2007-06-12 19:45:22 · 13 answers · asked by EG 1 in Sports ➔ Boxing
Roberto Duran was an absolute destroyer at 135 during the 1970's, and moved up because he couldn't make the weight anymore. By the mid 1980's, there was Arguello, Pryor, Hector Camacho, Edwin Rosario, JC Chavez and Sweet Pea. Plenty of quality in there. But I would select Duran as the best of those.
2007-06-13 02:14:58 · answer #1 · answered by Oneirokritis 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Duran was the best lightweight in the history of the division without a doubt, but Alexis Arguello gets an honorable mention as well. I would have liked to see how Duran vs Aaron Pryor would have played out but Duran moved up in weight so fast Pryor never happened. Julio Cesar Chavez beat Rosario in 87 for a lightweight title, and he is the only other comparable fighter to Duran and Arguello. An argument can be made that Julio was better than all three, Duran, Arguello and Pryor, but the blogbaba just doesn't see Chavez beating Ray Leonard, Julio had trouble with Frankie Randell, Leonard's size and speed would have made Randell seem slow by comparison, and Ray would have been too much for Julio at 147. No other lightweight could have won world titles at 154 & 160 like Duran did, the 168 lb. title Duran took in 2000 in Panama City when he avenged a loss to Pat Lawlor wasn't a world title, but it was significant none the less considering Duran's first title was at 135.
Gotta believe Roberto Duran was the best lightweight of the 70's-80's.
2007-06-12 20:30:55 · answer #2 · answered by blogbaba 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roberto(Hands Of Stone) Duran dominated the Lightweight division from 1972 -1979 only loosing once and avenged that loss. Only moving up when he could not make the weight and if he still could have made the weight he would have given the division a run up though the 80's.
2007-06-13 10:01:20 · answer #3 · answered by Devon P 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Without a doubt the best fighter in the lightweight division in the 70s-80s was Arturo Frias. Definitely. After him was Rockin Robin Blake. #3 would have to be Charlie "White Lightning" Brown.
2007-06-13 08:17:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Lightweight division, undoubtedly Roberto Duran.
2007-06-13 03:54:45 · answer #5 · answered by Brent 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There really can be no doubt that it was clearly Duran. He dominated the 70's. Whitaker started to come on in the 80's when Duran was starting to fade, but Whitaker also did a lot of his work in the 90's.
2007-06-14 17:30:33 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say Roberto Duran who carried a lightweight championship belt from 1972-1979. Hope this helps.....
2007-06-12 19:53:45 · answer #7 · answered by Ocho Cinco 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
rate these lightweight champions of the 70s and 80s - ken buchanan, roberto duran, esteban de jesus, jim watt, alexis arguello. ray mancini, edwin rosario, jose luis ramirez, julio cesar chanez, greg haugen, vinny pazienza, livingstone bramble, hector camacho, ishimatsu suzuki, rodolfo gonzalez, just to name a few if you are old enough to remember these fighters.
2007-06-13 13:57:30 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Salvador Sanchez on the 70s
JC Chavez on the 80s
2007-06-13 09:58:14 · answer #9 · answered by HEAVY "D" 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Roberto Duran. He was unbeatable at 135.
2007-06-12 20:28:15 · answer #10 · answered by bundini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