Why does RJJ get the nod over Sweet Pea? His resume is not as strong and his heavyweight title came in the 2000s.
I agree about Whitaker although a case can be made for Jones as Sweet Pea faded towards the end of the nineties.
Early 2001 I did a top 100: 100 Iran Barkley 99 Vassily Jirov 98 Jorge Castro 97 Joe Calzaghe 96 Meldrick Taylor 95 Vinny Pazienza 94 Simon Brown 93 Gianfranco Rosi 92 Frankie Liles 91 William Joppy 90 Ray Mercer 89 Dingaan Thobela 88 Crisanto Espana 87 Eloy Rojas 86 Robert Quiroga 85 Nana Yaw Konadu 84 Juan Martin Coggi 83 Orlin Norris 82 Ronald Wright 81 Kennedy McKinney 80 Tim Austin 79 Julio Cesar Vazquez 78 Steve Collins 77 Al Cole 76 Lorenzo Barber 75 James Douglas 74 James McGirt 73 Miguel Angel Gonzales 72 Tony Lopez 71 Sharmba Mitchell 70 Lonnie Bradley 69 Antonio Esparragoza 68 Jake Matlala 67 Mike Tyson 66 Fernando Vargas 65 Tommy Hearns 64 Wilfred Vazquez 63 Orzubek Nazarov 62 Dave McAuley 61 Arturo Gatti 60 Harry Simon 59 Joichiro Tatsuyuhi 58 Michael Moorer 57 Julian Jackson 56 Kevin Kelley 55 Sung Il Moon 54 John John Molina 53 Manuel Medina 52 Maurice Blocker 51 Daniel Zaragoza 50 John David Jackson 49 Reggie Johnson 48 Myung Woo Yuh 47 Zack Padilla 46 Jeff Fenech 45 George Foreman 44 Henry Maske 43 Genaro Hernandez 42 Ike Quartey 41 Johnny Tapia 40 Vuyani Bungu 39 Vitali Klitschko 38 Freddie Pendleton 37 Mike McCallum 36 Michael Carbajal 35 Mark Johnson 34 Humberto Gonzales 33 Frankie Randall 32 Steve Johnston 31 Junior Jones 30 Yuri Arbachakov 29 Erik Morales 28 Tom Johnson 27 Chris Eubank 26 Gerald McClellan 25 Virgil Hill 24 Nigel Benn 23 Saman Sorjaturong 22 Kostya Tszyu 21 Azumah Nelson 20 Floyd Mayweather Jr 19 Marco Antonio Barrera 18 Bernard Hopkins 17 Shane Mosley 16 Riddick Bowe 15 Brian Mitchell 14 Dariusz Michalczewski 13 Kaosai Galaxy 12 Orlando Canizales 11 Lennox Lewis 10 Julio Cesar Chavez 9 James Toney 8 Felix Trinidad 7 Naseem Hamed 6 Terry Norris 5 Pernell Whitaker 4 Evander Holyfield 3 Ricardo Lopez 2 Roy Jones Jr 1 Oscar de la Hoya I know a few are not going to like that. But this forum is probably a bit too protective of Whitaker. I know he was brilliant; but he was boring to watch, and had an awful personality, so the boxing community felt the need, rightly, to keep his name in the frame. You just done the job too well!
