I. 1890s 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. George Dixon 3. Tommy Ryan 4. Joe Choynsk 5. Kid McCoy 6. James Corbett 7. Terry McGovern 8. Tom Sharkey 9. Jack Nonpareil Dempsey 10. Peter Jackson II. 1900s 1. Jim Jeffries 2. Joe Gans 3. Jack Johnson 4. Joe Walcott 5. Stanley Ketchel 6. Jack O'Brien 7. Terry Mcgovern 8. Sam Langford 9. Abe Attell 10. Tommy Ryan III. 1910s 1. Sam Langford 2. Jimmy Wilde 3. Jack Johnson 4. Tommy Gibbons 5. Mike Gibbons 6. Battling Levensky 7. Packey McFarland 8. Billy Miske 9. Jack Dempsey 10. Stanley Ketchel IV. 1920s 1. Jack Dempsey 2. Harry Greb 3. Gene Tunney 4. Tommy Gibbons 5. Benny Leonard 6. Tommy Loughran 7. Harry Wills 8. Jack Delaney 9. Micky Walker 10. Kid Norfolk V. 1930s 1. Henry Armstrong 2. Max Schmeling 3. Joe Louis 4. Benny Lynch 5. Lou Ambers 6. Barney Ross 7. Young Corbett III 8. Max Baer 9. Mickey Walker 10. Tommy Loughran VI. 1940s 1. Joe Louis 2. Sugar Ray Robinson 3. Willie Pep 4. Ezzard Charles 5. Billy Conn 6. Archie Moore 7. Ike Williams 8. Jake LaMotta 9. Jimmy Bivins 10. Sandy Sandler VII. 1950s 1. Rocky Marciano 2. Archie Moore 3. Sonny Liston 4. Pascual Perez 5. Floyd Patterson 6. Gene Fulmer 7. Sugar Ray Robinson 8. Jersey Joe Walcott 9. Jake Lamotta 10. Sandy Sadler VIII. 1960s 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Emile Griffith 3. Sonny Liston 4. Joe Frazier 5. Dick Tiger 6. José Nápoles 7. Carlos Ortiz 8. Bob Foster 9. Nino Benvenuti 10. Floyd Patterson IX 1970s 1. Muhammad Ali 2. George Foreman 3. Joe Frazier 4. Roberto Duran 5. Bob Foster 6. Carlos Monzon 7. Wilfredo Gomez 8. Ken Norton 9. Ron Lyle 10. Earnie Shavers X. 1980s 1. Marvin Hagler 2. Mike Tyson 3. Larry Holmes 4. Roberto Duran 5. Sugar Ray Leonard 6. Michael Spinks 7. Julio César Chávez 8. Aaron Pryor 9. Thomas Hearns 10. Evander Holyfield XI. 1990s 1. Evander Holyfield 2. Pernell Whitaker 3. Oscar De La Hoya 4. James Toney 5. Roy Jones Jr. 6. Lennox Lewis 7. Bernard Hopkins 8. Mike Tyson 9. Riddick Bowe 10. David Tua XII. 2000s 1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Floyd Mayweather 3. Wladimir Klitchsko 4. Lennox Lewis 5. Bernard Hopkins 6. Joe Calzaghe 7. Juan Manuel Marquez 8. Shane Mosley 9. David Haye 10. Oscar De La Hoya XIII. 2010s 1. Floyd Mayweather 2. Manny Pacquiao 3. Tyson Fury 4. Canelo Alvarez 5. Oleksandr Usyk 6. Andre Ward 7. Terence Crawford 8. Gennady Golovkin 9. Roman Gonzalez 10. Vasyl Lomachenko
Had I thought this through a little better from the onset, I definitely would have made separate threads for each decade with a "Master Thread" linking them all. I still may try and tansition towards something like that, although at this point I'm afraid that might ultimately make things more confusing for everyone. In any case, I am definitely looking forward to tackling these, the 1890s first and foremost at this time. Please keep the new submissions coming, and feel free to continue adjusting any works in progress. And don't be afraid to do other decades well before their respective deadlines! Never too early to get things organized! Cheers everyone! I am grateful that so many knowledgable fans are contributing to the project! Thank you very much! May you all have a healthy, safe, and happy new year!
