This content is protected great win by Saldivar over a future hall of fame lightweight champion. I had saldivar slightly better here
I had it by a slim margin for Laguna. Despite being such a closely contested fight, it was seen as a bad robbery at the time. This IMO, is the best opponent Saldivar ever beat and Laguna in this one is a terror for any featherweight or any 130lber.
Scored this a few years back and was in a discussion with @lufcrazy on the closeness of the bout and controversy on whether it was a robbery due to the two differing reports on the bout. This is what I wrote: Vicente Saldivar v Ismael Laguna Round 1: Laguna Round 2: Saldivar Round 3: Even Round 4: Laguna Round 5: Saldivar Round 6: Laguna Round 7: Saldivar Round 8: Laguna Round 9: Laguna Round 10: Saldivar Total: 5-4-1 Laguna Believe me, no robbery. This was damn close. It was Ali-Frazier stuff. Saldivar chasing down the elegant Laguna and when he did get inside he let it rip. However, Saldivar had to eat so much leather to get inside. It was so tight that I cannot dispute the UPI report, who had it 5-4-1 Saldivar. So many rounds were close they could have been scored even or for the other fighter. No robbery here. And I would suggest you all watch this for an enjoyable fight. Man, it was over before I knew it, which is how fast it played out
