Greatest welterweight pre Robinson

Barbados Joe Walcott.

 

You can make strong cases for Joe Walcott and Jack Britton. Mickey Walker, Henry Armstrong and Jimmy McLarnin were such weight jumpers that it's hard to say what their best weight was(I lean towards middleweight for Walker).

Barney Ross- great lightweight or great welter?
Tommy Ryan- great welter or great middleweight?

 

Ryan or Armstrong for me. Britton runs them close though. Walcott is a bit behind those three.

 

I think its pretty hard to judge, Britton has the amazing title dominance and the win over Walker past his prime, Walker beat him later but he was quite old by that stage. Walker and Armstrong have the multi-weight class successes although Walker has a few losses at WW and may not have been primed at the weight, Armstrong's probably too small to be 'the best' and I don't see any argument for Ross over Armstrong. Walcott's resume and wins over bigger men despite weighing in as a WW are mighty impressive but he has losses too.

I think it has to be between Britton, Armstrong and Walcott, I'd lean towards Walcott/Britton

 

no Mike Gibbons?

 

Who rates higher between Britton and Lewis? Did either draw the colour line?

 

Ross hands down. I even rank him over Robinson myself.

 

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I voted Walcott aswell, but wanted to vote Britton. Amazed that he hasn't received a single vote. He's the only other one of the list that I feel I could vote for.