Your Favourite World Champions Ever By Division?

[Tony1244]

I won't do every division

HW-Ali
C-Holyfiled
LH- Spinks
M-Hagler
W-SR Leonard
L-Duran
F-Danny "Little Red" Lopez- I know he's not the best but I like him.

[elmersalsa]

I won't do every division

HW-Ali
C-Holyfiled
LH- Spinks
M-Hagler
W-SR Leonard
L-Duran
F-Danny "Little Red" Lopez- I know he's not the best but I like him.

I didn't like Danny Lopez, but, he was fun to watch. A true warrior.

[Tony1244]

I won't do every division

HW-Ali
C-Holyfiled
LH- Spinks
M-Hagler
W-SR Leonard
L-Duran
F-Danny "Little Red" Lopez- I know he's not the best but I like him.

I didn't like Danny Lopez, but, he was fun to watch. A true warrior.

I don't know what he was like outside of the ring but I was referring to him as a fighter. Very fun to watch.

[Rexob]

I won't do every division

HW-Ali
C-Holyfiled
LH- Spinks
M-Hagler
W-SR Leonard
L-Duran
F-Danny "Little Red" Lopez- I know he's not the best but I like him.

They don't need to be the best to be your favourites have you seen my list?

[Tony1244]

I won't do every division

HW-Ali
C-Holyfiled
LH- Spinks
M-Hagler
W-SR Leonard
L-Duran
F-Danny "Little Red" Lopez- I know he's not the best but I like him.

They don't need to be the best to be your favourites have you seen my list?

I like Bugner, or as the Brits pronounce it Bucknar. No he wasn't the best in his division, but Calzaghe probably was. I guess I just wrote the disclaimer so I didn't get lectured that there are better F than Little Red.

[PredatorHayds]

I won't do every division

HW-Ali
C-Holyfiled
LH- Spinks
M-Hagler
W-SR Leonard
L-Duran
F-Danny "Little Red" Lopez- I know he's not the best but I like him.

They don't need to be the best to be your favourites have you seen my list?

I like Bugner, or as the Brits pronounce it Bucknar. No he wasn't the best in his division, but Calzaghe probably was. I guess I just wrote the disclaimer so I didn't get lectured that there are better F than Little Red.

I put Danny Williams as my fave heavy. Safe to say he's in no ones P4P list.

[orbtastic]

George Foreman
Carl Thompson
Matthew Saad Muhammad but could happily live with Moore or Foster
Nigel Benn
Mike McCallum
Julian Jackson
Tommy Hearns
JC Chavez
Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello = Azumah Nelson
JM Marquez
Wilfredo Gomez
Ruben Olivares = Rafa Marquez
Khaosai Galaxy
Yuri Arbacachov
Saman Sorjaturong
Ricardo Lopez = Roman Gonzalez

[Counter-puncher]

George Foreman
Carl Thompson
Matthew Saad Muhammad but could happily live with Moore or Foster
Nigel Benn
Mike McCallum
Julian Jackson
Tommy Hearns
JC Chavez
Roberto Duran
Alexis Arguello = Azumah Nelson
JM Marquez
Wilfredo Gomez
Ruben Olivares = Rafa Marquez
Khaosai Galaxy
Yuri Arbacachov
Saman Sorjaturong
Ricardo Lopez = Roman Gonzalez

Awesome list bruv

[Keko]

Hw Jersey Joe Walcott
Cr Evander Holyfield
Lhw Billy Conn/Archie Moore
Su Mw Chris Eubank
Mw Mickey Walker
Li Mw Mike McCallum
Ww Sugar Ray Leonard
Li Ww Meldrick Taylor/ Nicollino Loche
Lw Alexis Arguello/ Oscar De La Hoya
Su Fw Diego Corrales
Fw Juan Manuel Marquez
Su Bw Erik Morales/Marco Antonio Barrera
Bw Eder Jofre
Su Flw Johnny Tapia
Flw Jimmy Wilde
Li flw Michael Cabrajal
Min Ivan Calderon/Roman Gonzalez

[Bricks]

HW - Michael Gerrard Tyson
CW - Evander Holyfield
LHW - Bobby Czyz
SMW - James Toney
MW - Thomas Hearns
LM - Saul Alvarez
WW - Donald Curry
JW - Danny Garcia
LW - Roberto Duran
SFW - Floyd Mayweather
FW - Barry Mcguigan
SBW - Jeff Fenech
BW - Raúl Pérez
SFW -Duke Mckenzie
FW - Dave boy Mcauley
LFW - Michael Carbajal
SW - Ricardo López

[Ambling Alp II]

HW -Ali
LHW -Spinks
MW -Robinson
WW-Leonard
LW- Armstrong
FW -Arguello

Very likable guys who were also fun to watch.

