Which decade had the better B/C-grade lightweights?

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  1. McGrain

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    SS and Lora both hate on Marquez a little bit. Me and you know the truth though ;)

    Still, he only made the weight the same number of times as Fat Guzman (all on purpose but).
     
  2. McGrain

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    Good.
     
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  4. PowerPuncher

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    Pretty much yes, I thought he would have beat JMM and Pac at 130, biggest waste of talent in recent times :-(

    I also think Yuri Romanov, Khan and Bobby Zanzie would have scalped a few names from the lists, although none of them achieved that much, Romanov seems to have disapeared off the face of the earth, he looked like the new Tyszu, I certainly would have picked him over Katsidis, maybe over Juan Diaz
     
  5. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    The truth is the Casamayor that fought Castillo most probably beats Juan at 135. :D
     
  6. McGrain

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    To drunk to compute this now, but i'll see you tomorrow morning in my office, Scientist.
     
  7. PowerPuncher

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    Beat or lose another controversal decision where his fans shout robbery and claim Casamayor has still never really lost :D

    I was a big Casamayor fan, the best prime for match up would probably be at 128lbs with a 2003-4 JMM and a 2002 Casa
     
  8. c4_lineal

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    I love how Pacquaio is excluded as being an A grade Lightweight but Marquez is down as a B or C.

    Hasn't Pacquaio only ever fought at the weight once, against David Daiz?

    Marquez at lightweight is the lineal champion who beat the top2 in the division, Casa and J Daiz x 2.

    I think there more of a case for Marquez being a A grade lightweight rather than Pacquaio, Just my opinion.
     
  9. teeto

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    For me, except for Mayweather passing through the division, Castillo is the best lightweight of his era, clearly actually. Maybe he deserves to be mentioned as an A grade, relatively that is. I understand why he is seen as a B grade objectively in an overall sense though.
     
  10. teeto

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    :good
     
  11. sweet_scientist

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    :lol:
     
  12. sweet_scientist

    sweet_scientist Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    No doubt about it Marquez has done more at the weight than Pac. I was generally listing them in terms of ability though. I'm assuming that Pac is a better lightweight ability wise. Now maybe even THAT is a wrong assumption, but I think it's a good one.
     
  13. sweet_scientist

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    Castillo is a weird one for me (as far as being the best lightweight of his era). I thought he lost twice to Stevie Johnston, beat Mayweather the first time, edged Casamayor and then he lost to Corrales. Looked at from that regard his record is very B list. I get what you are saying though Teeto.
     
  14. salsanchezfan

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    Not to sound like a homer, but the 80's, without question. Such a compilation of talent, such a great blend of styles playing against each other. That and the junior middleweights were the two divisions everyone was watching then. They were considered the best.
     
  15. teeto

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    Yeah actually. Suppose it goes by how you see his close fights, and if you regard the Johnston fights as really a part of the Casmayor era. Yeah i don't have a problem with him being in the B list then SS:good