RING's TOP 5 by the decade

[Scary]

He probably lost 35 of the 41 completed rounds against Gans. :/

Aw okay, I could only find it highlighted on youtube, 10 minutes. The speaker said the Dane won the first 30. My bad.

[BattlingNelson]

Aw okay, I could only find it highlighted on youtube, 10 minutes. The speaker said the Dane won the first 30. My bad.

He did? Lol.

Can you link it?

[Chups]

Very interesting list. Thanks for posting.


Is there no list for the two decades from 1900-1919?

It coincided with the beginning of the RING magazine. The 20's decade in there is really from 1922-1929. The RING mag started in 1922.

[TheMexHurricane]

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?

Toney and Holyfield ahead of Chavez and De la Hoya in the 90's?

[Chups]

Toney and Holyfield ahead of Chavez and De la Hoya in the 90's?

Oscar has a case I agree........but JCC is an 85-95 fighter.

[bMak]

Nice lists indeed! Kinda have a problem with no Lennox, but looking deeper into it he was more of a '95-'05 decade fighter.

No Delahoya for the '90s though? I certainly have him over Holyfield and Toney. Probably behind Jones and Pea.

Holyfield can go either way, but I definitely have De La Hoya over Toney.

Floyd should be ahead of Manny as well.

Props on the list though, to dude who made it, must've been fun.

[GoogleMe]

Ali too low in the 60's

[KingTito]

That's a good list. I might have a few changes, but it's a good list.

[crold1]

It coincided with the beginning of the RING magazine. The 20's decade in there is really from 1922-1929. The RING mag started in 1922.

I rated based on the whole of the 20s but, yes, technically they birthed in 22.

[-Hyperion-]

Nice lists indeed! Kinda have a problem with no Lennox, but looking deeper into it he was more of a '95-'05 decade fighter.

No Delahoya for the '90s though? I certainly have him over Holyfield and Toney. Probably behind Jones and Pea.

author is a known DLH hater...

otherwise, solid...