rank this l6 ightweights

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  1. bambalan

    bambalan Member Full Member

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    1 Duran
    2 Ortiz
    3 Chavez
    4 Shane
    5 ODLH
    6 Floyd


    thats my ranking
     
  2. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Some people may swap Ortiz and Chavez.

    Those names definitely have a 1st and 2nd tier which you have grouped them into correctly IMO.
     
  3. bambalan

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    are those the 6 best lightweights ever or im i missing someone
     
  4. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    NO..

    Duran, Chave and Ortiz are all top lightweights of all time. The others are not.

    You are missing a lot. Do a little bit of research and you will find a ton more :good
     
  5. Sweet Pea

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    You have A LOT of research to do my man.
     
  6. bambalan

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    so you dont consider floyd a top lightweight of alltime,, i agree, butr many people here consider him a top 3 at lightweight based on his wins against castillo in which he got a gift in the first fight
     
  7. bambalan

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    i guess so,, those 6 are the best ive seen fight, but i havent seen the others that you say im missing,, sweet pea was a lightweight ive seen fight i guess i miss him and i also miss camacho
     
  8. Sweet Pea

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    Why would a win over Castillo (and only 2 or 3 fights otherwise against lackluster opposition) make someone a top 3 LW of all time throughout the 120 some odd year history of the sport?
     
  9. Sweet Pea

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    Start with the man in my avatar.
     
  10. Jbuz

    Jbuz Belt folder Full Member

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    I think head to head, the others are right up there with the best. Mosley in particular was fantastic at lightweight.

    But in terms of 'greatness', yes, they're not close.

    I'd probably have Chavez slightly in front of Ortiz. The list needs some Whitaker, Leonard, Williams, Armstrong, Gans, Canzoneri etc.
     
  11. WhataRock

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    Who are these many people? You need to stop listening to them mate.

    Mayweather's lightweight days pale in comparison with so many fighters at the weight its not funny.

    Castillo is a good name to have, even if he arguably lost the first bout. But when your best and really only significant opponant at lightweight probably wont go down inside the top 20-25 at the weight (and I used to think he was higher but a little bit of enlightenment opened my eyes) there is really no justification to be ranked anywhere near that high.
     
  12. bambalan

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    **** aemstrong was a lightweight how could i miis him ,,, i have a bad memory right now
     
  13. Sweet Pea

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    Chavez in front of Ortiz based on a win over Rosario? That puts him ahead of Ortiz's LW wins over Laguna, Brown, Ramos, Elorde, Lane, Torres, etc?
     
  14. socrates

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    benny leonard?
     
  15. bambalan

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    i agree but tell that to most of mayweathers fans bc that is how he is percieved around here