Matthew Hilton or Merqui Sosa. Who is The More Underrated Puncher?

Both were good punchers who were involved in action fights, but I don’t think either of them gets enough mention to be overrated nor underrated.

But to answer the thread topic, I’ll go with the guy who both Roy Jones Jr and James Toney cited as the best puncher they ever faced: Sosa. You get votes from those two, I’m not going to try to veto them lol.

 

Toney said Sosa hit him high on the head and he was seeing triple for three rounds.

Roy Jr said Sosa missed him with a punch and it almost buckled his knees … if it had landed “it would have been different.” Said he decided he’d better get Merqui out of there after that.

 

Hilton. Most people talk about Sosa's because of his fights against RJJ, Toney, and Liles.

 

Hilton had one of the best left hooks ever.

 

Prime for prime I got Hilton

 

I think it was Liles who said Sosa’s legs handicapped him in the ring — he was knock-kneed — but that it actually helped his power and especially noted the way it played into him loading up on that right.

Dude could bring it. I don’t remember anyone ever saying being in the ring with Sosa was a pleasant experience, haha.

I’m also reminded of the time someone was on the Howard Stern show and mentioned their fight with Merqui Sosa and kind of mumbled his first name.

Stern: You fought a guy named ****** Sosa??!!??