The 140 Pound Tournament - Choose the Combatants

Cheers scar.

Personally I'd like to see the most tried and tested guys in the division get a spot rather than the biggest names who occupied the division for only a meaningful fight or two.

As such, I am all for leaving the likes of Whitaker, Robinson, Duran, De la Hoya, Mayweather (does he even have a meaningful fight at the weight?) off the list.

Have no problem leaving someone like Johnny Jadick off, though he does have a couple of wins over Tony Canzoneri for the title at that weight, and if we apply the same scythe to many of the others, plenty will be gone.

I'll give my preferred 32 later on today, I suggest others do the same, and then we'll settle on who the combatants are and start by a random draw:good

 

Yeah, Duran has Kobayashi, Viruet, Mamby and DeJesus (loss) at the weight, that may get him in , though I'll see how I go when looking at it relative to what the others bring to the weight.

Drew, any time you want man, the show is yours. You know how to run these things better than me. Mamby is a decent addition to the list of names, it will be hard to squeeze him in a 32 though. Who knows it might happen.

 

Thanks mate, yeah I hope Graham gets in. He was most likely on the wrong end of the stick both times he lost to Pellone (certainly looked like it in the rematch for which I've seen a bit of footage) and he lost a razor thin match to DeMarco which could have gone either way as well.

Tippy Larkin has his way with him though, which is why I'm keen for Tippy to be in the tournament. If he has a good run where he doesn't face any punchers, he could score some surprising wins. The guy had great boxing ability.

 

How many of those were meaningful fights though? The fight with Sammy Angott (which occurred a pound or less over the lightweight limit) and what else?

Mitchell was shot to **** when Floyd fought him (at 147). Gatti was as average as hell at 140 and would lose to 100 guys I haven't mentioned on this thread. Wins against Zab and Hatton occurred at 147, I can't credit Mayweather with those wins for the sake of this tournament, just like I can't say Whitaker beat Chavez and McGirt, who were both 140 pounders, and therefore guarantee him a spot in this tournament.

Chavez had lost to Randall twice really, and DLH beat a CHavez with a pre-existig cut, which further throws off the value of that win.

As I said above. These were welterweight fights.

Duran has some decent wins I grant it, but he did lose to Dejesus at the weight. Dejesus himself will probably struggle to make the final 32.

Guys like Robinsons, Whitaker etc. achieved things at higher weights but did little of merit at 140. I'd rather select the guys that did the business at the weight rather than put those in who all but skipped the weight, even if it is next to certain that they would have done well in the weight class.

 

Interesting choices of Lewis, Britton and Walcott.

Don't forget Packey McFarland mate, he twice outpointed Britton at 140.