Wilfredo Gomez Vs Erik Morales

Wifredo "Bazooka" Gomez was and still is P.F.P. the greatest 122 lb fighter(Super Bantamweight)World Champion in boxing history having compiled what's still the most successful title defense record of all champions at 122 before and after him, 17 of 17 successful defenses and all by knockout too. Most of the people on this particular thread obviously didn't watch Gomez in his prime especially at 122 where he was dominant where as Eric "El Terrible" Morales, a great fighter himself, and awwwh I don't why G.B.P. is putting him back in the ring via a rematch with Danny Garcia in October it's worthless and unfair to both those guys especially Morales, fought some great battles at 122 but the one that stands out front and center is his first of three fight trilogy with Marco Antonio Barrera back in 2000 which Morales, unbeaten at the time, was given a controversial decision win in which a lot of people thought Barrera had won. At 126 and 130 Morales most definitely had some memorable successful battles from his victories over Paulie Ayala to his first fight win over Pacquiao, and of couse his 2nd and 3rd fights with Barrera both of which were close but Morales officially lost. If we're talking about the best of the best at a certain particular weight class and in this case Gomez vs Morales at 122 you have to go with Gomez by a late knockout in what would definitely be a war for the ages: Gomez by knockout in 13 or 14 rounds. Now, if it's Gomez-Morales at 126 or 130 then you have to say Morales by a late k.o. or tko due to the fact that Gomez, although a 3-time division world champion overall and H.O.F., wasn't that dominant and effective above 122 as was the well known case in his August 21, 1981 beatdown at the hands of the great Salvador Sanchez, and quote to the majority of you guys who voted Morales over Gomez at 122 Sanchez would've schooled "El Terrible" just as well, Gomez' December 1984 beatdown at the hands of the great Azumah Nelson in Gomez' backyard of Puerto Rico, and his May 1986 knockout loss to Panama's Alfredo Layne also on Gomez' home turf. Gomez' record above the 122 lb weight division overall was 2-3, no knockouts. His March 31, 1984 win over Juan Laporte in San Juan went the distance of 12-rounds with no knockdowns and anyone, including Dr.Ferddie Pacheco, who remembers his May 1985 fight with Rocky Lockridge, 15-round majority decision and 85's most controversial decision, thought Rocky won that contest. So "El Terrible" vs "Bazooka" at 122 goes to "Bazooka" Gomez. Any official weight above, it's "El Terrible," either way by knockout given of course there's no other way a fight of this explosive nature/magnitude could ever possibly end.

 

It would be a ****ing war thats for sure.

 

Morales destroys him. The 126 lb division we just had was ATG, Barrera, Morales, Marquez, and Pac would have swept the floor with anyone at those weights historically. Hamed might have been 50 50 with a lot of these other similarly sized ATGs of past eras.

Morales' success against Madiana, Marquez' against Pac, and Pac's against everybody at welter is a historical anomaly like Greb and Armstrong.

I think despite his stellar knock out record at the weight Gomez had never faced a fighter like Morales until he fought Sanchez ... who historically actually had little power and still managed to get Gomez out of there quickly.

 

@ 122 Gomez by a mile, abovevtgat then it's a pickem honestly

 

Wilfredo Gomez is a league above Morales, possibly two.

 

:deal

 

Bazooka rips Eric apart, just go watch the Gomez/Lupe Pintor fight for conclusion but only quicker.

 

gomez by ko.

 

You lost all credibility right there.

No and no dude. Hamed was another overrated Britt. Britts tend to overrate anyone born in their country.

 

Hide the women and children this would have been epic.

 

Keep in mind that at Superbantamweight, 122, Wilfredo Gomez did have some decent elite competition even if they couldn't hang that long with him because they were fighting Gomez at his best weight of 122. Carlos Zarate, a definite superfight at best, was more than a decent opponent even if he was moving up from Bantamweight, 118, to fight him but Zarate had out grown his division at the time. Lupe Pintor's battle with Gomez in December, 1982 at the old Louisana Superdome on C.C.T. was one of 1982's top ten battles of the year awards type of fight and you can possibly throw in Gomez' title defense against Derrick Holmes, at least going into it and for the first four rounds before Wilfredo completely picked him apart to say the least. At 122 the one elite opponent/fight that stands out for Eric Morales is the first Marco Antonio Barrera fight back in 2000 a fight in which you may recall Morales was exposed in before receiving a gift decision. Other significant/elite opponents Morales fought at 122 was his title winning victory over H.O.F. Daniel Zaragoza, who was past his prime when Morales beat him and the only other opponent that comes to mind at 122 for Morales was Paulie Ayala, but if I stand correct that fight as well as Morales fight with Johnny Tapia was fought at 126 but even if that was the case Ayala was also moving up in weight.

 

i guess you never heard of carlos zarate.

i love el terrible but only a newb or fanboy would give him the slightest chance against lopez at 122. bazooka was and still is king at that weight

 

Great fight!! Gomez ain't Knocking out Morales tho...
Wilfredo better be @ his best & lay off the coke & *****.

Morales by UD.
Gomez was a mental midget once a fighter imposed himself to him Wilfredo could be broken down. Everyone knows "El Terrible" don't give a ****.