Who was the Greater Lightweight? Esteban De Jesús or Jose Luis Castillo?

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  1. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Was reading the Duran vs Mayweather thread and someone said Mayweathers win against Castillo is better than any of Durans at 135. I'm not sure if this is true as De Jesus was very good in his own right. Its close as in their primes they were very effective with their styles but who would you say was better/ranks higher?
     
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  2. the cobra

    the cobra Awesomeizationism! Full Member

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    Castillo was a very good fighter, but both DeJesus & Buchanan were better.
     
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    De Jesus. Better H2H and his win over Duran is big.
     
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  4. MAG1965

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    Dejesus. More complete a fighter than Castillo by far.
     
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  5. MAG1965

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    Dejesus was better. An edge maybe to Buchanan, but not much.
     
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