Top 10 Lightweight(135lbs only) from 1960 and up.

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  1. Adaptation

    Adaptation Well-Known Member Full Member

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    4 Fights at 135lbs and questionable win in the first fight with Castillo. Defenitly top 5 in 130lbs, but 135 he just didnt fight enough.

    I think i might overestimate Rosario,Johnston and Buchanan. Buchanan is defenitly top 10, but i think i might have to lower him down. I will watch a few fights. Laguna should defenitly be on my list when i think about it.

    Will review my list and post the revised version.

    Last thing: Arguello/JCC/ didnt fight enough at 135 for me. I started making post-1960's list for almost every weight class, so theres gonna be space for all those guys who did a short stay at 135!
     
    Adaptation, Jul 23, 2008
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  2. JohnThomas1

    JohnThomas1 VIP Member

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    Rosario belongs, awesome win over the hugely regarded Bramble, possibly beat Camacho, Randall, rose from the dead twice. Deserving IMO.
     
    JohnThomas1, Jul 23, 2008
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  3. COULDHAVEBEEN

    COULDHAVEBEEN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Tigeredge makes a good point regarding the significance of 1960, and certainly the eras in general.

    I've long thought that Brittish Commonwealth Titles in the 70's were at least as big an achievement as some of the offshoots of world titles are now.

    With the advent of Junior versions of weightclasses, and then all the various bodies (eg the WBA, WBC, IBF....etc down to WZZ), there's a world title belt for nearly everybody out there these days.
     
    COULDHAVEBEEN, Jul 24, 2008
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  4. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    hes right here. winning the british title was a big thing years ago as there were a lot of people doing boxing in the uk and watching the sport

    british champions in every weight class were well known and respected

    boxing was allowed in schools for years and there were many cards every week
     
    TIGEREDGE, Jul 24, 2008
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  5. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Here's my quite h2h-centric list:

    1. Roberto Duran
    2. Pernell Whitaker
    3. Julio Cesar Chavez
    4. Carlos Ortiz
    5. Alexis Arguello
    6. Esteban DeJesus
    7. Ken Buchanan
    8. Ismael Laguna
    9. Oscar de la Hoya
    10.Shane Mosley

    That leaves out quite a quality of list, including the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Gato Gonzalez, Jose Luis Ramirez, Stevie Johnston, Edwin Rosario, Ray Mancini, Mando Ramos, Jose Luis Castillo, Edwin Viruet, Carlos Teo Cruz amongst many others.

    This is a list that is not taking account of the likes of Pryor and Napoles, for they never fought on a championship level as lightweights. I'd expect though, even at the embryonic stage of their careers as they were as lightweights, that they'd whip quite a bit of ass that's listed above.
     
    sweet_scientist, Jul 24, 2008
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  6. Smith

    Smith Monzon-like Full Member

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    Quick sketch I'd have;

    1. Roberto Duran
    2. Pernell Whitaker
    3. Carlos Ortiz
    4. Ken Buchanan
    5. Ismael Laguna
    6. Julio Cesar Chavez(short but destructive reign)
    7. Alexis Arguello (The Watt and Mancini wins are etched in my memory)
    8. Oscar De La Hoya (his 5/6 defences, especially against Ruelas, places him here)
    9. Esteban De Jesus
    10. Shane Mosley


    Its hard to do divisional lists like these though due to the nature of weight skipping and span at the weight.
     
    Smith, Jul 24, 2008
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