Great depends on your own definition of the word, he was in great fights, therefore could be thought of as a great fighter. I dont mean he meant he was an elite level P4Per or anyting
Tommy Hearns was the 1st belt holder - Hey a 6 weight World Champion http://boxrec.com/title_search.php?title=WBU&division=ALL&SUBMIT=Go&pageID=6
really though? We're talking about Micky Ward. No disrespect to him and full credit to him for climbing in between those ropes, I have that respect for every fighter. To me yes, one can have a difference of opinion on whether a fighter was great, like Jack Dempsey for example, most people call him great, other people think it's suspect because he doesn't have a great resume. Or Pipino Cuevas, looks a great slugger on film, but his resume wasn't all that, he got obliterated in the face of greatness. Micky Ward was categorically not great. I enjoyed his fights, I liked him, I'm not being a ***** here.