Is Charles really the greatest LHW in History?

Ok so I'm researching the history of the LHW division at present and I've completed my studies on all the "lufcrazy world champs" up until Archie Moore. I gotta say, Charels as a divisional great isn't something I'm sold on after looking deeper.

Allowing a bit of leeway with the divisinal limits (both fighters between 170 and 180) his meaningful record seems to be wins over the following ranked opponents: Moore (3-0-0), Marshall (2-0-0), Smith (2-0-0), Bivins, Lesnevich and Fitzpatrick.

Furthermore I think he was the premiere lhw from 1946 - 1949.

Now H2H he is one of the best, I have no doubting that and the victories he scored over hw's such as ray, whilst weighing 175 are great.

But does he have the greatest LHW resume? I'm not so sure:

Greb has: Meehan, Zulu (3-0-0), Moha (3-0-0), Smith (2-0-0), McGoorty, Levinsky (3-0-0), Dillon (2-0-0), Miske (2-0-0), McTigue, Gibbons (2-1-0), Renault (3-0-0), Norfolk, Tunney (2-3-0)*, Loughran (3-0-0), Delaney (3-0-0), Burke, Houck (3-0-0), Slattery, Rosenbloom, Marullo (2-0-0), J Smith (3-0-1)

Tunney has: Houck (2-0-0), Burke (2-0-0), Levinsky, Greb (3-2-0), Loughran (0-0-1), Renault, Delaney (2-0-0), Carpentier, Smith (2-0-0), Gibbons

and Moore has: Bolden (2-0-0), Marshall (2-0-0), Bivins (1-1-0), Williams (1-1-0), Charles (0-3-0), Chase (1-0-1), Lytell (2-0-0), Zander, Smith (3-0-0), Williams (3-0-0), Morrow (1-1-0), Satterfield, Kid (2-0-0), Johnson (3-1-0), Maxim (3-0-0), Martinez, Olsen, Pompey, Anthony, Durelle (2-0-0), Rinaldi

So i'm not convinced Charles has the best resume.

Did he achieve the most in the division? I think he has a total of 4 years as top dog, whereas Moore has 11, Foster 7 and Jones 6 (The latter 2 I've not studied in depth yet but I've charted that as their preliminary tenure as lufcrazy lhw champion)

I don't think his h2h abilities and skillset are enough to overlook the success of Moore and the resume of Greb. I don't think any victories over men outside of the lhw division have any relevance for anything other than evaluation of skillset neither.

Granted my studies haven't come to an end, but I have covered up until 1960 and I don't think the argument as lhw for charles is completely compelling (atleast not by my criteria which is measured on resume, accomplishments and h2h-ability)

Thoughts :think

 

What criteria?

H2H I think that's how it's gonna shape up but I need to look more into bob foster.

 

Regardless of where people view jones as a h2h force at lhw, how do you rate charles in the division and what criteria do you use?

 

Not automatically at all. I was comparing the top end wins for example tunney, dillon and gibbons etc. The volume was there so I left it in.

The weight I explained in the op, 170-180 apart from certain circumstances.

Hopkins beating kelly at lhw is meaningful despite kelly never fighting at the division. I used the same logic where possible.

Back then it's hard nailing down which fights to count, for example 162 v 167 i'd count as a mw fight but 169 v 180 i'd count as lhw etc.

 

Is that enough to automatically catapult him above everyone else?