Where do you put Castillo all time as a lighweight?

[El Gamo]

I think he's underrated. I definitely wouldn't put a guy like Mancini above him.

Neither would I.

The lightweights are very strong though. I mean just going to the 40's there have to be 5 or 6 lightweights there that figure into the top 20 in Ike Williams (whom I think is one of the more underrated fighters ever), Tony Canzonori, Beau Jack, Sammy Angott and their whole cast. Lightweight has been pretty shallow in the number of great fighters in the recent times really, but Castillo has clearly been one of the best. I'd probably have him just inside the top 20. He's a tough fighter, you always know what you are getting with him and he has one of the better body attacks ever in the division.

Nice post,I really like Canzonori,was watching 3 of his fights the other day(I think it was some ESPN some stuff?).

Castillo will be appreciated more the longer he's been retired. Just like most other fighters.

He's beaten Corrales, Casamayor, Stevie Johnston, and some other solid guys, and gave PBF his toughest fight. I wouldn't rate Rosario over him either. He's clearly a Hall of Famer given the types of fighters that have been getting in lately.

I agree with that. Castillo is already one of the best fighters of this generation and one of the most under rated imo so you're right,in hindsight,we'll look back and see that he fought some of the best fighters of this generation and beat quite a few of them.