H2H kings of the traditional 8 divisions?

spent a day watching my duran collection over christmas and that was the second best performance i saw. slips, combos, body work every thing was on point. i'd still give whitaker a decent chance though, based on styles alone

 

I like Foster, but am not sure what you have seen to sway your pick...not criticizing, more curious than anything else. I am not sure I could pick him over Tunney, Loughran, Moore, Charles, Spinks and co. either in H2H, or to present more problems for others in this division than those names. Not saying he couldn't, it just wouldn't be my pick. I am not sure if he is adaptable to enough different styles as some of his ATG LHW peers.

 

he was unbeatable at his weight in his era. agree and i'm not sold that he's unbeatable (or highly favoured) in other eras

 

I couldn't bring myself to pick just one so I chose 3 per weight class with my bold pick as my first choice.

Heavyweight:

Mike Tyson
Muhammad Ali
Lennox Lewis

Light Heavyweight:

Roy Jones Jr.
Michael Spinks
Ezzard Charles

Middleweight:

Sugar Ray Robinson
Carlos Monzon
Harry Greb

Welterweight:

Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Robinson
Thomas Hearns

Lightweight:

Roberto Duran
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Pernell Whitaker

Featherweight:

Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Salvador Sanchez

Bantamweight:
Eder Jofre
Carlos Zarate
Panama Al Brown

Flyweight:
Haven't watched enough of this division for a proper assessment.

 

Ali- This ranking has remained constant, although Louis and Holmes are also fine suggestions at the weight.

Charles- Moore and Foster are easier to master, by my estimation. Charles is just supremely skilled, and very difficult to beat. Spinks would be my fallback.

Monzon- The man was frustratingly good. I have him soundly defeating the next most popular vote in Hagler.

Robinson- Perhaps the very definition of a pound-for-pound, head-to-head great. He is the traditional choice here, and rightfully so.

Pass- Lightweight is such an unbelievable division that it would be irresponsible - maybe even impossible- for me to produce a single name, especially when none of the usual offerings are particularly fresh in my mind.

Pep- And this is peculiar since I don't regard Saddler as highly as others do.

Jofre- It gets a bit shaky, but I'll stick with what I know.

Canto- Again I have to admit my ignorance, but from what I've seen, Canto belongs at the top- over the previously mentioned Wolgast and Perez.

 

Holy **** i totally spaced on Armstrong at Feather...

 

Spinks?

Ezzard?

No love for poor old Hopkins in this thread.:|

 

not sure where i'd have hopkins but i'd put him behind hagler, monzon, greb, and robinson at middle

 

Based on what

 

like canto down there. possibly the best jab of the 70s

not sold on robinson at middle though. the thread about he and jones was great but frankly, to inconclusive to solidify a pick at that weight. especially as i can't pick between the hagler of sibson vs robinson of lamotta 4