ESPN Top 20 Fighters of All Time!

[flipside]

20.Holmes. 19. Tunney. 18. JCC 17. Holyfield 16 .Tyson 15.Duran, 14, Roy Jones 13. pep, 12. a.moore, 11. frazier 10. foreman ,9. Hagler 8. SRL 7. Jack Johnson 6. Henry Armstrong 5. Jack Dempsey 4. Marciano 3. OMFG NUMBER #3 ?????? Ray Robinson #2 Joe Louis ok # 1 will be ALi

thanks man, i wouldve given you good k but i cant il give you some when i can

[THE REAL NINJA]

and a lot of ppl over Holmes

[THE REAL NINJA]

The Espam fans voted 1. ali 2.Joe Louis 3.ray robinson 4.Hagler 5.frazier

[Abe Attell]

20. Holmes 14. Jones Jr. 8. Leonard
19. Chavez 13. Pep 7. Jack Johnson
18. Holyfield 12. Moore 6. Henry Armstrong
17. Tunney 11. Frazier 5. Dempsey 2. Louis
16. Tyson 10. Foreman 4. Marciano 1. ALI
15. Duran 9. Hagler 3. Robinson

[THE REAL NINJA]

20. Holmes 14. Jones Jr. 8. Leonard
19. Chavez 13. Pep 7. Jack Johnson
18. Holyfield 12. Moore 6. Henry Armstrong
17. Tunney 11. Frazier 5. Dempsey 2. Louis
16. Tyson 10. Foreman 4. Marciano 1. ALI
15. Duran 9. Hagler 3. Robinson

ok thanks i thought i might have the last few in the wrong order

[-Antonio-]

the title said "best boxers" so idk about what they based it on...

[cple]

Wow. What a horrendous list. I have so many qualms with this ranking i don't know where to start.

Firstly, Jones, Tyson, Holyfield, and probably Foreman, Holmes, and Frazier aren't even in my top 30.

And so many worthy fighters have been left off: Sam Langford, Harry Greb, Eder Jofre, Ezzard Charles, Carlos Monzaon, Sandy Saddler, Benny Leonard, Joe Gans, Bob Fitzsimmons.

Do these "experts" have any sense of history?

At least they didn't have De La Hoya on the list...

[grayfist]

Is it based on fan votes or expert opinions? The factor of name recognition (in marketing also called, "brand recall") is a huge factor in polls where fans are random respondents. The influence even becomes greater if a large part of the respondents are casual fans whose familiarity with fighters throughout history is cursory, at best. They can only vote for fighters they know or can quickly recall, thereby slanting poll results in favor of more recent greats.

[Dude]

I really missed Valuev and Butterbean in this list! Other than that it's a pretty good parody!

[borikua]

Who was the guy rep BoxingScene? BPP?