all time best featherweights

mike222 · Post by **mike222** » 28 Nov 2005, 10:38

Here is my next list 1.Howard Davis (usa) 2.Meldrick Taylor (usa) 3.Adolfo Horta (cub) 4. Arnaldo Mesa (cub) 5.Serafim Todorov (bul) 6.Alexi Tischenko (rus) 7.Oscar De La Hoya (usa) 8.Bernard Taylor (usa) 9.Angel Herrera (cub) 10.Andreas Tews (hun) 11. Floyd Mayweather (usa) 12.Ayrat Chamatov (rus) 13 Kirkov Kirkorov (bul) 14Ricardo Juarez (usa) 15Ramazi Palyani (various) 16.Somluck Kamsing (tha) 17. Boris Kuznetsov (rus) 18.Stanislav Stepashkin (rus) 19. Richard Nowakokowski (gdr) 20. Galib Yaffarov ( kaz) 21. Istvan Kovacs (hun) 22. Kelcie Banks (usa) 23. Falke Huste (ger) 24. Jesus Sollet (cub) 25.Vitali Tajbert (ger) 26.Rudi Fink (gdr) 27.Viktor Rybakov (rus) 28. Beksat Sattarkonov (kaz) 29. Philip Waruinge (ken) 30 Giovanni Parisi (ita) -----Oscar deserves his spot beating Kirkorov and Chamatov in the goodwill games as a teenager before moving up to lightweight and glory

locoxelbox · Post by **locoxelbox** » 28 Nov 2005, 11:10

Great list. However I would put Todorov ahead of Mesa. He was a two-time world champ at this division and olympic silver medallist (Mesa a three time world bronze medallist only) and he beat Mesa twice.

I'd also move up Juarez,Kamsing and Sattarkhanov.

ogii3 · Post by **ogii3** » 28 Nov 2005, 15:08

Istvan Kovac is at least 10 places upper as well as Stanislav Stepashkin. Beksat Sattarkonov deservs higher spot.
And Serafim Todorov i put on number 1 spot:))) But seriously, he is top 3. I don't know so many fighters that received best fighters awards on World and continental championships - "Russell cup" and "Nikiforov Denissov cup". Bad luck for him at Olympics, otherwise he is for sure number 1 at all time

locoxelbox · Post by **locoxelbox** » 28 Nov 2005, 21:03

I'm not sure Davis deserves the No 1 spot. He was at his best as a lightweight. Also Meldrick Taylor won only the boycotted LA Olympics. It's true he had beat Adolfo Horta but that was a 3-2 decision in the US. And Horta had a much better overall career and was at his best at this weight.

My No 1 and 2 would be 1. Horta, 2. Todorov. Tishenko is on his way to be one of the top 3 if he stays in this division.

mike222 · Post by **mike222** » 30 Nov 2005, 10:49

Great comments,and I need a little revision,however Mesa did win the world challenge twice which made me put him over Todorov,Kovacs only spent a brief time as a feather,Sattarkanov died tragically at 20 obviously never reached his true potential and had a messy fight with Juarez at the Olympics where he tired and could have been disqualified,Kamsing I only saw fight once perhaps he should be higher but who do you drop out of the top ten.

Nile4000 · Post by **Nile4000** » 01 Dec 2005, 18:24

locoxelbox wrote:I'm not sure Davis deserves the No 1 spot. He was at his best as a lightweight. Also Meldrick Taylor won only the boycotted LA Olympics. It's true he had beat Adolfo Horta but that was a 3-2 decision in the US. And Horta had a much better overall career and was at his best at this weight.

My No 1 and 2 would be 1. Horta, 2. Todorov. Tishenko is on his way to be one of the top 3 if he stays in this division.

Didn't Howard only fight at 132 for the Olympic year?

mike222 · Post by **mike222** » 02 Dec 2005, 09:17

Howard was a world champion at this weight although he went up to Lightweight to win Olympic gold-but lightweights have more all time greats and has been a stronger division.

locoxelbox · Post by **locoxelbox** » 02 Dec 2005, 09:26

Yeah, I think you're right. Davis lost to Davey Armstrong at the 1975 Pan am Trials. Another reason he shouldn't be No 1 at this weight.