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Featherweight
144 Fighters
1. Hank Armstrong 19-1 (16)
After stoppage wins over Young Griffo, Yuriorkis Gamboa & Tommy Paul..Hank squared off against Salvador Sanchez in a battle of unbeaten fighters. Hank fell just short, losing a tight decision in a vicious battle. He wouldn't lose again scoring KO's of Battling Battalino, Chalky Wright, Sugar ramos(1rd), Alexis Arguello and destroying Sanchez in a rematch in 6 rounds.
2. Azumah Nelson 19-1 (12)
Nelson won the IBF title in the opening week with a tenth round KO of Patrick Ford. He made twelve defenses including decisions over Griffo and Ernesto Marcel . His most impressive defense was probably the first round KO over Ruben Olivares. Neslon then faced Manny Pacquiao in a unification fight and after both men hit the deck early Nelson fell short late via tenth round KO.He rebounded with a stoppage of Terry mcGovern.
3. Kid Chocolate 17-0-3 (7)
Draws with Mike Dundee, Naseem Hamed & Johnny Famechon were the only blemished on the great Cubans record. He didn't meet the greatest schedule of opponents but decision wins over Juan Manuel Marquez, Eder Jofre & eusebio Pedroza more than earned his ranking.
4. Willie Pep 18-2 (2)
After four routine wins, Pep was stopped on cuts by Marquez and then lost a clear decision to battalino. From that point on Willie was untouchable and he reeled off 14 in a row against the likes of Louis Kaplan, Eugene Criqui & Chalky Wright.
5. Sandy Saddler 17-3 (17)
Saddler lost a major clash with Abe Attell and was upset by Juan Manuel Lopez & Barry McGuigan. Nobody else saw the final bell including Eusebio pedroza in one of the greatest fights I have ever simmed, both men were down 3 times before saddler finished him in eight. Erik Morales & Jeff Fenech were also stopped late after violent brawls.
Current Champions
WBC- Vicente Saldivar(12) 18-2 (15)
WBO- Robert Guerrero (21) 12-4-4 (3)
IBF & WBA- Chris John (55) 13-6-1 (2)
IBO- Johnny Cuthbert (69) 9-9-2 (3)
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