My Top 50 All-Time Greats!!!

[RightCross94]

i dont agree with a few odd things but overallits a pretty credible list

good work, its not easy to put these things together

[Southpaw16BF]

List's were always be questioned as everyone has there own views and thoughts on who should be were. I have my douts on this list, but like I say it is your list.

Interesting not to see George Dixon, Pascual Perez, Kid Chocolate, Battling Nelson, Abe Attell, Johnny Dundee, **** Tiger, Tommy Ryan, and a few others not on there. But I can imagine it to be hard to draw up a top 50 fighters list, it would take me alot of time and research.

[BennyST]

do you know how hard is it for a flyweight/bantamweight champ to do well past 126...pac didnt only do well, he had success past 126

He's never actually been smaller than anyone though apart from Oscar.

[ßringer]

Of course, I don't agree with every position on the list.

But honestly, it's one of the better top 50's I can ever recall seeing.

I wouldn't place Pacquiao ahead of guys like Chavez, Jones, and Hopkins.

But overall the list is ace.

Kudos.

[CCobra]

Many questionable decisions on this list but as with all lists, it's a matter of opinion. Most credible historians can barely agree on the top-10 Heavyweights let alone the top-50 of anyweight.

It's good to see Charles getting some much deserved props. He's such an underrated fighter and only began to get the props he truly deserves in recent years. He was a fine all-round fighter and I regard him as my number one all time LHW.

One thing that bugs me is seeing Manny Pacquiao so high. Whilst he is a great fighter he hasn't done enough to justify being ranked ahead of many on that list. Dempsey, Lewis, Hearns, Tunney, Arguello, Hopkins and Burley are a selection of the names I feel definitely need to be ranked above Pacquiao. Their are many noticeable ommisions from your list as well including Harry Wills, who is among the greatest never to be crowned champion. Jeanette is another noticeable ommision from your list. I'd be willing to go out and say that even Basilio deserves a spot on the list ahead of some of the fighters mentioned.

The list is pretty good other then what was mentioned above but it's all a matter of opinion.

[oaklandstephen]

ok... hearns officially lost to those 2 right?

what were his biggest wins?

roberto duran was a great win, but... duran was greatly outsized in that fight... manos de piedra was fighting outside his prime too...

juan roldan & pipino cuevas... was roldan or cuevas in anyway greater compared to barrera or morales? even JMM?

hearns' biggest wins outside those i mentioned were against benitez, virgil hill & michael olajide...

nothing much (except duran) compared to MP's wins...

he got a draw with leonard in the second fight but everyone knows hearns won, leonard even admitted it.

[miron_lang]

I think its better to not include active fighters.


Number 23 for Manny Pacquiao might be an injustice when he's done with his career.

[Puntoyhauf]

I just don't agree Manny at 23... well it's up to the guys who makes the list right?

[Richie-G]

if manny beat floyd, then cotto or sugar shane, would you guys say he deserved a high spot like this?

i probably would, maybe not as high as 23 though

good list overall

[GJC]

Accomplishment, Overall Ability and Timeliness



1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Henry Armstrong
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Sam Langford
5. Harry Greb
6. Joe Louis
7. Ezzard Charles
8. Willie Pep
9. Roberto Duran
10. Archie Moore

11. Benny Leonard
12. Ray Leonard
13. Pernell Whitaker
14. Bob Fitzsimmons
15. Joe Gans
16. Carlos Monzon
17. Barney Ross
18. Jack Johnson
19. Marvin Hagler
20. Jimmy Wilde

21. Mickey Walker
22. Sandy Saddler
23. Manny Pacquiao
24. Julio Cesar Chavez
25. Alexis Arguello
26. Rocky Marciano
27. Gene Tunney
28. Roy Jones Jr
29. Barbados Joe Walcott
30. Bernard Hopkins

31. Lennox Lewis
32. Evander Holyfield
33. Charley Burley
34. Eder Jofre
35. Tony Canzoneri
36. Emile Griffith
37. Jack Dempsey
38. Salvador Sanchez
39. Kid Gavilan
40. Thomas Hearns

41. Ike Williams
42. Larry Holmes
43. Floyd Mayweather Jr
44. Stanley Ketchel
45. Jimmy McLarnin
46. Tommy Loughran
47. Michael Spinks
48. Ruben Olivares
49. Jose Napoles
50. Fighting Harada

Thankyou for taking the time and posting.
Good list, obviously would change the order a touch myself but thats personal opinion.
Re ommisions again its a personal thing, I haven't done my 50 so might have a couple of different names.
Do think I might find a place for Bob Foster in mine somewhere.