Which star at super bantamweight will emerge as the 122 lb undisputed champion?

ninebar · Dec 4, 2008

Vasquez is the man but Juanma is the heir apparent, Great Division this one.

The Phenom · Dec 4, 2008

Israel Vazquez.

BigEars · Dec 4, 2008

**** the meaningless belts, they don't cause any 'dispute', what is undisputable is that Israel Vasquez is the Super-Bantamweight champion of the World.

Juan Manuel Lopez, Celestino Caballero and Rafael Marquez are all very serious contenders.

Johnny Gonzalez, Ponce De Leon and Ricardo Cordoba are all very serious threats to any of those fighters though.

What a division !

Monstar · Dec 4, 2008

i wanna see Molitor-Marquez

NALLEGE · Dec 4, 2008

Brickhaus said: ↑

Juanma beats all of them right now.

- Rafael Marquez is on the small side for 122 and has already shown that his chin isn't top notch there. Juanma has significantly more power and speed than Vasquez, and while Marquez would probably outbox Juanma, I expect Juanma to eventually knock out Marquez.

- Stylistically, Vasquez plays right into Juanma's stylistic strengths. He's not a fighter who sticks and moves well, and if he stays in front of Juanma to apply pressure the way he usually does, he will eventually get worn down by Juanma's heavy punches. Also, I question whether Izzy will be at 100% after being in three wars and having some eye problems. Prime Juanma beats Izzy who's on the downside of his career.

- Caballero actually poses the toughest challenge for Juanma, simply because he's a stylistic nightmare for just about anyone. However, Caballero has shown he has problems with pressure fighters with a good power/speed combination, having already lost to two lesser versions of Juanma in Rojas and Cordoba. As long as Juanma doesn't become tentative because of Caballero's awkwardness (which might be a real issue), he should be able to outpress Caballero and attack him to the body over and over. I think he'd win on points, taking over in the late rounds.
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I did not feel like going into all the scenarios and picking a winner. This is a very good post. Who is the king right now? I truly don't know lol...

NALLEGE · Dec 4, 2008

PH|LLA said: ↑

Vasquez is already undisputed super bantamweight champion. The others are just the challengers.

Does any boxing fan or expert dispute that Vasquez is the real champ in the division?
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Yes, I do. Hatton is the known 140 lb champion yet I want to see him fight Holt or Bradley which won't happen. And posters will continue to see Hatton as the best at 140. Same with Vasquez. He fought the smaller Marquez...lost one fight and won the next two. He might be the most proven, but I wouldn't call him the best. Vasquez has earned the right to be called the best, but is he really the best at 122. I don't think so. I have to see it to believe it. Unification is the only route.

Kegsy · Dec 4, 2008

Juanma to dominate.

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