Continuing our discussion. Today, give me your 15 greatest contenders never to win the welterweight title. The rules are, they must have competed at the weight and never won a World, WBA, WBC, IBF, WBO, NBA or NYSAC recognized title at the selected weight (Interim, Colored, White, IBU, BBBC, state recognized other than New York, Country only recognized or any organization south of WBO are not recognized titles, so their champions are eligible as contenders). Also, since I am not recognizing Straw, jr. fly, super fly, super bantam, super middle or cruiser, the champions and contenders in the omitted classes are eligible at the higher weight. If they did move up and win that respective title like Roman Gonzalez, they are ineligible as a contender. Easy enough? Please ask if I am gliding over something. And don't sweat the order, just give me your best 15. Here are mine: -Dave Shade -Ceferino Garcia -Holman Williams -Cocoa Kid -Charley Burley -Billy Graham -Gil Turner -Isaac Logart -Gaspar Ortega -Ralph Dupas -Eddie Perkins -Ernie Lopez -Adolph Pruitt -Clyde Gray -Armando Muniz
Anyway, Miguel Angel Campanino, Roger Menetrey, Brian Curvis, Virgil Akins, Harold Volbrecht, Kid Azteca (great name for a Mexican fighter) could fit.
Yoda, of course EBU champs are eligible, as long as they didn't win a version of the world title. Unfortunately Virgil Akins did, so he is disallowed, but the rest are good.
