Fights in Great Lightweights have moved up to fight Welters at the Elite Level...

**WhoreUs** · 09-19-2009, 06:14 AM

duran and mosley is all i can think of.

oscar but he moved to 140 first.

armstrong too but i think henry moved from 126 title to 147 title and he didn't win the 135 title 'til after the 147 title.

**bojangles1987** · 09-19-2009, 06:52 AM

Yep, Duran and Mosley are the only ones in recent memory. They pretty much had no choice but to move up, they were wiping out lightweight.

**revs1227** · 09-19-2009, 07:01 AM

marquez is a featherweight !

**WhoreUs** · 09-19-2009, 07:01 AM

Originally posted by bojangles1987

Yep, Duran and Mosley are the only ones in recent memory. They pretty much had no choice but to move up, they were wiping out lightweight.

it would have been nice if duran stopped at 140 first and fought pryor.

and if mosley had stopped at 140 to fight kostya.

those would have been some damn good fights.

oh well......they need to go to 147 to chase the moneymakers (delahoya , leonard) at 147 though.

**JAB5239** · 09-19-2009, 07:04 AM

Originally posted by Perro

Fights in which Great Lightweights have moved up to fight Welters

At the Elite Level... Name some...

Barney ross-Jimmy McClarnin

Henry Armstrong-Barney Ross

Benny Leonard-Jack Britton

Duran-Leonard

**WhoreUs** · 09-19-2009, 07:25 AM

Originally posted by JAB5239

Barney ross-Jimmy McClarnin

Henry Armstrong-Barney Ross

Benny Leonard-Jack Britton

Duran-Leonard

old fart.

Fights in Great Lightweights have moved up to fight Welters at the Elite Level...