Good list. The most obvious omission for me is Burns vs. Johnson
So for 1889, I have Mitchell and Smith, whereas Matt has Ashton and Goddard. Smith won't be in Matt's rankings as his achievements are without...
January 1889 18/1/89 Patsy Cardiff (#8) beat Paddy McDonald by 7th round KO. 21/189 Patsy Cardiff (#8) beat Jim Fell over 15 rounds. No changes...
Thanks Matt, I've amended the post to take this into account, meaning Burke is still ranked at the end of 1888. For 1888, we agree on 8 names....
Note: Edited to remove the incorrect loss recorded for Jack Burke in August. July 1888 On 9th July 1888, Frank Slavin (#10) drew with Jack Burke...
January 1888 In January 1888, Pat Killen (#5) beat Jack Cooper by 1st round KO. 5/1/88, World Champion John L Sullivan (#1) beat William Samuells...
Sullivan is in the list, you can pick him.
I have included John L Sullivan in my choice at heavyweight, based on his entire career. However, I have assumed that this includes his...
John Sullivan (1879-1892) Jack Johnson (1897-1931) Sam Langford (1902 -1926) Harry Wills (1911-1932) Joe Louis (1934-1951) Rocky Marciano...
So, for 1887 @mattdonnellon and I agree on 7 names. I have Smith, Nolan and Slavin, whereas Matt has Ashton, Godfrey and McAuliffe. I’m...
July 1887 4/7/87 Harry Laing (#10) beat 5 men in 1 night, 4 by 1st round KO and 1 by 2nd round KO. 9/7/87 Peter Jackson (#8) fought a 4-round...
January 1887 1/1/87 Frank Slavin drew with Bob Fitzsimmons over 4 rounds. 4/1/87 Pat Killen (#9) beat OH Smith by 2nd round KO. 17/1/87 Pat...
Just checking in on this one quickly. I appreciate all the information from @mattdonnellon and will be incorporating it. The delay is due to me...
Thanks Matt. It has been a busy couple of weeks, but I have been working on this and hope to post the next instalment soon.
Having studied the history of the lineage in some detail, I think anybody giving a definitive answer to this is ignoring the historical...
