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.

**** 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]

Solid lists overall to be honest.

**** 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]

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 **** 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]

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

You made all these lists in entirety?