Top 5 Punchers at Lightweight...

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  1. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    The order or even limiting the names to 5 isnt important but I just wanted some names from people who they feel are the hardest hitters from 135.

    Where do guys like Lew Jenkins, Rodolfo Gonzalez, Dave Holly and Ike Williams factor in?

    Who are some guys other than the usual suspects?
     
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  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Mosley has been knocking guys out 2-3 divisions north. He hit very, very hard indeed as a Lightweight.
     
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  3. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    I actually sort of disagree with that assessment Addie...though Shane deserves a shout.

    Sitting down and watching his lightweight fights I saw more a man who held almost comical physical advantages over his opposition in terms of speed, size and strength...at times I gotta say he sometimes labored to put away guys he dominated from a pretty early point in the fight.

    I tend to think the advantages Shane held over those guys I mentioned before played just as an important role as his power..which was pretty impressive still.
     
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  4. SuzieQ49

    SuzieQ49 The Manager Full Member

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    Oscar De La Hoya
     
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  5. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree with You rock, Mosley was a good puncher but he wasnt a big bomber like others i have seen at this weight. In fact PFP i think Shane is hitting at least as hard at Welter as he did at LW.

    Biggest punching Lightweight in the last 30 years have been Rosario,Arguello,Gannigan,ODLH not so sure after that lot of guys have an argument for that 5th spot. Jose L Ramirez,Tracy Spann ,Gato Gonzalez and i have the feeling im forgetting about a couple of other big punchers.
     
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  6. ricardinho

    ricardinho Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You have to include Carlos Gonzalez he hits hard...real hard
     
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  7. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I won't come up with my 5, but these 16 guys are in contention imo:

    Freddie Pendleton
    Roger Mayweather
    Aaron Pryor
    Jose Napoles
    Oscar de la Hoya
    Edwin Rosario
    Ike Williams
    Alexis Arguello
    Benny Leonard
    Jose Luis Ramirez
    Roberto Duran
    Joe Gans
    Henry Armstrong
    Julio Cesar Chavez
    Billy Petrolle
    Carlos Ortiz
     
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  8. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Composite or power? Corrales had a **** load of power, not the biggest

    Sugar Ray Robinson
     
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  9. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Bollilo did most of his work at JW, but i agree he was a big puncher.
     
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  10. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    COrrales was a good shout out, i would rate him as a bigger puncher than SOME of the guys mentioned.
    Only one person mentioned DURAN?????

    Last 30 years
    Rosario
    Arguello
    Gannigan
    Delahoya
    Ramirez-Corrales-Gato Gonzalez

    Before that
    Ike Wiliams
    Rodolfo Gonzalez
    Roberto Duran
    Lew Jenkins
    Billy Petrolle
    Al Bummy Davis
    Charley White
    Pedro Montanez
    Esteban Dejesus
    Chango Carmona
     
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  11. PowerPuncher

    PowerPuncher Loyal Member Full Member

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    Manny Pacquiao, Valero
     
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  12. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Duran, Mosley, Corrales...
     
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  13. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Hearns began his career as a LW...
     
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  14. bodhi

    bodhi Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Jenkins and Williams standout imo. Fitzsimmons fought as a lighweight, so you could include him.
     
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  15. JohnThomas1

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    Rosario is an absolute shoe in.
     
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