Rummy - I like the idea of focusing on separate sections for each decade... and then housing them together with a master link. This is such an awesome survey and really looking forward to the end result. Thx, Joe
I very much like the idea of creating a master thread and breaking down individual decade threads. If I do it, I just need to figure a way to incorporate posts from others into it, because a lot of the lists are still here. So I'm still undecided. But sadly, I'm going to have to push the deadline back another week or 2, but I'll definitely cap off the 1890s in January and the 1900s 2 weeks after that deadline. I'll write more when I have a chance, and I'll start at least listing the 1890s lists I see to date, and start tabbing those more frequently.
I apologize everyone. Had to push the 1890s deadline back another 3 weeks. My January plans keep getting more and more hectic. Apologies. I want to make sure the deadline extends to the very moment when I can dig in and dive through these. The tentative deadline for the 1900s is two weeks later, on Feb 19. So 1890s deadline.... Feb 4, 2023 1900s deadline.... Feb 19, 2023 Those should be firm, however. And I'll announce the 1910s deadline when I close the 1890s.
I. 1890s 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. George Dixon 3. Tommy Ryan 4. Kid McCoy 5. Jack McAuliffe 6. Jim Corbett 7. Peter Jackson 8. Frank Erne 9. NP Jack Dempsey 10. James Jeffries 11. Joe Choynski 12. Barbados Joe Walcott 13. Billy Smith 14. Kid Lavigne 15. Tom Sharkey 16. Young Griffo 17. George McFadden 18. Joe Gans 19. Jimmy Barry 20. Dan Creedon 21. Tommy West 22. Terry McGovern 23. Oscar Gardner 24. Pedlar Palmer 25. John L Sullivan II. 1900s 1. Gans 2. Langford 3. Ketchel 4. McGovern 5. McFarland 6. Walcott 7. Attell 8. Johnson 9. Ryan 10. Jeffries 11. Burns 12. Jeanette 13. McVey 14. O’Brien 15. Nelson 16. Young Corbett II 17. Fitzsimmons 18. Hart 19. Choynski 20. Driscoll 21. Moran 22. Papke 23. Yanger 24. McCoy 25. G Gardiner III. 1910s 1. S Langford 2. H Greb 3. B Leonard 4. J Wilde 5. P Mcfarland 6. J Britton 7. Kid Lewis 8. J Johnson 9. T Gibbons 10. J Dempsey 11. H Wills 12. F Welsh 13. P Herman 14. M Gibbons 15. J Dillon 16. J Kilbane 17. Battling Levinsky 18. Kid Norfolk 19. J Jeanette 20. S Mcvey 21. L Tendler 22. J Dundee 23. Kid Williams 24. L Darcy 25. G Carpentier IV. 1920s 1. H Greb 2. B Leonard 3. M Walker 4. T Loughran 5. G Tunney 6. J McLarnin 7. J Dempsey 8. T Gibbons 9. T Flowers 10. J Sharkey 11. H Wills 12. Kid Norfolk 13. F Labarba 14. Bud Taylor 15. Kid Chocolate 16. P Villa 17. J Delaney 18. P Berlenbach 19. M Rosenbloom 20. S Mandell 21. Young Stribling 22. L Kaplan 23. F Genaro 24. G Carpentier 25. J Britton V. 1930s 1. H Armstrong 2. J Louis 3. M Walker 4. B Ross 5. T Loughran 6. B Conn 7. T Canzoneri 8. J McLarnin 9. F Steele 10. Kid Chocolate 11. Corbett III 12. Panama Brown 13. L Ambers 14. F Miller 15. M Schmeling 16. JH Lewis 17. M Rosenbloom 18. S Agnott 19. T Yarosz 20. Midget Wolgast 21. B Lynch 22. F LaBarba 23. C Battalino 24. M Baer 25. Kid Berg VI. 1940s 1. SR Robinson 2. J Louis 3. W Pep 4. E Charles 5. A Moore 6. M Ortiz 7. S Saddler 8. C Burley 9. B Conn 10. I Williams 11. Kid Gavilan 12. H Williams 13. J LaMotta 14. B Jack 15. S Agnott 16. H Armstrong 17. L Marshall 18. T Zale 19. JJ Walcott 20. J Bivins 21. R Monaghan 22. M Cerdan 23. Rocky Graziano 24. G Lesnevich 25. B Montgomery
Final stretch for the 1890s deadline. But meanwhile, keep the lists rolling in for other decades. I'll make a complete copy/paste at the deadline of the votes for the 1890s here so everyone can see what was officially tallied.
