Name the worst champions..

Ivan Calderon.

 

Their technique being fine for its time does not equate to being fine period. I can't think of one champion I would favor them to beat H2H.

 

That's because it's different era's, therefore different techniques. You take the physical and mental mindset of a James Corbett and chuck him in this HW era, he learns and develops the proper technique, and he becomes a force if he wasn't so small, though he'd probably be a 6'1" light-heavy nowadays, not a heavy.

 

I actually agree, but it would be flat out unfair to classify them as the worst boxers, as you can only work with what you have, and that era of fighters were in the experimental and developmental stages of boxing technique. I consider boxing to have begun modernization around the late 20's and throughout the 30's and to have peaked a bit later on, perhaps the 40's is the best decade to use as a general cut-off point. On an era by era basis though, (which is the only way to compare pre and post-modern era fighters IMO) all of the champions you mentioned rate highly.

 

Carlos Baldomir was better than 1980's Davy Moore imo.

Baldomir is FAR from the worse champ ever. Hell I put him over L Spinks.

Not saying he is great, or a legend, but he is a good fighter. And should not have the title of worse champ ever. He was a underdog vs both Zab and Gatti, and won both matchs. Yeah we all knew Mayweather would beat him but Baldomir was not that bad of a champ. A great underdog story imo.

 

i would go with santana as well...while most champs in this list are rough, decent contenders who beat a champ. santana did nothing and still won a title

 

Sven Ottke

 

Dont you believe it.

These guys were phenomena in their day and under that rule set a modern fighter would have virtualy no chance against them.

 

Aquilies Guzman
Luis Santana

 

Don't agree with that at all.The eighties Davey Moore had a helluva lot of offensive talent and power, more than most fighters of comparable experience...beatiful lead right hand and terrific combinations.He was one of the best prospects in boxing at the time.


Had he been given more time improve his defence he could have become a helluva boxer-puncher.Hell, even if Duran hadn't thumbed him or the incompetent corner \ ref had stopped the fight earlier then that could have just been a good learning defeat rather than a brutal beating.

Moore still had some work to do for sure, but i tend to think he's slowly become one of the most underrated fighters of his generation as years have gone by.

 

Davey came, won a title in his 8th pro fight, got beat and went off the map.

Carlos is still there at the movement, like his fight with Clottery.

 

^^^ What he said!

 

Moore was around for years after the Duran fight, it isn't like Baldomir's not getting whipped or just brought in as an opponenet against the more high profile fighters.

 

Leon Spinks deserves a mention.

So does Al McCoy.