Ray Mancini vs Diego Corrales @ Lightweight

@ 135 who wins this barnburner of a fight? Does Mancini’s constant pressure trouble Chico? Or does Chico have the power to stop Mancini?

 

I wouldn't have an issue with anyone picking Mancini, but anytime I envision this matchup, I just see Chico's short, accurate power punching wearing Mancini down in the long run.

Corrales TKO 12.

 

Good fight, but you have to lean toward chico

 

I'm surprised Chico hasn't been posthumously inducted in the HOF. It's gotta be the fact that he beat his baby mama. I can't think of any other reason. He checks all the boxes:

Power puncher
Exciting as Hell
Accomplished
Popular
Involved in arguably the GOAT fight

Thats usually enough to get a guy in. I surmise that without the domestic abuse charge, he would have been in already.

I believe he'll get in one day. Might be 5-15 years from now, but I would think eventually.

 

He’ll probably get in eventually. Im more surprised that Mancini and Gatti got in before Corrales.

 

I meaaaaannnn... I don't wanna start controversy or anything butttt.. Mancini and Gatti have the complexion for the election.

 

The HOF love their Italian fighters.

 

Corrales was just too big. Even with a same day weigh in- presuming that Diego could weigh in at 135 in the afternoon and fight that night and not die- he is too tall and long for Mancini. Especially considering that he is probably the better inside fighter as well. He would make him pay to get close and then chop him up when Ray got to where he thought that he wanted to be.
It would be similar to the Arguello fight, where the best work Ray did was with his jab coming in and going out. Arguello would take that to land his shots to the body and those hard left hooks.

 

Well John Gotti and Carlo Gambino are in the HOF for some reason so that should tell you something.