He also was fantastic against Carlos Palomino, his overall resume at welterweight was short though. 18) Roberto Duranĭuran beat a prime Leonard moving up from Lightweight that alone gets him on the list. He probably could have beaten a lot ranked above him, but Welterweight’s resume does not allow that. He beat Roberto Duran, but that does not factor in because that fight was contested at Super Welterweight. 19) Wilfred BenitezĪt welterweight, his best wins were over Carlos Palomino and Randy Shields he lost a tough tactical fight to Sugar Ray Leonard. He defeated such top talents as Mike O’Dowd, Charley White, Mickey Walker and his great rival Ted “Kid” Lewis in impressive victories. A true ring master, this prolific champion with 37 title bouts to his name made up for his lack of punching power with technical proficiency and ring smarts. They referred to Britton as “The Boxing Marvel,” and for a good reason. The division has held great super fights and maybe over the last one hundred years has been the most consistently good division in all of Boxing. The Welterweight division has long been a glamour division with the likes of Leonard and Robinson.
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