How much credit do you give a middleweight who defeated a welterweight that moved up at the champion

How much credit do you give a middleweight who defeated a welterweight that moved up at the championship level?

Suppose a jr welter or welter moved up from 140 or 147 to 160 pounds and stayed around 160 pounds on fight night, meaning he's not a light heavyweight on fight night.

The fighter moving up in question is shorter, with less reach and older. He has also lost a few times and as history often shows the older smaller man moving up in class often loses to the younger and bigger man who is champion. How much credit should middleweight champion receive for defeating him?

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Limited credit if the middle was hurt or floored during the win.

A resume building type of win at best

A modest amount of credit should be given but nothing beyond that, unless he blows the
opponent out.

Good credit Good credit, even if he even he was smaller/less reach/older. IE, weight classes are over rated

Very good credit. It is doubtful many in history could have done as well.

Legendary type of win

 

The lack of replies are amusing as this applies to all.

 

And yet they won't put their name down. Keep letting begin a fanboy trump objective honesty, that's what I find funny.

 

Immense credit? Napoles was a much smaller man ( Started out at lightweight ), stood 5'7" 1/2" tall and weighing at 153 pounds. Best at Welter, Jose was cut prone, stopped twice before this match, and lost three decisions. At age 33 Naples was near the end.

Monzon had all the advantages

• A blown up lightweight vs a natural middle
• Singicfianlly taller with a much better reach
• An age advantage 31 vs 33, Monzon much closer to his prime

I'd say Monzon should get some credit for this win, nothing beyond that

The bout was not without controversy either:

Immediately after this bout Monzon, still in his boxing gear, hopped in a car and left for his hotel. The President of the French Boxing Federation, Bernard Restout, stated he would be filing a protest with the WBC for disciplinary action due to this action as Monzon was to immediately submit to the required post fight urinalysis. Monzon's camp claimed that the trailer, provided to the fighters, hadn't water or facilities and that Monzon preferred not to stop there for the test.

Post fight comments

"Monzon sure knew how to use the thumb. The way Jose's eye looked, there was not much else we could do." -Phil Silver, cornerman of Napoles.

"He did it with his left hand, pushing my arm aside and shoving his thumb in my eye. It blinded me for the rest of the round." -Jose Napoles, claiming the thumbing happened in the 6th round.