly great fighter who reputation suffered because of dirty tactics, and the fact that he was in the division with Salvador Sanchez, Wilfredo Gomez, and later, Azumah Nelson.

 

You'd think fighting so many fights abroad would go in his favour. I think he was just overshadowed by first Danny Lopez who everyone new in the States and then Sanchez who won his title impressively on national tv. I agree with you, I think head to head he'd give most featherweights a nightmare. Imagine a peak Pedroza against Sandy Saddler or dare I say it a very rough night for Willie Pep. the Pedroza who lost to McGuigan was ready to be taken.

 

Ive always had a strong preference for the boxing scribes of yesteryear and their vastly superior knowledge of the game. Ring Mechanic was a term they applied rarely and today its use is lost.

Eusebio was certainly a Ring Mechanic no doubt.

 

Terrific fighter but dirty as hell.I used to love watching him on Saturday afternoons and would wince every time he landed a low blow.

 

Very good fighter and,IMO, an ATG at featherweight. Game as a badger and balls to burn

 

Very versatile fighter.....could out-jab his opponents, but many times he prefers the fight in close.....Fighting against the ropes sometimes......
Great body puncher, loads of heart, he also had the ability to change the course of a fight, like against Rocky Lockridge and Juan Laporte (he won both in my eyes).......
Had good head movement, and a great upper-cut with both hands.....And yes, dirty dirty fighter........Very good fighter, but I don´t feel comfortable calling him a ATG.......

 

What fights are on that dvd in your avatar Vic?

 

I watched years ago in television, as far as I can remember Vs Sanchez, Vs Medel I e II, Vs Harada I e II, Vs Caldwell Vs Fukuyama and Vs Legra......

 

:good

 

I bought via internet Al, few minutes ago.......then I could put in the youtube or something for everybody (I don´t know how do it but I could learn), there is subtitles in english and spanish.....80 minutes....

 

Have you got a link from where you bought it, I think I'll buy it myself.

 

I just bought it aswell Vic. Away to watch it tonight if I get the chance.