The 80s, A wasted opportunity for light middle division ?

[littlepug]

was thinking about the amount of talent about in the mid 80s that could have easily ended up (with a bit of luck) in the light middleweight division, it could of been possible to have had leonard, hearns, duran, curry, mcallum, pryor and whoever else im forgetting in a round robin of fights that would surely have made light middle the poster division for the sport, im thinking that weight would be ideal for the fighters mentioned ( maybe not duran ) and would of produced some epic fights, anyway who else am i missing that could have joined that bunch ?

[elmersalsa]

The 154lbs division was a so-so class for the great Roberto Duran. Too slow for that class, but still, he gave some great performances

[littlepug]

The 154lbs division was a so-so class for the great Roberto Duran. Too slow for that class, but still, he gave some great performances

yeah just a bit too high for duran. you could chuck herol graham and kalambay in the mix tho

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Pryor was too small to ever fight there.

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was thinking about the amount of talent about in the mid 80s that could have easily ended up (with a bit of luck) in the light middleweight division, it could of been possible to have had leonard, hearns, duran, curry, mcallum, pryor and whoever else im forgetting in a round robin of fights that would surely have made light middle the poster division for the sport, im thinking that weight would be ideal for the fighters mentioned ( maybe not duran ) and would of produced some epic fights, anyway who else am i missing that could have joined that bunch ?

Pryor?

It took Pryor until 1987 to step up to welterweight, despite claiming the likes of SRL ducked him.

It would have been the mid 1990s before he attempted a further jump up in weight & all those guys would have been long gone.

[littlepug]

was thinking about the amount of talent about in the mid 80s that could have easily ended up (with a bit of luck) in the light middleweight division, it could of been possible to have had leonard, hearns, duran, curry, mcallum, pryor and whoever else im forgetting in a round robin of fights that would surely have made light middle the poster division for the sport, im thinking that weight would be ideal for the fighters mentioned ( maybe not duran ) and would of produced some epic fights, anyway who else am i missing that could have joined that bunch ?

Pryor?

It took Pryor until 1987 to step up to welterweight, despite claiming the likes of SRL ducked him.

It would have been the mid 1990s before he attempted a further jump up in weight & all those guys would have been long gone.

Okay bit of a stretch with Pryor let my imagination run away a bit, although I did say with a bit of luck !

[Ambling Alp II]

there were still some big fights: Duran-Benitez, Duran-Hearns, Benitez-Hearns. Not a total loss.

[littlepug]

there were still some big fights: Duran-Benitez, Duran-Hearns, Benitez-Hearns. Not a total loss.

yes some got made but wouldve given my right arm to see hearns v leonard at light middle and mcallum against them both

[littlepug]

also think if curry had moved up before the honeyghan fight he could of been a real force at the weight, he looked good against mcallum but the damage had already been done