Quote Originally Posted by Violent Demise
Quote Originally Posted by CutMeMicK
I just saw a sparring vid. of Penasola he looks OK, but like said it was just a sparring vid.
Not sure I think hes along the lines of fighters like Jose A. Aguirre, Isacc Bustos, Rosendo Alvarez, Ricardo Vargas who can fight but NOT at a WORLD CLASS level. They'll beat some decent fighter but once they face the champs they'll just go in there and take a beating....IMO
Your completely off on this. Penalosa was actually a great champion. Levels above Bustos, Vargas and Aguirre. Thing is it was at the Flyweight level. Gonzalez fights at Junior Featherweight. 2 or 3 divisions above Penalosa's best. The fact that Penalosa is 34 is another reason why this is a bad match up for him.
No, I wasn't comparing then in their careers. I was saying that as of today they are all in the same boat, winding down their careers and not being able to beat World Class Champs.
I think this clears it up.