70's and 80's welters vs. these welters?

Clean sweep for the 80s guys. Take it from someone who followed their careers when they were active.

 

80's will take it easily BUT SHANE VS Benitiz would probably be the hardest to chose from

 

What about the ultimate 70's welter, Jose Napoles?

 

the 80's ww would own this current crop. hearns would have obliterated the division. the duran who showed up lin leonard 1 would ahve cleaned house as well.

 

Napoles really belongs to the prior generation of welters along with Emile Griffith. Benitez, Leonard and Hearns were just coming up at the time those guys were winding down.

 

Not only those ww would eat the new generation.....the LW division from those years would eat alive the new generation.

Lets be honest.....who is the big shot at 135 right now? I would like to hear opinions.

 

Cotto yes, but the rest no contest.

 

how can you not mention from fort worth, texas, the undisputed welterweight champion of the world, donald the lone star cobra curry?

thats who i think about when i think 1980s welters

 

Wow! I never realised how weak the Lightweight division has truly become...but I suppose the man is Prob

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36-3-1 (22 KO)

 

80's Kills the Welters of today.

 

Do you realy think that Casa would /could defeat the big shots (at 135) from other eras?

 

Hell No...he'd be a tune up in any era but now.

 

A prime Casamayor isn't a tuneup for anybody, he's badly faded now and is a shadow of his former self (His real age is supposedly 40+). He may not beat all the ATG's, but he'd be competetive with nearly all of them.

In his prime he had great speed, footwork, defence, decent power and a rock solid chin. I don't think anyone would blow him out, certanily not in a 'tune-up' like manner.

BTW i feel the 80's welterweights beat all of nowadays welters.

Benitez UD Mosley
Duran TKO Cotto
Hearns KO Margarito
Leonard TKO Mayweather

 

Leonard TKO Mayweather: Leonard was simply better than Mayweather, plus let's remember that Mayweather started at 130.

Mosley UD Benitez: Let's put a prime Mosley, and not today's 36 year old Mosley. I think that his speed wins this fight.

Duran TKO Cotto: Cotto's very good but Duran was great. Let's consider the Duran from the first Leonard fight.

Hearns TKO Margarito: This needs no explanation. Margarito?