![]() ![]() Freddie Welsh: A clever defensive boxer, “The Welsh Wizard” was the British and European lightweight king before he won the world title in 1914. Ambers (right) mixes it up with Tony Canzoneri.ħ. Lou Ambers: The fighter known as “The Herkimer Hurricane” was at or near the top of the division for the better part of a decade, scoring big wins over Tony Canzoneri, Baby Arizmendi, Frankie Klick, Fritzie Zivic, Al Davis and (albeit, in rather dubious fashion) the great Henry Armstrong. A peak Chavez Senior brutalizes Edwin Rosario.Ĩ. One of the greatest body punchers of all-time, at 135 and 140 he defeated the likes of Edwin Rosario, Greg Haugen, Jose Luis Ramirez, Hector Camacho, Meldrick Taylor and Roger Mayweather. Julio Cesar Chavez: Without question, the iron-chinned Chavez is an all-time great, his fists leaving a trail of destruction from 130 up to welterweight. Ortiz seizes the world title from “Old Bones” Brown in 1962.ĩ. Carlos Ortiz: Perhaps the greatest of all the great Puerto Rican champions and arguably the best lightweight of the 1960’s, Ortiz bested Joe Brown, Duilio Loi, Flash Elorde, Ismael Laguna and Sugar Ramos. Nelson takes a big shot from Wolgast during their famous 40 round war.ġ0. Battling Nelson: A rough and incredibly tough brawler with amazing stamina, “The Durable Dane” holds wins over Joe Gans, Young Corbett II, Artie Sims and Aurelio Herrera. Blackburn claimed to have answered the bell more than 400 times in his long career. Jack Blackburn: The man they called “Chappie” never won the world title, but he faced a long list of all-time greats and has the distinction of giving tough battles to three bona fide legends: Sam Langford, Harry Greb and Joe Gans. So without further ado, the greatest lightweights of all-time, complete with ‘Honorable Mentions.’ Disagree with our picks? Leave your comments and give your own take on the best to ever lace up the gloves at 135.ġ2. Click the links to see our lists for flyweight, bantamweight, middleweight and light heavyweight. For simplicity’s sake, and to spread the glory around, we list fighters in one division only, so you won’t find Henry Armstrong or Barney Ross here as we rank “Homicide Hank” at featherweight, while Ross is in our pantheon of all-time greatest welterweights. We continue our periodic series ranking the all-time best boxers in the original eight weight classes by today casting our discerning eye on the lightweights. ![]()
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