the following fighters could've, should've been world champions but for some reason either they fought in a very tough division or just had bad luck:

baby arizmendi - featherweight - old-timer - 71-27-13 13 KO's

ruben castillo - featherweight - fought in the 70's and 80's and fought the best of that era. really hardluck fighter. 69-10-2 37 KO's

alvaro "yaqui" lopez - light heavyweight - tough as nails fighter who fought i believe in the division's heyday era (1970's). 61-15 39 KO's.

mike ayala - super bantamweight - great technician who just fell short numerous times. 45-6 23 KO's.

art "golden boy" aragon - lightweight - the original "golden boy" who was extremely popular in los angeles in the 50's. was los angeles' first big superstar and was known to date many hollywood starlets. by the way, was originally from belen, new mexico which is about 40 miles from albuquerque where i live. 90-20-6 62 KO's.