Pound for Pound question

[freudianfloyd]

Who was lb4lb leader before Roy Jones held it for so long?

[mickey malone]

Who was lb4lb leader before Roy Jones held it for so long?

Whitaker in my opinion, but the records may show Chavez or DLH..

[Sugarj]

Yep Whittaker.....perfect call Mickey.

Roy Jones started being talked about as pound for pound number one around 94/95. Chavez was in decline having lost to Randall and De La Hoya was certainly world class at this point but never quite hit the number one slot.

[sonnyboyx2]

yes Whitaker was P4P No1 for many years

[Jim Jeffries]

1990 Chavez
1991 Chavez
1992 Chavez
1993 Whitaker
1994 Whitaker
1995 Whitaker
1996 Jones Jr
1997 De La Hoya
1998 De La Hoya
1999 Jones Jr
2000 Mosley
2001 Mosley
2002 Hopkins
2003 Jones Jr
2004 Hopkins
2005 Mayweather Jr
2006 Mayweather Jr
2007 Mayweather Jr
2008 Pacquiao
2009 Pacquiao

But Roy was #2 in 1994, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2002

http://www.theboxinghistorian.com/aw...p-history.html