Rating the flyweights

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  1. Quickhands21

    Quickhands21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is a division i dont have much knowledge on.I wish they would show more of the little guys on tv.You figure they would at least have some on espn.Anyway im asking all the true students of the game on here.theres alot..Can anyone give me an alltime top ten list on them.just a change from top 10 heavylists.Goodl lookin out fellas
     
  2. Sweet Pea

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    A few, in no order. I'll answer in greater detail later.

    Jimmy Wilde
    Pancho Villa
    Pascual Perez
    Miguel Canto
    Yuri Arbachakov
    Betulio Gonzalez
    Fighting Harada(was at his best at this weight)
    Mark Johnson
    Pone Kingpetch
    Masao Ohba
    Benny Lynch
    Fidel LaBarba
    Hiroyuki Ebihara
    Salvatore Burruni
    Chartchai Chionoi
    Santos Benigno Laciar

    as well as 115 and 108 pound boxers like

    Jiro Watanabe
    Gilberto Roman
    Nana Konadu
    Sung-Kil Moon
    Johnny Tapia
    Khaosai Galaxy
    Jung-Koo Chang
    Hilario Zapata
    Yoko Gushiken
    Myung-Yoo Wuh
    Michael Carbajal
    Humberto Gonzalez
    Ricardo Lopez
    Gerry Penalosa
    Cristian Mijares

    etc., etc. probably missing a few.
     
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    Among pure Flyweights, my top 10 would be:

    1. Jimmy Wilde
    2. Pancho Villa
    3. Benny Lynch
    4. Miguel Canto
    5. Pascual Perez
    6. Fighting Harada(based on resume, as he accomplished some of his best stuff at higher weights)
    7. Pone Kingpetch
    8. Yuri Arbachakov
    9. Mark Johnson
    10. Masao Ohba