Pernell was a better fighter than Hector all around. I like Hector but he is not in the class of Pernell. Pernell fought consistently good fighters and his defense was amazing. Hector lost to Haugen and Pernell totally outclassed him. One is an all time great and the other would have been great had he not been hit with Rosario's left hook. But Hector's career to me was not to the level of a real legend.