Best fighters in the original 8 weight classes

Charles is the best light heavy ever for me. I'll do my list later.

p.s, good to see the fleaman showing Canto love.

 

One thing you never picked up on what I was saying is that it was in fact complimentary to how great the man was :-(

With that list of opponents and quality performances? Impossible not too IMO. Ebihara comes close, but for reasons already stated can't be arsed with it.

 

No biggy, Flea. I was only playin with ya lad.

 

Of course. Didn't want you to misconstrue my posts as me being a 'hater' ;-)

 

Fly- Wilde Lynch, Canto, Villa
Bantam- Jofre Olivares, Harada, Ortiz
Feather- Pep Saddler, Sanchez, Armstrong
Light- Duran Leonard, Whitaker, Gans
Welter- Robinson Leonard, Napoles, Hearns
Middle- Monzon Hagler, Greb, Hopkins
Lightheavy- Charles Moore, Foster, Tunney
Heavy- Louis Ali, Marciano, Lewis

 

:nono You are a Brit, Wilde should walk it!

 

Or Lynch ;-)

 

Heavy: Ali

Light Heavy: Moore

Middle: Monzon

Welter: Robinson

Light: Duran

Feather: Saddler

Bantam: Zarate

Fly: Wilde


Mentions:

Heavy: Jeffries, Johnson, Louis, Marciano, Holmes and Foreman

Light Heavy: Fitzsimmons, Tunney, Greb, Loughran, Rosenbloom, Charles, Foster and Spinks

Middle: Dempsey, Ketchel, Greb, Burley, Robinson, Hagler and Hopkins

Welter: Walcott, Armstrong, Gavilan, Griffith, Napoles and Leonard

Light: Gans, Leonard, Armstrong and Whitaker

Feather: Dixon, Attell, Armstrong, Pep and Pedroza

Bantam: McGovern, Brown, Ortiz, Jofre and Olivares

Fly: Villa, Lynch, Monaghan, Perez and Lopez

 

Fly- Miguel Canto. Hon. mention goes to Pancho Villa and Jimmy Wilde.

Bantam- Jofre. Hon. mention to Zarate and Olivares.

Feather- Henry Armstrong. Hon. mention to Willie Pep and Salvador Sanchez.

Lightweight- Roberto Duran. Hon. mentions go to Pete Whitaker and Ike Williams.

Welterweight- Ray Robinson. Hon. mentions to Ray Leonard and Kid Gavilan.

Middleweight- Carlos Monzon. Hon. mentions to Hagler and Harry Greb.

Light heavyweights. Ezzard Charles. Mentions to Archie Moore, Bob Foster and Mike Spinks.

Heavyweight- Ali. mentions to Joe Louis, Lennox, Larry and big George.

 

Heavyweight ATC: Muhammad Ali
HM: Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, George Foreman.

Light Heavyweight ATC: Ezzard Charles
HM: Sam Langford, Archie Moore, Billy Conn.

Middleweight ATC: Sugar Ray Robinson
HM: Marvin Hagler, Harry Greb, Carlos Monzon.

Welterweight ATC: Sugar Ray Robinson
HM: Sugar Ray Leonard, Jose Napoles, Tommy Hearns.

Lightweight ATC: Pernell Whitaker
HM: Roberto Duran, Ike Williams, Henry Armstrong.

Featherweight ATC: Henry Armstrong
HM: Salvador Sanchez, Sandy Saddler, Willie Pep.

Bantamweight ATC: Eder Jofre
HM: Ruben Olivares, Fighting Harada, Manuel Ortiz.

Flyweight ATC: Benny Lynch
HM: Pasquel Perez, Pancho Villa, Miguel Canto.

 

Heavyweight

All Time: Muhammad Ali
Honourable Mentions: Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis, Larry Holmes

Light Heavyweight:

All Time: Ezzard Charles
Honourable Mentions: Archie Moore, John Henry Lewis, Jimmy Bivins

Middleweight:

All Time: Harry Greb
Honourbale Mentions: Marvin Hagler, Carlos Monzon, Dick Tiger

Welterweight:
All Time: Ray Robinson
Honourable Mentions: Kid Gavilan, Ray Leonard, Henry Armstrong

Lightweight:

All Time: Roberto Duran
Honourable Mentions: Ike Williams, Toni Canzoneri, Benny Leonard

Featherweight:

All Time: Willie Pep
Honourable Mentions: Sandy Saddler, Kid Chocolate, Salvador Sanchez

Bantamweight:

All Time: Eder Joffre
Honourable Mentions: Carlos Zarate, Ruben Olivarez, Terry McGovern

Flyweight:

All Time: Miguel Canto
Honourable Mentions: Jimmy Wilde, Benny Lynch, Pascal Perez

 

135 is out of six guys: Duran, Leonard, Gans, Pea, Williams, Ortiz. No doubt with more options he'd get more shouts.

Welterweight is similarly dense at the top. That's probably why. Both make my top 5 for the weight.