Top five Superwelters since 1980

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  1. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Terry Norris
    Julian Jackson
    Thomas Hitman Hearns
    Tony Ayala jr
    John Mugabi
     
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  2. Minotauro

    Minotauro Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mike McCallum?
     
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  3. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    That's a good point! Mike had a good run as champion not to meniton he did whip Jackson. Mike is probably best or second best.
     
    redrooster, Jul 9, 2008
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  4. Robbi

    Robbi Marvelous Full Member

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    Terry Norris
    Thomas Hearns
    Mike McCallum
     
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  5. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    1. Hearns
    2. McCallum
    3. the rest
     
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  6. laxpdx

    laxpdx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It just really sucks that we never got to see Tony Jr. kick the **** out of Duran, Benitez and countless others!

    The only other superwelter I could possibly see beating El Torito would be Jackson...... and just MAYBE Hearns, on a given night.
     
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  7. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Mcallum
    Hearns
    Norris
    Tito
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  8. pryorgatti

    pryorgatti Active Member Full Member

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    Same as Bladerunner.
     
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  9. bigtime-skills

    bigtime-skills Well-Known Member Full Member

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    What he said
     
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  10. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Makes sense why you can't stand Leonard now...he tore your boy a new *******.
     
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  11. natonic

    natonic Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'd put Wilfred Benitez in the top 5. He had that one punch knockout against Maurice Hope, beat Duran, and narrowley lost to Hearns at the weight.
     
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  12. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Hearns
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    Everybody else.
     
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  13. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Narrowly? I thought Hearns won it clearly.
     
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  14. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    It lookd as though Tommy beat him by around the same margin as Leonard. Wilfred would never even test Norris. Mo Hope was a sitting duck- no skill at all.
     
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  15. redrooster

    redrooster Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have to agree. I really don't think Duran, Benitez, those guys would have much of a chance. Out of all the fighters at this weight class, it's Tony with the best chance with Terry. Tony hit too hard for any jr middle around and most middleweights of his time. Actually I think the middleweights were better than the jr middles. All the best jr middles kept losing to the top middleweights.
     
    redrooster, Jul 9, 2008
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