Your ten favourite fighters of all time below welterweight

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    no welterweights and above. So even someone like Duran who peaked at 135 does not count since he fought welterweight and above

    Mine:

    Alexis Arguello
    Salvador Sanchez
    Willie Pep
    Benny Leonard
    Kostya Tszyu
    Joe Gans
    Vasyl Lomachenko
    Eder Jofre
    Naoya Inoue
    Carlos Zarate
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    I think mine would look something like:

    Erik Morales
    Gerry Penalosa
    Veeraphol Sahaprom
    Kevin Kelley
    Chucho Castillo
    Ismael Laguna
    Ruben Olivares
    Juan Fransisco Estrada
    Santos Laciar
    Sandy Saddler
     
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  3. Yorbals

    Yorbals Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pep
    Dejesus
    Morales
    Jofre
    Leonard
    Sanchez
    Arguello
    Locche
    Buchanan
    Gans
     
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  4. McGrain

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    Roman Gonzalez
    Midget Wolgast
    Benny Lynch
    Juan Francisco Estrada
    Chucho Castillo
    Ruben Olivares
    Terry McGovern
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    George Dixon
    Sandy Saddler
     
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  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    Ruben Olivares
    Bobby Chacon
    Michael Carbajal
    Danny Lopez
    Johnny Tapia
    Carlos Zarate
    Nonito Donaire
    Gabriel Ruelas
    Alexis Arguello
    Khaosai Galaxy
     
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  6. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Barry McGuigan
    Azumah Nelson
    Charlie Magri
    Duke McKenzie
    Salvador Sanchez
    Eusebio Pedroza
    Alexis Arguello
    Bobby Chacon
    Willie Pep
    Sandy Saddler
     
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  7. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    Camacho
    Haugan
    Carbajal
    Gatti
    Duran
    JCC
    Fenech
    Boom Boom
    Paz (to get beat)
    Warrington

    can't think of any without doing record checks to be reminded of the many who I saw a bit of... the last 20 years, struggling to think who I thought were good/great fighters.

    I had hope for John Murray, UK, but he sort of fell away from those few fights of possibility.
     
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  8. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Marquez is a great mention. What, if any, is the best available footage of Mcgovern?
     
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  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Just that fight sadly.
     
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  10. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran
    Chavez
    Arguello
    Pryor
    Nelson
    Salvador Sanchez
    Morales
    Danny Lopez
    Ricardo Lopez
    Chocolatito
     
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  11. Dorrian_Grey

    Dorrian_Grey It came to me in a dream Full Member

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    I would say something along the lines of:
    1. Chavez
    2. Buchanan
    3. Chocolatito
    4. Inoue
    5. Harada
    6. J. L. Castillo
    7. Sahaprom
    8. Ioka
    9. Yuh
    10. Yabuki
     
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  12. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    90% of my favorite fighters are below welterweight anyway lol.

    Azumah Nelson
    Samart Payakaroon
    Jung Koo Chang
    Joltin Jeff Chandler
    Tony the Tiger Lopez
    Ray Boom Boom Mancini
    There’s only one Ricky Hatton
    Aaron Pryor
    Johnny Tapia
    Jeff Fenech
     
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  13. Thread Stealer

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    Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez, Eusebio Pedroza

    Some of the guys being mentioned fought at welterweight and above, even if only briefly for some. Chavez’s rematch with DLH was at welterweight, JM Marquez knocked out Manny at welterweight, I think some of Pryor’s very late fights were at WW, etc….In fact I think Arguello may have fought at WW during his last comeback.
     
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  14. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Most of my all time favorites are fighters below WW. Hard to break it down to just 10. There's just something about lower weight fighters I find much more exciting and pleasing to the eye.

    Alexis Arguello
    Ricardo Lopez
    Salvador Sanchez
    Orlando Canizales
    Yuri Arbachakov
    Juan Manuel Marquez
    Roman Gonzalez
    Jung Koo Chang
    Miguel Canto
    Eusebio Pedroza
     
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  15. thistle

    thistle Boxing Junkie

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    ah, yes, Tapia... God rest his soul.
     
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