Official Decade Survey - Deadlines Listed at the Top of Page 1

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  1. Rubber Glove Sandwich

    Rubber Glove Sandwich Not a Lobster. Full Member

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    Just did my 1910s list. I'll start to do more than 10 once we get to the 1930s. It's honestly incredible how much some of these guys just did a year let alone an entire decade. It makes making the lists for the early decades kinda overwhelming. Which is why I'm only doing 10. I couldn't tell you who was greater between the bantamweight trio of the 1910s to save my life. So I won't.
     
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  2. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Less than a week for the 1910s deadline, which is March 12.

    The 1920s Deadline is March 26.

    Other deadlines coming soon.
     
  3. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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  4. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Sorry i missed the first two rounds but here is my top ten of the 1910s
    1 Harry Greb
    2 Sam Langford
    3 Jack Johnson
    4 Tommy Gibbons
    5 Packey McFarland
    6 Jimmy Wilde
    7 Benny Leonard
    8 Mike Gibbons
    9 Harry Wills
    10 Ted Kid Lewis
     
  5. Gui Dosnera

    Gui Dosnera New Member Full Member

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    Will proceed to an ongoing list of the 1930's


    III. 1910s

    1: Sam Langford
    2: Harry Greb
    3: Jack Britton
    4: Ted Kid Lewis
    5: Johnny Dundee
    6:Benny Leonard
    7: Jack Dillon
    8: Battling Levinsky
    9: Harry Wills
    10:Freddie Welsh
    11: Leo Hauck
    12: Joe Jeanette
    13: Packey McFarland
    14: Mike Gibbons
    15: Kid Norfolk
    16: Billy Miske
    17: Tommy Gibbons
    18: Sam McVea
    19: Lew Tendler
    20: Mike O'Dowd
    21: Jimmy Wilde
    22: George Chip
    23: Les Darcy
    24: Johnny Kilbane
    25: Ad Wolfgast

    IV. 1920s

    1: Harry Greb
    2: Tommy Loughran
    3: Maxie Rosenbloom
    4: Benny Leonard
    5: Mickey Walker
    6: Sammy Mandell
    7: Tiger Flowers
    8: Jimmy Slatttery
    9: Dave Shade
    10: Jack Delaney
    11: Pete Latzo
    12: Jimmy McLarnin
    13: Jackie Fields
    14: Joe Glick
    15: Joe Dundee
    16: Young Stribling
    17: Kid Norfolk
    18: Benny Bass
    19: Mike McTigue
    20: Gene Tunney
    21: Fidel La Barba
    22: "Bud" Taylor
    23: Jack Dempsey
    24: Pancho Villa
    25: Len Harvey


    V. 1930s

    1: Henry Armstrong
    2: Tony Canzoneri
    3: Maxie Rosenbloom
    4: Lou Ambers
    5: Joe Louis
    6: Freddie Miller
    7: Barney Ross
    8: Jonh Henry Lewis
    9: Fred Apostoli
    10: Marcel Thil
    11: Vince Dundee
    12: Panama Al Brown
    13: Freddie Steele
    14: Teddy Yarosz
    15: Battling Battalino
    16: Kid Chocolate
    17: Lou Brouillard
    18: Jimmy McLarnin
    19: Billy Patrolle
    20: Tiger Jack Fox
    21: Young Corbett III
    22: Ceferino Garcia
    23: Peter Kane
    24: Fritzie Zivic
    25: Benny Lynch


    VI. 1940s

    1: Sugar Ray Robinson
    2: Willie Pep
    3: Ike Williams
    4: Ezzard Charles
    5: Holman Williams
    6: Joe Louis
    7: Jimmy Bivins
    8: Archie Moore
    9: Beau Jack
    10: Chalky Wright
    11: Charley Burley
    12: Henry Armstrong
    13: Sandy Saddler
    14: Jake LaMotta
    15: Bob Montgomery
    16: Bert Lytell
    17: Kid Gavilan
    18: Manuel Ortiz
    19: Lloyd Marshall
    20: Tony Zale
    21: Gus Lesnevich
    22: Sammy Angott
    23: Eddie Booker
    24: Tami Mauriello
    25: Fritzie Zivic



    VII. 1950s
    VIII. 1960s
    IX 1970s
    X. 1980s
    XI. 1990s
    XII. 2000s
    XIII. 2010s

    Peace
     
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  6. Greg Price99

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    I like this list Noel. All of my top 7 appear in your top 8.

