Top 5 pound-for-pound per decade

1891-1900
1. Bob Fitzsimmons
2. George Dixon
3. Tommy Ryan
4. Kid McCoy
5. Joe Choynski

1901-1910
1. Joe Gans
2. Terry McGovern
3. Barbados Joe Walcott
4. Jack Johnson
5. Stanley Ketchel

1911-1920
1. Sam Langford
2. Jimmy Wilde
3. Benny Leonard
4. Jack Dillon
5. Jack Dempsey/Harry Wills

1921-1930
1. Harry Greb
2. Mickey Walker
3. Gene Tunney
4. Kid Norfolk
5. Tommy Loughran/Tommy Gibbons

1931-1940
1. Henry Armstrong
2. Joe Louis
3. Barney Ross
4. Jimmy McLarnin
5. Tony Canzoneri

1941-1950
1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Ezzard Charles
3. Willie Pep
4. Sandy Saddler
5. Ike Williams

1951-1960
1. Archie Moore
2. Rocky Marciano
3. Duilio Loi
4. Pascual Perez
5. Carmen Basilio

1961-1970
1. Eder Jofre
2. Muhammad Ali
3. Emile Griffith
4. Carlos Ortiz
5. Fighting Harada

1971-1980
1. Roberto Duran
2. Carlos Monzon
3. Jose Napoles
4. Bob Foster
5. Joe Frazier

1981-1990
1. Sugar Ray Leonard
2. Marvin Hagler
3. Aaron Pryor
4. Salvador Sanchez
5. Alexis Arguello

I did a century off the top of my head--just to give you guys something to criticize and put forth your own thoughts. I only rated a fighter in one decade.

 

You guys know more about the 1990's than I do, but here goes, just to start a discussion, cause I would like to see some opinions on this\
1. Pernell Whitaker
2. Roy Jones
3. Julio Ceasar Chavez
4. Evander Holyfield
5. Ricardo Lopez

Okay critics--fire away.

 

i can't go back a century. I'll try later

70's

Monzon
Duran
Arguello
Napoles
Ali

80's

Hagler
Spinks
Sanchez
Hearns
Camacho

90's

Jones
Bowe
DLH
Hopkins
Barerra

 

Some posters may debate some placements, but if that's off the top of your head, it's an awesome effort. :good

 

Sorry.

Jones
Whitaker
Bowe
DLH
Barrera

For some reason I forgot to put him in.

 

Bowe was a lot of things but high on a p4p list isn't one of them. And even though I'm a huge Lewis fan (face it you either love him or you hate him) I don't think he belongs on a p4p list either. Holyfield's a different story. At the very least he's a candidate.

 

Ali during the decade of his prime was clearly the bestp4p fighter of the 60's even taking in to account the enforced lay off.

 

excellent lists old fogey

 

No, actually, Jofre was considered the best.

 

Your 90's list is absolutely Riddick-ulous !

Barrera and the fat man doesn't belong in the top 5.

Where's Pernell Whitaker ?

 

You kidding? Do you really think Rednut is going to mention Whitaker after his legendary ass whupping of peak Camacho in the gym?

 

I already have Pernell in as you can see. I was never that crazy about him and forgot but until Sweet Pea reminded me of his credentials.

Barerra was edged out by Hopkins with his 20 defenses. Holyfield was whipped twice by my man. I was going to put in Lewis but then I remembered his crappy chin.

 

No way is Pryor top 5 p4p in the 1980s. Spinks has a shout at number 1 for that decade.

 

You put your finger on my biggest oversight. Spinks should have been third in the 1980's--he just slipped my mind. Sorry. I do think Pryor deserves to rank #4.