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Quote Originally Posted by Rantcatrat View Post

Nishioka or the Rigandeaux/Ramos winner if he is staying at 122 after the Vasquez fight.

Mares or Moreno if he is moving down to 118. Those are his only good options, right?

I rank Rigandeaux and Donaire as the best in the lighter weight classes. That's the fight I really want to see. However, Nishioka is good too. Anything else would be a disappointment.
I agree with Nishioka or the Rigandeaux/Ramos winner. No other fights I'd care to see him in at 122. This fight against Arce's leftover is deeply disappointing to me, even as a first fight at the weight.

If he can't/won't make those fights, he should go immediately to 126 where the much bigger and better fights are. There's no chance of him going back to 118 -- he's said he had trouble making that weight. Much better fights at 126 anyway. He's at least 3 inches taller than Vasquez at 122 as is.

I really wish he'd skipped 122 altogether -- a mediocre division and a waste of his prime, IMO.
Nishioka is a good fight as is the winner of Rigandeaux/Ramos. As far as legacy goes, gaining titles in multiple weight classes is a good thing and there is no reason to jump to 126 if he can still make 122 safely. Maybe moving down to 118 is the wrong move if he had trouble making weight though.