What are your top ten lightweights ATGs

So, h2h you put Mosley higher right? (I pretty much agree with your list..) I just think because of his natural ability he would be pretty rough head to head for anyone, even more so at welterweight, i wuold put im in top 5 head to head, but 7 overall looks about right imo..(He did dominate his division, it may not have been the best lightweight division, but Durans comp. at lightweight wasnt too impressive either i dont think..

 

This is my favourite division but I always struggle to rate the fighters within it. I never know what criteria to use. Give me some and I'll have a go.

 

Yeah, hard to do when i have Mosley in my avatar and Duran is in yours haha..

I agree with you on Duran as well though, he was so relaxed it was unreal, his blend of offense and defense like you said of course... Even when he was older, in that sparring video with Nigel Benn he still looked good, and insanely relaxed of course.. (Im sure Benn wasnt going 100%, but Duran wasnt even punching, i think he threw something like 2-5 punches in that..)

 

Yeah at lightweight not many could take his punch.. He was an underrated puncher at 147 and 154 in my opinion.. But i think when he moved to 147, he didnt look far behind Meldrick Taylor or Roy Jones when it came to hand speed.. Weird how he got faster when he moved up.. But watch some of his early 147 fights, he was faster, and he was still crazy fast at lightweight heh, but his overhand/looping right was even more dangerous at lightweight...(As you can see when he knocks a couple people out so bad with it, they fall on top of him and he slides out from under :rofl )

I also think his left hook to the body was a little better than people notice..


But of course Mosleys biggest weakness is his stubornness, he cant outbox many people, but he wants to fight, he cant ever just stick to a game plan for a whole 12 rounds, he has to turn it in to a fight eventually, which is why pure boxers will have as number moreo ften than note...(Forrest, Winky, ****, and Cotto on this one i'd say, even though he could have got the D on that one......)

On top of that, he can't handle a rangey, stiff jab....(Forrest, Winky ;-)....)

 

I felt he rocked Cotto with it almost every time he hit them, or I could tell he was at least KNOCKING THE **** out of him with it, maybe im nuthigging..but it sure looked like it..

 

Ill just keep my mouth shut about it, like i said, hes in my avatar, easy to get called a nuthugger..

I felt he at least got the draw though..

 

Haha, aight..

 

-level of skill
-dominance in the division
-quality of competition
-win/loss ratio
-record
-longevity
-performance after prime (?)

bonus: how well the man fared in higher divisions. This should always be a bonus when measuring status...


Please don't -and I know you won't- include such hot air balloons as "impact on the sport". It has no bearing on the measures of a true analyst so let's leave that for Time and Life magazines.