Jung-Koo Chang vs Myung-Woo Yuh

The consensus at the time was that Chang was simply a different level of fighter than Yuh, and much more highly regarded in Korea. The footage backs this up I think, at least from the miniscule amount I've seen of Yuh.

 

Chang was certainly the more gifted fighter of the two, and fought better opposition. But something tells me that Yuh would make this a pretty competitve and fairly fight, since he could match him in terms of punch volume, at least, and also possessed an excellent chin and enough stamina to maintain his workrate throughout the entire fight. Yuh throws more, Chang lands more and harder and carries the day by scores of 7-4-1 for a 12 round fight or 9-6 for a 15 rounder.

 

I still haven't got round to getting some Yuh footage, but for me Chang might be the best at that weight, i rate him as the best personally.

 

Me and Mante have debated this one in the past, we both feel Chang would more than likely win, but I always felt that while Chang was the more highly regarded fighter and rightly so he would have had his hands full with a peak Yuh. Yuh would have been motivated for this fight more than any other and I believe he would have fought the fight of his life, and may have pulled it out in the last few rounds.

The man had a cast iron chin, an indomitable will to win and threw punches in bunches in every round, and knowing how much national pride would have been at stake in this fight I reckon Chang would have more than willing to exchange in close quarters with Yuh which would not be to his advantage.

Yuh would match him punch for punch and had the stamina to keep it up for a full fifteen rounds, and in my minds eye I can see him fighting harder than ever to prove to the Korean public and Chang himself that he was not a notch below him as a fighter. Either way neither man is outclassing the other in this fight and my guess is that this fight would be decided by will rather than skill in a brutal fifteen round bout.

 

If they brawl it out, Yuh would be no less than a 50/50 chance imo. However, if Chang mixes it up by boxing a bit more, using his better radar and defensive capabilities, I think he can escape with a close points win. Either way I don't think it would be anything near a one sided fight.

If Chang comes in out of shape though like he did in the second German Torres fight for instance, Yuh is going to take it.

 

You guys really think that highly of Yuh's inside ability to more or less favor him over Chang in there? Chang was phenomenal in close, much faster and more varied with his punches in bunches than Yuh from what I recall.

 

I don't think anyone denies that Chang is more skillful, and I even think Chang is more skilful on the inside than Yuh, but if they do engage in an inside war, as RB said Yuh has a great chin, stamina and will to win. He was an utter demon in those respects. It's hard to see him coming out on the losing end in a war of attrition if it gets down to that.

For what it's worth, I think Chang would cotton on that Yuh won't be easily beaten on the inside and he will choose to do quite a bit of boxing instead, especially during the mid rounds, where he'll probably pile up the points which will distinguish them.

 

Chang liked to show boat a bit and play to the crowd. If he pulls this stuff vs Yuh, he giving Yuh the chance to upset him.

 

I have been looking into both of these guys recently, and am loving watching both of them. I would personally favor Chang off of what little I have seen so far.

As for why they never fought Myung Woo Yuh address some of that in a ring article:

For myriad reasons, and much to hardcore boxing fans’ chagrin, Yuh never met countryman and WBC counterpart Jung-Koo Chang in a unification matchup that would have been huge in South Korea.

“I could not fight him,” he said of his countryman. “I had wanted to fight with him but couldn’t because of various circumstances in Korea.

“Most Korean fans desired to watch that bout between the two champions, however, both sides had different terrestrial TV stations in Korea, and both promoters could not make the match.”

 

In a recent documentary Yuh basically admitted that Chang was better.

They couldn’t fight because of rival TV deals. The equivalent of trying to make Pacquiao vs. Mayweather between SHO/HBO.

 

Got a link to that article mate?

 

Sorry bro, thought I included it...
https://www.ringtv.com/541421-best-i-faced-myung-woo-yuh/

By the way read a good article by you on Chang in case others have not read it...

https://www.boxingmonthly.com/stories/jung-koo-chang-the-best-fighter-youve-never-heard-about/