Highest Level of Opposition Per Decade?

This isn't specific at all George. What divisions? Are you talking about champions?

 

I think your list is practically perfect. The only one that I would change is the 30s. I might say Joe Louis.

 

At first the only one I would have changed would have been Carlos Ortiz for the 60s. But looking at Griffith, it's hard to form an argument there. I was also very impressed at Luis Rodriguez' competition across 2 divisions.

 

Yeah. When one thinks about it, really, Griffith was probably the most dominant fighter on this list within his own decade.

 

It's not. One looks at the resumes of Tiger, Ortiz, and Ali in the 60s, which are all pretty damn good. Then you look at Griffith. It makes the previous three look inactive. It's pretty amazing considering about 8 years of that was a mentally dead fighter in the ring.

 

From 1936 or 7 until 1947, Izzy Janazzo would have to be in the hunt. He fought a lot of very good fighters.

 

How about someone that fought:
Dave Holly
Philadelphia Jack O'Brien
Kid Carter
Peter Maher
Joe Walcott
Bob Fitzsimmons
Joe Gans
Hugo Kelly
Matty Mathews
Dixie Kid
Jack Blackburn
Jack Johnson
Joe Thomas (who fought Ketchell)
All in the 1900's?
Edit: plus Owen Ziegler, George Cole and Al Kaufman

I ofcourse mean Joe Grim

 

Emile was easily one of the best in and outside the ring, his downfall was having an artists soul and a talent for violence, not a wonder he would always be found in the crosshairs of tragedy.

 

For the 1900s
George Gardner:
Joe Walcott
Jack Johnson
Jack Root
Marvin Hart
Bob Fitzsimmons

Owen Moran:
Harry Ware
George Dixon
Digger Stanley
Monte Attell
Abe Attell
Harlem Tommy Murphy

George Dixon:
Terry McGovern
Tim Callahan
Benny Yanger
Young Corbett II
Abe Attell
Pedler Palmer
Jim Driscoll
Digger Stanley
Owen Moran
Harlem Tommy Murphy

Shot George Dixon might have it, no wonder he piled up the losses.