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But first let's try and name those who performed well in at least 4 weight classes. Off the top of my head. (No super-junior-weights)

Young Stribling
Jimmy McLarnin
Sam Langford
Though it pains to me to say it James Toney.

Jackie Blackburn?

Decagon wrote:James Toney did very well at 160, 168 and heavyweight, with a top performance at 190 to boot.

• Barney Ross
• Henry Armstrong
• Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
• Tommy Hearns
• Billy Conn
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Bob Fitzsimmons
• Tommy Burns
• Sugar Ray Robinson
• Ezzard Charles
• Oscar de la Hoya
• Julio Cesar Chavez
• Alexis Arguello
• Erik Morales
• Marco Antonio Barrera
• Manny Pacquiao
• Emile Griffith
• Jose Napoles

This is an impressive list.....Has all the names I could think of, though I'm sure there are more. Oh yeah that pesky Roberto fella that Dec never wants to give any credit to.

Fair enough...I over stated. But I think he beat Barkley and the judges seem to agree. He did pretty well in 3 weight classes I'd say. But perhaps not as well as some of the other names you compiled.

Good list... I would add Whitaker who was undisputed Lightweight champion, won a belt at 140, defended his Welterweight title 9 times, and won a belt at 154 against a guy with like 12+ defenses... Whitaker was amazing.

Jones was champion in four weight classes... technically, at least... performed well at 154 also...

I know Archie Moore was a Middleweight at one point, not sure how good he was at that weight... but if he was any good you could put him in, since he was an all time great Light Heavyweight and a good Heavyweight contender...

Benitez was good at three weight classes and won three belts...

Stanley Ketchel. At least 4 weight classes
Mickey Walker. 4 weight classes

I believe, though I'm not positive, that Ketchel started his career below WW. He did well at WW, won the MW title, I believe he beat PJ O'Brien the second time at LHW, and then obviously fought for the HW title. Didn't say he was great or fought for titles at 4 weights, just that he was fairly successful at them.

Joe Calzaghe -- light middleweight (Ashira), middleweight (Bika) and super-middleweight.

The obvoius ones have been mentioned. I add in George Carpentier, Tommy Gibbons, and Shane Mosley.

Felix Trinidad also did well in 3 weight divisions.......until he ran into Bernard Hopkins

Some of those names listed like Trinidad though performed well in 3 modern divisions, Junior, Super, Light. etc. It's just not the same comparing a guy who did well at JLW-LW-JWW, to a guy who performed well at FW-LW-WW.

Decagon wrote:I hate to break it to you, but Ketchel didn't have any major success outside of 160.

Ketchel knocked out light heavyweight champion Philadelphia Jack O'Brien.

You are a clown, Decagon.

Anybody here hear of Pete Latzo?

Archie Moore?

Ezzard Charles?

It seems that Fitzsimmons, Langford, McLarnin, Mickey Walker, and Henry Armstrong are the most remarkable in this respect.

Sugar Shane Mosley at 135, 147, and 154

Also Erik Morales at 122.126, and 130

Diamond WEAPON wrote:Also Erik Morales at 122.126, and 130

No offense intended, but while I agree Morales is a fine fighter, his accomplishments while moving up all of 8 pounds just doesn't seem to fit in this discussion with guys like Armstrong, Walker, Langford, Charles, etc.

The Great John L wrote:

Diamond WEAPON wrote:Also Erik Morales at 122.126, and 130

No offense intended, but while I agree Morales is a fine fighter, his accomplishments while moving up all of 8 pounds just doesn't seem to fit in this discussion with guys like Armstrong, Walker, Langford, Charles, etc.

Well I just figured since Barrera was mentioned, tho of course Barrera did do well at 115 before jumping to 122 and eventually 130

Archie Moore was a #1 contender at middleweight, long-time dominant world champion at light heavyweight, and #1 contender at heavyweight.

Though he never even got a title shot, Del Flanagan defeated world class fighters at LW-WW-MW.

Almost forgot one of my favorites. Young Corbett III. Very successful in at least 3 weight classes.

Decagon wrote:

BoxBuzz wrote:This is an impressive list.....Has all the names I could think of, though I'm sure there are more. Oh yeah that pesky Roberto fella that Dec never wants to give any credit to.

Don't know where you got that:

Pound-for-pound

1. Ray Robinson
2. Henry Armstrong
3. Harry Greb
4. Sam Langford
5. Roberto Duran
6. Jimmy Wilde
7. Ezzard Charles
8. Muhammad Ali
9. Joe Louis
10. Benny Leonard

Lightweight:

1. Roberto Duran
2. Benny Leonard
3. Henry Armstrong
4. Pernell Whitaker
5. Ike Williams
6. Barney Ross
7. Alexis Arguello
8. Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
9. Julio Cesar Chavez
10. Joe Gans

I simply appreciate the fact that he wasn't anywhere near close to beating Hagler or Barkley, and that he could have easily lost the decision to Leonard.

Hey, impressive list Dec