Lol you don't even know them. They have equal or better legacies. Most have defeated a great fighter in their prime or were undisputed for years on end.
Notice I also replied to "could be better".
Now answer how many have you seen how many have you heard of?
Lol you don't even know them. They have equal or better legacies. Most have defeated a great fighter in their prime or were undisputed for years on end.
Notice I also replied to "could be better".
Now answer how many have you seen how many have you heard of?
I don't think any of those beat a great fighter in their prime
So to say "most" is incorrect.
Also I'd imagine plenty of writers would rank Mayweather ahead of most of the above if not all.
Many of them were undisputed for long stretches though so also that's impressive. So to say most were either undisputed for a while or defeated a great near their prime is accurate.
You do realize that Robinson's prime was under 154?
Can be ranked ahead? I won't use Pacquaio because that will send people crazy but the following can and in most cases probably would (by historians at least) be ranked ahead of him (under 154 guys only)
Sugar Ray Robinson
Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Roberto Duran
Eder Jofre
Sugar Ray Leonard
Jimmy Wilde
Mickey Walker
Benny Leonard
Sandy Saddler
Carlos Ortiz
Pernell Whitaker
Barney Ross
Tommy Hearns
Jimmy McLarnin
Tony Canzoneri
Kid Gavilan
Joe Gans
Ike Williams
Emile Griffith
Alexis Arguello
Jose Napoles
Ruben Olivares
Julio Cesar Chavez
I'd say those 24 guys could be and probably should be ranked ahead using just fighters who fought mostly under 154. Towards the top of the list the names are more certainly ahead and more factually ahead though the list is in no real order and just off the top of the head.
If you don't know at least 22 of those names you probably aren't qualified to have a top 5 list unless it's top 5 favorites for example.
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