Yeah I actually pick Taylor. His chin was good, he would definitely outwork Cuevas and Cuevas wasn't nearly as good in finding openings as Chavez was
You didnt need to search exceedingly hard to find openings on Mel Taylor. This ain't Benitez we're talking here. Cuevas had underrated quickness, and closed the gap a lot quicker than given credit for. Ain't no way in Hell Mel's chin is holding up under Cuevas' power.
Yet, Chavez was much, much more skillful pressure fighter than Cuevas, hit pretty hard himself and needed 11 rounds, two minutes and 45 seconds to floor Taylor
Ugo... you do understand that although Chavez was P4P better than Cuevas, that Cuevas hit like 50x harder, right?
Yeah, it's not like not understanding that although Duran was better P4P than Jackson, that Jackson could still take out an opponent quicker.
Sure, but it is not as simple either that since fighter A hit harder than Fighter B, Fighter A knocks fighter C out faster. You do understand that
Ten punches by Chavez might still do more damage than one punch by Cuevas, right? IMO Cuevas is one of those Tua-like guys who gets easily overrated because of his punching power. And no X, that doesn't mean I equate the two
Mel was leaky defensively and had a solid chin, but nothing more. Moreover, when he got hurt he couldn't spell clinch. All he knew was fight back harder, even when hurt. Cuevas was one of the all time great finishers once he got a guy in trouble
Cuevas is insanely overrated, Mel would be by far the best guy he beats. No way this is a foregone conclusion
He's not insanely overrated when in every MM someone says "Fighter A wins. Cuevas was insanely overrated."
Yes, he fought and beat actual contenders in his own weight class (which was deeper than Norris’s) instead of picking and choosing guys that used to be good lightweights and junior welterweights to beat up on
No one does that, and even if it was the case, it doesn't have anything with him being overrated or not
