Excluding heavyweights, who is the best 1 (or 2) division champion?

[-Antonio-]

Yeah it's gotta be Hagler.

[AhkilŽ]

IPPOH MAKUNOUCHI

[Dirt E Gomez]

dirty you would you take in a fight between haglar and monzon. I think thats 1-2 middleweights of alltime with both making a great arguement.

I take Hagler. I've always said he was the best middleweight of all time, and I think the type of fighter Monzon was would feed Hagler's aggression. Everybody witnessed Hagler eating some of Hearns' best shots and coming forward, and I think Monzon would see the same thing. Granted, Monzon also had a fantastic chin, but I think Hagler ends up w/ a late stoppage in an absolute war.

I'd consider giving my left nut to see this fight.

[Silencers]

I take Hagler. I've always said he was the best middleweight of all time, and I think the type of fighter Monzon was would feed Hagler's aggression. Everybody witnessed Hagler eating some of Hearns' best shots and coming forward, and I think Monzon would see the same thing. Granted, Monzon also had a fantastic chin, but I think Hagler ends up w/ a late stoppage in an absolute war.

I'd consider giving my left nut to see this fight.

I agree.

Monzon wasn't a great inside fighter, once a fighter got inside him, he'd try and hold on. If Hagler comes out like he did against Hearns and stay at Monzon's chest so that Monzon can't get his jab going, Hagler wins.