Underrated, Non-Greats at the Lower Weights?

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Name some lower weight fighters who were undoubtedly elite, but short of great. Think guys like Tatsuyoshi, Hasegawa. That sorta level. The lower weights being 118 and below.

    And God help the poor ******* who names Ricardo Lopez.
     
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    Ricardo Lopez.
     
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    Jose Medel
    Rodolfo Martinez
    Alberto Davila
    Alfonso Zamora
    Bernardo Caraballo
    Ernesto Miranda
    Alan Rudkin
    Raul Macias
    Jose Becerra
    Alphonse Halimi
    John Caldwell
    Leo Espinosa
    Danny Kid
    Jesus Pimentel
    Yoshio Shirai
    Jiro Watanabe

    To name a few but I think some are perhaps borderline greats.
     
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    Rafael Herrera
    Miguel Lora
    Antonio Esparragoza
    Alfredo Escalara
     
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    Herrera and Escalera-great shouts.
     
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    Are these pre-schoolers?
     
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    Sorry, Sal. I'd class Herrera and Lora as greats (way above Tatsuyoshi, Hasegawa and co's level), and Esparragoza and Escalera fought above BW. They don't make the cut.
     
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    all well known and nonpareil
     
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    No. Of course not. 6 and 7th graders. Tough, mean as only someone that age and weight can be.
     
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    See. This guy knows. Kudos Yoda!!!!!!!!!
     
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    Sorry, missed the 118-limit part.
     
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    Ceasro Sigueno had just over 200 wins and began at 115lbs if that counts, half came sprinkled all the way north to Welter!
     
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    Prudencio Cardona. The left he sparked Avelar out with is the single greatest punch ever thrown in Flyweight history.
     
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    Would Raul Perez and Gaby Canizales fit in here ?.
     
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