if these fighters retired today which ones if any would make the hall of fame

[Dave Rado]

But the fact is Williams didn't return. So although I and others considered it for the linege then on the fact Williams moved up probably for an extended stay even if you didn't then the fact is in hindsight they were the best 2 fighters in the division.

You can't award lineal titles with hindsight. Either Williams was still ranked #2 at Welterweight when Marg fought Cotto, or he wasn't. If he wasn't, then that fight was for the lineal title. If he was, then it wasn't for the lineal title. What happened afterwards doesn't make any difference to that.

You didn't rank Williams at Welterweight at that time, but pretty much everyone else did, including all the respected independent rankings (Ring, boxingscene, espn, yahoo, boxrec).

[joseph5620]

none make the HOF.

Cotto and Judah have the best shot.

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