5 dream fights at Welterweight - without using the same fighters twice

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Emile Griffiths v Sugar Ray Robinson
Carmen Basillio v Roberto Duran
Ray Leonard v Charley Burley
Felix Trinidad v Tommy Hearns
Kid Gavilan v Pernell Whitaker

 

Armstrong V Duran (A LOT of peoples dream fight, all out war, this was Henry`s best weight so this MUST be Roberto of Montreal or just before)

Robinson V Leonard (If it was in my power & I didnt make this fight, Id regret it forever)

Burley V Whitaker (Does Burley really deserve a shot at Robinson, we find out here against a master boxer that nobody has ever looked good against)

Benitez V Trinidad (Battle of PR, the classic attack v defence fight)

Hearns V Delahoya (Nobody has ever bombed out Oscar, can Tommy ?)

 

Not really. Part of what makes Armstrong such a legend is the fact he made eighteen defences of the welterweight title even though he was better at lightweight. That was his best weight - not featherweight like some people will tell you, not in his prime.

 

Napoles moved in and out range extremely well. I have described him as a boxer on rollerskates as he was so smooth. Maybe thats slightly overexaggerating matters.

 

Not far off.

 

Ditto.

 

Jose Napoles-Ray Robinson., Felix Trinidad- Wilfred Benitez, Ray Leonard- Floyd Mayweather Jr., Roberto Duran- Fritzie Zivic, Thomas Hearns- Henry Armstrong.

 

I think Mosley - Gavilan would be interesting.