While weighing in well below the world's vaunted heavyweights, some of the greatest prize fighters have called the welterweight division home.
Though the ilk of Ali, Louis, Foreman and Frazier never fought at anywhere near 147 pounds, several of the most successful pugilists did, including, perhaps, the greatest of all time.
From a double shot of sugar to Mr. Money himself, here are the ten best welterweight fighters of all time.
1. Sugar Ray Robinson (1940-65) - 201 career fights - 174 wins - 109 by knockout - 19 losses - 6 draws - 2 no contests
2. Sugar Ray Leonard (1997-97) - 40-36-25-3-1-0
3. Henry Armstrong (1931-45) - 181-151-101-21-9-0
4. Gerardo 'Kid Gavilán' González (1943-58) - 143-108-28-30-5-0
5. Emile Griffith (1958-77) - 112-85-23-24-2-1
6. José Ángel Nápoles (1958-75) - 88-81-54-7-0-0
7. Barney Ross (1929-38) - 81-74-22-4-3-0-0
8. Floyd Mayweather Jr. (1996-2017) - 50-50-27-0-0-0
9. Tommy Hearns (1977-2006) - 67-61-48-5-1-0
10. Manny Pacquiao (1995-2021) - 72-62-39-8-2-0