Two 160 pounders recently moved up to fight lineal 175 lbs champ

[thedarkdragon11]

Both Tarver and Kovalev were never Lineal...

[Mrsantiago]

leonard didnt even really fight at 175. he fought at 168 and they counted it for 2 belts. it was laughable. hearns beat a legit 175 pounder in hill. this is why just throwing everyone in the same category with no context is kind of silly. its a decent fight but kovalev is old and is 4-3 in his last 7. reminds me of floyd-mosley. its not really a legacy making type of fight. and kovalev is ranked 2 on the ring, 3 on tbr, and 2 on espn so no hes not top ranked.

Sorry but Mosley wasn’t 2-2-1 including being knocked out twice. He was coming off the biggest win of his career possibly according to some at the time until the 3rd round of the Mayweather fight then all of a sudden he was old and tired lol. But I get what you’re trying to say in your post. I agree with you.

[Mrsantiago]

Canelo is 5’8 possibly 5’7. hopkins and winky are both 6’1 so they were big guys moving up to their natural weights. Canelo the GOD is creating legend status

Well the Camden buzzsaw was 5’5 and he eventually moved up and fought George foreman plus had wars with Holyfield.

[Robi13]

They are not hall of famers simply because they held titles at 154 and 175

That isn’t the criteria

I never said it was

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Both Tarver and Kovalev were never Lineal...

You’re not wrong...

Tarver was generally considered the #1 guy at 175 though.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Well the Camden buzzsaw was 5’5 and he eventually moved up and fought George foreman plus had wars with Holyfield.

This......

[techliam]

I never said it was

Ok, good

What exactly is your point regarding these weights and those fighters, if the weights are not what makes them HOF’ers?

[ShaneMosleySr]

How tall was James Toney when he went middleweight through heavyweight?

5-9

Who gives a $h!t?

Canelo is 5’8 possibly 5’7. hopkins and winky are both 6’1 so they were big guys moving up to their natural weights. Canelo the GOD is creating legend status

[Johnny2x2x]

He started at 147, fought for years at 154, then went to 160, had 1 fight at 168, and is now going to 175 to fight the #1 or #2 ranked guy in the world there.

Boxing historically has honored and praised guys for moving up multiple weight classes, because it shows they are chasing a challenge. Canelo is 5-9 going to fight a legit bog punching full blown LHW. Why shouldn't he get props?

By my count Canelo has moved up 4 times now, that's a lot better than zero times (GGG).

[Robi13]

Ok, good

What exactly is your point regarding these weights and those fighters, if the weights are not what makes them HOF’ers?

My point is that he is trying to put his name where only 3 other fighters have in the history... and all those three fighters happen to be atg.. that’s all. Make sense?