Top welterweights of your lifetime

I was born in the early 70s and you are spot on:good

 

Here's an example: The rankings in Early 1980. WBC=Benitez WBA= Cuevas
1. Duran
2. Leonard
3. Palomino
4. Hearns
5. Armando Muniz
It doesn't get much better than that!

 

I agree with ur prediction 100% Teeto, Im so excited too!

 

Yea, should be a really good one, could be a great one. Cant wait for it!

Is Pavlik-Abraham on? That MUST happen!

 

This is always a good topic where I'm concerned

I had the pleasure of growing up during the 80's and 90's, and there were a lot of good welterweights in this period.

Ray Leonard
Roberto Duran
Thomas Hearns
Wilfred Benitez
Marlon Starling
Simon Brown
Donald Curry
Mark Breland
Loyd Honeyghan
Aron Davis
Glenwood Brown
Buddy Mcgirt
Julio Chavez
Pernell Whitaker
Oscar De La Hoya
Felix Trinidad


I probably missed a whole bunch, but from 1980-1995, was possibly one of the best eras in the sports history. Of course, not all of the above fighters fought each other, and we didn't see too many rivalry's but lets just say it was great....

 

Your only 19, so how can they be the best in your lifetime?

 

Seconded. We must be about the same age.

 

Who said I'm nineteen?

 

A few real flaws with this. How was Cuevas indestructible if he got destroyed? Ray Leonard#1, and De La Hoya and Trinidad were miles ahead of Simon Brown and... LLOYD HONEYGHAN?!?!? Are you kidding? One performance does not a career make. DLH and Tito would've annihilated him. So would Curry any other day of his career.

 

When I saw Nino La Rocca Destroy Pete Ranzany. I thought he was going to be the next big thing. He did look like a splitting image of a young Ali. But it didn't work out that way. If anybody can get tape of La Rocca-Ranzany it is a beautiful boxing exhibition.

 

You

 

Must have been my son posting on my account.

 

Robinson
Leonard
Napoles
Griffith
Gavilan