Who was ultimately better, Haugen or Pazienza?

At least he got a movie made about him.

There are far more deserving guys who (cough Saad Muhammad) who never did.

 

Yeah, the third fight was anti-climatic. Haughen was never as good at 140 lbs. as 135 lbs.)

Haughen got hosed in the first fight.

 

Haugen was definitely the better fighter. Paz was way more flash than substance.

 

Haugen was the better boxer with the better skills Paz got the most out of his boxing career however .

 

Paz by a hair.

 

Haugen; just better skilled, less bullsh/t.

 

Haugen was the better boxer and better h2h... Paz was better at promoting himself.

 

I wonder why they have never made a movie about Saad-orphan who becomes champ and has some Rocky like fights were he comes back.

 

Haugen was a better lightweight, that is for sure.

You have to give Pazienza P4P credit for being competitive from 135-168 when given his frame 147-154 should have been his ceiling. Derailing the Rosenblatt hype train was a particularly good deed.

While the neck injury made him Hollywood material, it would have been interesting if that hadn't had happened and he had fought Vazquez and had a longer stay in the 154 title mix. After his return his career took a bit of a detour with the jump to 168 and the Duran fights.