Why is the welterweight division so strong?

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

It seems that Welterweight is usually either the first or second deepest talent pool for as long as I can remember. There always are old strong fighters, promising young talent and solid prime fighters. Currently two men have claim to the p4p title in the eyes of most that follow boxing both have not surprisingly made their biggest statements of late at welterweight. Above are 5 prospects that most of you are no doubt familiar with. Are there any others that you guys can think of? Do you have further thoughts as to why 147 always seems to have such a solid line-up?

Wait a minute... A Ginger Mexican How the hell did that happen?!

[Dizaster]

Plus Welterweight just sounds cool... Cooler than Straw weight or Cruiser weight or light middle weight... Then the glory of Heavyweight of course... I think the history of Welterweight is enough for people to want to make their name there in this day and age..

But mostly as everyone else said, for the person of average height, that is where it's at regarding weight... The mixture of speed plus power is balanced... Welter has the largest showcases of different styles and attributes and boxing skill....

[HattonTheHammer]

Is there really a standout answer to this question other than the simple fact that the competition is much denser!!

[mattboxingfan]

Im a 6'0 welterweight! So i must agree and say it is the best weightclass