Very Good but not great

shame

 

I agree. I get the feeling DeJesus is said to be great in order to build Duran's legacy a bit more. His resume aside from that one night in '72 just isn't that impressive.

 

ya, except DeJesus was unheard of in America before meeting Duran, he'd beaten a lot of fighters, but no noteworthy wins; it was just DeJesus capitalizing on Duran's pride and taking him for a bum; if Duran had taken DeJesus seriously, it likely would have been a win for Duran

 

Agreed. I’m a massive Duran fan, but there have been many Lightweights that defeated greater opposition. His high historical standing there has little to do with his actual resume. It’s a combo of the dominance/ability he showed and his continued success at higher weights.

Kinda makes George a bit of a hypocrite to penalize Whitaker so harshly for that same thing.

 

Eh, I'm just impressed that he can put together a good list of 50 great lightweights. Truth be told , I'd never heard of couple mentioned here. My own list would be a hot mess. He already knows more than I do and I have cheese in my fridge older than him.

 

Yeah, I know. Just messing with/challenging him. Whitaker is my favorite fighter, but I have no issue with George’s ranking criteria. Gotta be consistent, though!

 

I agree. Hill lacked that defining win but his longevity near the top definitely places him on that border between good and great

 

Some of the guys you listed might actually qualify as “ great” in a lot of people’s minds

 

disagree on shane.

 

good mention Goo, really Hill has one of the most impressive resumes of anyone his era, very active champion

 

For sure mate.

 

Glad you guys think so.

 

Mike McCallum
Sumbu Kalambay
Michael Nunn

 

I really, really, really don't like this idea for a thread, man. Something about it just seems wrong.

 

Not a great thread?