It's interesting to note that last night's combatant, Robert Guerrero jumped 2 weight divisions from Lightweight to Welterweight in his fight with Aydin.
Who are the other active (not yet retired) boxers who made this kind of moving up?
Let's try to list them.
Guerrero - lightweight to welterweight
Pacquiao - lightweight to welterweight
Guerrero just joined an elite club.
Two Weight Divisions (or more) Jumper Club
Pacquiao Fly to Super Bantam and Lightweight to Welterweight
JMM lightweight to welterweight twice
Hopkins Middle to light heavy
Roy Jones light heavy to heavy
Pavlik Middle to Light Heavy(catchweight, but above 168)...
Alfonso Gomez, Weltereight to Middleweight
Ishe Smith, Welter to Middleweight
Hozumi Hasegawa bantam to super featherweight
Guerrero lightweight to welterweight
Juan Manuel Marquez has never fought at welterweight he fought at 144 catch-weight so that jump isn't a legit jump compared to the other guys.
meh, Mayweather came in at the welterweight limit and he wasn't weight draining fighters like Pacquiao has become notorious for doing.
i'll give him a pass
Marquez jumped up 2 weight classes despite being the Ring Lineal champ to beat the Fighter of the Decade and capture a title in his 4th weight class
True Godliness
How I wish Marquez got an official win at least one against Pac just like Morales. This 2 greats no matter how many times they fight the result will always close.
JMM lightweight to welterweight twice.
Pacquiao Fly to Super Bantam and Lightweight to Welterweight
Hopkins Middle to light heavy
Roy Jones light heavy to heavy
Pavlik Middle to Light Heavy(catchweight, but above 168)...
Alfonso Gomez, Weltereight to Middleweight
Ishe Smith, Welter to Middleweight
Winky and Shane recently retired but they also moved up 2 weight classes.....(middle to light heavy/light to welter)
Marquez jumped up 2 weight classes despite being the Ring Lineal champ to beat the Fighter of the Decade and capture a title in his 4th weight class
True Godliness
It's interesting to note that last night's combatant, Robert Guerrero jumped 2 weight divisions from Lightweight to Welterweight in his fight with Aydin.
Who are the other active (not yet retired) boxers who made this kind of moving up?
Let's try to list them.
Guerrero - lightweight to welterweight
Pacquiao - lightweight to welterweight
pac jumped up from flyweight to super bantamweight also i think..
Well Marquez did it twice. And in the eyes of most, he's 1-1 & he did it against the supposed 2 greatest active fighters.
He didn't do it against a half dead opponent either.
^^^^^ this, best answer
Well Marquez did it twice. And in the eyes of most, he's 1-1 & he did it against the supposed 2 greatest active fighters.
He didn't do it against a half dead opponent either.