Top 10 P4P, What's Yours?

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Monzon
Duran
Hearns
Jones Jr
Hopkins
Mayweather Jr
Ali
Leonard
Holyfield
Locche

All in no particular order.
I've not included fighters I think that I haven't seen enough of to make a judgement, and fighters that don't have footage in their prime, with the exception of Locche who I'm a bit of a fanboy for.

 

Not a list guy so this is full of holes, but........

Greb
Armstrong
Robinson
Langford
Charles
Benny Leonard
Canzoneri
Duran
Ross
Ali

 

Definitely will do that mate, cheers for the suggestions!
Have been watching Jimmy Blivin, and Ezzard Charles all day, it's tempting for me to slot Ezzard in for Holyfield but I've gotta have a few sleeps on it first lol.

 

I couldn't help it. I lost my abacus.

 

greb, srr, Langford, Ali, hank, Charles, b leonard, pep, duran, Wilde … top 10 is just too freggin hard

 

I only rate 1960-present

Roy Jones Jr
Carlos Monzon
Muhammad Ali
Sugar Ray Leonard
Julio Cesar Chavez
Roberto Duran

Thet top 6 is clear

Mike McCallum
Evander Holyfield
Bernard Hopkins
Michael Spinks

Theres about 8 other fighters that can make a case for that 7-10 spots

 

1. Robinson
2. Langford
3. Greb
4. Armstrong
5. Ali
6. Charles
7. Fitzsimmons
8. Gans
9. B Leonard
   
10. Duran

...with Pep just missing out at 11.

 

1: Langford
2: Greb
3: Charles
4: Robinson
5: Armstrong
6: McLarnin
7: Ali
8: Canzoneri
9: Moore
10: Pacquiao

 

Is it coz Charles is in it?

 

1. Being considered the greatest p4p fighter of your era, in times when the best often fought the best, counts for a lot.
2. I have a bias which leans towards great stories.
3. They are probably in the all-time top 3 of an historically very deep division.
4. When I look at the next few names on my list (Pep, Louis, Walker, SRL, Saddler, Wilde...) I can see arguments for a couple of them - particularly Pep - but not enough to persuade me.
5. When I cringe to see some (imho) undeserving modern fighters on these kinds of lists, it really encourages me to promote the old skoolers' shizzle for rizzle.

 

Here goes:
1. Robinson
2. Armstrong
3. Pep
4. Ali
5. Louis
6. Duran
7. B Leonard
8. Charles
9. Joe Gans
10. Langford

Moore, Fitz, SRL, Ross, Canzoneri, McLarnin, McGovern, Saddler and Wilde would all be in or around my top 20.

I'm still coming to terms with a placement for Greb which is why he isn't in there. Maybe one day soon... If you're happy to rate purely on resume then of course he'd be near the very top. I have guys in there that there isn't much film of so I realise this could seem like an inconsistency...

I used to have Jack Johnson really high up but I have to say this forum must be rubbing off on me as he's not in my top 20 anymore.