Jose Napoles vs. Luis Rodriguez

[dpw417]

Can the 'Pogo Stick' dance around and outpoint Napoles? Or will Jose catch up to him?
Opinions please.
15 rounds at welterweight.

[SuzieQ49]

O MAN why do you have to go and make an awesome matchup like this?


Ok heres my view and I will get scorched by manassa for saying this but I pick Luis Rodriguez on cuts. Luis rodriguez like alit, was a fast sharp "cutting" time puncher. Jose Napoles has a history of suffering horrible cuts that caused him to lose the fight to ordinary fighters. Against a sharp fast puncher like rodriguez, I think the cuts advantage will take its toll. Up until the cuts stoppage, I see it being a very clever boxing match, with neither taking any risks, and neither going on the assault. I think rodriguez controls the pace and dictates the fight with his fast array of combinations while napoles wins the counterpunching battle, calmly and smoothly waiting rogriguez out looking for the mistakes and capitalizing on them.

Rodriguez W cuts 13

[Longhhorn71]

Can the 'Pogo Stick' dance around and outpoint Napoles? Or will Jose catch up to him?
Opinions please.
15 rounds at welterweight.

Weren't both from Cuba....and Angelo Dundee trained both at various times I think?

Rodriquez was within a punch or two of Emile Griffith's equal, so he is pretty strong.

Rodriquez would win one of three fights with Napoles, with the others very close also.

[Raging B(_)LL]

[quote]Weren't both from Cuba....and Angelo Dundee trained both at various times I think?

They were both trained and/or managed by Angelo and Chris Dundee.


Rodriquez was within a punch or two of Emile Griffith's equal, so he is pretty strong.

I`ll second that. When you read the names that Rodriguez beat in his prime, names such as Jose Monon Gonzalez, beating Rubin Carter twice, Emile Griffith, and so many tough middleweights and welters, the speed of Luis, the combinations. Just too big and too fast for Jose.


Rodriquez would win one of three fights with Napoles, with the others very close also.

I think Luis would win nine times out of ten to be honest, but that`s just me. As much as I admire and enjoy watching Mantequilla in action, the fact remains that Jose fought as a lightweight, then moved up to welter while Luis was a big welter who eventually moved up to middle. Napoles was a great Cuban fighter but Luis was superior in many respects and he would have taken his flat footed style and danced rings around him, raining combos on him all night.

Jose was an expert at cutting the ring off and he was deserving of his nickname being smooth as butter. But Luis would be the one guy who would be his nightmare however. Chin, handspeed, great ring mobility, savvy, better competition and beating all the big boys up at middle while he was at welter still. If Luis doesn`t stop him on cuts he goes on to win a decision is my call. I do think that Jose could win at his absolute best, but it would be a tall order even then against someone as formidable as the great "El Feo".

[Longhhorn71]

[quote=Raging B(_)LL][quote=Longhhorn71]



They were both trained and/or managed by Angelo and Chris Dundee.









I think Luis would win nine times out of ten to be honest, but that`s just me. As much as I admire and enjoy watching Mantequilla in action,


Good analogy Raging B(*) ll.