Who is the Greatest Living Featherweight?

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  1. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Not head-to-head, in terms of accomplishments: Who is the greatest living featherweight?

    (Do me a favor and discount Eusebio Pedroza.)
     
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  2. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jeff Fenech?
     
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  3. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    or now i think of it, Johnny Famechon might be up there as well
     
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  4. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I guess it'd be between Nelson and Marcel. Why are we discounting Pedroza, though?
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Nelson.
     
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  6. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Juan LaPorte
     
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  7. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Marquez deserves a mention.
     
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  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Pedroza is a good shout. Hardly ever see his name pop up on this forum. What a dirty ******* he was btw. Did you know Barrera studied some of his tricks.

    Zoom Zoom is the answer to the question though.
     
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  9. Boilermaker

    Boilermaker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    eder Jofre would be hard to toss, to be honest. i think hes still eligible
     
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  10. cross_trainer

    cross_trainer Liston was good, but no "Tire Iron" Jones Full Member

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    Duran, contrary to reality and, indeed, the title of this thread, deserves a mention.
     
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  11. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Probabily the best bantam of all time, but picking him as a feather is a bit like ranking Ray Leonard as a super middle.
     
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  12. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Combine accomplishments and HTH its definetly Pedroza... But HTH it could be a number of guys Pac,Azumah,Fenech,Barrera,Morales,Marquez, and probably an older but still great Jofre.
     
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  13. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I don't think that's a valid comparison at all.
     
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  14. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I'm only looking at the "linear" champions. Pedroza didn't make it, surprisingly enough. Neither did Azumah or Marquez or Fenech or LaPorte. Just another way the sanctioning bodies have defecated on boxing.
     
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  15. Stonehands89

    Stonehands89 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I see how you could argue that. I used to rank Duran as the greatest lightweight ever based on large part, subconsciously I guess, on what he did afterwards. To take him purely on the merits of his lightweight reign, however, forced me a few years ago to concede the crown to Benny Leonard -even though I rank Duran over him, p4p.
     
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