Most of the times Mayorga fought top guys he would be outclassed and stopped late. He was a good swarmer , and he had that great win against Vernon. I was never a big Mayorga fan. I thought people liked the hoopla around him and his style a little, but in the end he lost to most good fighters he fought. I compared him to Juan Roldan a little with Roldan against Fletcher and Kinchen. Lewis and Vernon were his introductions and he did well. and he did beat a worn out Vargas. But loss and after loss to the top fighters. Maybe Roldan is not a good comparison. I do think Roldan fighting other guys instead of Hagler, Hearns and Nunn might have been more successful. He fought the top guys and maybe fighting lesser level guys like a Barkley or a Tate might have got him a title. I know people will say Barkley beat Hearns, but Roldan against Barkley would have been a wild fight for a little while.
No doubt that Ricardo Mayorga was a natural tough guy that loved to fight, but the Pac Man is tougher, Manny by KO 6. Paquaio is too fast and hits harder.
