Steele relied on walking through his opposition due to speed, power and accuracy. Valdez is a classic counter punching ko artist. I kinda imagine this fight being a bit like Lopez v Penalosa. Steele will bully the smaller man around but will eat a flush shot every time he comes up close. Will Valdez be able to drop him with one punch and then hurt him enough to finish him off? I doubt it. Steele by UD.
I feel both fighters are very underrated, Steele being a top 5 middle in my book. But Valdez is an extremely dangerous opponent who made aggressive fighters pay and who packed a lot of power. I am going to go with the greater fighter, and it's no slight to Valdez... Steele UD.
Steele UD, he looks awesome on film and is one of the greats. He'd be in it with the likes of Monzon.