For '4' straight years, early in my career I was rated as one of the Top 5 fighters in this division. I dropped out of the rankings in that division for 'one' year, so I decided to go down one weight division, where I was rated in the Top 10 of that lower disvison for '6' years. Who Am I? Hint #2 later.
...i'm guessing joey maxim...rated as a heavy and then down to light heavy, where he became champion....though i don't think he was rated in that division for 6 years. still...i figure it's worth a shot...
Willie Pastrano, on the other hand, fits the bill. In Hw top 5 1955-58 and Lhw top 10 1960-65 incl. of course being champ 63-65. One of the few examples of a fighter moving down in weight and being more successful, Maxim being another. There must have been others but for the moment I can't recall any. Btw when Pastrano turned pro he was only a featherweight, so he had to gain 50 lbs to become champ. Might that be some sort of a record?
Bum of the Week,,,,,,,,,,,,and a close second hhascup,,,,,,,,,,BINGO I don't think any other fighter could post that mark. Willie was tooooooo slick.
Jake LaMotta started his pro career as a lightheavy ,and dieted himself down to a great middleweight career. Jake was a middleweight in a lightheavyweights body...