Great group and all superb talent. Lopez being head and shoulders above the others. The only thing not maximized by Finito and promotion was size I think, always bothered me why not creep into the depths with Carbajal, Yuh or a Gonzalez. As much as I like Carbajal I believe Lopez would have done a number on him late on. One of the most sharp, precise and rounded tacticians seen. Ever watch a guy with the top of screen blocked off? Do it with Lopez..textbook on footwork. Too Sharp was...I say this sober...just a fast as Jones Jr. and had tremendous reflex. Problem was he liked to shoot it out also and was drawn into exchanges when no need. He and Tapia will go down as a "superfight" missed. Norwood truth be told sabotaged himself from where I watched. Top skill but was undisciplined in and out of ring and a real dirty fighter in spots. Canizales had network exposure but again over shadowed by higher divisions at time, same for a Yuri Arbachakov who blazed a path pre world wide web but few knew him. Today they'd still be p4p but main eventing a network.
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