Best Featherweights of all-time:

Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Salvador Sanchez
Sandy Saddler
Jim Driscoll
Terry McGovern
Kid Chocolate
Eusebio Peradoza
Abe Attel
Morales/Barrera

 

Saddler
Pep one of the loses to Saddler he was ahead but hurt his arm bad...
Kilbane before Atteil in that he beat him for the title.....both held the title for some 12 years a piece, but more of Attels were questionable.

now that would be a good fight both at prime.

Armstrong

I tend to go with one and only Champions of the world...in ratings... any four belt man is that today. But splinter Champs no matter who, like Druan for example is just a splinter champ, in spite of being thought the best of his weight...IMO of course.

 

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Current List:

1. Willie Pep
2. Henry Armstrong
3. Sandly Saddler
4. Salvador Sanchez
5. Kid Chocolate
6. Eusebio Pedroza
7. George Dixon
8. Freddie Miller
9. Alexis Arguello
10. Jim Driscoll

 

Cant see Joey Archibald ,apart from a couple of wins over Mike Belloise he lost to every top man he met.

 

Pep
Saddler
Attell
Sanchez
Driscoll
Armstrong
Chocolate
Pedroza
Arguello
Dundee
McGovern
Kilbane
Dixon
Barrera
Morales
Saldivar

No particular order to this, although my top 4 includes Pep, Saddler, Attell, and Sanchez

 

Not sure McGuigan deserves a mention. He beat a past his prime, Pedroza, and lost to the unknown Steve Cruz. He only defended his title a couple of times in between.

 

I would put vicente saldivar in my top 10 and I believe Pedroza should be top 5 based on longevity aka larry holmes.

 

:-(

 

George Dixon
Abe Attell
Johnny Kilbane
Johnny Dundee
Battling Battalino
Freddie Miller
Willie Pep
Sandy Saddler
Vicente Saldivar
Salvador Sanchez

Honorable mention:
Baby Arizmendi
Marco Antonio Barrera
Benny Bass
Kid Chocolate
Jim Driscoll
Jeff Fenech
Wilfredo Gomez
Young Griffo
Azumah Nelson
Eusebio Pedroza

Note:
I rate McGovern, Jeffra and Jofre at 118
I rate Canzi, Armstrong and Arguello at 135

 

My list changes every few weeks - this is how I have them this month

1 Willie Pep
2 Sandy Saddler
3 Kid Chocolate
4 Abe Attell
5 Johnny Kilbane
6 Louis (Kid) Kaplan
7 Terry McGovern
8 Freddie Miller
9 Benny Bass
10 Salvador Sanchez

If I'm missing your favorite guy I might rate him in a different division and I don't know where to put current fighters - they aren't done yet so I leave em' in the oven :happy

 

sanchez has got to be top 5 in my opinion. but it has been a talent packed division

 

Sanchez was sadly not round long enough to justify a top 5 placing IMO.

A significant proportion of the rating of Sanchez is done on what could of been and that can lead to a slap in the face to all the superb fighters who actually delivered thoughout a long career.