Boxers that were only great at a certain weight

[evalistinho]

which boxers were very good at only one weightclass? The ones that they just couldnt be successful if they moved up or down.

[jecxbox]

Kosta Tszyu?

[PH|LLA]

Hatton. Though great is stretching it.

Hopkins was great at MW but he surely could have made some noise at SMW and LHW too

Hagler maybe not so much

[Florida boy]

Bob Foster, although he is way overrated at that weight(light heavy).

[lightsout]

Wilfredo Gomez, great at 122! Not the same at 126, 130.

[Illmatic]

Wilfredo Gomez, great at 122! Not the same at 126, 130.

Thats the first one that came to my mind.

[jimmie]

Archie Moore wasnt very successfull at Heavyweight compared to his Light Heavy days.

[dave82]

Michael Moorer - Great at LHW

[Illmatic]

Michael Moorer - Great at LHW

stop it...he won titles 3 times at heavy, and was undisputed champ...much more success than light heavy

[Thread Stealer]

stop it...he won titles 3 times at heavy, and was undisputed champ...much more success than light heavy

Yeah.

Moorer was a beast at light-heavyweight, but it's not like he fought a lot of top opposition there.

I don't think the other titlists were too anxious to fight him.

[hmi]

Wlad, great at HW. He will be KO'ed in CW.

[dave82]

stop it...he won titles 3 times at heavy, and was undisputed champ...much more success than light heavy

Don't get me wrong he was a good heavyweight but i thought he was a great LHW. Isnt that what the thread is about? Just my opinion anyways

[Illmatic]

Don't get me wrong he was a good heavyweight but i thought he was a great LHW. Isnt that what the thread is about? Just my opinion anyways

yeah, my bad man, I just strongly disagree. He was great at heavyweight, and good at light heavy. He didnt fight any competition to make him great at light heavy.

[dave82]

yeah, my bad man, I just strongly disagree. He was great at heavyweight, and good at light heavy. He didnt fight any competition to make him great at light heavy.

Fair enough :good

[Florida boy]

moorer was un underachiever at heavyweight, he could have done more with discipline. at light heavy, he was a beast.

[2ironmt]

it's probably harder to name guys great in more than 1 of the original weight classes (not the 5lb divisions). all fighters have an ideal weight and it takes something very special to have greatnes outside that weight.

[gambleer]

Freitas.
Great at 130. Not the same at 135, but still good enough to be a 2 time world champ.

[BigBone]

Shane pulled off his biggest wins at 147, but he looked the best - and far better - at 135. The Shane of 1998 vs. the LWs of 2008 is a one-sided massacre.

[CJLightweight]

pac - become greater as he moved up, was KOed twice as a flyweight, won a title their but not great.