Top P4Ps, Not So High in 1 Weight Class

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  1. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    Some fighters may rank very highly on many people's ATG pound for pound lists, yet not so high in one particular weight class. I could think of Fitzsimmons or Langford as examples (although I have them both in my top 3 light heavies, I completely understand why others' criteria preclude them). Who are other examples? For example, who would be in your top 20 or 30 all time P4P, yet not in the top few within a specific weight class? Hearns? McGovern? Dixon? Any thoughts? I'm just trying to learn, by finding some truly great fighters who may have escaped my full attention. Thanks.
     
  2. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    Although they wouldnt be in my top tier ATG, Mayweather, Pacquiao or Stribling may be others.
     
  3. Jester

    Jester Active Member Full Member

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    Although he rates highly at welterweight and middleweight, Mickey Walker is a good example.
     
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  4. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    Duran deserves a mention
     
  5. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Many would have Duran at no1 Lightweight.
     
  6. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    I have Duran behind only Gans at lw (I would think most rate him highly), and at 9 p4p.
     
  7. manbearpig

    manbearpig A Scottish Noob Full Member

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    I miss Pachilles
     
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  8. Rock0052

    Rock0052 VIP Member Full Member

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    Duran's one of the rare cases where you get the best of both worlds- a single weight legacy & exceptional weight jumping.
     
  9. Gudetama

    Gudetama Active Member Full Member

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    Yes, obviously he was an exceptional LW. I think Duran has a fair shout to be a great WW. On the night he beat Leonard, he could have beaten many.
     
  10. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member Full Member

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    Jeff Fenech blitzed thru many divisions before he crashed and burned.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    That's why I mentioned him!
     
  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    And the day had started so promisingly:confundio1::drooling::facepalm:.:(:nusenuse:
     
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  13. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Not Grigorian?
     
  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Nah, he's a Top5 lw and therefore doesn't fit.
     
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  15. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Burley springs to mind. Although some do rank him very highly at middleweight, sometimes he'll be missed off altogether, while he can also pop up very highly on P4P lists.

    Ross and McLarnin are often difficult to rank in specific weight classes as their achievements were spread across multiple divisions.

    I wouldn't personally have De La Hoya as a top 30 ATG, but he is an example of a great fighter that I'd struggle to rank top 10 in any weight class he competed in based on resumé.
     
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