Who is the greatest ever Featherweight?

[Master]

Sandy Sadler

[GAME]

Marco Antonio Barrera

[Taeth]

You are all wrong. It was Hank Armstrong.
Then Pep
then Pacquiao

[ICB]

Top 10 in no order from fighters i've seen enough of.


Salvador Sanchez
Naseem Hamed
Eusebio Pedroza
Alexis Arguello
Azumah Nelson
Juan Manuel Marquez
Vincente Saldivar = Recently been able to get some footage of him
Danny Lopez
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera

Guys like Luisito Espinosa, Tom Johnson, deserve a mention aswell. Infact you could place those 2 fighters on the list, because they made many title defenses. But mine was just a quick list not very thought out, i'll make a better one later.

[Scott22]

Azumah Nelson

[brucelee]

Top 10 in no order from fighters i've seen enough of.


Salvador Sanchez
Naseem Hamed
Eusebio Pedroza
Alexis Arguello
Azumah Nelson
Juan Manuel Marquez
Vincente Saldivar = Recently been able to get some footage of him
Danny Lopez
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera

Guys like Luisito Espinosa, Tom Johnson, deserve a mention aswell. Infact you could place those 2 fighters on the list, because they made many title defenses. But mine was just a quick list not very thought out, i'll make a better one later.

I've watched Luisito's fights and I can put him up there.

it would be Pac, Arguello,Nelson,Sanchez,Lopez, Barrera,Hamed, Morales for me.

I can't believe you mention Espinosa but not Pac.

[Moono]

Top 10 in no order from fighters i've seen enough of.


Salvador Sanchez
Naseem Hamed
Eusebio Pedroza
Alexis Arguello
Azumah Nelson
Juan Manuel Marquez
Vincente Saldivar = Recently been able to get some footage of him
Danny Lopez
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera

Guys like Luisito Espinosa, Tom Johnson, deserve a mention aswell. Infact you could place those 2 fighters on the list, because they made many title defenses. But mine was just a quick list not very thought out, i'll make a better one later.

I've watched Luisito's fights and I can put him up there.

it would be Pac, Arguello,Nelson,Sanchez,Lopez, Barrera,Hamed, Morales for me.

I can't believe you mention Espinosa but not Pac.

whats hard to believe? just because you put pac on a pedestal doesnt mean he is the greatest feather weight.

I would have Prince NAseem on their not pacman, pacman has never stayed at 1 weight that long.

[Galaxy]

Overall its Pep for me... but from those I've seen a lot of then its Sanchez!

Based on what I've seen, what I've read/ researched my top 5 would be:

Pep
Armstrong
Sandler
Miller
Kid Chocolate

[ICB]

Top 10 in no order from fighters i've seen enough of.


Salvador Sanchez
Naseem Hamed
Eusebio Pedroza
Alexis Arguello
Azumah Nelson
Juan Manuel Marquez
Vincente Saldivar = Recently been able to get some footage of him
Danny Lopez
Erik Morales
Marco Antonio Barrera

Guys like Luisito Espinosa, Tom Johnson, deserve a mention aswell. Infact you could place those 2 fighters on the list, because they made many title defenses. But mine was just a quick list not very thought out, i'll make a better one later.

I've watched Luisito's fights and I can put him up there.

it would be Pac, Arguello,Nelson,Sanchez,Lopez, Barrera,Hamed, Morales for me.

I can't believe you mention Espinosa but not Pac.

Manny Pacquiao to my knowledge only had like 2 or 3 fights at Featherweight, he was better at other divisions. I don't think he deserves a spot in the top 10 Featherweights of all time based on a few fights.

As for Roberto's comment i only listed the fighters i have seen enough of like you. I listed fighters like Erik Morales, MAB, Alexis Arguello, because i couldn't think of anyone else really.

I know they were better at other weightclasses but fighters like Sugar Ramos, and ETC. I haven't seen or i haven't seen enough of, so i just added MAB, Erik Morales, Alexis Arguello to fill the top 10 in. Because there the fighters i know enough of to list.

[The Fightfan]

Sandy Sadler

I agree with this one Sandy manhandled Pep like he was his bitch in most of the fight's. Except the one were Pep ran and ran, tap and tap his way to victory.

Sandy Saddler easily the best so far.

[Master]

Sandy Sadler

I agree with this one Sandy manhandled Pep like he was his bitch in most of the fight's. Except the one were Pep ran and ran, tap and tap his way to victory.

Sandy Saddler easily the best so far.

Joseph "Sandy" Sadler was born in Boston, Massachusetts on June 23, 1926, and died on September 18, 2001. He was a two-time featherweight world champion, and also held the junior lightweight crown. Over his twelve-year career (1944-1956), Sadler scored 103 knockouts. He was stopped only once, in his second pro fight, by Jock Leslie. His final record was 145-16-2.

Saddler is best known for his four-bout series with boxing legend Willie Pep. The two first faced off on 29 October 1948. Pep was the reigning featherweight champion of the world, and coming into the fight boasted a record of 134-1-1. Pep had not lost since Sammy Angott beat him by decision on 3 March 1943, a span of 74 fights. Sadler captured the title by knocking Pep down four times en route to a four-round knockout victory. Pep then recaptured the crown on 11 February 1949 by outpointing Saddler over 15 rounds, in what is considered one of the greatest boxing exhibitions ever seen. Sadler regained the crown on 8 September 1950 by a TKO in the eight round. Pep quit after dislocating his shoulder. The pair fought their last fight on 26 September 1951. In one of the dirtiest championship fights ever fought, Sadler won when the fight was stopped in the tenth round. Sadler fought many other notable opponents during his career. He knocked out future lightweight champion Joe Brown, as well as lightweight champions Lara Salas and Paddy DeMarco. Sadler beat lightweight champion Jimmy Carter, knocked out future junior lightweight champion Gabriel "Flash" Elorde, and lost to Larry Boardman.