1890’s 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. Tommy Ryan 3. Kid Lavigne 4. Barbados Joe Walcott 5. Charles Kid McCoy 6. George Dixon 7. Jack McAuilffe 8. Joe Gans 9. Mysterious Billy Smith 10. Frank Erne 11. Young Griffo 12. James J Corbett 13. Peter Jackson 14. Joe Choyinski 15. James J Jefferies 16. Dan Creedon 17. George McFadden 18. Pedlar Palmer 19. Terry McGovern 20. Peter Maher 21. Joe Goddard 22. Tom Sharkey 23. Jimmy Barry 24. Tommy West 24. Solly Smith 25. Nonpareil Jack Dempsey
@Rummy Above is my list for the 1890s, sorry it took so long, very grateful for the extended deadlines, and very happy to be apart of this after the KO survey video was so impressive. On a personal note while researching for this list, it was really interesting to learn that George ‘Elbows’ McFadden was born in my home town in Ireland. If I ranked him too high you’ll understand why. Also I’m glad to get this list up now as tomorrow in my impression of Big George Foreman, I’ll be making my return to the ring after 12 years. Only the amateurs but still a big deal for me.
Here is what I have so far for the 1890s. Still a little time for new submissions and to make adjustments for the 1890s. @Austinboxing 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. Kid Lavigne 3. Tommy Ryan 4. Charles Kid McCoy 5. Dan Creedon 6. George Dixon 7. Peter Maher 8. Frank Erne 9. Joe Choynski 10. Mysterious Billy Smith @Dynamicpuncher (incomplete) 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. George Dixon 3. Tommy Ryan 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. @Rubber Glove Sandwich 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. George Dixon 3. Tommy Ryan 4. Young Griffo 5. James Corbett 6. Billy Smith 7. Jack Mcauliffe 8. Charles Kid Mccoy 9. Jimmy Barry 10. Oscar Gardner @McGrain 01.Bob Fitzsimmons 02.George Dixon 03.Tommy Ryan 04. James Corbett 05. John Sullivan 06. Peter Jackson 07. Jack Dempsey 08. Jack McAullife 09. Jim Jeffries 10. Kid McCoy 11.Frank Erne 12. Billy Smith 13. Tom Sharkey 14. Kid Lavigne 15. Tommy West 16. Barbados Joe Walcott 17. Elbows McFadden 18. Joe Gans 19. Terry McGovern 20. Pedlar Palmer 21. Jimmy Barry 22. Oscar Gardner 23. Gus Ruhlin 24. Solly Smith 25.Peter Maher @mattdonnellon 1.Bob Fitz 2.Jack McAuliffe 3.Tommy Ryan 4-Kid McCoy 5-Jim Jeffries 6-JJ Corbett 7-Peter Jackson 8-Joe Walcott 9-George Dixon 10Terry -McGovern 11-Frank Erne 12-YoungGriffo 13-Kid Lavigne 14-Joe Choynski 15-Billy Smith 16-Tom Sharkey 17-Peter Maher 18-Joe Gans. 19-Pedlar Palmer 20-Tommy West 21-Dan Creedon 22-George McFadden 23-George Byers 24-Frank Childs 25-Jack Dempsey. @Greg Price99 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. Tommy Ryan 3. George Dixon 4. Charles Kid McCoy 5. Joe Gans 6. Terry McGovern 7. Frank Erne 8. Jim Jeffries 9. George Kid Lavigne 10. Barbados Joe Walcott 11. Young Griffo 12. Jimmy Barry 13. Peter Maher 14. George McFadden 15. Tom Sharkey 16. Mysterious Billy Smith 17. Pedlar Palmer 18. Jack McAuliffe 19. Oscar Gardner 20. Joe Choyinski 21. Jack Root 22. Jim Hall 23. Tommy West 24. Dal Hawkins 25. Wilmington Jack Daly @Jason Thomas 1---Bob Fitzsimmons 2---Tommy Ryan 3---George Dixon 4---Jack McAuliffe 5---Peter Jackson 6---Kid McCoy 7---Jim Corbett 8---Kid Lavigne 9---Mysterious Billy Smith 10-Tommy West @themostoverrated 1. Tommy Ryan 2. George Dixon 3. Bob Fitzsimmons 4. Kid Levigne 5. Frank Erne 6. Jimmy Barry 7. Young Griffo 8. Joe Gans 9. Mysterious Billy