Your top 10 of the Flyweights of the decade 2010-2020 ?

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  1. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Your top 10 of the Flyweights (112 lbs) of the last decade 2010-2020 ?

    personally my top 10 is this one :

    1- Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
    2- Roman Gonzalez "Chocolatito"
    3- Juan Francisco Estrada
    4- Koki Kameda
    5- Kazuto Ioka
    6- Brian Viloria
    7- Moruti Mthalane
    8- Kosei Tanaka
    9- Artem Dalakian
    10- Edgar Sosa
     
  2. McGrain

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    10 - Sonny Boy Jaro
    09 - Amnat Ruenroeng
    08 - John Riel Casimero
    07 - Pongsaklek Wonjongkam
    06 - Kosei Tanaka
    05 - Akira Yaegashi
    04 - Brian Viloria
    03 - Moruti Mthalane
    02 - Juan Francsico Estrada
    01 - Roman Gonzalez
     
  3. Macedoine62

    Macedoine62 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    First of all thanks for give me your top 10 on this thread.

    WoW definetely a different top 10 than mine haha


    Sonny Boy Jaro is for me one of the most weakest Flyweight with Zou Shiming of the last years. He is a journeyman his victory against the old Pongsaklek Wonjongkam is impressive, but he was surely dopped at this moment, after that he did nothing special and becoming a journeyman again.

    I would definitely have put Edgar Sosa in his place, as I did, or failing that, Giovani Segura, Donnie Nietes, or Casimero, even though I think Casimero reached his peak at 118 lbs. As for Amnat Ruenroeng, his reign was brilliant, and I like him a lot. He was criticized for his defensive style, but he gave Zou Shiming a memorable boxing lesson. However, I find Artem Dalakian much more well-rounded in his boxing, and he had a longer reign. He was also very much avoided! I think Dalakian could have easily beaten Sho Kimura, Cristofer Rosales, and Moruti Mthalane (who was getting old around 2018) to unify the belts. The fact that he can be a unified champion in another world and also that he had to be dethroned when he was old makes him obviously in this top 10. Besides, Dalakian is the boxer who have the most similar style to Nassem Hamed.
     
  4. McGrain

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    Sure Sonny Boy was a weak champion, but he was the champion. The number one. The king. Sosa's highest ranking for the decade was number 3. Also, Sonny defeated Pongsaklek - that's real. It's the best win of anyone on either of our lists - the best win held by any flyweight that decade. How much is a win over a borderline ATG worth, and how much drag does this exercise on his otherwise mediocre career? That's what we disagree about. We don't disagree that much though, unless you rank him at 25 or something, although I do have to say, if you really think Pongsaklek is the flyweight of the decade, that makes less sense to me - I can't see having Pongsaklek at 1 and Sonny Boy nowhere.
     
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    That's a good reasoning, but it's based on just one impressive performance... whereas Dalakian and Edgar Sosa's careers represent much more in the world of boxing and even in the category. Nevertheless, yes, I would have included Sonny Boy Jaro in a top 15.