Has Middleweight EVER Been a Strong Division?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

Yeah post-haggler era was deep

Nunn
Toney
Roy
Benn
Eubanks
G-man
Watson
Mccallum

Though some of their fights spilled over to 168

[Tony Trick-Pony]

You got Canelo or Lee winning? Lee is 6'2, he would tower above Canelo, wonder if it would cause trouble for Canelo.

Well, I would bet on Canelo, but I see it being very competitive. Lee would of course, try to catch him and use that long reach which could cause Canelo trouble. It could be very interesting and Lee always brings a good fight.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

I think the creation of the JMW division in 1962 and the SMW division in the mid 1980s combined with 4 world title belts took a lot of talent away from the division.

But if you think about it, every division is too heavy with one or 2 great fighters. I just think the MW division gets picked on because you have a p4p caliber fighter with no true rival of equal talent.

This is a great point. I mean, Terry Norris, Fernando Vargas, Winky Wright, the Charlos, Vincent Pettway and a ton of others would have been middleweights which would have it more interesting. Too many divisions...

[NYG]

Well, I would bet on Canelo, but I see it being very competitive. Lee would of course, try to catch him and use that long reach which could cause Canelo trouble. It could be very interesting and Lee always brings a good fight.

I agree, would love to see it.

[yngwie]

The late 80's-early 90's era was great.
-Michael Nunn.
-James Toney.
-Roy Jones Jr.
-Nigel Benn.
-Herol Graham.
-Sumbu Kalambay.
-Reggie Johnson.
-Mike McCallum.
-Julian Jackson.
-Gerald McClellan.
-Iran Barkley.
-Chris Eubank.
-Terry Norris at 154.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

The late 80's-early 90's era was great.
-Michael Nunn.
-James Toney.
-Roy Jones Jr.
-Nigel Benn.
-Herol Graham.
-Sumbu Kalambay.
-Reggie Johnson.
-Mike McCallum.
-Julian Jackson.
-Gerald McClellan.
-Iran Barkley.
-Chris Eubank.
-Terry Norris at 154.

See now. If you didn't have 154, he would have been right in the mix, too. But yes. The early 90s did have it going on.

[Reloaded]

Yeah post-haggler era was deep

Nunn
Toney
Roy
Benn
Eubanks
G-man
Watson
Mccallum

Though some of their fights spilled over to 168

I don't think GGG or Jacobs could win a world title in that era.

[yngwie]

I don't think GGG or Jacobs could win a world title in that era.

They would lose against most of the technicians there, but they have a chance against the punchers, boxer punchers and the ones with su****ious chins.