Has the lightheavyweight division seen a truly dominant champ since Spinks left?

Speaking of Hill...

Michalczewski is a great choice here.

Held the WBO LH belt for almost a decade, and the IBF belt for a short peroid of time as well.

Went 46-0 over the course of 12 years, only losing his final two fights when he was well past it.

 

Oh, I wouldn't rank him over Spinks either.

But like I said, he's a fair shout out for being a dominant LH after Spink's.

 

Roy Jones was a dominant champ there, even if he wasn't lineal.

But no, Jones wasn't a greater LHW than Spinks.

 

You just beat me with the mention of Jones.

 

The lightheavyweight division has been on a bit of a slump since Spinks. Jones was excellent and so was Michaelcewski, but you could say there has been a bit of lack of talent.

Right now we have Chad Dawson who is pretty good, but the other big names are somewhat old; Tarver, Johnson, Calzaghe, Hopkins, Jones?

 

Unfortunately Chad Dawson could not have held up a candle to these somewhat old men in their respective primes.

 

The light-heavyweight division has been a shambles since the conception of the super-middleweight division. The talent was basically just halved with that move. I don't see it regaining its stature any time soon, there doesn't appear to be any great prospects on the way.

 

That about sums up my view on this subject.

 

Henry Maske!

Scintillating!

 

Maske and Prince Charles Williams were good, but not great champions after Spinks. Jones was the only dominant champion after Spinks, but he fought mostly bums and agings ex-champs.

 

Not to Jones, but Tarver? His prime was pretty much when he was on the wrong side of 30. Same for Johnson. Calzaghe and Hopkins were middleweights in their primes.

 

The divisio is not what it was in the Spinks era, but that was IMO the finest era of the division.

But on the plus side, many very good to Excellent fighters have fought at 175 post Spinks, it is just a shame some matches have not come off. The division could of taken off if Hill/Williams/Moorer and Harding had unified. But Moorer decided (rightly IMO) that perhaps the time was not right for a real test at 175 and Hill made decent money fighting mediocre opposition, so why bother risking bouts with Prince Charles or Harding?

Once Michalczweski won the World Championship it was a huge shame that a bout with his long time #1 contender RJJ was never made. But on the bright side at least the Championship has kept going and we have a true if not particularly well known World Champion in Erdei. It would be nice to see a Tarver or Calzaghe actually attempt to win a World Championship to add to their resumes, rather than their wallet.