Robberies that changed All Time Rankings

I doubt Joe Louis being the first to regain the heavyweight title would harm his ranking.

 

Not a robbery, but Daniel Jacobs would be ranked a lot higher if he got the GGG decision.

 

"Robberies" are overblown. The boxers sign a contract that stipulate the rules and agree winner and loser will be decided by rules, interpreted and called by officials. The boxing authorities licence judges to judge. You win some, you lose some, or get a draw.

 

Norton vs Ali?

 

The Louis-Walcott decision could've had far-reaching impacts on a number of all-timers.

For example, if Walcott got the decision, Joe Louis would've been the first man to regain the heavyweight title and Walcott would've been the second man to regain the heavyweight title (when he knocked out Charles).

Meaning Floyd Patterson stopping Johansson in their return certainly would NOT have been seen as the big deal that it was when it occurred. Being the "third" person to do something never is.

So maybe Floyd's all-time standing goes down if Walcott had gotten the decision?

 

Patterson vs Ellis was deemed by some as a robbery. If the decision had gone to Floyd he would have been a three time world champion which may have boosted his ratings. And getting some wins against quarry and maxim wouldn’t hurt either as those were also seen as robberies

 

ODLH lost some highly controversial decisions vs Tito and Mosley.

I consider the 2nd Mosley fight to be a robbery I had it 8-4 ODLH.

And whilst Tito could've earned a draw vs ODLH I didn't see any logical scoring that could have Tito winning 7 rounds so I still consider it a bad decision.

Yeah ODLH got some close decisions vs Whitaker, Quartey, but they weren't robberies. The Tito and Mosley 2 fights were way worse IMO and had a major impact on ODLH's all time ranking.

 

Ottke/Reid

Tiberi/Toney

 

Jimmy Young was robbed more often than anyone else I think.

 

GGG would def be ranked much higher by most of the same people who discredit him today if he won the Canelo fights.

 

Francois Botha was robbed by the IBF for allegedly having nandrolone in his system after his scintillating effort in defeating Axel Schulz. However, the tests were calibrated for a lesser man and not correctly for a Boer man of such stature and physical magnificence. THAT was a robbery.

 

Hagler Leonard

Only reason Leonard is rated the highest is because “he beat all the kings”

 

Isn't a robbery tho

Chavez-Whitaker and Leonard-Hearns 2 btw