Great Fighters Who Would Have Thrived At SMW

Jake LaMotta??

 

he was 5'8". I think he would have done well at 168 even though he's on the short side because in the latter part of his career he fought mostly LHWs and did well against them. He even stated in his autobiography that his best fighting weight was around 170. he had to kill himself to make 160.

 

Bernard Hopkins. He looked great at Light Heavyweight, and probably could have done very well at Super Middleweight as well.

 

Aye, it has been available and he didn't take it, but he still would have thrived there had he taken it up.

 

Billy Conn, he was always a small light-heavyweight.

 

Jack Dillon

It would have been tailor made for him.

 

Sammy Langford, Gene Tunney and Harry Greb pre 1930.

 

Monzon would have had no trouble whatsoever at 168.

 

I don't think Tunney could have made 168. He would probably be a cruiserweight today.

 

For my money, the MW Championship is the most factually prestigious one in boxing. Mediocre heavyweights have lifted that title from time to time, but the MW contenders have generally needed to be useful simply to get a title shot. (Caveman Lee was the only one of Hagler's challengers who clearly did not belong in the ring with Marv going in, and everybody knew Lee wouldn't get out of the first round.) B-Hop stuck to a division he will be well remembered for.

 

Langford, Greb

 

Fair point, I always think he was a Middleweight until 22/23, he wasn't!