Ice, Nameless, Paddy, I agree those guys are all solid prospects (although Mitchell & surely Gamboa are well above prospect level), but I was hoping more that we could look at those prospects that don't have a lot of hype around them. Guys like Jacobs, Lemieux & Brook have always had a lot of press, but there's a lot of other guys coming up away from the spotlight who could be very special. It's good for them to get a bit of attention as they often shape up better (see Timothy Bradley).
Anyway, I'll carry this on with another Lightweight, this time from Califiornia. His name is Luis Ramos and some of the more dedicated may have seen on Fight Night Club. He's another Golden Boy guy and whilst he hasn't been matched anywhere near as tough as Broner imo, he's making a few less glaring errors although I would say Broner is more talented. I really like a few things about him. He's got a great workrate, he closes distance well and he doesn't let a few punches affect his gameplan. In recent fights he's also showed that he can take a few rounds to figure out his guy whilst also doing enough to take the rounds. I'm not sure he goes all the way, but he's a young fighter I just love watching & one I suspect might be involved in FOTY candidate or two in the next couple of years.
The guy he's fighting here is Walter Estrada, who was coming off a losing streak, but is much better than his recent history suggests. He once fought Scott Harrison for a world title, and in the past two years has fought Gamboa, Roman Martinez, Kevin Mitchell and Miguel Garcia (another quality prospect), and only Gamboa blew him away. He gave the other three more than something to think about and you could actually make an argument for him beating Garcia.
Luis Ramos vs Walter Estrada - Fight Night Club
This is a previous fight against a journeyman whose main claim to fame was KOing Johnny Tapia five years ago
Ramos Jr vs Marcos - Fight Night Club


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