Let's see... Laguna-- terrific jab and outstanding footspeed... little in the way of hitting power or strength, but reasonably durable... suprised Ortiz for the title but was soundly beaten in both return bouts... outboxed by the underrated Ken Buchanan and outslugged and nearly stopped in the return (when he decided to turn tiger for some reason) ... soundly outboxed Mando Ramos in probably his finest performance... Mancini-- strong as an ox with tremendous determination and heart, gave his all before being brutally taken apart by the savage punches of Arguello, could not solve the switch-hitting and relentless workrate of Livingstone Bramble... ran over the smaller Bobby Chacon and in his finest performance, beat the daylights out of the incredibly tough and strong Jose Luis Ramirez... Was competetive but unable to cope with the speed of Hector Camacho in a comeback bout... beaten soundly by Greg Haugen when he was 75 years old in boxing years This is a tough one to call, and it may not be popular opinion, but I am tempted to go with Mancini here. I have no doubt that Laguna could dance around him and hit him with that jab for a good 5 rounds or so, but to me you need more than just fast feet and one hand to beat Mancini or discourage him... I think Laguna is in charge early but is forced to hold on for dear life down the stretch as "Boom Boom" closes the gap and forces a fight on him... The decision depends on where the fight is at and who the judges are... it is one of those types of matchups... but at the end of it I am pretty sure my scorecard would have Mancini by a round or so
