These boxers who won championships at or below 140 lbs. and could have competed at this weight.... Chavez Pryor Duran Mayweather De La Hoya Whitaker Armstrong Tszyu McFarland B. Leonard
The weight where I have the most trouble naming 10, 15, or 20 fighters that are the best of that class is light heavyweight. Consider everybody who did most of their work in that weight range and where do you start? Who should be ranked higher Jem Mace or Bob Foster?
Welterweight (and at least one other traditional weight title) Tommy Ryan Mickey Walker Barney Ross Henry Armstrong Ray Robinson Carmen Basilio Emile Griffith Ray Leonard Roberto Duran Thomas Hearns Pernell Whitaker Felix Trinidad Oscar DeLaHoya Shane Mosley Floyd Mayweather
