Ray Robinson and Armstrong didn't clean out the lightweight division before they moved on to welterweight. Were they ducking fighters or that they didn't give a shit about it? Behind the heavyweight division, welterweight is where the money and glory is in the lower weight classes.
And seriously who the hell would turn down 20 million dollar paydays to fight Guzman, Valero, Funeka, for 2 million instead of fighting De La Hoya, Hatton, Cotto, Mayweather?
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