Royalty
03-09-2010, 06:12 PM
For me, it's Benny Leonard.
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View Full Version : Who's the greatest lightweight of all-time? Royalty 03-09-2010, 06:12 PM For me, it's Benny Leonard. NChristo 03-09-2010, 06:19 PM Joe Gans, Armstrong and Duran are other very good candidates for greatest LW. I'm leaning in favor to Gans just because he's my favourite LW out of the 3 :P. The_Demon 03-09-2010, 06:34 PM i picked leonard aswell.it really is a tough choice though BigStereotype 03-09-2010, 09:10 PM El Peleador con los manos de piedra, Roberto Duran! MonsieurGeorges 03-09-2010, 11:09 PM Benny Leonard Joe Gans Ike Williams Roberto Duran Tony Canzoneri Carlos Ortiz Henry Armstrong Barney Ross poet682006 03-10-2010, 12:03 PM "El Cholo" Roberto Duran with Benny Leonard a close second and Pernell Whitaker a solid third. Poet S.G. 03-10-2010, 12:48 PM Although Duran is one of my all time favourites I just can't look past Benny Leonard. His record is so deep; he beat, what, 7 Hall of Famers? He just has the better lightweight wins IMO. boxingbuff 03-10-2010, 03:29 PM Roberto Dooooooooo ran There was a difference between Roberto Duran and Roberto Dooooooo ran. Marcov 03-10-2010, 04:37 PM I went with Duran but I admit his accomplishments at otherweights influenced me. That just adds to what a great lightweight he was. JAB5239 03-11-2010, 02:24 AM "El Cholo" Roberto Duran with Benny Leonard a close second and Pernell Whitaker a solid third. Poet What is your take on Joe Gans my friend? poet682006 03-11-2010, 09:33 AM What is your take on Joe Gans my friend? A great, great fighter and I have him at #4 all-time. Truth is, among Duran, Leonard, Whitaker, and Gans a good argument can be made for any of them being the best all-time Lightweight. Poet Royalty 03-11-2010, 09:48 AM A great, great fighter and I have him at #4 all-time. Truth is, among Duran, Leonard, Whitaker, and Gans a good argument can be made for any of them being the best all-time Lightweight. Poet I'm glad you included Whitaker, in the mix of discussions. He's not really brought up amongst all-time great lightweights that much. He definitely had the skills to compete with all of them. poet682006 03-11-2010, 09:51 AM I'm glad you included Whitaker, in the mix of discussions. He's not really brought up amongst all-time great lightweights that much. He definitely had the skills to compete with all of them. I rate fighters in the weight class where they were at their best and for Whitaker that was Lightweight. Sweet Pea was a GREAT fighter who rarely lost a ROUND when he was at his peak. Poet MARKBNLV 03-11-2010, 10:06 AM where would you put mayweather and mosley at lightweight they were both legit beasts between 130-140 them_apples 03-11-2010, 12:31 PM Roberto Duran JAB5239 03-11-2010, 05:53 PM A great, great fighter and I have him at #4 all-time. Truth is, among Duran, Leonard, Whitaker, and Gans a good argument can be made for any of them being the best all-time Lightweight. Poet I'm glad you included Whitaker, in the mix of discussions. He's not really brought up amongst all-time great lightweights that much. He definitely had the skills to compete with all of them. I can also justify having all in the 1 spot for different reasons. Another great fighter who's name should be mentioned with these guys is Carlos Ortiz. Jim Jeffries 03-11-2010, 06:41 PM Too bad Pernell Whitaker didn't spend more time at LW. At least he didn't waste any time unifying and had several defenses while undisputed. |