Your top 20 rankings in Super Bantamweight of the decade 2000-2010 ?

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  1. Macedoine62

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    A category that was so attractive in the era of Mahyar Monshipour, Salim Medjkoune and Mustapha Hame, and especially with world-class players of very diverse nationalities, and a lot of different style in this category Super Bantamweight of the decade 2000-2010.

    What's your top 20 Super Bantamweight in the world in 2000-2010 ?

    Personally mine is that one :

    1- Rafael Marquez
    2- Israel Vazquez
    3- Celestino Caballero
    4- Toshiaki Nishioka (His arm speed, positioning, and combinations were terrifying).
    5- Oscar Larios (short prime but very amazing warrior and have a lot of big wins).
    6- Juan Manuel Lopez
    7- Joan Guzman (high potential, He was frightening, but nevertheless I have the impression that his career was protected).
    8- Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym
    9- Daniel Ponce De Leon
    10- Manny Pacquiao (too short times in the category)
    11- Somsak Sithchatchawal (only one big victory but after he declined because his fight with Mahyar was a brutal war).
    12- Mahyar Monshipour
    13- Bernard Dunne / Napapol Kiatisakchokchai (not a world champion but Napapol's chin and powers was terrifying and definetely even if he didn't have a world belt, he is definetely more dangerous than the others who are behind him on this ranking , in Thailand he also have the nickname of "the most good boxer from Thailand without a world belt).
    14- Willie Jorrin
    15- Jhonny Gonzalez / Shigeru Nakazato (his two wars with Oscar Larios destroyed his career but he was also pretty irregular but he destroyed mentally Muangchai Kittikasem who give up during the fight with Shigeru Nakazato, this is a good feat in his career)
    16- Michael Brodie (very good European champion and have some decent wins)
    17- Salim Medjkoune (his footwork and his style can be a good problem for the others who was behind him in this ranking).
    18- Osamu Sato / Sod Kokietgym
    19- Yoddamrong Sithyodthong ( His arm speed was incredible, but he suffered from lung disease, smoked heavily, and hated training. A great warrior, I wish him to rest in peace and he deserves to be in this top 20).

    20- Gerry Penalosa / Yober Ortega (Gerry Penalosa very dangerous in the category, he can beat a lot of names of this list, because styles make the fights but nevertheless he was not in his natural weight class (Super Flyweight), he was a bit old there).
     
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