Dan Jones Top 10

[soul_survivor]

So, he's a guy who writes for the Evening Standard and he put up a list of his top 10 greatest boxers ever. I don't really read the paper but here's the list and it's an interesting one:

1. Robinson (a bit obvious at this point)
2. Ali...obvious again
3. Armstrong, the holy trinity is complete
4. Louis
5. Pep (personally I'd have him def above Louis and possibly Armstrong too)
6. Leonard (good pick, a bit high?)
7. Duran
8. Greb (possibly not my top 10)
9. Marciano (the first real big shocker and a crazy pick imo)
10. Hopkins (I'm a fan, I'd have him top 20 but at 10?)

So no Charles, Moore, the likes of Hopkins and Marciano above Hagler and a few others, what do you all make of it?

[BennyST]

An odd one, but there are so many odd ones out there, a lot much worse than this, that I've just stopped bothering trying to read into them. I just get frustrated.

[Sugar Adam Ali]

So, he's a guy who writes for the Evening Standard and he put up a list of his top 10 greatest boxers ever. I don't really read the paper but here's the list and it's an interesting one:

1. Robinson (a bit obvious at this point)
2. Ali...obvious again
3. Armstrong, the holy trinity is complete
4. Louis
5. Pep (personally I'd have him def above Louis and possibly Armstrong too)
6. Leonard (good pick, a bit high?)
7. Duran
8. Greb (possibly not my top 10)
9. Marciano (the first real big shocker and a crazy pick imo)
10. Hopkins (I'm a fan, I'd have him top 20 but at 10?)

So no Charles, Moore, the likes of Hopkins and Marciano above Hagler and a few others, what do you all make of it?

Starts off good, but pep is too high, and greb probably abit low.

Marciano and Hopkins have no business being anywhere near this list... I wouldn't even put them top 20...

[SBleeder]

Hopefully the "Leonard" he's referring to is Benny...

Hopkins and Marciano have no business in a P4P top 10 list. Marciano's barely a top 10 heavyweight. Ali should not be rated higher than Greb, Charles, or Armstrong.

[Holywarrior]

**** list.

[BattlingNelson]

Quick hits:

Marciano and Hopkins has no business whatsoever on that list.

Greb should be higher
Louis lower.
I'd have Gans in there.

[Johnny heard]

That list sucks No Langford, Duran or Benny Leonard ??? Here is mine

1 Ray Robinson
2 Sam Langford
3 Harry Greb
4 Henry Armstrong
5 Muhammed Ali
6 Roberto Duran
7 Pernell Whitaker
8 Joe Louis
9 Benny Leonard
10 Ray Leonard

[BattlingNelson]

That list sucks No Langford, Duran or Benny Leonard ??? Here is mine

1 Ray Robinson
2 Sam Langford
3 Harry Greb
4 Henry Armstrong
5 Muhammed Ali
6 Roberto Duran
7 Pernell Whitaker
8 Joe Louis
9 Benny Leonard
10 Ray Leonard

He did have Leonard at no. 6 though.

[Anthony342]

So is there any boxing writer whose opinion you guys value and trust?

[Holywarrior]

Sadly not many. I know Max Kellerman had decent heavyweight rankings but the best top 10 I've seen may be boxing.com's

too many guys are caught up in the celebrity or mystique of some fighters rather than researching cold hard facts and looking at resumes and timelines.