Willie Pep- Top 5 fighter of all time?

[Nate 2011]

My personal top 5 pound for pound list goes like this:

Sugar Ray Robinson
Muhammad Ali
Willie Pep

I forgot to close out with Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran in a virtual tie for fourth place.

[Hands of Iron]

Originally Posted by Aaron Contreras

I concur -- Pep fighting Angott (but not winning) fits that flawed logic.

Think Pep actually entered the favorite against Angott, but from what I gather it was hardly an inspiring performance from the bigger man, effective as it was - just a lot of spoiling; clinching, mauling. He still won of course, but the whole affair seems pretty: Meh.