Best fighters ever by weight class

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  1. Duck Dodgers

    Duck Dodgers Kimbo #1 P4P Full Member

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    Go!

    Heavyweight
    Cruiserweight
    Light-Heavy
    Super-Middle
    Middleweight
    Light-Middle
    Welterweight
    Light-Welter
    Lightweight
    Super-Feather
    Featherweight
    Super-Bantam
    Bantamweight
    Super-Fly (greatest possible name for a weight class imo)
    Flyweight
    Light Flyweight
    Minimumweight



    (Still thinking about my list, I'm indecisive about **** like this)



    My list (in progress):

    Heavyweight
    Cruiserweight
    Light-Heavy
    Super-Middle - Roy Jones, Jr
    Middle - Marvin Hagler
    Light-Middle
    Welterweight - Thomas Hearns
    Light-Welter
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Super-Feather
    Featherweight
    Super-Bantam
    Bantamweight
    Super-Fly
    Flyweight
    Light Flyweight
    Minimumweight
     
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  2. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    I dont know something like that.
     
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  3. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    Ali
    Holyfield
    Charles
    Jones
    Greb
    Hearns
    SRR
    Pryor
    Armstrong
    Arguello
    Pep
     
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  4. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    You rate Winky at light middle higher than Hearns?
     
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  5. nastynas

    nastynas Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heavyweight- ALI
    Cruiserweight- HOLYFIELD
    Light-Heavy- EZZARD CHARLES
    Super-Middle- JOE CALZAGHE
    Middle- CARLOS MONZON
    Light-Middle- THOMAS HEARNS
    Welter- SUGAR RAY ROBINSON
    Light-Welter- JULIO CESAR CHAVEZ
    Lightweight- PERNELL WHITAKER
    Super-Feather- FLOYD MAYWEATHER
    Featherweight- WILLIE PEP
    Super-Bantam- WILFREDO GOMEZ
    Bantamweight- EDER JOFRE
    Super-Fly- JOHNNY TAPIA
    Flyweight- MIGUEL CANTO
    Light Flyweight- MICHAEL CARBAJAL
    Minimumweight- RICARDO LOPEZ
     
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  6. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Heavyweight: Gerry Cooney
    Cruiserweight: James "Lights Out" Toney
    Lt. Heavyweight: John Conteh
    Super Middleweight: Lindell Holmes (the others wanted no piece)
    Middleweight: Georgie Benton
    Jr. Middleweight: Ayub Kalule
    Welterweight: Jose Luis Lopez (although he may've underachieved a tad)
    Jr. Welterweight: Tippy Larkin (apart from his glass chin)
    Lightweight: Jim Watt
    Super Featherweight: Tyrone Everett
    Featherweight: Howard Winstone (Pep had nothin' on him)
    Super Bantamweight: Welcome Ncita
    Bantamweight: Chucho Castillo

    And the immortal 4-weight champion Leo Gamez sweeps the list from Jr. Bantamweight on down. I have spoken!
     
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  7. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Heavyweight - Muhammad Ali
    Cruiserweight - Evander Holyfield
    Light-Heavy - Ezzard Charles
    Super-Middle - Roy Jones
    Middle - Carlos Monzon
    Light-Middle - Mike McCallum
    Welter - Ray Robinson
    Light-Welter - Julio Cesar Chavez
    Lightweight - Roberto Duran
    Super-Feather - Alexis Arguello
    Featherweight - Willie Pep
    Super-Bantam - Wilfredo Gomez
    Bantamweight - Eder Jofre
    Super Fly - Jiro Watanabe
    Flyweight - Miguel Canto
    Light Flyweight - Jung-Koo Chang
    Minimumweight - Ricardo Lopez
     
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  8. PH|LLA

    PH|LLA VIP Member Full Member

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    nah. Hearns would be above Winky.
     
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  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Muhamad Ali
    Evander Holyfield
    Ezzard Charles
    Roy Jones
    Carlos Monzon
    Thomas Hearns
    Ray Robinson
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Roberto Duran
    Floyd Mayweather,Alexis Arguello,Julio Cesar Chavez
    Salvador Sanchez,Wille Pep,Sandy Sadler
    Wilfredo Gomez
    Manuel Ortiz,Ruben Olivares,Eder Jofre
    Johnny Tapia
    Miguel Canto,Mark Johnson,Jimmy Wilde
    Michael Carbajal
    Ricardo Lopez
     
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  10. J-Dilla

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    mike tyson would have battered Ali, sorry....
     
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  11. bballchump11

    bballchump11 2011 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    :pop
     
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  12. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know, right? Just like the Klits and Chris Arreola would've battered Tyson. The sport has evolved, people. Hellllooooooooooooo!
     
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  13. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    roy jones>>>>>>calzaghe at SMW
     
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  14. jas

    jas ★ Legends: B-HOP ; PAC ★ Full Member

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    since the question asks "best" not the "greatest" then that is why i would pick floyd over arguello at super feather even though alexis had better resume in that weight class.
     
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  15. Duck Dodgers

    Duck Dodgers Kimbo #1 P4P Full Member

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    It's intended to be open to interpretation. So you can have a H2H list, or an ATG list.... or both.
     
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