Who Ranks the Higher? Barrera or Lopez?

FINITO no doubt.. Not even debatable.

 

Ricardo most definitely fought a far lower calibre of opposition to Barerra....I think the fact he was a more dominant and skilled fighter brings them close and you could argue this either way depending on what criteria you put the most emphasis on..I think I had Lopez over Marco but Im really starting to think thats not right.

 

Lopez based on skill set but realistically the opposition face by Barrera and Brarreras accomplishements hold enough weight to overtake Lopez here. So I gotta go with Barrera here

 

I think you can make an argument for both...But lopez is slightly ahead IMO!

 

Lopez ahead!!

 

I do not understand how having Lopez above Barrera can be justified. Barrera's resume is just so so far ahead of Ricardo's that for me this is a complete no-brainer. IMO, MAB might have the best resume of the past 15-20 years, certainly one of the best. For all his talent, Lopez's resume is a wasteland. Had Lopez actually fought guys like Carbajal and Chiquita, then I think there would be an argument for ranking Lopez higher as I think he would have beaten both and I think he was an all-round better boxer than Marco Antonio, but p4p greatness isn't about guessing what someone could have done, it's about what they did do. Barrera did much more. Barrera is the answer.

 

Would a KO victory over Jones or kessler increase his ranking? Calzaghe is a high output fighter with an exceptionally high workrate..not necesarily power especially one punche power. Why would a technical boxer get low marks for putting on two technical masterpeices which both of these were. I am not suggesting a RJJ vs calzaghe prime for prime match...but outside of the first rd with RJJ calzaghe did everything right. I am not a big Calzaghe fan, I just don't see why his technical performance (near shutout) would be less favorable than a KO win.

 

I dont know why asero puts so much emphasis on that..I think you are right, not all boxers are punchers that go for the knockout but that does not mean they cant be dominant.

My only explanation could be as a newish fan to the sport he hasnt seen a lot of fights to see how they really went down..therefore he makes his mind up just looking at boxrec and to him a KO is the easiest way to determine whether a guy was dominant or not.

 

You feel who has the ability to KO B-Hop?? Calzaghe!?!? :yikes

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