The Top 100 Pound for Pound All-Time Greats

:happy

 

As interesting as Clay's book is, it's using a lot of secondary sources. I have about a dozen different next-day reports, plus plenty of write-ups from the following days, discussing that bout.
Boston Globe - Langford 140, Gans 135 1/4
Boston Herald - Langford close to 141, Gans a trifle over 135
Boston Journal - Langford 2 pounds overweight, while they had to weigh in at 138
Pawtucket Evening Times (probably the report borrowed from Boston Post) - Langford even 140, Gans a few ounces over 135.
Baltimore American - Langford 140, Gans tipped the beam at 138.
Baltimore Morning Herald - Langford 2 pounds above the agreed weight.
Baltimore Sun - Langford a trifle over 140, Gans 135 1/4.
New York Sun - Gans weighed in at 138, Langford 2 pounds over.
Associated Press - Langford 2 pounds overweight.

 

Wow

 

You've done great, sir. This entire thing has been almost as epic as the men being written about.

:bowdown

 

Well done sir. Was proud to have contributed, even if it was mostly correcting typos.

Edit: McGrain, holy ****, you're on deadspin.
http://deadspin.com/check-out-matt-mcgrains-list-of-the-100-greatest-boxers-482526879

 

Alternative sports website. In America espn is the king of sports reporting; deadspin is the internet ages answer to that monopoly.

 

It would. Deadspin has a pretty good readership. And hopefully it will make some boxing fans.

 

Magic stuff this has been. Well done, sir.


Of these final 10, I really loved that last line about Duran. I don't own Sennheisers, but I can imagine it's true.

 

Charles officially ranking above Fitz means I won the thread though, right?

No one else influenced a top 10 change. :deal