I'd love to know how many people picking Gans (and to a lesser degree Leonard) have actually seen him fight.
Lightweight is the most stacked division of all. Middleweight and Light Heavyweight are pretty stacked, too. But no division has the depth of Lightweight.
It's tough, though, because some fighters passed through quickly, or didn't really put down their roots right at 133/135 pounds.
I dunno if I am the biggest fan of lists, but right now I like:
1) Duran
2) Armstrong
3) Whitaker
4) Williams
5) Canzoneri
McFarland, Ortiz, Mayweather, Leonard, McLarnin could all replace anyone on that list not named Duran.
I'm no Bread or Dougie or Kellerman, but from what I've seen/heard
1. Henry Armstrong
2. Roberto Duran
3. Benny Leonard
4. Pernell Whitaker
5. Ike Williams
Ranking Armstrong #1 is ballsy. But I appreciate it. Armstrong did his best work around 135 pounds. The Fw and Ww portions of his career are mostly meaningless.
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