My Official Top Ten List

Cultural impact as a criteria is bizzare.

 

yeah lol

like what cultural impact did Dempsey have drawing the color line and refusing to give a historically great black man a shot at his title?

 

I also think it's unfair to punish boxers who weren't as famous as others. It feels more like a popularity contest than an actual useful criteria. For example Tommy Morrison has had more cultural impact than Pongsaklek Wonjongkam but I would rank Wonjongkam way higher than Morrison on a pfp list.

Edit: For example Longevity was not an criteria for this person's list. How is cultural impact more relevant than longevity? I just don't see it.

 

that's a gawd dam good list. I like Marciano above Tyson for example.

 

I think Jack Johnson would definitely deserve to be in the top 5.

John L Sullivan might do too.

 

Also the first million dollar gate, so not much, I mean they name a fish after just about anyone.

 

I think doing it by eras would be a good idea before doing an all time list.

It would certainly help spot any gaps in knowledge.

 

I don't understand how a critic of Dempsey could even argue against his cultural impact. They usually argue that's why he's overrated.

Having seen his arguments about Tunney, I think he just refuses to give any credit to fighters he doesn't like.

 

Johnson and Dempsey too high, Holyfield and Lewis too low.

Not sure at all about Foreman over Holmes..

 

and Wills wouldn’t have drew? More than Firpo, Gibbons Miske Brennan?