Archie Moore had 98 fights with ranked contenders. Anyone with more?

I doubt Hascup has told you, that Rosenbloom met 172 different boxers who, at one point or another, were top-10 ranked by The Ring. That's simply not possible, and way, way too high!

 

He Grant, I have been on these boards for a long time but, with all due respect, I have never seen anyone rating Mike higher than Archie, me included, and I am a big Spinks fan. Please let us know who has done so because I am quite curious now.

 

Bigger lightheavyweight wins than whom? I personally feel Virgil and Antonio Tarver are the most overrated 175 pounders I have ever seen.

 

Saad, who rates Mike higher than Archie? I have never seen that before.

 

This. Well put Double M. I am still trying to figure out who has rated Mike higher than Archie on these boards.

 

how much time did it take to compile research that ? impressive
Soldier Bartfield comes to mind here off the bat think he has 225 plus fights
but I'm just guessing on a pure warrior here who fought everybody

 

So who are your top 10 light heavyweights?

I rank Virgil as a really good light heavyweight champion. Not an ATG, not top 10, but good.

And Virgil didn’t clean out the division. There were something like seven or eight guys who held belts during his reign and when he lost to Michalczewski when he tried to add the WBO belt to his IBF and WBA (never held WBC) championships.

Nice resume, but he didn’t clean out the division.

I also don’t agree that Virgil had better wins.

 

Ya, I was on that poll. But who rated Mike over Archie?

 

He did, however. I took a screenshot of it, though I don't know how to post it. I can send it to you if you would like. The exchange was as follows:

Me: "Hey Henry, I don't mean to bother you but you are the go-to guy when it comes to boxing stats. I think I have a simple one for you, but I was wondering you knew how many top-10 fighters Ray Robinson fought and what his record against them was?"

Hascup: "Well he had 201 fights and fought 58 Top 10 contender when they were rated in the top 10. That means he fought 143 that weren't rated. He also fought 71 fighters a total of 108 times that were rated in the top 10 at one time or another."

Me: "Is there any fighter with more bouts against top-10 fighters?"

Hascup: "The most is Maxie Rosenbloom he fought about 113 fighters that were rated in the top 10 when he fought them and 172 fighters that were rated in the top 10 at one time or another."

 

No need to send me anything, as I have no doubt, you're telling the truth (I don't see why you wouldn't!), when you relate this exchange with Hascup.

However, I respectfully say, that the Rosenbloom numbers can't be true!

Going by BoxRec, Maxie had a total of 298 pro fights - against 172 (if I have counted correctly) different opponents.

Going by The Ring's end-of-year lists, 59 (again, if I have counted correctly!) of the 172 were top-10 ranked - at one time or another! I don't have access to the Ring's monthly ratings, so I'm sure there must have been some, who had been ranked for a short time - without ever appearing in the end-of-year lists.

So the actual number of world ranked (at one time or another) opponents is probably a little higher than my 59... but 172 is obviously an impossibility!

 

That's insane. Were they all ranked at the time?

 

Like to see the numbers of ranked at the time. Previously I think I've seen something like 45 wins for Robinson which is a crazy number as it is. More than what most current fighters have had fights. Wonder what it is for Moore.