My rankings: Welterweight

[Welsh Jon]

1. Sugar Ray Robinson, USA
2. Henry Armstrong, USA
3. Sugar Ray Leonard, USA
4. Kid Gavilan, Cuba
5. Joe Walcott, Barbados
6. Jose Napoles, Cuba/Mexico
7. Jimmy McLarnin, UK/Canada
8. Emile Griffith, USVI
9. Barney Ross, USA
10.Tommy Hearns, USA
11.Carmen Basilio, USA
12.Jack Britton, USA
13.Mickey Walker, USA
14.Ted "Kid" Lewis, UK
15.Luis Rodriguez, Cuba
16.Charley Burley, USA
17.Felix Trinidad, Puerto Rico
18.Fritzie Zivic, USA
19.Floyd Mayweather Jr, USA
20.Pernell Whitaker, USA

[mickey malone]

1. Sugar Ray Robinson, USA
2. Henry Armstrong, USA
3. Sugar Ray Leonard, USA
4. Kid Gavilan, Cuba
5. Joe Walcott, Barbados
6. Jose Napoles, Cuba/Mexico
7. Jimmy McLarnin, UK/Canada
8. Emile Griffith, USVI
9. Barney Ross, USA
10.Tommy Hearns, USA
11.Carmen Basilio, USA
12.Jack Britton, USA
13.Mickey Walker, USA
14.Ted "Kid" Lewis, UK
15.Luis Rodriguez, Cuba
16.Charley Burley, USA
17.Felix Trinidad, Puerto Rico
18.Fritzie Zivic, USA
19.Floyd Mayweather Jr, USA
20.Pernell Whitaker, USA

Great list, but Hearns should be top 5 imo

[Welsh Jon]

Great list, but Hearns should be top 5 imo

I would say he's a top 5 welterweight in terms of ability, but there is no way his resume is good enough to get him anywhere near the top 5.

[mickey malone]

I would say he's a top 5 welterweight in terms of ability, but there is no way his resume is good enough to get him anywhere near the top 5.

Yes I think my heart may have over-ruled my head in terms of ability for Hearns... Momentarily forgot he beat Benitez and Duran at 154... But true, his 147 resume, does leave that little bit to be desired..

Just out of interest... who do you think he could have fought, to be placed higher?

[IronDanHamza]

Another great list. We have all the same fighters in ours, just in a different order.

Here's mine;

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Henry Armstrong
3. Ray Leonard
4. Joe Walcott
5. Kid Gavilan
6. Emile Griffith
7. Jimmy Mclarnin
8. Barney Ross
9. Jose Napoles
10. Tommy Hearns

[Welsh Jon]

Yes I think my heart may have over-ruled my head in terms of ability for Hearns... Momentarily forgot he beat Benitez and Duran at 154... But true, his 147 resume, does leave that little bit to be desired..

Just out of interest... who do you think he could have fought, to be placed higher?

Well the 2 you just mentioned are the most obvious! If he had beaten Bentiez and Duran at welter not light middle he would have a resume worthy of the top 5.

Other than that instead of moving up after the Leonard lose he could have stuck at 147 and cleared out the division after SRL exited. Fought the likes of Curry, Starling and McCrory. It would have given him a better welter resume, but probably have weakened his p4p standing. He would likely have outgrown 147 in any case.

[mickey malone]

Well the 2 you just mentioned are the most obvious! If he had beaten Bentiez and Duran at welter not light middle he would have a resume worthy of the top 5.

Other than that instead of moving up after the Leonard lose he could have stuck at 147 and cleared out the division after SRL exited. Fought the likes of Curry, Starling and McCrory. It would have given him a better welter resume, but probably have weakened his p4p standing. He would likely have outgrown 147 in any case.

Yeh they're the names I had in mind.... Mark Breland too, but I believe he came along a tadge too late

[Andyland]

Welterweight rankings

Nice list!

I'm not that familiar with the old time boxers, but I would rate
Luis Rodriguez over Jose Napoles and Carmen Basilio .

The Carmen Basilio I remember fighting SRR and Gene Fullmer was a
middleweight.

[Welsh Jon]

Nice list!

I'm not that familiar with the old time boxers, but I would rate
Luis Rodriguez over Jose Napoles and Carmen Basilio .

The Carmen Basilio I remember fighting SRR and Gene Fullmer was a
middleweight.

Before winning the middleweight title Basilio was a 2 time welterweight champ. He has a good welterweight resume. He beat the likes of Tony DeMarco, Johnny Saxton and Billy Graham.

[Welsh Jon]

I'm surprised I didn't get any flak for including Mayweather