Best fighters ever in the so-called "junior" or "super" divisions.

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  1. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Who do you have as the best ever in the younger, ie "junior" divisions at the following weights:
    115
    122
    130
    140
    154
    168
    Cruiser
     
    Clinton, Jul 25, 2017
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    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tapia
    Morales
    Mayweather
    Pryor
    McCallum
    Toney
    Holyfield
     
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  3. Saad54

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    115 - Kaosai Galaxy
    122 - Wilfredo Gomez
    130 - Alexis Arguello
    140 - Aaron Pryor
    154 - Thomas Hearns
    168 - Roy Jones
    Cruiser - Evander Holyfield
     
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    115 - Jiro Watanabe
    122 - Wilfredo Gomez
    130 - Alexis Arguello
    140 - Antonio Cervantes
    154 - Emile Griffith
    168 - Roy Jones
    Cruiser - Evander Holyfield
     
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    Emile Griffith only had 1 or 2 fights officially as Champion of the Jr. MW Division. Most fans don't even know he was a Jr. MW "Champ". Kinda like Barney Ross being a 3 Division Champ with his acquisition of the Jr. Welterweight championship.
     
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    115 Khaosai Galaxy or Jiro Watanabe...leaning towards Galaxy
    122 Wilfredo Gomez
    130 Alexis Arguello
    140 Aaron Pryor
    154 tossup between Hearns and McCallum
    168 Roy Jones Jr.
    Cruiser Evander Holyfield
     
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    115 Khaosai Galaxy
    122 Wilfredo Gomez
    130 Alexis Arguello
    140 *Aaron Pryor
    154 Hearns
    168 Roy Jones Jr.
    190 Evander Holyfield

    * Still mulling this one.
     
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    My list is incomplete. Need to think more about 115 and 140. Not very knowledgeable in those divisions.

    115 ?

    122 Gomez probably

    130 Chavez

    140 ?

    154 McCallum

    168 Jones jr

    Cruiser Holyfield
     
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    Hm, I think Ol' Slappy Hands deserves more credit.
     
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    115 - Jiro Watanabe
    122 - Wilfredo Gomez
    130 - Floyd Mayweather Jr
    140 - Julio Cesar Chavez
    154 - Tommy Hearns
    168 - Roy Jones Jr
    Cruiser - Evander Holyfield
     
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  11. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Are we biased towards the '80s or were the '80s just that good?
     
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    122 belongs to Wilfredo Gomez, to state the obvious.
     
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  13. JohnThomas1

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    They were that good, especially with some late 70's cutting in. Incredible era.

    A lot of these in between divisions really took off around the time too i guess.
     
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  14. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    True

    We were lucky to be around during that era.

    Maybe, OP should have added 108 to his list.

    I'd pick Jung Koo Chang.

    You could also add 105 lbs, although I never thought 105 was a necessary division. Fighers were getting bigger, not smaller. I think it was added in the late '80s.

    Ricardo Lopez basically dominated at 105 lbs, so he would get the call as best in that division.
     
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  15. Clinton

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    Of all the great lists on this thread, thanks lads, the 2 matchups I would be most intrigued by are Gomez Morales at 122, and Chavez Pryor at 140.
     
    Clinton, Jul 26, 2017
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