Smith 10. Jack McAuliffe 11. George McFadden 12. Barbados Joe Walcott 13. Oscar Gardner 14. Kid McCoy 15. James J. Corbett 16. James J. Jeffries 17. Joe Choynski 18. Pedlar Parmer 19. Solly Smith 20. Bob Armstrong @BoxingFanOfIranianDescent 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. George Dixon 3. Tommy Ryan 4. Joe Choynsk 5. Kid McCoy 6. James Corbett 7. Terry McGovern 8. Tom Sharkey 9. Jack Nonpareil Dempsey 10. Peter Jackson @Gudetama 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. George Dixon 3. Tommy Ryan 4. Kid McCoy 5. Jack McAuliffe 6. Jim Corbett 7. Peter Jackson 8. Frank Erne 9. NP Jack Dempsey 10. James Jeffries 11. Joe Choynski 12. Barbados Joe Walcott 13. Billy Smith 14. Kid Lavigne 15. Tom Sharkey 16. Young Griffo 17. George McFadden 18. Joe Gans 19. Jimmy Barry 20. Dan Creedon 21. Tommy West 22. Terry McGovern 23. Oscar Gardner 24. Pedlar Palmer 25. John L Sullivan @Del Boy 1. Bob Fitzsimmons 2. Tommy Ryan 3. Kid Lavigne 4. Barbados Joe Walcott 5. Charles Kid McCoy 6. George Dixon 7. Jack McAuilffe 8. Joe Gans 9. Mysterious Billy Smith 10. Frank Erne 11. Young Griffo 12. James J Corbett 13. Peter Jackson 14. Joe Choyinski 15. James J Jefferies 16. Dan Creedon 17. George McFadden 18. Pedlar Palmer 19. Terry McGovern 20. Peter Maher 21. Joe Goddard 22. Tom Sharkey 23. Jimmy Barry 24. Tommy West 24. Solly Smith 25. Nonpareil Jack Dempsey
While the 1890s deadline is officially TODAY, I'm going to accept new 1890s submissions for the next day or 2, as I finish my (non-related) 1980s Heavyweight video. But once I complete that in the next day or so, I will officially close the 1890s and begin tabulation, which I'm excited to do and hoping for a fairly quick turn-around once I sort the data. So figure another 48-60 hours. So @Dynamicpuncher - if you'd like to fill yours out, please let me know fairly soon. And if anyone else wants a crack, there is still a little time left. Then the next one for the 1900s will have a deadline some time late Feb. Say 3 weeks or so from today, for an early ballpark. I'm very much looking forward to getting these results moving, and figure once I get the first two under order, I'll try and make a deadline every 2 weeks going forward. Please let me know if anyone has any questions. Thanks! Cheers all!
Hi Rummy. I postponed this a few times...it seemed like a huge task. I'm working on finishing it before I sleep. However, as you have a 7:00 US time (Eastern) deadline, I will give you what I've got so far, and keep working/ XIII. 2010s 1. Floyd Mayweather 2. Manny Pacquiao 3. Saul Alvarez 4. Vasyl Lomachenko 5. Naoya Inoue 6. Roman Gonzalez 7. Terence Crawford 8. Gennady Golovkin 9. Errol Spence 10. Andre Ward XII. 2000s 1. Manny Pacquiao 2. Floyd Mayweather 3. Bernard Hopkins 4. Oscar Delahoya 5. Jan Manual Marquez 6. Miguel cotto 7. Joe Calzaghe 8. Erik Morales 9. David Haye 10. Marco Antonio Barrera XI. 1990s 1. Roy Jones junior 2. Pernell Whittaker 3. Evander Holyfield 4. James Toney 5. Julio Caesar Chavez 6. Ricardo Lopez 7. Naseem Hamed 8. Oscar Delahoya 9. Felix Trinidad 10. Shane Mosley X. 1980s 1. Ray Leonard 2. Roberto Duran 3. Marvin Hagler 4. Michael Spinks 5. Thomas Hearns 6. Julio Caesar Chavez 7. Alexis Arguello 8. Aaron Pryor 9. Evander Holyfield 10. Salvador Sanchez IX 1970s 1. Muhammad Ali 2. Roberto Duran 3. Alexis Arguello 4. Carlos Monzon 5. Jose Napoles 6. Joe Frazier 7. George Foreman 8. Wilfredo Gomez 9. Marvin Hagler 10. John Conteh