This is the worst welterweight era in history

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  1. Mountain Lion

    Mountain Lion member Full Member

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    I agree, unless they start fighting each other real soon this will go down as a crap era.
     
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    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Great post. :thumbsup: There is no excuse for this. They are throwing away a potential golden era of matchups around welter. I need to think about changing my avatar. Fighting Khan ain't getting it done, Bud. At least Mikey is stepping up. Nobody else in ww that I can see...am I forgetting anybody elite tier?
     
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  3. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Historically one of the greatest divisions.

    But who was the last truely great Welterweight?
     
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    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ww needs a super six.
     
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  5. blackbolt396

    blackbolt396 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No it’s not.
     
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  6. gambleer

    gambleer Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No. Spence and Crawford are very good fighters.
    Porter, Garcia and Pac at this age are at least solid.
    Thurman was also very good, but a disapointment in the last couple of years.
     
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  7. Glass City Cobra

    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    I never said thet arent skilled fighters. I said the fact they won't fight each other is making this a horrible era. We have 7 active prime household PPV worthy welterweights (Thurman, Spence, Crawford, porter, khan, broner, Garcia). In the past year and a half, only 2 of them have fought each other (porter vs Garcia). That's terrible and nearly unheard of in other eras or divisions. They're spoiled--they get paid millions and hold their belts hostage with all kinds of excuses.
     
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  8. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    lol! This reads like some story you made up. You don't have any friends.
     
    RingKing75, Jan 20, 2019
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    Glass City Cobra H2H Burger King

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    Lol i have nothing to prove to you. Think whatever you want of me.
     
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    Nice swipe at Carmelo Anthony! Was worth reading for that alone. You make some good points though.
     
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    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Pacquiao is Just very good
     
    mirkofilipovic, Jan 20, 2019
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    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Ouch
     
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  13. Mountain Lion

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    Alexander Besputin is gonna be cracking heads soon with these overrated frauds.
     
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    just busting your chops bro lol
     
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    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    I usually think that a great welterweight is one who dominates that division then moves up and wins a title at middleweight. Tito Trinidad or Ray Leonard perhaps. Hearns. Napoles didn't win a middleweight title, but Griffith did. Carmen Basilio and of course Ray Robinson. Kid Gavilan was pretty good but couldn't carry his success up to middle. Mickey Walker.
     
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