Wilfredo Gomez

Gomez was great at 122..but got a couple of gift decisons later.

Wonder how Pacman would fair against Gomez....being Gomez did get hit a lot and Pacman with his southpaw stance can really crack?

 

Pac isnt in the same league as an all time great like Gomez, i personally think that Gomez would school Manny Pac in the same way as an ageing Morales and a technically superior Marquez have already done , Manny is a very exciting fighter but is seriously flawed when you match him with the best history has to offer .... I think Pintor would hand a beating to Pac too because against these guys you need to have boxing skills and technique, wild punching and comeing forward in straight lines like Pac often does is only gonna get you so far .. He has beaten an ageing Morales and Barerra, in my opinion he got beat clearly by Marquez and if he went in with Guzman then he'd get beat again .. Gomez is on a different level than pac

 

Actually, Bazooka's defensive ability was underrated. When he chose to box, he was extremely difficult to hit. Even when he slugged, it was tough to catch him with any more than one, or possibly two punches in a four or five punch volley.

I think that's the difference, since he'd be boxing against the always agressive, and defensively flawed Pacquiao. Pac has his moments, but gets picked apart, and stopped in the middle rounds.

 

Sal Sanchez vs Wilfredo Gomez.

The rematch never took place because Sanchez died...it would
have been exciting:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtU_SbH2PxM

 

I think fighters like gomez and zarate are overrated, they both have thin resumes.

 

They do, its true. Carlos zarate has beat 8 contenders his whole life and he gets ranked above trinidad, which is a joke. Gomez got a complete gift against lockridge and he only beat like 5 or 6 world champs.

 

Go get a Gomez CD VIEW THE MANS SIKLL no one has has ever dominated that divison since or ever the way he did. Gomez could box jab throw combos and move and the punching power speaks for itself there is a reason why no one has come close to what he did at that division. One of th greats and the heart of a Lion a Bonafide Warrior, always exciing to watch go see the Pintor Fight.......

 

since when was 122 an important division?

 

Since Gomez made it important.

Gomez defeated quite a few good fighters,coming up and during during his reign.

Alberto Davila (future bantamweight titleholder)
Royal Kobayahsi (former 122lb titleholder)
Leo Cruz(future 122lb titleholder)
Juan Meza (future 122lb titleholder)
Juan Laporte (126 titleholder)
Carlos Zarate (atg bantamweight champion)
Lupe Pintor (excellent bantamweight champion)


And, some of the contenders that he defeated:

Nico Perez (once beaten at that point, and highly regarded at that point in his career).

Roberto Rubaldino, Nestor Jiminez,Juan Antonio Lopez and Ruben Valedez (perrenial contenders at 122lbs)

Eddie Ndwuku (undefeated Top 10 featherweight contender)

Derrick Holmes (undefeated contender).

And, here's the thing...they were all knocked out. With the exception of Pintor...they were all more or less dominated, too.

If you think that Ricardo Lopez is a great fighter (and you should), then Gomez also must be considered a great fighter as well. They single handedly made their resepective divisions relevant, and they did so with style.

That's why they're great. Period.

 

Compare that to a resume of oscar de la hoya or felix trinidad and he really doesnt compare. Yet many people think hes greater than both of them, again its simply a bias.

 

Above 122, I'd favor Pacquiao over Gomez.

122 is a different story.

Pacquiao will probably go down as the greater fighter historically, however.

 

Whether you like the division or not Gomez decimated it in brutal fashion for many years and defenses. He beat two great fighters moving up as well. Trinidad never dominated any division as Gomez did. Whilst Gomez was dominating top fighters moving up Trinidad didn't even beat DLH in reality. As for Zarate his record speaks for itself for those in the know. A guy like Davila was a damn good fighter and Zarate beat him brilliantly, knowledge of the era tells us Zarate was one of the greatest ever, not to mention Gomez. Jesus, simply watch them.

 

I believe that the Wilfredo Gomez of circa 1977-78 was the real deal if there ever was one. He was the complete, total package. Refer to the masterful dismantling and destruction of Carlos Zarate in '78. I saw that back then as a tape from the night before, and I was amazed. No one was supposed to do that to the great Zarate. He had it all back then. He would totally outclass today's fighters, and only Barrera would finish on his feet and survive to a decision. I say that as a BIG MAB fan. Gomez was like something from outer space. It was almost unfair for those guys who fought him. He was that good. You name the guy today, Gomez would have in most cases slaughtered him, Morales, even Pacman. At 122, and for a record reign of title defenses, Gomez was an outer space type invader who would be a nightmare for anyone today.