Best Ever at 140?

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  1. JimmyMac87

    JimmyMac87 ESB Addict Full Member

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    My pick is Sweat Pea, any other takers?
     
  2. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson?

    Barbados Joe Walcott?
     
  3. smitty_son408

    smitty_son408 J ust E njoy T his S hit Full Member

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    Wilfred Benitez or Aaron Pryor
     
  4. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    Sweet Pea

    Benitez

    Pryor

    Tszyu

    did SRR or Walcott ever fight at LWW Janitor
     
  5. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Robinson never directly fought at light welterweight as far as i'm aware but did come into a lot of his earlier fights in career up to about 1942 in and around the 140lb limit. I'm pretty sure he was 140 when he fought zivic the 1st time.
     
  6. The Kurgan

    The Kurgan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Whitaker

    Benitez

    Pacquiao
     
  7. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    cheers pal

    enough to warrent a top spot though
     
  8. asero

    asero Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    who did sweet pea beat at 140?
     
  9. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Possibly, however i think a prime duran of between the de jesus 3 and palomino fight who could have fought at 140 would have taken a pre prime robinson or at least given him a hell of a run for his money.

    TBH i wouldn't really include those in the discussion, sure they weighed in and around the mark but they where never really competing at 140. H2H duran, robinson, whitaker etc are monsters at the weight but the best 140lb should be someone who fought there for a decent period of time IMO.

    I side with pryor
     
  10. Lewisbell

    Lewisbell Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Where do you people rate JCC at 140?
     
  11. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    i agree with you i wouldnt really include them as they didnt do enoght at the weight

    Pryor is probably my top pick or maybe Pea



    i would rank JCC behind Pea by 1 place
     
  12. stevebhoy87

    stevebhoy87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pea again i don't think did enough at 140 to be rated there, he only really beat pineda there. Sure he is a monster there h2h but achievement wise not enough for me
     
  13. GPater11093

    GPater11093 Barry Full Member

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    suppose your right yeh when i think Pryor probably is best
     
  14. Minotauro

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  15. JimmyMac87

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    mine personally would be pryor, then whitaker then chavez, although chavez probably level with benitez.

    hard for still to put whitaker second but pryor pips it at 140