pac vs vargas @ 154

If we are talking about any Vargas from Campas to Tito, or the one from the Hoya fight, I actually think Vargas could give Pac all he could handle.

Lets be clear here, a prime Vargas at 154lbs, is more dangerous to Pac then any fighter he has fought since Morales and JMM. Not to mention, Pac has never even FOUGHT a legit 154lber fighter (excluding Hoya, who came in as a welterweight). People often confuse Margarito as some high level 154lb operator, when in reality hes not. Hes a huge 147lber that has had his success at 147lbs.

Vargas is on a completely different level then Margarito, and it would show. Vargas would not just rush in looking for a slugfest. Anyone who knows prime Vargas knows he was as precocious as he was ferocious, and he while he would def use his strength and size to his advantage, it would be supplemented by using good footwork, setting up his shots, and boxing as much as fighting.

However, the fighter Pac has become is very dymanic in most aspects, he is no longer falling in throwing 1-2's, he can counterpunch, he darts all about with unpredictability and does so with quickness, he can box when he wants and brawl when he wants,

also, with Vargas being a relatively short 154lber, the 'size' difference wont mean as much in this matchup as it would suggest, and I think strength is a hard thing to use against Pac at this stage because of how good his movement has become.

Decent matchup, one in which Vargas will be facing two of his weaknesses, speed and power.

I think Vargas wins the early rounds, up until around round 6 or so when Pacs speed starts to take over, catching Vargas with zipping shots, busting Feroz's face up a bit, until about round 9 or 10 where I feel the Championship rounds are up for grabs.... not sure who to favor here.

Good fight, if Pac was any less mobile I would pick Vargas to maul him and wear him down, but Pac has the right blend of speed, power, and mobility.

 

This video gave me chills. No joke.

Is, and will always be, my favorite fighter of all time.