Lightweight is the new Welterweight

**Silencers** · 05-15-2008, 10:06 AM

It is a stacked division. Peterson should be in the mix soon as well.

**Addition** · 05-15-2008, 10:06 AM

It can surpass the Welterweight division imo.

**MaYaN_SuN** · 05-15-2008, 10:06 AM

Originally posted by _Ricky_

Joan Guzman is the next person to move up.

So now we have...

Manny Pacquiao
Juan Manuel Marquez
Joan Guzman
Nate Campbell
Joel Casamayor
Juan Diaz
Michael Katsidis
David Diaz
Amir Khan

And that's not even mentioning some of the new guys on the horizon at lightweight. The lightweight division is going to be insane.

**RichCCFC** · 05-15-2008, 10:07 AM

Also solid europeans like Yuri Romanov and other good fighters.

**-CANE-** · 05-15-2008, 10:07 AM

Originally posted by _Ricky_

Joan Guzman is the next person to move up.

So now we have...

Manny Pacquiao
Juan Manuel Marquez
Joan Guzman
Nate Campbell
Joel Casamayor
Juan Diaz
Michael Katsidis
David Diaz
Amir Khan

And White is the new Black.

**boxing_great** · 05-15-2008, 10:18 AM

didn't you forget Julio?

**Don Gorgon** · 05-15-2008, 10:18 AM

I think the most important thing is that they're not afraid to face each other which makes it exciting.

**THE REED** · 05-15-2008, 10:19 AM

Originally posted by hurricane72

And White is the new Black.

**K-Nan** · 05-15-2008, 10:20 AM

Originally posted by _Ricky_

Also solid europeans like Yuri Romanov and other good fighters.

Yup. That's when a division is really great- when even the fringe contenders are viable competition.

Lightweight is the new Welterweight