10 best fighters of the last 30 yrs from 135-160

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Post your list of the ten best boxers who had fights in the last thirty
years ** between lightwt (135 lb limit) and middlwt (160 lb limit).

Factors to considers:

Record
Quality of opponents
Domination
Titles in most weight classes
Longevity
etc.

State whether your list is based on achievement or head-to-head.


** If your pick had fights prior to 1977, (e.g. Duran) Count his entire career.

 

I have tabulated the results so far. Thanks to the fourteen posters here and on the General forum, who provided their lists. (Two different weighting methods of tabulation yielded the same results in terms of rank order).


Of the eighteen boxers on the various lists, only two, Roy Jones and Pernell Whittaker, appeared on everyone's list.

The aggregate of all your lists yields the following list of eighteen:


TOP Ten:

1 Ray Leonard
2 Roberto Duran
3 Pernell Whitaker
4 Marvin Hagler
5 Roy Jones
6 Julio Cesar Chavez
7 Thomas Hearns
8 Alexix Arguello
9 Bernard Hopkins
10 Floyd Mayweather


The remaining eight (in order) were:

11 Oscar de la Hoya
12 JamesToney
13 Aaron Pryor
14 Hector Camacho
15 Azumah Nelson
16 Felix Trinidad
17 Wilfred Benitez
18 Terry Norris

 

Sanchez didn't fit the criteria.

 

Why?

Your list came closest to the final aggregate of all of the posters.

Final List:

1 Ray Leonard
2 Roberto Duran
3 Pernell Whitaker
4 Marvin Hagler
5 Roy Jones
6 Julio Cesar Chavez
7 Thomas Hearns
8 Alexix Arguello
9 Bernard Hopkins
10 Floyd Mayweather


Your List:

1. Roberto Duran
2. Ray Leonard
3. Pernell Whitaker
4. Marvin Hagler
5. Julio Cesar Chavez
6. Roy Jones Jr.
7. Alexis Arguello
8. Tommy Hearns
9. Bernard Hopkins
10. Floyd Mayweather

 

That might explain why Leonard was missing from Redrooster's list. He was either 1 or 2 on every other list.