RING's TOP 5 by the decade

Chups

Just got the new issue and I wanted to share:

TOP 5

1920-1929

1. Harry Greb
2. Benny Leonard
3. Gene Tunney
4. Mickey Walker
5. Pancho Villa

1930-1939

1. Henry Armstrong
2. Joe Louis
3. Barney Ross
4. Tony Canzoneri
5. Jimmy McLarnin

1940-1949

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Ezzard Charles
3. Willie Pep
4. Joe Louis
5. Ike Williams

1950-1959

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Archie Moore
3. Kid Gavilan
4. Rocky Marciano
5. Pascual Perez

1960-1969

1. Eder Jofre
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Carlos Ortiz
4. Emile Griffith
5. Fighting Harada

1970-1979

1. Roberto Duran
2. Carlos Monzon
3. Jose Napoles
4. Alexis Arguello
5. Miguel Canto

**note Muhammad Ali is on number 8

1980-1989

1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Marvin Hagler
3. Salvador Sanchez
4. Michael Spinks
5. Tommy Hearns

** note that JCC is in number 6

1990-1999

1. Pernell Whitaker
2. Roy Jones Jr.
3. James Toney
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Julio Cesar Chavez

**note that Hopkins is at No. 6

2000-2009

1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Floyd Mayweather
3. Bernard Hopkins
4. Erik Morales
5. Joe Calzaghe

Your thoughts?

MTN

Yeah, that sounds about accurate.

IronDanHamza

Solid lists overall to be honest.

Dick Tiger has to be in the Top 5 for the 60's, though.

Happy to see Carlos Ortiz getting some recognition aswell.

And Barrera should be Top 5 for 00-09. And obviously Calzaghe out.

jrosales13 · 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by IronDanHamza

Solid lists overall to be honest.

Dick Tiger has to be in the Top 5 for the 60's, though.

Happy to see Carlos Ortiz getting some recognition aswell.

I agree, you can take Fighting Harada out of there and probably put Ortiz.

I'm surprise they went with Jofre in that decade and not Ali. I don't think they were wrong but just surprise they did. I think Griffith had an argument to being over Ali for that decade as well.

sweetscience18

Accurate but leaving out Lennox Lewis

welcometosaigon

Is this based on resume/accomplishments, or who they think is the best fighter from that decade ability-wise?

IronDanHamza

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Originally Posted by jrosales13

I agree, you can take Fighting Harada out of there and probably put Ortiz.

I'm surprise they went with Jofre in that decade and Ali. I don't think they were wrong but just surprise they did. I think Griffith had an argument to being over Ali for that decade as well.

Same here.

A lot of the choices could easily be swapped by someone else but you've got to expect that for decades like the 60's and so forth that were full of great fighters.

Not suprised by the inclusion of Ali, considering he was both in his prime and undefeated in that decade. Most people usually pick Ali for that decade.

Griffith has more than an argument to be above Ali for the 60's. Infact, Griffith is my FOTD for the 60's. Followed by Carlos Ortiz, followed by Dick Tiger.

Johnwoo8686

Its funny how Floyd gets so much heat for his layoffs yet Sugar Ray Leonard had far more layoffs than Floyd and his layoffs were much longer yet Sugar Ray got fighter of the decade. How do you lose to Roberto Duran, take three years off, barely beat Marvin Hagler, take another year and a half off, and get a draw against Thomas Hearns yet be the fighter of the decade?

crold1

They in this case was me. I authored that part of the isue. Very cool assignment.

IronDanHamza

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Originally Posted by crold1

They in this case was me. I authored that part of the isue. Very cool assignment.

You made all these lists in entirety?

MTN Contender Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 290 Rep Power: 2 Points: 9,548.41 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 9,548.41 Donate	Yeah, that sounds about accurate.

IronDanHamza All Time Great Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 17,633 Rep Power: 47 Points: 262,341,259.62 Bank: 1,656,055,610,217.15 Total Points: 1,656,317,951,476.77 Donate	Solid lists overall to be honest. Dick Tiger has to be in the Top 5 for the 60's, though. Happy to see Carlos Ortiz getting some recognition aswell. And Barrera should be Top 5 for 00-09. And obviously Calzaghe out.

sweetscience18 Interim Champion Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 883 Rep Power: 5 Points: 2,034,604.62 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 2,034,604.62 Donate	Accurate but leaving out Lennox Lewis

welcometosaigon Interim Champion Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 801 Rep Power: 4 Points: 4,084,201.70 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 4,084,201.70 Donate	Is this based on resume/accomplishments, or who they think is the best fighter from that decade ability-wise?

Johnwoo8686 The Devil's Double Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 890 Rep Power: 4 Points: 10,131,910.89 Bank: 584,275.83 Total Points: 10,716,186.72 Donate	Its funny how Floyd gets so much heat for his layoffs yet Sugar Ray Leonard had far more layoffs than Floyd and his layoffs were much longer yet Sugar Ray got fighter of the decade. How do you lose to Roberto Duran, take three years off, barely beat Marvin Hagler, take another year and a half off, and get a draw against Thomas Hearns yet be the fighter of the decade?

crold1 Undisputed Champion Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4,898 Rep Power: 20 Points: 10,161,520.82 Bank: 0.00 Total Points: 10,161,520.82 Donate	They in this case was me. I authored that part of the isue. Very cool assignment.