naz really dodged espinosa. there is no doubt it. he ended any chance of a mckinney fight in 2 rounds back in early 1998 i still fancy naz though to win by ko
Looking at the common opponents: Medina - Naz was pretty dominant stopping Medina despite having flu, Espinosa had close fights with Medina Soto - Naz won fairly wide, an older Espinosa lost Sanchez - Naz destroyed Sanchez after being dropped, Sanchez stopped an old Espinosa The past prime Espinosa fights maybe a tad unfair and it doesnt account for styles but Hamed seemed a slight level above and even if Espinosa did win a few rounds, you'd fancy Naz to catch upto him and KO him I'd also say avoided is a strong word, maybe if Espinosa beat Soto it would have happened
Espinosa was making good money fighting in the Philippines; Naz in Britain, there was no clamour on either side for the match amongst the fighters or the general public. If it had happened, Naseem would of been a very warm favourite and probably wins inside the distance, but Luisito would of always had that punchers chance.
i remember naz giving all that bollocks about unifying the titles from 96 to 98. a fight would of happened if naz wanted it to lusito was not making anywhere near the money naz was making. did you know that he is working as a stocker in costco now?
No I did not know that. But Naseem did win the Featherweight Championship of the World when he beat Vazquez; so he did win the Championship.
