Ronnie's kicking ability
I got a lot of heat on this one part of my post and I want to explain my reasoning here. You got a moment.
Yes, Efren kicks better and more accurately than anyone ever in my opinion. But in One Pocket, Ronnie used kicking as an offensive weapon (of mass destruction). He understood how to kick into the pack and send balls toward his hole better than anyone else by far. To see him kick two rails out of the corner and into the bottom of the pack, and send multiple balls rolling toward his hole was pure Pool wizardry. And he could kick two and three rails from out of his own hole and reverse the game. It was unbelievable to watch what he could do, AND DID!
To this day, I have never seen anything like it. You (we) have all seen Efren's amazing kicking ability. He absolutely revolutionized Pool! But unless you saw Ronnie play one Pocket and kick balls, you really shouldn't tell me I'm crazy. He had the ability to kick balls toward his hole and hide the cue ball. Who do you see shooting these shots today?
I stand by my statement that no one kicked better than Ronnie at One Pocket. And in his prime, I would have bet on Ronnie against Godzilla. Between his amazing ability, his gift of gab and enormous heart, he was unbeatable for years. And the bigger the bet, the better he played.
On a personal level, I have much more respect for Efren. But that is not the purpose of this post, is it.