Fighters of the Century per Futch/Dundee/Clancy/Duva/Chargin - The Featherweights.

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  1. JohnThomas1

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    THE TOP FEATHERWEIGHTS OF THE CENTURY

    As voted by a five-member panel (Futch/Dundee/Clancy/Duva/Chargin) of experts assembled by Associated Press. First-place votes are in parenthesis; points based on 10 points for a first-place vote down to one point for a 10th-place vote. When a division has five selections, a first-place vote is worth five points.

    FEATHERWEIGHTS

    1 Willie Pep (3) 47

    2 Sandy Saddler (1) 42

    3 Salvador Sanchez 28

    4 Tony Canzoneri 17

    5 Chalky Wright 16

    6= Henry Armstrong (1) 15

    6= Vicente Saldivar 15

    8= Wilfredo Gomez 13

    8= Azumah Nelson 13

    10 Abe Attell 10
     
    JohnThomas1, Jun 26, 2021
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    I thought Hank might be higher and he did get a first place vote. Gomez and Nelson but no Pedroza. It's H2H tho i believe.
     
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  3. McGrain

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    Chalky Wright too!
     
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  4. Indefatigable

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    Pedroza & Sanchez for Gomez & Nelson
     
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  5. salsanchezfan

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    Wonder if junior weight classes are considered. It's the only way one can consider Gomez.
     
    salsanchezfan, Jun 27, 2021
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  6. Samtotheg

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    this list is an abomination !
     
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  7. Saintpat

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    As there was no 122-pound division before the 1970s, anyone fighting at that weight would be considered a featherweight.
     
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  8. JohnThomas1

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    Sanchez is #3.
     
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  9. Samtotheg

    Samtotheg Active Member Full Member

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    some guys considered for this list Johnny ****ing kilbane (number 1) jim driscoll ,owen moran, johnny dundee
     
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  10. Jason Thomas

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    Not a bad list, but did Chalky do enough to get to #5. What about Johnny Kilbane who was feather champion longer than anyone? And no Terry McGovern? Or George Dixon?
     
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