Does Beterbiev have the time and opportunities..

In no particular order

Michael Spinks
Archie Moore
Gene Tunney
Roy Jones Jr
Bob Foster
Sergei Kovalev
Artur Beterbiev
Ezzard Charles
Bernard Hopkins
Sam Langford
Michael Moorer

 

Thanks. What is your criteria?

 

Achievements (relative to competition)
Pedigree
Longevity

 

Thanks. Last question before I give you my feedback. Presumably, when ranking a fighter all time at LHW, you only factor in fights staged at or around LHW? I.e., you wouldn't factor in Hopkins achievements at MW?

 

I am taking longevity into account

 

That doesnt answer my question. Do you only factor in fights contested in or around the LHW division in your LHW rankings? E.g. Tommy Laughran isnt in your LHW top 10. Do you exclude his wins at HW from your LHW ranking criteria? For example, i only include LHW title fights and non title fights contested above 164lbs and below 180lbs, so dont factor in Loughrans wins at HW.

 

I just hope he gets through & we do get the Bivol fight, so late for him though in general while Bivol's been red hot as well.

 

What a crazy fight that would be, wouldn't want either guy to lose.

 

Charles of course, and I must respectfully disagree about Moore - unquestionable given for me. Greb was the one I had in mind rounding it out, yes - with Langford knocking on the door (certainly great enough to crack a p4p top 15, question being whether slotting him at LHW is most appropriate; he may very well have been most naturally suited to it size-wise, but outside beating Philly Jack not really the division upon which his legacy is built).

The likes of Tunney, Spinks, Conn, Ruby Rob, Loughran, RJJ, and maybe Gibbons and Foster could all have a reasonably defensible spot in a top 50.

 

Cheers.
Moore isnt in my top 15 pfp all time, but accept a credible argument for him being so can be made.
Langford is my #3 and Fitzsimmons my #6, though I agree a relatively small proportion of their fights were contested at LHW.