Is this guy the real deal? :think 16 defenses of WBO 112#. He's got one of those more or less iffy Argentine records, though to be fair unlike many of his countrymen he did globetrot a bit early in his career to beat a few Europeans on their home turf. Easily his best win to date is the dismantling of previously undefeated American flyweight hopeful (seemingly the only American in the lower weight classes, really) Ray Whitfield. [YT]eVrzpSzmA2A[/YT] [YT]75IFQxFx9Q8[/YT] I don't know about this awkward hands-at-the-holsters stance. He seems to have traits that let him get away with it: armspeed to launch an offensive from this slouching position pretty quickly (discouraging anyone from chasing the bait too recklessly and punishing them if they do) - and the flexibility and awareness to bend his waist and tilt his head on a dime, although this doesn't totally cancel out the fact that he spends so much time so ostensibly open defensively. He has a very curious approach to combination punching - he'll follow a sneaky lead power punch with the alternating hand coming from a completely different direction/angle so as to guarantee a succession of lands, even if it means he has to torque his body around and sacrifice superior foot positioning or leave himself wide open to a counter. Whitfield's no crusher, so it's tough to determine what eating a few shots from his says about Omar's chin. A highly skilled, crisp counterpuncher (like a Mijares or Donaire) could find him a very easy target at close range despite his ability to quickly throw up a tight guard and/or slip punches with his upper body. And on the outside, where he seems more comfortable, a fellow awkward banger like Darchinyan could time his lateral leaning (which tends to remain predictably symmetrical) with a looping shot. He's definitely unique and interesting at the very least, and could make for some exciting match-ups with the elite in the weight range. I think he's more skilled and a harder hitter than fellow rat-railer Daniel Ponce de Leon.
I haven't been that impressed with what little I've seen of Narvaez. He tries to act like he's Niccolino Locche or something, but he's just not that quick. I wouldn't say Whitfield was his best win though. That was probably Brahim Asloum, in France. Still, his defense record is extremely padded, a la Erdei.
