That’s a great shout. Great chin, strong defense and offense and someone who grew into the featherweight division eventually. Yeah, I think Jofre...
I remember this one vividly, mostly be we tried to claim Bentt as a British world heavyweight champion!
One of the best at any weight, Russell! Rose was a great bantam and he just got destroyed by El Puas. Great to see you posting again, btw.
Olivares bearing up Schoolboy Bobby Chacon is a great shout.
A literal case of man v boy was Antonio Cervantes against 17-year-old Wilfred Benitez. And the boy won.
Yeah, it’s splitting hairs at this level, really. It’s a fair point though re the respective length of the peaks but yeah, Armstrong’s...
A word on Henry Armstrong, while I think about it. He really has to be one of the considerations for no. 1 and I would probably consider him at...
Thanks Greg! I just feel that it’s too nuanced a debate to be completely emphatic about a clear no. 1, even if my personal pick is SRR.
Like @Greg Price99 says, it ultimately depends on criteria. Greb has the best resumé so if that is the main criteria that trumps all others, I...
I still think Loma is a very good fighter. I think he’s not a modern lightweight and should really be competing down at super feather and he’s...
Thought I’d also point out this outstanding write up on the Fab Four of Chacon, Limon, Boza and Navarette by @Flea Man:...
I kind of see Boza-Navarette-Chacon-Limon as a group of four, even though you’re right to point out that Chacon and Navarette never met in the...
I think Estrada-Cuadras 2 is the best fight I’ve seen in recent years, even better than Estrada-Gonzalez 2. It was a fight you rarely see - two...
We had the same top 3, D - just differed on the order of the top 2 - so we’re in agreement there that those 3 stand out even amongst the other...
Here’s my combined top 10 across all four groups: Chacon-Limon 4 Chacon-Boza 2 Morales-Barrera 1 Leonard-Hearns 1 Duran-Leonard 1 Boza-Limon...
