Is Benny Leonard in your top 10 p4p list?

Absolutely. He may be as high as 6th. I've even contemplated a top 5 spot in place of Ezzard Charles, but decided that a total of 11-2 vs Archie Moore, Charley Burley, Jimmy Bivins and Lloyd Marshall is too insane.

 

Yes I have him between 7-10

 

How can he not be???

 

I've been saying for years that he belongs in the Top Ten.

 

Yes not top 5 for me but def in top 10.

 

And oddly barely any discussion of the dude on this forum.

 

No, I don't really rank fighters from his era as a rule boxing was way too different to compare to eras that came after. Great fighter of his era though.

 

He's #1 lightweight all time.

 

Yes, he's my #8 p4p.

In his final 81 fights contested at under 140lbs, from the age of 20 onwards, he went 81-0, against some excellent competition. He has the best record of all time in fights contested at LW, imo.

He also came out on the better end of a series with my #5 WW of all time, Jack Britton, despite not being an especially big LW.

 

I know this will not be popular here, but i have him just outside the top 10 in eleventh place

 

All a matter of opinion and what you value.

May I ask what your top 15 looks like and the criteria that you use to discern the ranks?

 

11th is perfectly reasonable and defensible, Noel.

 

Hi thanks for your interest.I haven`t got a set criteria i just research as much as i can then make my judgement.Anyway here is my top 15
1 - Ray Robinson
2 - Harry Greb
3 - Henry Armstrong
4 - Roberto Duran
5 - Ezzard Charles
6 - Sam Langford
7 - Muhammad Ali
8 - Willie Pep
9 - Bob Fitzsimmons
10 - Joe Louis
11 - Benny Leonard
12 - Joe Gans
13 - Ray Leonard
14 - Floyd Mayweather
15 - Archie Moore

 

I which I knew how to do P4P rankings to tell you