Exactly this - it paints an incomplete picture of the division's history if you exclude fighters who were demonstrably great there. It becomes...
Super bantamweight has had a heck of a lot of unquestionably great fights and a lot of them have come since 2000 - maybe more than any other division?
Probably missing some, but off the top of my head... 1. Wilfedo Gomez v Lupe Pintor 2. Erik Morales v Marco Antonio Barrera 1 3. Israel Vasquez...
Yeah, me too - it's great.
Also, George, you say longevity gets fighters brownie points but dominance and consistency doesn't? Can you explain the logic behind that distinction?
Ruben.
JCC was never better than when he was at 135. His performance against Rosario is one of the finest in modern lightweight history. I guess you have...
I have it Leonard, Duran, and then Gans but yeah, Duran isn't the sure thing at no. 1 that he seems to have become over time. @Rumsfeld's survey...
I know you're not asking for input at the moment on the top 15 but I like it. I think the top 11 in particular is very good. Personally, I'd have...
Hi George, not an immediately helpful response but you have checked out McGrain's top 50s, right? Or are you trying to ignore those to create...
No comment.
The shame was too much to bear.
Marco Antonio Barrera v Erik Morales 2 Tough fight to score - half the rounds were close and could have gone either way. Overall, Morales edged...
What if you never got round to seeing the second one but you saw 1 and 3?
Say one - otherwise it's no fun.