Wilfred Benitez vs. Jose Napoles

Tough matchup. Benitez at his best was brilliant but he was very inconsistent. Napoles was more well rounded. But Napoles tendency to be aggressive may lead him to get countered too much. Nevertheless I think at the lower weight Napoles wins. At the higher weight I think I favour Benitez. Slightly.

 

I favor Napoles at 140 and 147. But at Jr. Middle, he was a bit long in the tooth and outside his natural weight class against a kid growing into his natural weight and prime. Benites at 154.

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Napoles by prolonged battery. Similar defensive capabilities, but Mantequilla had the punch.

 

I don't think the Benitez tricks he liked to use work against this guy. Too savvy and much the better footwork of the 2 & a better jab.

I like Benitez against the type opponents that telegraph what they're going to do & he can play the matador against the bull. And that's pretty much the polar opposite of Napoles.

 

Napoles wins in a gunslinger type fight, both guys get in the middle of the ring and it is pistols at dawn as they stand across from each other.

Benitez is slightly better defensivly but relies on it too heavily as he looked to counterpunch at most times, and Leonard showed this up as he beat him to the punch with his jab when these two shot it out with there 6 shooters.

Napoles, who was very effective in the way he would jab to keep his opponent busy, would hold the iniative over Benitez as he would beat him to the punch and outjab Benitez but also be able to deal with the shots coming back at him.

Napoles for a UD

 

Wilfred Feeds off of Opponents "Mistake Material" The problem is Jose would Starve him of that, Wilfred has the Radar - But Jose employs the Stealth ! Whatever Wilfred lays down i think Jose can trump ! and if Jose is in the hunters mood he was when he pounced on Adolph Pruitt then i think Wilfred is in for a painful evening.

 

i think napoles would win all three ,for me he was ahead against monzon when monzon stopped him, and benitez is not going to stop napoles he did'nt have a big punch the hope ko was great timing not power. napoles for me is to skilled to get caught like that

 

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i had napoles ahead by 1pt after 6 rounds

 

Napoles battered a slightly aged Curtis Cokes at 147 in fight One.

Benetiz didn't have the power of Cokes.....so, I go with Napoles at 147 or below.

At 154 Benetiz by SD.

 

To be fair, Monzon spent 4 rounds doing nothing but spotting Napoles and planning his attacks.

 

You like your cowboy imagery...

 

For this fight definitly.

Benitez the cocky maverick outlaw - Napoles the firm sherrif

 

I'm pretty much in agreement with this post and my choice would be Napoles UD.

The only note of caution i'd have would be napoles brittle skin though. Benitez is a very sharp and accurate counterpuncher, i could easily see him cutting napoles and then zeroing in that making it worse until the ref calls a stop.

If that did not happen though i'd favour napoles heavily