Last time the two best in each division fought?

When was the last time the two best fighters in the following divisions faced each other:

126
130
135
140
147
154
160
168
175
200
Hvy

 

135 - Corrales TKO10 Castillo

 

Wrong. Castillo ko5 Corrales happened last.

 

did that fight occur at lightweight?

i thought u were referring to bouts where both men made the lightweight limit

 

:crying::crying:

Whatever. So it's been 8-9 years since the two best lightweights have fought? That's fucking pathetic. How do they grt away with this shit?

What about ther other weights?

 

Wrong.

 

Corrales' win came first? Wrong. And Corrales/Castillo II was contracted at 135. In this context, to judge boxing's viability, it qualifies.

Regardless, when did the two best last face one another in other dividions?

Heavyweight was Lewis/Vitali, but arguably not depending on your view of Wlad

147?
140. Was it Tszyu/Judah?

 

Arguably not? Wlad had been KOd by Sanders a couple months prior.

 

Ah. Well that settles it then. I guess at that point few would've said Wlad was better. ::

 

It rarely happens and that is why boxing sucks.

 

Ali was the Champ the same year George Foreman won Ring Fighter Of The Year. :nono:

Who was the consensus #2 at that point? Norton? Quarry? Shavers?

 

Was Enzo Macaroni the 2nd best guy at CW when Haye fought him?

 

::

Definitely in Britain. ::

That said, dressing it up as being for the "Undisputed" title was cheap, considering that Cunningham was still out there at the time.

 

Arguably, yes.

And Froch v Ward was no.1 and no.2 at 168 IMO. Bute is, at best, presently third in that division.

MTF

 

Manny Vs Marquez 1 and 2 would have to be the answers for 126 and 130.

Frock Vs Ward for 168.

wald pussy Vs Mormeck for heavyweight.

 

Lewis-Holyfield at HW?

MTF :dunno:

 

126: MAB vs. Morales 2
130: Pac vs, JMM 2
135: Corrales vs. Castillo 1
140: Bradley vs. Alexander
147: Trinidad vs. DLH
154: Trinidad vs. Vargas? Mosley vs. Winky?
160: Hopkins vs. Trinidad or Taylor vs. Winky
168: Calzaghe vs. Kessler
175: Tarver vs. Dawson? Tarver vs. G/Johnson? Hopkins vs. Dawson?
200: Adamek vs, Cunningham
Hvy: Lennox vs. Holyfield

 

Mosley vs. Winky - No.
What about Mosley/Forrest?

 

In 2004 Pacquiao and Marquez were the best 2 featherweights in the world.

 

Lewis TKO 6 Vitali

 

Easy. Anytime Floyd fights he fights the best.

 

126 - barrera vs. morales II
130 - pacquiao vs. marquez II
135 - corrales vs. castillo I
140 - tszyu vs. mitchell II
147 - margarito vs. cotto I (did williams already move up by then? was floyd in retirement?)
154 - wright vs. mosley
160 - pavlik vs. taylor I
168 - calzaghe vs. kessler
175 - tarver vs. johnson
200 - adamek vs. cunningham
Hvy - lewis vs. rahman II

 

word.

 

i'll remember this post when bute wipes his arse with what is left of froch

 

Yep.

 

Why the fuck would Froch be rated higher than Kessler when Froch fought Ward?

 

Yep, Kessler has more of a claim to being #2 than Froch and it's not proven that Bute is better or worse than either of them so it's still not really clear.

 

Neil's right. One was a lightweight and the other didn't even try. Castillo knew Corrales was drained, so he didn't bother trying to make weight and was fresher as a result.

 

Solid.