Was Shane Mosely the greatest Lightweight ever?

[supermandathoe]

Pryor never fought at 135, he was a light welterweight. 140 pounds.

He was like 22-0 at 135 but moved up because he wasn't given a shot at a title.

[Roque_sevilla]

Pryor never fought at 135, he was a light welterweight. 140 pounds.

yeah your right...(light welter-super lightweight) but definitely at 140.

[Roque_sevilla]

He was like 22-0 at 135 but moved up because he wasn't given a shot at a title.

but he was THAT good at 140...not 135

[Silencers]

He was like 22-0 at 135 but moved up because he wasn't given a shot at a title.

He already weighed 137 against Angel Cintron when he was 8-0.

[ferocity]

Mosley is definitily top 3 LW, because of speed and power combined which many of the guys in that division didn't have at the moment, but his most recognized weight is WW because of his great fights he had with De La Hoya two times, Vargas two times, Wright two times, Frost two times, he was facing the best of the best at WW no question, but also excellent at LW

Besides beating Delahoya and a another very good win against Rivera I don't think he did much at welterweight either but he was more fun to watch at welterweight, Forest beat him twice at welterweight. Mosleys biggest win and to fame status is the Delahoya fight. Im sure eventully he would have brock through and became a star for nowhere near the status after he beat Delahoya.

People forget, Mosley even as a champion(lightweight/welterweight) could barely get any people to go see him fight live and to a boxer that means a lot especially to his promoter.

[Horus]

Mosely was 34-0 as a lightweight fighter before moving up in weight. As a lightweight Mosely knocked out 32 of his 34 opponents. He fought the best the division had to offer him at his time and moved up because he cleaned up the division. At the time I wouldnt say that the division was stacked from bottom up, so of course he had some limited opponents. My question is do you think he is the greatest lightweight of all time, and if not how high would u rate him on the all time list?

Simple Answer:

NO