30. Benny Leonard What he could’ve done to rank higher: Retired after Sarko vs Leonard Generally have less losses to inferior fighters Most impressive feats: -General domination of division 29. Charley Burley What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Ezzard Charles Generally have less losses to inferior fighters Most impressive feats: -Being such a great contender that he was dodged by Sugar Ray Robinson and Joey Maxim -Beating Archie Moore -Beating Jimmy Bivins 28. George Foreman What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Ali Had first retirement after Lyle vs Foreman Beaten either Holyfield or Morrison Retired after Moorer vs Foreman Most impressive feats: -Oldest heavyweight champion ever, beat lineal, IBF and WBA champ Michael Moorer at the age of 45. Made 3 title defenses -Total domination of Joe Frazier and Ken Norton -Defeat of other top contenders in 80s-90s (Cooney, Ellis, Cooper) 27. Stanley Ketchel What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Johnson or Langford Generally have less losses to inferior fighters Most impressive feats: -Knocking Jack Johnson down -Record of 49 wins (46 KOs) and 5 losses 26. Gerald McClellan What he could’ve done to rank higher: Retired after Jackson vs McClellan 2 Not lose to Ralph Ward and Dennis Milton Most impressive feats: -Beat Julian Jackson twice, once by first round knockout -Beat John Mugabi -General domination of division 25. Manny Pacquiao What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Floyd Mayweather (which could happen in the future) Beaten Marquez a majority of the time Generally have less losses to inferior fighters Most impressive feats: -8 division champion 24. Battling Nelson What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Al Wolgast Beaten Gans in the first fight Generally have less losses to inferior fighters Most impressive feats: -Beating Joe Gans twice, both by knockout -Beating Terry McGovern, by knockout -Giving Al Wolgast brain damage -Incredible conditioning and training 23. Roy Jones Jr (I ****ed up on 41-30 didn't mean to put him there) What he could’ve done to rank higher: Retired after Ruiz vs Jones Convincingly beaten Tarver Beaten Hopkins a majority of the time Beaten Calzaghe Most impressive feats: -Beating John Ruiz -Beating Bernard Hopkins -Beating James Toney 22. Tommy Hearns What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Sugar Ray Leonard Beaten Marvin Hagler Retired after Hearns be Leonard 2 Most impressive feats: -Absolute destruction of Roberto Duran -Fighting Leonard to a draw, which many believe Hearns won 21. Jake LaMotta What he could’ve done to rank higher: Beaten Robinson a majority of the time Retired after Robinson vs LaMotta 5 Generally have less losses to inferior fighters Most impressive feats: -Dethroning a prime Sugar Ray Robinson
I won’t critique your list to much because you at least have the stones to put one out there... But Benny Leonard? The best Leonard to ever put on a pair of gloves?
Ray Leonard > Benny Leonard imo. Better competition, more wins against best competition, and less losses against inferior fighters
Honestly it doesn't change his rank, but it does reinforce it Surprised they never rematched. Between Burley and Charles, I'm starting to think that Moore was overrated.
If you like to think so. I just see Benny as a clear top 10 ATG and Ray just outside the top 10. But either way 30 seems a tad to low.
Its good that my list doesn't agree at least, I'd like to think I have unique opinions Really though, it would've helped him to have a name on his resume that I at least recognized, much less a win that I recognized
