Was Shane Mosely the greatest Lightweight ever?

Mosely was 34-0 as a lightweight fighter before moving up in weight. As a lightweight Mosely knocked out 32 of his 34 opponents. He fought the best the division had to offer him at his time and moved up because he cleaned up the division. At the time I wouldnt say that the division was stacked from bottom up, so of course he had some limited opponents. My question is do you think he is the greatest lightweight of all time, and if not how high would u rate him on the all time list? Simple Answer: NO

Mosley is definitily top 3 LW, because of speed and power combined which many of the guys in that division didn't have at the moment, but his most recognized weight is WW because of his great fights he had with De La Hoya two times, Vargas two times, Wright two times, Frost two times, he was facing the best of the best at WW no question, but also excellent at LW Besides beating Delahoya and a another very good win against Rivera I don't think he did much at welterweight either but he was more fun to watch at welterweight, Forest beat him twice at welterweight. Mosleys biggest win and to fame status is the Delahoya fight. Im sure eventully he would have brock through and became a star for nowhere near the status after he beat Delahoya. People forget, Mosley even as a champion(lightweight/welterweight) could barely get any people to go see him fight live and to a boxer that means a lot especially to his promoter.

He was like 22-0 at 135 but moved up because he wasn't given a shot at a title. He already weighed 137 against Angel Cintron when he was 8-0.

He was like 22-0 at 135 but moved up because he wasn't given a shot at a title. but he was THAT good at 140...not 135

Pryor never fought at 135, he was a light welterweight. 140 pounds. yeah your right...(light welter-super lightweight) but definitely at 140.

Pryor never fought at 135, he was a light welterweight. 140 pounds. He was like 22-0 at 135 but moved up because he wasn't given a shot at a title.

im impressed....with the fact that nobody has mentioned my boy aaron the hawk pryor....u gotta watch more boxing e-buddies Pryor never fought at 135, he was a light welterweight. 140 pounds.

Roberto Duran is the greatest lightweight of all time.

im impressed....with the fact that nobody has mentioned my boy aaron the hawk pryor....u gotta watch more boxing e-buddies He didn't, or rather I say couldn't fight anyone at LW due to everyone ducking him.

im impressed....with the fact that nobody has mentioned my boy aaron the hawk pryor....u gotta watch more boxing e-buddies

the guy in my avatar and roberto duran are the best lightweights of all time....IMO

4-0 (1 KO) with one of the decisions being pretty questionable is NOT enough to make you the greatest of all-time at that weight. Sorry. Mosley didn't fight Johnston which is a big dent in his claim of lightweight supremacy. Castillo has a better resume at 135 than Mosley IMO. Duran is universally recognized as the best of all time at that weight. Honestly, Duran is probably the most universally recognized best of a certain weight class. In other words, he is head and shoulders above the rest of the historical lightweights than say, Hagler was compared to other middleweights, or Robinson was compared to other welterweights. Holyfield's dominance at cruiserweight might compare, but idk. Duran definately. HELL TO THE NO. Whitaker would beat Duran at LW, IMO.

wilfredo gomez is the most universally recognised best of a certain weightclass....superbantamweight....the way chava sanchez handled him just a little up at feather may be an indicator that maybe he didnt face men as talented as to trouble him at that weight class though(that being said, wilfredo did fight the best the division had to offer at the time...) but at lw duran is the best...mosely just doesnt have the resume.....though in a fantasy match up, id have problems picking either guy... Wrong, Ricardo Lopez.

my bad, when I was typing I forgot to seperate Vargas and Wright from the other two, but the point is he was a great fighter and IMO and his only losses came as decisions and one NC, some controversial, but was never knocked out

I couldn't choose any fighter to beat a LW Mosley. me neither.

Mosley is definitily top 3 LW, because of speed and power combined which many of the guys in that division didn't have at the moment, but his most recognized weight is WW because of his great fights he had with De La Hoya two times, Vargas two times, Wright two times, Frost two times, he was facing the best of the best at WW no question, but also excellent at LW the vargas and wright fights where at junior middle.

Mosley is definitily top 3 LW, because of speed and power combined which many of the guys in that division didn't have at the moment, but his most recognized weight is WW because of his great fights he had with De La Hoya two times, Vargas two times, Wright two times, Frost two times, he was facing the best of the best at WW no question, but also excellent at LW

Of course not. For Christ's Sakes, people overrate Mosley at lightweight. Yeah he was a terrific mix of speed and power with a great KO percentage, but look at his opponents there. His best opponent was over Phillip Holiday. How many of the top lightweights at the time did Shane beat? A man that knows what he is talking about. And Mosley was more hype, he could never live up to the hype he always looked gassed at light, imo. Probably due to the fact that he fought as an amature at 139 and 135 as a pro. _____________________________ Imo, Mosely was a better welterweight and more fun to watch at welterweight.

Mosely was 34-0 as a lightweight fighter before moving up in weight. As a lightweight Mosely knocked out 32 of his 34 opponents. He fought the best the division had to offer him at his time and moved up because he cleaned up the division. At the time I wouldnt say that the division was stacked from bottom up, so of course he had some limited opponents. My question is do you think he is the greatest lightweight of all time, and if not how high would u rate him on the all time list? Your knowlege of Mosley and his presence at Lightweight are way off! He really beat nobody of great presence. There were fighters at his weight but he never fought them wheather it was him or other excuses. Funny thing, Mayweather at the time called out Mosleys name a million times nothing every happened and this was when Mayweather was 130 and Mosley 135. But realisticly you're over rating Mosley big time!

I gotta go with Duran. Shane was certainly great at that weight though.