Great fighters of the past who would have thrived in a later weight class

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member

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    Perhaps the best answer so far.

    Even under the traditionaly eight weight classes Choynski would almost certainly have been light heavyweight champion at some point. Give him a super midleweight division and things swing even further in his favour.
     
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  2. frankwornank

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    In the mid 50's Angelo De Fendis was a guy that weighed about 167 at his best. He punched like a mule and was as tough as they come. There was no super middleweight division at the time. If there were, he would have been right up there at the top.
     
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  3. radianttwilight

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    Fitzsimmons is one of the obvious answers - super-middleweight. Granted, he wouldn't of racked up as many impressive HW wins, but he was never really dominant at HW like he could have been if there was a SMW division.
     
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