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CREDIT TO HHASCUP.HE GAVE ME THE INFO.HERE'S THE LIST.Just before they fought, Ring Magazine had an article called "Today's Best Fighter At Any Weight."
Here's how they rated them.
......BOXER............................Points (1st Votes)
1. Sugar Ray Leonard ...............434 (20)
2. Larry Holmes........................326 (6)
3. Thomas Hearns.....................321 (4)
4. Wilfredo Gomez.....................284 (10)
5. Alexis Arguello......................262 (4)
5. Marvin Hagler.......................262 (4)
7. Wilfred Benitez.....................254
8. Gerry Cooney.......................115
9. Salvador Sanchez.................102
10. Roberto Duran......................54
11. Matthew Saad Muhammad......38
12. Michael Spinks......................36
13. Aaron Pryor..........................34
14. Jeff Chandler .......................32
14. Mike Weaver.........................32
16. Saoul Mamby........................29
17. Eusebio Pedroza....................21
18. Pipino Cuevas........................18
19. Cornelius Boza-Edwards...........16
20. Greg Page.............................15
21. Ray Mancini...........................13
22. Sean O'Grady..........................9
22. Lupe Pintor.............................9
23. Michael Dokes.........................8
25. Mustafa Hamsho......................4
26. Ayub Kalule............................3
50 ballots, scored on a 1-10 basis (10 for 1st, 9 for 2nd, etc.
1st place votes in parentheses. Ed. Note: Poll compiled prior to Sanchez-Gomez fight.
TV Boxing Magazine had the following:
1. Leonard
2. Hagler
3. Hearns
4. Benitez
5. Holmes
6. M. Spinks
7. Duran
8. Pedroza
9. Sanchez
10. Arguello
11. Gomez
12. Matthew Saad Muhammad
13. O'Grady
14. Jim Watt
15. Cooney
16. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
17. Pryor
18. Weaver
19. Hilmer Kenty
20. Boza-Edwards
THANKS HENRY HASCUP.
Here's how they rated them.
......BOXER............................Points (1st Votes)
1. Sugar Ray Leonard ...............434 (20)
2. Larry Holmes........................326 (6)
3. Thomas Hearns.....................321 (4)
4. Wilfredo Gomez.....................284 (10)
5. Alexis Arguello......................262 (4)
5. Marvin Hagler.......................262 (4)
7. Wilfred Benitez.....................254
8. Gerry Cooney.......................115
9. Salvador Sanchez.................102
10. Roberto Duran......................54
11. Matthew Saad Muhammad......38
12. Michael Spinks......................36
13. Aaron Pryor..........................34
14. Jeff Chandler .......................32
14. Mike Weaver.........................32
16. Saoul Mamby........................29
17. Eusebio Pedroza....................21
18. Pipino Cuevas........................18
19. Cornelius Boza-Edwards...........16
20. Greg Page.............................15
21. Ray Mancini...........................13
22. Sean O'Grady..........................9
22. Lupe Pintor.............................9
23. Michael Dokes.........................8
25. Mustafa Hamsho......................4
26. Ayub Kalule............................3
50 ballots, scored on a 1-10 basis (10 for 1st, 9 for 2nd, etc.
1st place votes in parentheses. Ed. Note: Poll compiled prior to Sanchez-Gomez fight.
TV Boxing Magazine had the following:
1. Leonard
2. Hagler
3. Hearns
4. Benitez
5. Holmes
6. M. Spinks
7. Duran
8. Pedroza
9. Sanchez
10. Arguello
11. Gomez
12. Matthew Saad Muhammad
13. O'Grady
14. Jim Watt
15. Cooney
16. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad
17. Pryor
18. Weaver
19. Hilmer Kenty
20. Boza-Edwards
THANKS HENRY HASCUP.