    8 of your top 10 appear in mine.

    You have Wills at 9 & me at 12, so no big difference there.

    The only big difference is Jack Johnson, who was my #4 in the 1900's, doesn't appear in my 25. For me his 12-1-1 record, with only a few of those wins notable, wasn't enough.

    I think the 1910's was one of the strongest decades, possibly only 2nd to the 40's. The fact that Freddie Welsh, Johnny Kilbane, Pal Moore, Pete Herman, Kid Williams, Jack Dempsey nor Kid Norfolk appear in either of our top 10's, is testamount to this, imo.
     
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  7. Noel857

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    Thanks Greg.I have to admit i am a big fan of Johnson and i get critcised many times for ranking him so highly and that i understand but i am happy with my choice.I pondered for many hours over this top 10 because as you rightly point out there are so many great fighters to consider
     
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  8. Greg Price99

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    Me too. I rank Johnson #6 all time at HW & as mentioned had him #4 in the 1900's. It's just I feel it was that decade, rather than the 1910's, when he was at his best & where he did his best work. That's just my view, the important thing, of course, is that you're happy with your list, and like I say, it's a list I like.

    I particularly like your inclusions of McFarland & T. Gibbons.

    McFarland was 48-0-3 in the decade & was considered to be on the better end of at least one of those draws, vs Freddie Welsh. He beat my #5 all time WW Jack Britton x 2 & my #6 all time MW Mike Gibbons during the 1910's, as well as Jimmy Duffy, Matt Wells, the brilliant Owen Moran, Dick Hyland, Tommy Murphy x 3 and Young Erne x 2. Amazing record.

    Tommy Gibbons went 47-0-2 & beat Harry Greb (no less!), the 15lbs heavier Battling Levinsky, Billy Miske x 2, Willie Brennan, Buck Grouse, Gus Christie x 4, George Chip x 5, Clay Turner x 2 and Bob Moha. That really is an extradorinary record.
     
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  9. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    Very happy to have your contributions!
     
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  10. Rumsfeld

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    Take your time. The next deadline is March 26, and then it will be 2 a month going forward.

    That said (and this goes for everyone), it's NEVER too early to get in other decades that are a couple of months away.

    My guess is this will ultimately wrap in September.
     
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  11. Ih8ohio

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    2000’s:
    1. Manny Pacquiao
    2. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    3. Bernard Hopkins
    4. Shane Mosley
    5. Erik Morales
    6. Juan Manuel Marquez
    7. Marco Antonio Barrera
    8. Joe Calzaghe
    9. Winky Wright
    10. Rafael Marquez

    2010’s:
    1. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    2. Andre Ward
    3. Canelo Alvarez
    4. Manny Pacquiao
    5. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez
    6. Gennady Golovkin
    7. Timothy Bradley
    8. Oleksandr Usyk
    9. Terence Crawford
    10. Tyson Fury
     
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  12. LXG

    LXG New Member Full Member

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    1910s

    1. Benny Leonard
    2. Packey McFarland
    3. Jimmy Wilde
    4. Sam Langford
    5. Jack Johnson
    6. Jack Dempsey
    7. Jack Britton
    8. Ted Kid Lewis
    9. Harry Wills
    10. Jeremiah “Joe” Jeannette
    11. Barney Lebrowitz (Battling Levinsky)
    12. Johnny Dundee
    13. Johnny Kilbane
    14. Les Darcy
    15. Sam McVey
    16. Freddie Welsh
    17. Georges Carpentier
    18. Eugene Criqui
    19. Pete Herman
    20. Mike Gibbons
     
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  13. Noel857

    Noel857 I Am Duran Full Member

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    Post it here
     
  14. Greg Price99

    Greg Price99 Active Member Full Member

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    Welcome to the forum.

    Did you consider including Harry Greb &/or Tommy Gibbons?

    I like your high rankings of McFarland & Wilde.
     
  15. LXG

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    1920s
    1. Benny Leonard
    2. Harry Greb
    3. Tommy Loughran
    4. Jack Dempsey
    5. Mickey Walker
    6. Gene Tunney
    7. Jack Britton
    8. Poncho Villa
    9. Lew Tendler
    10. Harry Wills
    11. Johnny Dundee
    12. Louis “Kid” Kaplan
    13. Charles Bernard “Bud” Taylor
    14. Jimmy McLarnin