[elmersalsa]

One of my favorites, as I said before, was the great Mexican Zurdo de Oro, Vicente Saldivar. I just can't get enough of him watching his bouts on film.

A true all-time great!

[keithmoonhangover]

HW - Michael Gerrard Tyson
CW - Evander Holyfield
LHW - Bobby Czyz
SMW - James Toney
MW - Thomas Hearns
LM - Saul Alvarez
WW - Donald Curry
JW - Danny Garcia
LW - Roberto Duran
SFW - Floyd Mayweather
FW - Barry Mcguigan
SBW - Jeff Fenech
BW - Raúl Pérez
SFW -Duke Mckenzie
FW - Dave boy Mcauley
LFW - Michael Carbajal
SW - Ricardo López

Great list. I have a lot of them on mine. Raul Perez was quality.

[ClivePatrickLyons]

Heavy........The Greatest Ali
Cruiser.......The Real Deal Holyfield
Lht Heavy....The Old Mongoose Moore
Super Middle.The Man Mundine
Middle.........Sugar Ray Robinson
Jr Middle......Hitman Hearns
Welter.........Sugar Ray Leonard
Jr Welter......The Hawk Pryor
Light...........Hands of Stone Duran
Jr Light........The Proffesor Nelson
Feather........Salvidor Sanchez
Super Bantam.Wilfredo Gomez
Bantam.........Lionel Rose
Super Fly.......Phillipino Flash Donaire
Fly...............Pacman Pacquiao I had to put him some where

[Giancarlo]

Heavy........The Greatest Ali
Cruiser.......The Real Deal Holyfield
Lht Heavy....The Old Mongoose Moore
Super Middle.The Man Mundine
Middle.........Sugar Ray Robinson
Jr Middle......Hitman Hearns
Welter.........Sugar Ray Leonard
Jr Welter......The Hawk Pryor
Light...........Hands of Stone Duran
Jr Light........The Proffesor Nelson
Feather........Salvidor Sanchez
Super Bantam.Wilfredo Gomez
Bantam.........Lionel Rose
Super Fly.......Phillipino Flash Donaire
Fly...............Pacman Pacquiao I had to put him some where

Some real crowd pleasers on that list.

Another bloke who held a world title and never in a dull fight is Charlie Magri

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHBF2UyOh74

[Ambling Alp II]

My favorite boxers by division are:
Heavyweight: Muhammad Ali
Cruiserweight: Evander Holyfield
Light-Heavyweight: Roy Jones, Jr.
Super Middleweight: James Toney
Middleweight: Carlos Monzon
Super Welterweight: Thomas Hearns or Mike McCallum
Welterweight: Sugar Ray Leonard
Jr. Welterweight: Julio Cesar Chavez
Lightweight: Roberto Duran (of course)
Jr. Lightweight: Bobby Chacon
Featherweight: Eusebio Pedroza and Vicente Saldivar
Super Bantamweight: None that I can think right now.
Bantamweight: Miguel "Happy" Lora
Super Flyweight: Khaosai Galaxy
Flyweight: None that I can think of right now.
Jr. Flyweight: Hilario Zapata
Strawweight: None that I can think of right now.

Love how he constantly bashes Leonard and Ali but they are his "favorites."

[Woldemar]

HW - Muhammad Ali
CW - Evander Holyfield
LHW - Roy Jones Jr
SMW - Joe Calzaghe
MW - Gerald McClellan
SWW - Tommy Hearns
WW - Sugar Ray Leonard
SLW - Kostya Tszyu
LW - Pernell Whitaker
SFW - Acelino Freitas
FW - Azumah Nelson
SBW - MAB
BW - Alfonso Zamora
SFlW - Khaosai Galaxy
FlW - Yuri Arbachakov
LFlW - Yoko Gushiken
MnW - Ricardo Lopez

[Harrymonk36]

Really enjoyed looking at these lists, and liking the fact it's just who you like, not who was the best. Here's mine.

