I think Pintor beat better overall competition. Both lost their biggest fight. Escalera to Arguello (twice), Pintor to Gomez. Escalera also was gifted the Everett fight.
Pintor was a damn good fighter, who didn't want none of Chandler. Like mentioned before, Escalera was gifted the Everett fight.
Like them both. Pintor Gomez was a modern day classic even though Gomez was naturally bigger but may have been past his best.