Who was the best featherweight of all-time

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by AntonioMartin1, Jan 23, 2023.


Who was it?

  1. Tony Canzoneri

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    0.0%
  2. Willie Pep

    54.4%
  3. Sandy Saddler

    5.3%
  4. Alexis Arguello

    5.3%
  5. Danny Lopez

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  6. Eusebio Pedroza

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  7. Salvador Sanchez

    19.3%
  8. Azumah Nelson

    7.0%
  9. Naseem Hamed

    1.8%
  10. Marco Antonio Barrera

    7.0%
  1. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Pep, dude should have died in that plane crash and still came back to clown Saddler.
     
  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pep but Sanchez might have taken that if life were fair and he lived.
     
  3. WhataRock

    WhataRock Loyal Member Full Member

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    Uncle Zums would give Hamed a lesson in advanced pugilism.
     
  4. IronMaster

    IronMaster Cheers banned Full Member

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    I was re- watching videos of Willie Pep today, what a fighter!. His footwork is unreal
     
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  5. vast

    vast Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pep but if Sanchez didn’t die so young it may very well have been him, as he was a marvel to behold.
     
  6. AntonioMartin1

    AntonioMartin1 Jeanette Full Member

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    He won like 80 fights afterwards...
     
  7. Smoochie

    Smoochie Boxin' dreamer Full Member

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    Whittaker is the closest but he has yet to face true competition
     
  8. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Some footage for you guys.

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  9. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    1. Pep
    2. Saddler
    3. Saldivar
    4. Attell
    5. Sanchez
    6. Dixon
    7. Pedroza
    8. Kilbane
    9. Arguello
    10. Armstrong

    Based solely on fights contested at FW (or just over in non title fights) and entirely excluding predicted outcomes in cross era fantasy fights.
     
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