Who was the best fighter from each decade?

Arguello's achievements in the 70s are better than Duran's?

It's not really an achievement thread anyway...

 

Mmmmm.... BEST fighters ?.....

1900-1909: ?
1910-1919: ?
1920-1929: ?
1930-1939: Henry Armstrong
1940-1949: Willie Pep/Ray Robinson
1950-1959: Ray Robinson/Rocky Marciano
1960-1969: Muhammad Ali
1970-1979: Roberto Duran/Muhammad Ali
1980-1989: Sugar Ray Leonard
1990-1999: Roy Jones Jr/Pernell Whitaker
2000-2009: Floyd Mayweather

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Ricardo lopez deserves a mention here. From the start he was fighting title fights,at the end of the decade he was having title fights, with 1 draw being the only 'blemish' which was avanged. Im not saying he should be in front of RJJ or Whittaker, but hes up there

 

He wasn't a world champion until '69. Hardly a 60's reign of terror.

 

Because he wasn't given a title shot at his best weight, nor the one above it, despite knocking the top ranked contenders out of the park in both.

Irrelevant anyway since this thread is about the best fighters and not the greatest.

 

I dont think Jones was better than Whitaker but he had just about all of his prime yrs in the 90s, Whitaker split the end of the 80s with about half of the 90s before he slipped but I named both of them because of how good Whitaker was in the 90s pre Vasquez.

 

I agree with this. I might change it up ever so slightly if i was going to just go with purely who i think was the most superior fighter of each decade, a lot of them would be close in that respect, nothing i'd like to change with a strong opinion other than that of i were taking that approach to the list i'd have Mayweather rather than Pacquiao.

 

1890-1899 - Bob Fitzsimmons - Tommy Ryan
1900-1909 - Joe Gans - Stanley Ketchel
1910-1919 - Sam Langford
1920-1929 - Harry Greb
1930-1939 - Henry Armstrong - Barney Ross, Joe Louis
1940-1949 - Ray Robinson - Ezzard Charles, Willie Pep
1950-1959 - Archie Moore - Rocky Marciano
1960-1969 - Emile Griffith - Muhammad Ali, Luis Manuel Rodriguez
1970-1979 - Roberto Duran - Alexis Arguello
1980-1989 - Marvin Hagler - Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson
1990-1999 - Pernell Whitaker - Roy Jones Jr.
2000-2009 - Manny Pacquiao - Floyd Mayweather Jr., Bernard Hopkins

 

Pretty good list except fot the 60s i think Ali takes that he didnt go away until 68" i dont think those 2 years should keep him off this list.

 

I'd take McFarland over Langford as the best fighter of the 1910-1919 period, and very easily so. As much as I like Langford, he's no match for Packey's skills, cleverness and consistency.

 

Yes, that´s an argument but I think when you looking at those types of lists you must also look against whom they proved themselves and I like Griffith more. Alihas a very good shot though.

A few things that got me wondered a bit are that 4 hws are on the expanded list. Considering that hw is one of the least deep divisions that´s a bit of a surprise.

The 40s are clearly the best decade, followed by the 30s.

 

Do they outweigh Langford's advantages in resume? How much of an emphasis is being put on their resumes in your selection?

 

Now, McFarland was consistent, Greb was consistent. Langford was not. It's not just W's that count.

 

Don't forget a man named Julio Cesar Chavez in the 80s.

 

Thats a strong point:good HAgler had the first half of the decade and Chavez did good in the last part. 80s is a tough call:think You could make a case for Tyson or Holmes too. Of those 4 each were dominate for a half a decade. Leonard was to sporadic in and off the scene.