Has their ever been a WW era as weak as today's WW division?

[jrosales13]

2 of the most respectable rankings out there.

The Ring ratings.

Champion: vacant

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
3. Andre Berto
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Shane Mosley
6. Joshua Clottey
7. Jan Zaveck
8. Vyacheslav Senchenko
9. Rafal Jackiewicz
10. Timothy Bradley

Look at this rankings? When was the last time how long has it been since Cotto, Mosley, and Clottey won a fight at WW? Yet they're 4, 5, and 6. Bradley has one win against a none ranked opponent at WW and he is #10? And, probably deserving cuz who else would you put in that spot that is how weak this division is.

BoxingScene rankings.

World Welterweight champion: Floyd Maywather
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Andre Berto
3. Shane Mosley
4. Joshua Clottey
5. Vyacheslav Senchenko
6. Jan Zaveck
7. Selcuk Aydin
8. Ionut Dan
9. Said Oual
10. Rafal Jackiewicz

Mosley and Clottey top 5 but when was the last time they won a fight at WW? But, then again they're probably to deserve top 5 just cuz that is how weak this WW era is. Berto is a legit top 3 WW and how is that possible.

It really is Floyd and Pac by miles and miles ahead of everybody else. I don't think there ever has been a WW division this weak before...Seriously the HW division right now as weak as that division is...Arguably it is better than the WW division.

The 2nd tier WWs of the 90's would be elite WWs today.

[Red_Menace]

Just about every division is weak. There isn't really a GREAT division right now. Some are better than others, but none of the divisions seem to be loaded. For a while 168 was looking good, but too many of those guys looked terrible in the super six. Taylor was shot. Abraham has been miserable. Suddenly old-man Johnson is back and looking fierce in that division.

Fighters are able to jump divisions and cherry pick titles because there isn't a lot of great competition.

[CarlosG815]

I agree, it is very weak, but as stated above, every division is pretty weak. I would say the 140lb division is the best right now.

[Ray*]

I think the quality at 147 isnt bad, The problem is they are not showcase enough. People see and know the usual suspects but apart from that we dont get to see the other guys from other countries, The IBF champ rarely gets a mention for example.

[sultanisking]

Top 2 are two in a generation type fighters

[SNVDoublePunch!]

Looks fine to me.

[jrosales13]

Just about every division is weak. There isn't really a GREAT division right now. Some are better than others, but none of the divisions seem to be loaded. For a while 168 was looking good, but too many of those guys looked terrible in the super six. Taylor was shot. Abraham has been miserable. Suddenly old-man Johnson is back and looking fierce in that division.

Fighters are able to jump divisions and cherry pick titles because there isn't a lot of great competition.

Bantamweight is loaded. Is damn near a great division.

140 is really not bad.

168 with Forch, Ward, Bute, and Dirrell is healthy division.

126 nor 122 is bad.

WW is pretty weak like never before...You could always count on WW to be a good somewhat deep division. Is none of that right now.

[u.b.r.]

Just about every division is weak. There isn't really a GREAT division right now. Some are better than others, but none of the divisions seem to be loaded. For a while 168 was looking good, but too many of those guys looked terrible in the super six. Taylor was shot. Abraham has been miserable. Suddenly old-man Johnson is back and looking fierce in that division.

Fighters are able to jump divisions and cherry pick titles because there isn't a lot of great competition.

I don't give a fuck, bantamweight is great.

[Hotsoup]

It was very hot a couple years ago, now it has cooled off. It will take some time before it becomes hot again. I remember lightweight was hot a couple years ago when casamayor,juan diaz,nate campbell,pac and marquez were fighting.now all those guys have been beaten a bunch of times or have moved up. That's what happens.

[NChristo]

Don't even need to go back to the 90s, just go back a few years.
This era really is horrible.