one world champ, eight weights

[knockout]

heres something for you guys..
assuming boxing hadnt changed since the 60's and we had 1 champ at each of the 8 weights , who do you think would be boss in each division

Heavyweight - Vacant
Light Heavyweight - Roy Jones
Middleweight - Bernard Hopkins
Welterweight - Shane Mosley
Lightweight - floyd mayweather
Featherweight - erik morales
Bantamweight - Rafael Marquez
Flyweight - Jorge Arce


You could also factor in same day weigh ins......
The only people that would have a chance to keep there title if that was bought in would be Hopkins and RJJ if he hadnt started on the steriods!!!!

[bennie]

heres something for you guys..
assuming boxing hadnt changed since the 60's and we had 1 champ at each of the 8 weights , who do you think would be boss in each division

Heavyweight - Vacant
Light Heavyweight - Roy Jones
Middleweight - Bernard Hopkins
Welterweight - Shane Mosley
Lightweight - floyd mayweather
Featherweight - erik morales
Bantamweight - Rafael Marquez
Flyweight - Jorge Arce


You could also factor in same day weigh ins......
The only people that would have a chance to keep there title if that was bought in would be Hopkins and RJJ if he hadnt started on the steriods!!!!

Top post. This will take some serious consideration. Bernard Hopkins and Jones are the only certainties; perhaps Mayweather, too.
Again, great post.

[Kilburn]

I'd take Pacquiao to dethrone Morales at featherweight. Definitely.

[REAL_DEAL]

if it was the british verison who do you tihnk would be the top welterweight?

maybe hatton, sinclair or kwaliq

[knockout]

I'd take Pacquiao to dethrone Morales at featherweight. Definitely.

yep, that is a strong possibilty!!!

[knockout]

if it was the british verison who do you tihnk would be the top welterweight?

maybe hatton, sinclair or kwaliq

Takaloo could probably have done welterweight so would be serious consideration....
couldnt imagine Hatton beating Sinclair or khaliq...

[dondada]

Yes - super post. The same day weigh in would make an unbelievable difference.

My views:

Heavyweight - Vitali Klitschko
Light-heavyweight - Roy Jones Jr
Middleweight - Bernard Hopkins
Welterweight - Miguel Cotto (I've got to find somewhere for him!)
Lightweight - Floyd Mayweather
Featherweight - Manny Pacquiao
Bantamweight - Rafael Marquez
Flyweight - Irene Pacheco

Not many shocks, I know. One belt would make for some great match ups...if only!

[Chambers]

Heavyweight - Vitali Klitschko
Light-heavyweight - Roy Jones Jr
Middleweight - Bernard Hopkins
Welterweight - Miguel Cotto (I've got to find somewhere for him!)
Lightweight - Floyd Mayweather
Featherweight - Manny Pacquiao
Bantamweight - Rafael Marquez
Flyweight - Irene Pacheco

Can't argue with that

[bennie]

Cotto as undisputed welter champ is premature IMO. There's already an undisputed champ at the weight in Cory Spinks. That must count for something today.

[stujones]

Heavyweight - vacant untill Klitchko vs Sanders.
Light Heavy - Roy Jones.
Middle - Bernard Hopkins.
Welter - Shane Moseley (just)
Lightweight - Acelino Freitas (with Mayweather moving up)
Feather - Pacquiao.
Bantam - Marquez (a certanty for me).
Flyweight - Too sharp Johnson.

[Kilburn]

I'd take the power-punching Acre over Pacheco.

Okay the Mexican is a light-fly champ right now but he probably ought to be fighting at bantam.

[adamiw]

heres something for you guys..
assuming boxing hadnt changed since the 60's and we had 1 champ at each of the 8 weights , who do you think would be boss in each division

Heavyweight - Vacant
Light Heavyweight - Roy Jones
Middleweight - Bernard Hopkins
Welterweight - Shane Mosley
Lightweight - floyd mayweather
Featherweight - erik morales
Bantamweight - Rafael Marquez
Flyweight - Jorge Arce


You could also factor in same day weigh ins......
The only people that would have a chance to keep there title if that was bought in would be Hopkins and RJJ if he hadnt started on the steriods!!!!

fantastic list agree with all but one. At flyweight i'd have Irene Pacheco. Have seen Arce 3 or 4 times, his power is very impressive but he doesn't look as complete as Pacheco the guy who looked simply awesome knocking out Damien Kelly. I was so impressed, and the wins on his record are IMO superior to those on Arce's.

[ArtOfWar]

Heavyweight - Vacant
Light Heavyweight - "Reluctant" Roy
Middleweight - Bernard Hopkins
Welterweight - Vernon Forrest
Lightweight - Floyd Mayweather
Featherweight - Juan Manual Marquez
Bantamweight - Rafael Marquez
Flyweight - Jorce Arce

I ranked Forrest as the best welterweight, because I believe Mosley would fight at middleweight, if he had to choose at this point in his career. I put Marquez as champ at featherweight, because Morales said he could never make featherweight again. So I assume he would fight at lightweight. At flyweight I haven't seen Pacheco, so I had to go with the guy I have seen, Jorce Arce.

[Southpaw Stylist]

Putting Cotto there is dumb.

I'm a big Cotto fan and believer, but he still hasn't beaten any top 10 contender. Even Juan Valenzuela won't be good enough, he must beat Gatti, Harris or N'dou first.

[dondada]

Premature rather than dumb. I'm envisaging who would come out in the shake up if everyone had to go against each other. I really like Cotto - I try not to jump on bandwagons because they easily fall over but I'm firmly on Cotto's. Potential over practice at the minute though.

[Goz]

I'd take Pacquiao to dethrone Morales at featherweight. Definitely.

yep, that is a strong possibilty!!!

We'll see, Pac is flying from one superb performance against a Barerra who looked shot, time will tell how good Pac is but we may be going overboard on Manny, personally I think MAB made him look stunning.

If the fight were announced tomorrow my money would be on Morales finding a way to win.

Good thread Matt...

Hopkins Middleweight champ without a doubt, and Roy Jones at LH too.