Fighters who faced the highest number of high quality opponents

I know Floyd Mayweather isn't popular with a lot of folks on this forum but there is no denying the level of competition he faced.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. beat 15 major world champions during his professional boxing car
World title fights: 26 consecutive wins, 10 by knockou
Lineal title fights: 23 wins, 9 by knockou
Former or current world titlists: 24 wins, 7 by knockou
Former or current lineal champions: 12 wins, 3 by knockou
International Boxing Hall of Fame inductees: 5 wins, 1 by knockout

 

Nice, don't know why his name didn't come to mind.

 

Jimmy McLarnin had absolutely phenomenal list of opponents, plenty HOF and ATG fighters

 

Great points, Awarded! It is just that people are bothered by the stage at their careers when he fought them, and at what weights. But everything you wrote is true!!

 

This is a thread that just keeps on giving.

 

Beat me to it.

 

I heard that argument about him facing guys when they were on their downside of their careers but would counter that with the following facts.

Diego Corrales, Ricky Hatton and Canelo Alvarez were all undefeated killers when he fought them. Manny, Marquez, Cotto were either P4P number ones or number two when he fought them. Oscar had been at 154 for years and had a significant size advantage over Floyd who walked around at 147. Guys that gave him problems like Castillo and Maidana, he have immediate rematches and beat them cleanly.

For all the Money Mayweather BS and things about his personality that rubbed folks wrong (myself included), he was the real deal and a true champion.

 

Muhammad Ali:

Archie Moore
Sonny Liston
Floyd Patterson
Ernie Terrell
Joe Frazier
Jimmy Ellis
Bob Foster
Ken Norton
George Foreman
Ron Lyle
Jimmy Young
Earnie Shavers
Larry Holmes
Trevor Berbick

 

Lennox Lewis:
Vitaly
Tyson
Holyfield
Bruno
Mercer
Tua...

Joe Louis (I don't need to list)

 

Teddy Yarosz
Barney Ross
Billy Conn
Maxie Rosenbloom
Benny Leonard

 

At a slight tangent, Peter Buckley fought (and lost to) 20 one-time world champions and seventy holders of various belts.

 

Not that it matters but how many did he beat? I know he defeated Langford and Dempsey and was creamed in the rematch.

 

I know he was accused of facing a lot of Tijuana Taxi Drivers, but JC Chavez faced a lot of names

 

Winner, winner, chicken dinner!

I'm going to throw in my honorable mention, the great Dave Jaco. He beat only one of these fighters with the help of an asthma induced stoppage:

Razor Ruddock
Pierre Coetzer
Tony Tucker
Mike Tyson
Buster Douglas
Johnny DuPlooy
Mike Weaver
Oliver McCall
Gary Mason
George Foreman
Alex Stewart
Tommy Morrison
Magne Havna

 

I've got time to expand. Moore is pretty insane. I've no doubt left some contenders off and have some of the quantities wrong but the list should give a quick glimpse into his handwork.

Archie Moore

Ezzard Charles x 3
Teddy Yarosz
Eddie Booker x 3
Jack Chase x 6
Henry Hall
Alabama Kid x 2
Clarence Henry
Charley Burley
Lloyd Marshall x 2
Jimmy Bivins x 5
Cocoa Kid
Holman Williams x 2
Curtis Sheppard x 2
Oakland Billy Smith x 2
Bert Lytell x 2
Charley Doc Williams x 2
Harold Johnson x 5
Joey Maxim x 3
Nino Valdes x 2
Bobo Olsen
Rocky Marciano
Bob Baker
Alejandro Lavorante
Floyd Patterson
Yvonne Durelle x 2
Willie Pastrano
Muhammad Ali

Here's a list someone compiled in here a while back. He claims Moore fought 98 contenders and went 73-19-5.

https://www.boxingforum24.com/threa...th-ranked-contenders-anyone-with-more.694755/

Sammy Slaughter (1-0)
Johnny (Bandit) Romero 2x (1-1)
Marty Simmons (1-0)
Teddy Yarosz (0-1)
Jack Coggins 2x (1-0)(1)
Jack McNamee (1-0)
Ron Richards 2x (2-0)
Fred Henneberry (1-0)
Eddie Booker 3x (0-1-2)
Jack Chase 6x (4-1-1)
Aaron Wade (0-1)
Charley Burley (0-1)
Nate Bolden 2x (2-0)
Parson Bob Jacobs (1-0)
Lloyd Marshall 2x (2-0)
George Kochan (1-0)
Jimmy Bivins 5x (4-1)
Cocoa Kid (1-0)
Holman Williams 2x (1-1)
Curtis Sheppard 2x (2-0)
George Parkes (1-0)
Ezzard Charles 3x (0-3)
Buddy Walker (1-0)
Oakland Billy Smith 4x (3-0-1)
Rusty Payne (1-0)
Bert Lytell 2x (2-0)
Charley Williams 3x (3-0)
Leonard Morrow 2x (1-1)
Henry Hall 2x (1-1)
Alabama Kid 2x (2-0)
Bob Satterfield (1-0)
Harold Johnson 5x (4-1)
Phil Muscato (1-0)
Vernon Williams (1-0)
John Thomas (1-0)
Karel Sys (0-0-1)
Alberto Santiago Lovell (1-0)
Jimmy Slade (1-0)
Bob Dunlap 2x (2-0)
Clarence Henry (1-0)
Joey Maxim 3x (3-0)
Nino Valdes 2x (2-0)
Dogomar Martinez (1-0)
Bob Baker (1-0)
Bobo Olson (1-0)
Rocky Marciano (0-1)
Yolande Pompey (1-0)
Floyd Patterson (0-1)
Tony Anthony (1-0)
Eddie Cotton (1-0)
Roger Rischer (1-0)
Willi Besmanoff 2x (2-0)
Charley Norkus (1-0)
Yvon Durelle 2x (2-0)
Giulio Rinaldi 2x (1-1)
Alejandro Lavorante (1-0)
Willie Pastrano (0-0-1)
Muhammad Ali (0-1)