Those who make it into my top ten are: #10. Freddie Miller #09. Terry McGovern #08. Eusebio Pedroza #07. Johnny Kilbane #06. George Dixon #05. Salvador Sanchez #04. Abe Attell #03. Vicente Salvidar #02. Sandy Saddler #01. Willie Pep Those who don't include: everyone else.
Armstrong, Pep, Sanchez, Hamed, Saddler, John, Maciel, Barrera, McGovern and either Attel, Arguello, Pedroza or Norwood.
Yeah, it reads as if Hamed is definitely in but Attel isn't - as in, he's among a group of a further four for the tenth place. Not that it's the most egregious mistake, I only just realised you have Chris John above Alexis Arguello.
You pretend he isn't in my top 10, what is just not true. He can be at the end of it, but Hamed ought to be top 5, with 15 successful title-defences (against former champions and contenders like undefeated Paul Ingle) and several unifications, what he mainly won by knockout, non controverse. Arguello was in Super-Featherweight and Lightweight more successful (achieved there more), in Featherweight he lost his first attempt. I can also name Nelson, at least for the top 15.
He can be in it, meaning he also, can't. He likely isn't in - as he's one of four, now five, names in contention for tenth place - isn't in, but Hamed and Chris John are? Hamed isn't even top twenty, let alone top five. Arguello beating Legra, Hafey and of course, Olivares is more impressive than Chris John fluking a win he didn't deserve over Marquez and going 1-1 with Rocky Juarez.
No can is not can't and don't put wrong words into my mouth, in alleging the opposite of my statement!! I have not numbered the names, so there can't be claimed they are in any order. You shouldn't throw a stone first, as you rankings are trash, usual: anyone in my list was better than Saldivar, Kilbane and even Dixon. Hamed would make a mesh of meat out of the Mexican fraud, who had just gifts (robberies) against the only (two) great victims. Johns win over Marquez is more justified than Saldivars over Laguna. Hamed has achieved about five times as much as Saldivar; his wins over Wilfredo Vasquez, Julio Cesar Soto, Tom Johnson, Paul Ingle, Vuyanni Bungu or Wayne McCullugh (the first who went the distance with him) were all more impressive than any win of this average protected paper-champion (who was an average champion like Giardello). Johnson had over ten successful title-defences, which make him arguable greater than Saldivar and Kilbane. Robinson had 9 title-defences than he fought him and won his first world championship. John had aside of Marquez some decent wins too, like against Gainer, Rojas, Enoki, Yordan and actually two comfortable victories against Juarez. It was no win by Juarez, this shows just you have not watched any fight nor know about what you speak; Chris John was robbed, when it was scored as a draw, that was a hometown decision (it took place in the south of USA), like it was Martinez vs. Cintron (in both received the champion an unfair decision)
Saying Tom Johnson is arguably greater than Saldivar makes this entire post completely worthless. Log off.
Well all of your list are rather jokes and crap, as you not even have watched any of the fights what you proved recently when you pretend Juarez had won a fight against John. You are the first who scored this, not even Mama Juarez did it....
I would put Arguello above Sanchez because I am of the very strong belief that he would knock him out. I don't put much time or thought into making lists but I really think that Arguello would stop Sanchez.
My first thought when I read your list was "This guy is living in the past." Essentially, there is not one guy on your list who fought in the last 35 years. Then I started thinking about. You're right, there have not been many top notch featherweights in decades. I haven't done my list yet but I'm curious to see if I include anyone since Pedroza. Nice list.
It was a typo, I know John drew and won with Juarez. Regardless, you have Chris John above Alexis Arguello, Azumah Nelson and Abe Attel. That is the only joke here.
