A match up for the purists. Two stylish tricky boxers who were great movers and hard to hit. Nunn probably a bit more quicker and athletically gifted while Rodriguez was more aggressive and workmanlike. Honestly not sure who to favor here. This content is protected This content is protected
Rodriguez has better technique and way more versatile and proven,his chin is also pretty solid,only cracking at 32 vs Nino Benvenuti via left hook and a stoppage vs Curtis Cokes a bit past his best too.
Exactly. No question who is the better fighter but asking someone to move up a weight class take on a 6'3 fluid slick southpaw is a little much.
Actually Rodriguez has fought at MW plenty of times and has beaten guys like Rubin Carter, George Benton, Bennie Briscoe, Joey Giambra, Wilbert McClure, Holley Mims, Vicente Rondon, and Tony Mundine. The weight wouldn’t be an issue for Rodriguez against Nunn at all.
Nunn definitely has the size and speed advantage but I still think Rodriguez was versatile enough to make it tough for Nunn, especially if Rodriguez forces the fight on the inside where he can out punch him at close range.
Its the height southpaw style and speed that is the problem. While some of those boxers were very good not one of them fight like Nunn or had the speed. He would be too fast. I think of course Rodriguez is a tremendous all time great boxer that is vastly over looked and is a better boxer then Nunn but this is asking too much.
No doubt that Rodriguez hasn’t seen a fighter as tall and gifted as Nunn. The height, speed, southpaw stance, and slick movement is what would be difficult for Rodriguez to handle but given his impressive skills and ring IQ he’d be able to make it competitive IMO.
LMR is obviously the greater p4p fighter, but he's way, way smaller. LMR fought in the same day weigh in era, was a WW at his best and even for his best MW wins usually weighed under 154lbs. Nunn fought in the day before weigh in era and I'd guess him as being 15-20lbs heavier in the ring for his MW contests than the LMR who beat Briscoe and Rondon.
Yeah, you're probably right Flo, he might have his fair share of good moments ala Starling but I do think it's a little too much of a reach and height disadvantage for Luis. Plus, his feet weren't quite as quick as 160 as they were at 147.
