Are the Shigeoka brothers among the best 15 champions at 105 lbs?

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  1. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Do you think the Shigeoka Brothers Ginjiro and Yudai are among the best 10-15 Minimumweight / Mini Flyweight boxers in history ?
     
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  2. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Don't think so.

    Ricardo Lopez
    Rosendo Alvarez
    Ivan Calderon
    Roman Gonzalez
    Kazuto Ioka
    Ratanapol Sor Vorapin
    Wanheng Menayothin
    Knockout CP Freshmart
    Oscar Collazo
    Katsunari Takayama
    Francisco Rodriguez
    Yutaka Niida
    Chana Porpaoin
    Akira Yaegashi

    ...All have better cases than the Shingeoka brothers. Could add at least a couple more, I think.
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Obviously their potential was cut tragically short as they were just entering their primes - but even so, I agree with @Drew101, it's just too stacked a division historically.

    Which is odd because one typically doesn't ever think of straw as being packed with talent in any singular time - but it's usually front-loaded with a great or two and then a steep fall-off.
     
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