Pintor,Cuevas,Chiquita,Castillo,Zarragoza,Roman

1. Cuevas-Just a GREAT champion in his prime who really destoyed some good op. It took a Hearns to beat him after he was a little burnt out due to style.
2.Pintor-also one of my favs of all time. Just love his style of fighting. In a 1982 preview of his fight vs. Gomez in KO mag., Marley calls Pintor's style "That of a guy who was jumped by a gang in an alley. He is an alley fighter and his code in the ring is simple savagery". Great stuff. Chandler is SOOOO lucky he didn't get his wish and have to taste those bodyshots.
3. Roman
4. Chiquita
5.Castillo
6.Zarragozza-Who Pintor was set to fight in 1984 when he suddenly retired. He came back a while later though. They almost all do.

 

Are you going through your list again?

 

1. Ricardo Lopez - A must on an Anarci list.
2. Lupe Pintor - Really good Bantamweight champion, fought with a good style. Has some really good wins and a solid reign.
3. Gilberto Roman - Almost level with Cuevas and Gonzalez, I like Roman better as he looks so much better on film than Cuevas. A really complete boxer-puncher always moving. Solid Super-Flyweight champion, never really dominant for a long spell but had a few reigns and some excellant wins.
4. Humberto Gonzalez - Top 5 Light-Flyweight of all time. Good boxer and puncher but lacked a solid chin. Just when it looked like he could be great he would lose. Inconsistent but was dominant after beating Carbajal until running into the Sorjungtung guy.
5. Pipino Cuevas - Very young dominant champion but not alwys top class opponents. Very in-istent and has losses to lesser men.
6. Daniel Zaragoza - Was around for donkeys ages. Nice textbook stylist although never a great H2H fighter IMO. Has some big wins and some bad losses but his longevity and world title status gives him the edge over Castillo IMO.
7. Ruben Castillo - Top Featherweight and SFW contender in the late 70s early 80s, which was pretty deep. Run up a really good unbeaten streak and only really lost to the two best guys in his prime - Arguello and Sanchez. Apart from that he dosent have too many good wins to really rate very high. I feel I have been harsh on him though, he is a better fighter than Zaragoza IMO.

 

Absolutely quality post.

I'd rate Ricardo Lopez about 3rd. Romans resume trumps his but Lopez is even more aesthetically pleasing than Roman IMO.

Pintor top

Your analysis of Cuevas is spot on, although I think he's beautiful to watch, in a bone crushing human-annihilation kinda way :bbb

 

nice list.. I don't think Cuevas was burnt out when he fought Hearns. Hearns burnt him out for later.

 

Thanks. The Lopez one was a joke. I would probably put him top though.

JL Castillo would be just behind Cuevas then for me.

 

Lopez is NOT an ATG.

 

I like these kind of lists. For me:

Pintor
Cuevas
Roman
Chiquita
Castillo
Zarragoza

 

Rating on ability:
Pintor
Castillo
Roman
Gonzalez
Cuevas
Zaragoza
Rating by popularity,by the fans:
Cuevas
Gonzalez
Pintor
Castillo
Roman
Zaragoza
In thier prime's, a Cuevas or Chiquita Gonzalez fight was an event in LA!