How many divisions can you name where there is a obvious #1 worldwide?

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  1. Chempasillo

    Chempasillo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    for me, only heavyweight and light flyweight. but even there it is not easy, because even now vitaly could beat his brother and roman gonzales never faced the top 5 from boxrec as for now. also Kazuto Ioka may move up and looks like one of the best prospects in all of boxing.

    cruiserweight-ross hernandez was a draw in my eyes. than there is lebedev

    lh-well what would happen if ward moved up. can shumanov beat dawson?

    light middleweight-mayweather is the best, if he fights, is he retired or not. is canelo young and fresh enough to beat the aging superstar?

    super featherweight is a lock, no one is better than uchiyama, since broner left
     
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  2. FloydWillnever

    FloydWillnever Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sergio Martinez at Middleweight
    Andre Ward Super Middleweight (obviously)

    Those are the glaring two you missed.
     
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  3. weegriffin

    weegriffin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    160 Lbs Sergio Martinez.
    168 Lbs Andre Ward, no real way to debate this one.
     
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  4. MVC

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    160 Martinez
    168 Ward
    154 Floyd Mayweather Jr (Can't debate this)
     
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  5. SHADOW BOX

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    Its hard to say Floyd is #1 at 154 though because we dont know if he will stay at 154 or 147. Even if he can give a run to anyone at 154, his weight class will most likely stay at 147. His weight class is not 154.
     
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  6. MVC

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    He beat the best 154 4 months ago with relative ease. It's very easy to deduce that he is in fact the top dog in both 147 and 154.
     
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  7. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Gonzalez LFW, Gamboa FW, JMM LW, Sexy MW, Ward SMW, Klitschko(s) HW.
     
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  8. raichu

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    i think the cotto fight was unique to why it happened at 154.

    but yeah, id say Mayweather is #1 Welterweight, not 154, but it could be argued that his the best in both.

    if the superfight happens, im sure it will be at welterweight, both there divisions.
     
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  9. Collie

    Collie Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I agree, he has only fought twice at the weight (I think?) so its hard to judge

    Martinez and Ward are the obvious omissions from the OP.
     
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  10. Chempasillo

    Chempasillo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    just 2 divisions in 16 divisions. I hate boxing for that, if more big fights would be made, rigondeaux-donaire/garcia-matthysse/mayweather-canelo we would know for sure who the best in the world is. right now, even those 2 divisions, ward never faced direll, martinez never golovkin we don't know for sure who the #1 is. isn't that sad.

    154 canelo, lara would give floyd a run for his money, also I think he beats them, but he should face them.
     
    Chempasillo, Sep 19, 2012
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  11. Slyk

    Slyk Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    HW Wladimir Klitschko
    CW Denis Lebedev
    SMW Andre Ward
    MW Sergio Martinez
    SWW Floyd - I don't think he is a clear best at 154, beating Cotto doesn't prove **** at 154
     
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  12. tomasjohnson92

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    Heavy, super middle, middle, jr middle (Floyd)
     
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  13. vnyc

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    Wlad would KO Vitali if they fought today
     
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  14. vnyc

    vnyc Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    three names Wlad, Ward , Floyd
     
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  15. Thatman

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    Floyd is clearly the best at 147. Manny took a loss to Marquez about 10 months ago and if you say he won this then well he took a loss to Tim Bradley at 147, 3 months ago.

    Either way he lost. Floyd has dominated fighters and has not fought #6 rated Clottey's or Mosley's nor unranked fighters such as Margarito at any weight.

    You have to go back to 2005 to find the last time Floyd fought anyone ranked outside the top 10 and/or top 3 in his division. You can go back to last May 2011 and see the last time Manny took on someone ranked outside the top 3 (Shane was 5 by Ring and 6 by ESPN and SI). Not to mention unranked fighters who are horribly skilled like Margarito.

    Floyd at 147 should he choose to move back down.
     
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