Zack Padilla is very underrated he stuck around longer than Marsh and beat better fighters. Zack Attack was a relentless non stopped warrior with steel chin.
Marsh is stronger, but eye damage is always going to be an issue. Padilla TKO10, a bloody Marsh ahead on points, loses his 0, due to some terrible cuts caused by the light hitting but slashing blistering fast hands of Zack.
Padilla wasnt a big puncher but very strong physically, ive watched one of his sparring sessions with Shane and he was all over Shane. Shane couldnt even muscle him,landed yes but Zack was too strong to overpower for any JW that i know off.
he held a record for most punches thrown in a title bout for about 15 years... Juan Diaz is a poor mans version of him.
Does he still have the record? If not i wonder who broke it:think Him in Ray Oliviera averaged way more than over 100punches thrown a round by each man. I think that broke the record of his other fight with Carlos"Bollilo"Gonzalez. THere was talk of a fight between Zack and Pernell, if Pernell would have took him lightly Zack would have definitely pulled it off. Padilla had the kind of style that would give even the slickest of boxers trouble.
Actually i think Diaz is an average puncher he has enough to get respect just not enough to ko to many world class guys, he stunned Marquez pretty good. Padillas punch wasnt any bigger than Diazs,but he was much stronger,quicker and even alot more busier, add to that an A+ chin, he was almost impossible to discourage.