Rank these 122lbs guys in order of greatness/h2h

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  1. KeedCubano

    KeedCubano Read my posts in a Jamaican accent Full Member

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    Barrera
    Morales

    McKinney
    Jones
    Bungu
    Ledwaba
    Ncita
     
  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I have them like this:
    • #7. Welcome Ncita
    • #6. Junior Jones
    • #5. Kennedy McKinney
    • #4. Lehlo Ledwaba
    • #3. Vuyani Bungu
    • #2. Marco Antonio Barrera
    • #1. Erik Morales
    I thought Morales was 2-1 vs Barrera, but Barrera won the fight at 122lbs. Morales however, didn't lose to Junior Jones twice. I went with Morales as he didn't lose to Jones, and I thought he won the series anyway.

    Bungu was brilliant, and by the time he'd fought Ledwaba, he was far past his prime. I think he'd have between Ledwaba prime for prime, although it'd have been close. Hence Ledwaba shortly behind him. Both were a clear level above the other three IMO.

    McKinney may have lost to Barrera whereas Jones didn't, but I think that's a case of Jones having the perfect style for Barrera, rather than one being better than the other. Taking the Barrera fights out of the equation, you have what happened when they fought; McKinney TKO4.

    Ncita had an awesome little aggressive style, and was incredibly competitive vs McKinney. Actually, he may have winning, IIRC. But he was definitely the worst here. He'd have lost to all of them, did lose brutally to McKinney (the rematch wasn't particularly close IMO), although he did have an excellent title run.