Name The Fighters In Boxing History That Moved Up A Weight Class & Fought & Beat A Prime Elite Fighter Their 1ST Fight At The Weight

[garfios]

Roberto Duran

[IronDanHamza]

So if a welterweight with a non-title fight, comes in at 148, he's technically fought at jr. middleweight. So if he moves up years later to campaign at 154, he's already been there before? Is that really the point of the question?

Yep, think so.

[IronDanHamza]

danhamza is being difficult as usual, your answers were good and legitimate

Huh?

It's not me asking the question idiot.

The question from the TS is fighters who's first fight at a new weight class was beating a prime elite fighter.

If someone has fought at the weight class before, it's not their first fight there, is it?

If the TS is asking what fighters have moved up from a lower weight to beat a prime elite fighter despite having had bouts at that partcular weight before then that's another story and there's plenty examples of that.

Not too many of the specific example he's asking for, which is why it's a good question.

[Pago007]

Floyd vs Castillo

[IronDanHamza]

Floyd vs Castillo

His fight with Augustus was at 135.

[QueensburyRules]

The same, technically not his first fight at Featherweight.

Same applies for Ray Leonard vs Hagler.

- - Ah, Dannysan, why U soil U shorts so?

Manny moved up for his first 126 fight vs Ring Champ Barrera and KOed him, also the first flyweight champion to win a feather title.

Later Manny jumps two divisions on short notice to fill in the mental breakdown l'l Floydy experienced in the Oscar rematch at 147. It don't matter that Oscar not prime nor rated at 147. What matters is Manny filled in for l'l Floydy whose daddy told him Oscar beat him the first time and would beat him again

[IronDanHamza]

- - Ah, Dannysan, why U soil U shorts so?

Manny moved up for his first 126 fight vs Ring Champ Barrera and KOed him, also the first flyweight champion to win a feather title.

Later Manny jumps two divisions on short notice to fill in the mental breakdown l'l Floydy experienced in the Oscar rematch at 147. It don't matter that Oscar not prime nor rated at 147. What matters is Manny filled in for l'l Floydy whose daddy told him Oscar beat him the first time and would beat him again

That wasn't Pacquaio's first fight at 126.

And Pacquaio's fight with Oscar doesn't fit the TS criteria.

[The plunger man]

The same, technically not his first fight at Featherweight.

Same applies for Ray Leonard vs Hagler.

It was Leonard’s first fight at middleweight against hagler...he only ever boxed at at the 154 limit before he faced him but arguably hagler was not at his absolute prime....but he was still elite and undisputed at the weight

[TreyShaw]

Duran v Leoanard 1

Duran jumped over 140 from 135 to 147 and beat the great sugar Ray.

[IronDanHamza]

It was Leonard’s first fight at middleweight against hagler...he only ever boxed at at the 154 limit before he faced him but arguably hagler was not at his absolute prime....but he was still elite and undisputed at the weight

Nah, Leonard's first fight at 160 was vs Fernand Marcotte in 1979.