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

He’s good but how is he any better than the guys on my list?

 

2010s
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Saul "Canelo" Alvarez
3. Andre Ward
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr.
5. Gennady Golovkin
6. Roman Gonzalez
7. Juan Francisco Estrada
8. Tyson Fury
9. Oleksandr Usyk
10. Erislandy Lara

* I rated fighters based on resume, so it's my "Greatest" of the decade rather than best as I would rate them in fantasy head-to-head match-ups.

** I only feel knowledgable enough to give a top 10 on the 2010s, since I was following every division and saw every meaningful fight. I could probably try to give one for the 2000s as well, but I'm still "working my way" through that decade and I'm not familiar enough with lower weight classes from that period, so will leave it for more knowledgable members.

 

Rummy gonna get a Netflix deal out of this after he collects all the Emmys!

This is a massive undertaking. I will have to do a lot of research so I’m glad he’s giving us time.

Challenge accepted.

 

I'm gonna start with doing a top ten in each decade in chronological order and then I'll add more names afterwards if I feel like it. I am way out of my comfort zone in the 1890s so if any expert of that period has some suggestions please feel free.

I. 1890s
1. Bob Fitzsimmons
2. George Dixon
3. Tommy Ryan
4. Young Griffo
5. James Corbett
6. Billy Smith
7. Jack Mcauliffe
8. Charles Kid Mccoy
9. Jimmy Barry
10. Oscar Gardner

II. 1900s
1. Joe Gans
2. Jack Johnson
3. Abe Attell
4.Philadelphia Jack O'Brian
5. Barbados Joe Walcott
6. Sam Langford
7. Terry Mcgovern
8. James J Jeffries
9. Stanley Ketchel
10. Packey McFarland


III. 1910s

1.Harry Greb
2. Sam Langford
3. Tommy Gibbons
4. Packey McFarland
5. Jimmy Wilde
6. Benny Leonard
7. Jack Britton
8. Mike Gibbons
9. Ted Kid Lewis
10. Freddie Welsh

 

The 40's was the only decade I thought was easy and I was wrong.
I had the same 4 you have plus Saddler, Ike Williams, Archie Moore, Charley Burley and some more but had to give up.

 

Definitely agree with your top 3 for 1960s and 1970s. I would slide Larry Holmes in just ahead of Mike Tyson in the 1980s though. Good listings for all decades. Will think about my own list.
Definitely

 

1940's
1) Sugar Ray Robinson
2) Ezzard Charles
3) Willie Pep
4) Sandy Saddler
5) Joe Louis
6) Archie Moore
7) Marcel Cerdan
8) Charley Burley
9) Kid Gavilan
10) Manuel Ortiz
11) Lloyd Marshall
12) Billy Conn
13) Beau Jack
14) Jersey Joe Walcott
15) Lew Jenkins
16) Dave Sands
17) Fritzie Zivic
18) Holman Williams
19) Jake LaMotta
20) Willie Joyce
21) Johnny Bratton
22) Tony Zale
23) Bob Montgomery
24) Billy Graham
25) Joey Maxim

1970's
1) Muhammad Ali
2) Joe Frazier
3) George Foreman
4) Roberto Duran
5) Jose Napoles
6) Carlos Monzon
7) Danny Lopez
8) Rueben Olivares
9) Bob Foster
10) Ken Norton
11) Wilfred Benitez
12) Ken Buchanan
13) Bobby Chacon
14) Rodrigo Valdez
15) Jerry Quarry
16) Esteban DeJesus
17) Earnie Shavers
18) Jimmy Young
19) Carlos Palomino
20) Marvin Johnson

 

I think Tyson's reign in the 80s was more impressive than Holmes's in 80s overall, Tyson actually unified and cleaned out the division which Holmes never really did after 82 atleast.

 

I see your point. This is a very thought provoking thread,is n't it? And all the better for that.

 

I mean you can look at it a few different ways, do you factor into what Holmes did in the 70s aswell ? When ranking him in the 80s ? But I also think Holmes losing 3 times in the 80s, counts against him aswell when ranking him.

Say what you want about Tyson, but his 80s reign was very impressive to me atleast. I've always felt like Tyson gets overrated by casuals, but at the sametime gets a bit underrated by hardcore boxing fans.

 

Definitely.

 

This is my favorite survey from you so far, Rummy.