So you're saying that these fighters (Paul Williams,Miguel Cotto,Shane Mosley,Antonio Margarito,Kermit Cintron,Ricky Hatton,Zab Judah,Andre Berto,Joshua Clottey) are quality fighters. I do not disagree about it ( in their own way, they are good). Now let me ask you, how many of these fighters you have mentioned will be remembered by history like the way boxing history remembers Robinson, Duran, Basilio and Leonard?

Who knows ?? they haven't finished there career yet so its unfair but all i know is that they are all good fighters and this Welterweight era has more good fighters in it than Robinson's Welterweight era and Leonard's Welterweight era no question.

You've lost the debate ICB. These fighters you have mentioned will never be remembered better than Robinson and Duran. You may ask any boxing analyst. You may even ask yourself.

Ducked Charles Burley? It was the mafia who decided who will fight whom. Charles happened to be in the wrong time when discrimination was so high in boxing that the Mafia can not tolerate anymore any black fighter excelling in boxing aside from Robinson. Robinson can not do anything about Charles.

Its actually noted he ducked Burley because Bruely sparked Robinson twice in sparring when Burley was gym sweeper or something i think he knew something about Burley that Burley had his number but not only Robinson ducked Burley alot of fighters did.

Actually noted that he ducked Burley? That's more of a rumor/hearsay than a fact.

Ok so he had one good victory over Ike Williams but Kirkland Laing beat Duran once does that make him great fighter ?? Terry Marsh beat Robinson, Glen Johnson beat Roy Jones so many great fighters lose to fighters they shouldn't Bruce that doesn't make fighters like Laing, Johnson, Marsh, Costner great all you can mention is one victory he and there you haven't proven anything and you mentioned them names to prove greatness of Robinson ?? all you did is make it easy for me Bruce.

And I also said all the other top contenders in the division. Have you forgotten that? You have asked me to identify at least one great fighter these fighters I mentioned have fought. I gave you names. Now all you say is "they all have padded records". Have you really seen their fights for you to conclude that they really have padded records?

I believe it's Mayweather who has padded records. Quoted from wikipedia "From 1996 to early 1998, Mayweather fought against relatively easy opponents and won most of the fights by knockout or TKO".

By the way, you haven't answered me who among the fighters you mentioned have fought Mayweather to make the welterweight era better than before. You were questioning Robinson's quality of opponents so let me throw back the question to you. Who has Mayweather beaten in the welterweight? Did you watch the video I posted regarding the Mayweather vs Judah fight?

Mayweather has 38 fights (some padded) with 24 KOs. Mayweather only fought 3 (?) fighters in the welterweight. 2 of them questionable and selected for an easy win.

Robinson had a total of 202 fights (most of the fights involve all-out battle)
Wins 175
Wins by KO 108
Losses 19
Draws 6
No contests 2
And still Mayweather is greater than Robinson?

By the way, mayweather did duck margarito. He rejected an $8Million dollar offer to fight margarito in 2006 and decided to go up to fight De LA hoya but ODLH postponed the fight to 2007 so he decided to fight Cory Spinks but it did not push through coz of Spinks mandatory defense. So he decided to fight Baldomir coz he was already in the bad light.