Heavyweight - Mike Tyson (Honourable mention for Larry Holmes)
Cruiserweight - Evander Holyfield
Light Heavyweight - Matthew Saad Muhammed
Super Middleweight - Nigel Benn
Middleweight - Marvin Hagler
Super Welterweight - Mike McCallum
Welterweight - Sugar Ray Leonard (Honourable mentions for Tommy Hearns & Don Curry)
Super Lightweight - Aaron Pryor (Honourable mention for JC Chavez)
Lightweight - Roberto Duran (Honourable mentions for Ray Mancini)
Super Featherweight - Bobby Chacon (My favourite division, Lopez, Lockridge, Boza Edwards, Mitchell etc)
Featherweight - Azumah Nelson (Another great division, Alexis Arguello, Salvador Sanchez, Barry McGuigan)
Super Bantamweight - Marco Antonio Barrera (Yet another great division, Erik Morales, Wifredo Gomez, Israel Vazguez)
Bantamweight - Jeff Fenech (Just, over Orlando Canizales)
Super Flyweight - Robert Quiroga
Flyweight - Duke McKenzie
Light Flyweight - Michael Carbajal
Minimumweight - Ricardo Lopez

Purely my favourites

[SaadOffTheDeck]

I'm shocked how many people love Leonard & hearns. I can only assume that's mostly people that weren't around for the rivalry. Respect everywhere, but I didn't know anyone that cheered for all 4 of the kings.

[elmersalsa]

Those 4 Duran, Hagler, Hearns and Leonard were extraordinary boxers. They still got the fan appeal and admiration even though their primes were more than 30 years ago.

I'll probably won't see a four-way rivalry of that class anytime soon. I expect nobody either.

[Ambling Alp II]

I'm shocked how many people love Leonard & hearns. I can only assume that's mostly people that weren't around for the rivalry. Respect everywhere, but I didn't know anyone that cheered for all 4 of the kings.

Some people like to say that they like someone when they really don't. Then they act they are being objective when they rip them constantly.
Other people really do like guys who were rivals; however I never knew anyone either that liked all four of them.
The people that I personally know who followed boxing back then (I don't know anyone personally who does now) were mostly Leonard fans. Some liked Hagler and/or Hearns as well. I have never known anyone personally who liked Duran.

[SaadOffTheDeck]

Leonard was definitely the most popular, all my friends followed Boxing then. Hearns and Duran were my two favorite fighters, hated Leonard and cheered against Hagler. Marvin had a lot of fans in my high school. None of them watch Boxing anymore.

[elmersalsa]

I'm shocked how many people love Leonard & hearns. I can only assume that's mostly people that weren't around for the rivalry. Respect everywhere, but I didn't know anyone that cheered for all 4 of the kings.

Some people like to say that they like someone when they really don't. Then they act they are being objective when they rip them constantly.
Other people really do like guys who were rivals; however I never knew anyone either that liked all four of them.
The people that I personally know who followed boxing back then (I don't know anyone personally who does now) were mostly Leonard fans. Some liked Hagler and/or Hearns as well. I have never known anyone personally who liked Duran.

It could be because Duran wasn't American?

[APerno]

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HW – Jack Dempsey (that’s why I named my daughter after him; no not ‘Jack’ – her name is ‘Dempsey’)

CW – (I don’t know any)

LH – Matthew Saad Muhammad (once got to sit in [actually next to] his corner; always a good fight; please see my post “Going to the Fights: As good as it gets" - http://boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=202867)

MW – Nino Benvenuti (when I was only 14, his come from behind victory over Luis Manuel Rodriguez made me a life-long fight fan)

WW – Tommy “Hit Man” Hearns (was always what I believe a fighter should be, a fighter!)

LW – Livingstone Bramble (always fun to watch and listen to; I once heard a sports’ writer say: “Whoever he fights has a home planet advantage.” – actually it turns out he is a bright, sensitive, and kind man.)

FW – Danny ‘Little Red’ Lopez (fought every round like it was his last; was already going for the knockout during introductions)

BW – Jimmy Navarro (local kid [Hialeah, FL] got his title shot against Orlando Canizales and got mugged – lasting only 2:39, oops!)

FW – Probably some kid from Thailand whose name is 37 letters long, which I can neither say nor spell (actually I don’t know any)

[SaadOffTheDeck]

I'm shocked how many people love Leonard & hearns. I can only assume that's mostly people that weren't around for the rivalry. Respect everywhere, but I didn't know anyone that cheered for all 4 of the kings.

Some people like to say that they like someone when they really don't. Then they act they are being objective when they rip them constantly.
Other people really do like guys who were rivals; however I never knew anyone either that liked all four of them.
The people that I personally know who followed boxing back then (I don't know anyone personally who does now) were mostly Leonard fans. Some liked Hagler and/or Hearns as well. I have never known anyone personally who liked Duran.

It could be because Duran wasn't American?

Duran was very popular here. Msg sang happy birthday to him while he bludgeoned new York's own Davey Moore. A bunch of my friends loved Duran.