Was Chico Corrales an Elite Fighter at 130?

[RockyMarciano]

I wouldnt go as far as saying he was elite. He wwas sure fun to watch though. Sucks he died but in my book he wasnt elite

[dino]

yes, corrales was a HUGE 130 pounder with alot of power as you can imagine

[wmute]

Of course he was elite, unless

1) by elite you mean something like top 5 atg at that weight

or

2) you hate Floyd Mayweather Jr. with a passion and you have to distort reality to accomodate your pathetic needs.

[Easy-E]

It was more of a toss-up fight if I remember correctly, which is why HBO was pushing for it. Corrales had destroyed a boxer in Gainer and Mayweather had just been roughed up by Augustus, finally showing some vulnerability, but people weren't exactly writing Floyd off. I think HBO was hoping Floyd got destroyed for what he said about them and their offer.

I seriously doubt The Ring had Corrales in the top 10 considering that list was populated by Mosley, Trinidad, De La Hoya, Tszyu, Morales and Roy Jones. Maybe he had worked his way in somehow, but I doubt it.

Corrales was definitely an elite 130lber. He only lost two fights at that weight, to Mayweather and Casamayor. He also beat Casamayor at that weight and KO'd just about everyone else he fought.

Chico was rated #5 p4p by the Ring right before the Mayweather fight, actully.

Of course he was an elite fighter.
No question.

[Easy-E]

I wouldnt go as far as saying he was elite. He wwas sure fun to watch though. Sucks he died but in my book he wasnt elite

Were not talking about all time here, were talking about the 130 pound weight class in 2001, where he was top dog.

[Brockton Lip]

He was a great fighter, but elite is pushing it if you consider an all-time scale.

[wmute]

He was a great fighter, but elite is pushing it if you consider an all-time scale.

I think we all agree on that, he is not in the league of Arguello, Chavez, Mayweather, Nelson... (order of these is alphabetical by last name so that no one bothers me about it)

[SkillspayBills]

Chico was rated #5 p4p by the Ring right before the Mayweather fight, actully.

Of course he was an elite fighter.
No question.

That can't be true, at the time there was oscar, tito, zu,mosley, and a few I am missing, 5 is pretty darn high.

[wmute]

I notices something weird

3 of the 7 NO votes come from people who strongly appreciate Marciano...

[wmute]

That can't be true, at the time there was oscar, tito, zu,mosley, and a few I am missing, 5 is pretty darn high.

take oscar off that list, he had just lost to Mosley the first time.

#5 is possible, it seems a little high to me too, but not impossible.