Hatton shouldn't be on there and especially not over Cotto... Hatton ducked the sh*t out of Cotto at 140 and that's the reason why. Never mind the fact that he's just crap. Tszyu, Cotto and the rest of the field in any order (minus sh*tty... erm Ricky.)
Fair enough on the hatton part but id favor Bradleys 140 resume over Cotto's
So im thinking. Tszyu, Bradley, Hatton, Cotto and Garcia...In that order.
Hatton shouldn't be on there and especially not over Cotto... Hatton ducked the sh*t out of Cotto at 140 and that's the reason why. Never mind the fact that he's just crap. Tszyu, Cotto and the rest of the field in any order (minus sh*tty... erm Ricky.)
Garcia's wins over Khan and Matthysse are two of the best wins in the division since 2000. Although Peterson's win over Khan would be up there too, if he hadn't been popped.
Tszyu over Judah is another of the stand-out wins since 2000, as is Hatton over Tszyu.
But when all is said in done, Pac's KO of Hatton is possibly the most significant win in the division over the past 15 years.
Bradley, Cotto, Hatton, Tszyu, and Danny "Swift" Garcia
I know most wouldn't want to say that Danny isn't top 5 since 2000.. but he has the resume to back compared to the rest of the ex-140 champions regardless of the Salka farce.
Behind Garcia is Alexander, Judah, Provodnikov, Gatti, Corley, Algeiri, Alvarado, and Marquez. (Alvarado and Marquez had interim belts)
Bradley, Tszyu, Hatton, Cotto. Fifth is debatable. Do Floyd and Manny count?
Thats a tough one. They werent really their long enough IMO. Its all subjective anyhow.
Tszyu had two belts there for yearsssss, I'd argue he's the best, although certainly beatable, he did the best for that time. Filling out a top five is hard, after Bradley, tszyu and cotto, not many guys stayed there very long. Corley had a belt there for a few years, hell I'm tempted to put Judah in there lol