Can we get the top 3 welterweights of each decade, and compare?

[them_apples]

I'll begin: (will also update as posts accumilate)

00's:

90's:

Felix Trinidad
Oscar De la Hoya
Pernell Whitaker

80's:

70's:

60's:

50's:

40's: Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, Kid Gavilan

well stop here for now

[IronDanHamza]

40’s
Ray Robinson
Henry Armstrong
Kid Gavilan

50’s
Kid Gavilan
Carmen Basillio
Not sure

60’s
Emile Griffith
Luis Rodrieguez
Jose Napoles

70’s
Jose Napoles
Carlos Palomino
Pipino Cuevas

80’s
Ray Leonard
Tommy Hearns
Not sure who else.

90’s

Pernell Whitaker
Felix Trinidad
Oscar De La Hoya

00’s

No idea, pretty poor era of WW’s.
The best is probably Margarito.

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80's:

Leonard
Hearns
Curry?

70's
Napoles
Palomino
Cuevas?

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40’s
Ray Robinson
Henry Armstrong
Kid Gavilan

50’s
Kid Gavilan
Carmen Basillio
Not sure

60’s
Emile Griffith
Luis Rodrieguez
Jose Napoles

70’s
Jose Napoles
Carlos Palomino
Pipino Cuevas

80’s
Ray Leonard
Tommy Hearns
Not sure who else.

90’s

Pernell Whitaker
Felix Trinidad
Oscar De La Hoya

00’s

No idea, pretty poor era of WW’s.
The best is probably Margarito.

Solid picks. 50's I was thinking Saxton maybe?

[IronDanHamza]

Solid picks. 50's I was thinking Saxton maybe?

Perhaps.

Can't think of a fighter head and sholders above that could be 3rd for that decade. There were good fighters but none that stood out from the rest. After the Top 2.

[them_apples]

does Duran make an entrance? his best was at LW but his WW fights were great. He smashed Palomino at his own game and undefeated Ray Leonard. That's gotta mean something. The Duran that beat SRL could have beat a lot of good boxers.

That said,

00' has Mosley, Mayweather and Pacquiao. pretty good IMO. one of the best yet? considering Cotto and Margarito are the next 2

The SRL/Hearns/duran combo is probably the best though.

[IronDanHamza]

does Duran make an entrance? his best was at LW but his WW fights were great. He smashed Palomino at his own game and undefeated Ray Leonard. That's gotta mean something. The Duran that beat SRL could have beat a lot of good boxers.

That said,

00' has Mosley, Mayweather and Pacquiao. pretty good IMO. one of the best yet? considering Cotto and Margarito are the next 2

The SRL/Hearns/duran combo is probably the best though.

Don't think so.

Duran was only at WW until 81 he moved up after his loss to Leonard and never returned his only win at WW in the 80's was against Leonard which of course was a great win but can he be ranked in the Top 3 WW's of that decade with 1 win there and 1 year of fighting there? Don't think so.

I don't know I don't think Mayweather or Pacquaio has strong WW resume's. I guess Shane could be there he has some great wins.

I'd say Margarito would be in the Top 3 for the last era after all he was there for a long time dominating and was considered the best WW or one of the best for mutiple years.

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Don't think so.

Duran was only at WW until 81 he moved up after his loss to Leonard and never returned his only win at WW in the 80's was against Leonard which of course was a great win but can he be ranked in the Top 3 WW's of that decade with 1 win there and 1 year of fighting there? Don't think so.

I don't know I don't think Mayweather or Pacquaio has strong WW resume's. I guess Shane could be there he has some great wins.

I'd say Margarito would be in the Top 3 for the last era after all he was there for a long time dominating and was considered the best WW or one of the best for mutiple years.

I hate to bring this up in BH, but Margarito was caught cheating. That should automatically put him out of the question. That's me at least.

[them_apples]

Mayweather and Pacquiao have decent WW resumes. It just depends on who you are comparing them too. SRL obviously has a superb WW resume. but not many can bump a WW resume like him.

I thought Duran vs Palomino was a WW fight?

Thats to bad he didn't stay their longer, he was a monster. Very hard to bet against a version of Duran like that.

[IronDanHamza]

Mayweather and Pacquiao have decent WW resumes. It just depends on who you are comparing them too. SRL obviously has a superb WW resume. but not many can bump a WW resume like him.

I thought Duran vs Palomino was a WW fight?

Thats to bad he didn't stay their longer, he was a monster. Very hard to bet against a version of Duran like that.

It was.

But it happened in the 70's.