50 Greatest Welterweights of all Time

In the '79-'80 time frame Duran would either beat or give the fighters that are going to be listed in upper tiers of this rating a very tough fight. So I would agree...Duran is low. Hearns would do the same...he would likely beat a number of those who are going to be rated above him...and Walker as well...

 

Stick Bummy Davis in there.

 

As far as I can see his only signature win at 147lbs is over a faded Canzoneri, who had no business fighting at welterweight.

 

Deadly puncher.Check his record.
Lots of fights and lots of upsets.
Bob Montgomery KO in one.
Only 24 yrs old.

 

A bad move, IMO.

Even if he is still regarded as the best of that tier, you're now making him comparable with guys who are clearly inferior as welterweights.

With all due respect to the other sugar, their resumes are not remotely on a par.

I'd have Robinson alone in tier one and maybe an empty tier just below that, and then in tier three, guys like Armstrong, Leonard etc.

 

I love bummy davis but that win over Montgomery was at catchweights when davis was still trying to make 135lbs.

 

id have robinson on his own too.
i think the welters who were around in the late 70s early 80s could have their own tier, leonard, hearns, benitez, palomino, cuevas and duran

 

Ring Magazine ranks Bummy in the top 100 punchers of all time. Not sure exactly where?

 

Have you read the book on him by Ron Ross??

 

Where does it rank him among the welterweights?:think

 

Montgomery was 10lbs below the welterweight limit for that fight.I don't think Davis was ever ranked higher than number 9 in the Ring.To put him in perspective Armstrong took him out in 2 rds and Zivic beat him twice.

 

Glad to see Palomino and Cuevas side by side.

 

I'd swap Oscar and Tito. Oscar beat better guys, be it close, and I thought definitely beat Tito.

I think Hearns is too high. He didn't do enough at welter, even if he might've been the best guy to fight there.