Pipino Cuevas vs todays WW Champions

Yes I Do, Pac, Mayweather (egggg did I say that lol) could've competed in any Era. Especially below 140.

 

He's the one guy coming up who Mayweather has praised a lot.

Here he is manhandling Algieri in a way that Pacquiao and Khan didn't:
https://youtu.be/v_U1hDMsHSk

 

Cuevas was a welter who hit like a middleweight. Anyone he could hit he would ko. I watched him train in NY back in the late 70's. Sounded like a hwt hitting the heavy bag. He knocked two sparring partners down with his hook that day.

 

Cuevas would go extremely well. He took a good punch and hit like a mule.

 

Well, yeah, as a matter of fact. I'm not going to say all, but Angel Espada, Pete Ranzany, Harold Weston and even an aged Clyde Gray would all have great shots at being titlists (beltholders). Because, let's face it, that's what they are today when there are 4 of them.

 

Cuevas against brook would be interesting could imagine brook doing well early with that hands down thing he likes but I can see cuevas landing hard shots on brook a bit like Carson Jones did and stopping him late.

 

Cuevas power is too much for almost everyone today, if Brook can take GGG power i'll pick Brook over Pipino.

 

Cuevas is obviously a favourite over any WW today.

However there's big reason to pick the upset imo.

Thurman and Brook could keep him at range and pick him off with hurtful shots. Wouldn't surprise me if these two turned the trick.

Vargas and Porter love a tear up so could be stopped. Id be very surprised if either won.

Spence is far too unproven. Khan is a given.

Crawford and Pac I would actively favour over him.

 

I would honestly fear for Khan's health if Cuevas were to hit him.

 

He would win more than lose. He had huge openings, wasn't especially quick nor mobile with his overly wide stance. Spence would school him, Thurman would most likely beat him to the punch and out-athlete him.