What was the best era at welterweight...explain why you think so.

**daggum** · 07-28-2013, 10:29 PM

i'm gonna go with the floyd-judah-baldomir era. you got the greatest fighter of all time floyd mayweather, you got tough as nails linear champ carlos baldomir who was wrecking everyone and everything in sight, and you got zab judah who is a slick southpaw who has fought everyone!

**White_Knight** · 07-28-2013, 10:53 PM

When Paul Williams was there.

**therealpugilist** · 07-28-2013, 11:35 PM

Originally posted by daggum

i'm gonna go with the floyd-judah-baldomir era. you got the greatest fighter of all time floyd mayweather, you got tough as nails linear champ carlos baldomir who was wrecking everyone and everything in sight, and you got zab judah who is a slick southpaw who has fought everyone!

You are being sarcastic right

**LoadedWraps** · 07-29-2013, 12:25 AM

Originally posted by therealpugilist

The top three IMO is the mid 40s to early 50s, the 1960s, and the late 70s/early 80s.

not much between them...leh go!!!

40's and 50s and it's not close. Reason: talent pool/interest at the time.

**edgarg** · 07-29-2013, 12:42 AM

Originally posted by daggum

i'm gonna go with the floyd-judah-baldomir era. you got the greatest fighter of all time floyd mayweather, you got tough as nails linear champ carlos baldomir who was wrecking everyone and everything in sight, and you got zab judah who is a slick southpaw who has fought everyone!

How about being serious for a change and agreeing that it was from around 1915 to 1940 and then 1945-55. Then of course the Hearns Leonard- period. The Trinidad period was pretty fair.

**DeadLikeMe** · 07-29-2013, 12:44 AM

The late 1920s into the early 1930s...just look at the roster.

**therealpugilist** · 07-29-2013, 12:58 AM

Originally posted by LoadedWraps

40's and 50s and it's not close. Reason: talent pool/interest at the time.

I agree...from say 45 to 55 there was Gavilan, ray Robinson, Burley, Demarco, basilio, Saxton, billy Graham, red Cochran and a host of good contenders

**Ido** · 07-29-2013, 01:22 AM

80's.

Duran, S.R. Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Wilfred Benitez.

**El_Forklift** · 07-29-2013, 01:47 AM

In my lifetime is the one when Cotto, Margarito, Pacquiao, DLH, Clottey, Paul Williams Im kind of sure Im forgetting some but it was SOLID!

Basically when Mayweather retired....

What was the best era at welterweight...explain why you think so.