PeteThePrince's Top 50 P4P Greatest Fighters Ever - ROUGH DRAFT!!

Mine isn't a list based on greatness with resumes, accomplishments, longevity, etc.

My list is based on P4P in the literal sense of the word. If we took the fighters and evulated their skills/abilities and had them all weigh the same. I know it's silly, but the goal is to evaluate how great fighters are regardless of weight. Resume is there to see the greatness you rub up against. So I can't obviously but Douglas via Tokyo on the list. At the same time, it's more about reaching a peak with your skills rather than achieving greatness throughout. Hence Dempsey being so high. Hope that clears things up.

 

Well Pep would be a bit higher if this was a list that was focused on greatness based on lonjevity, resume, experience, accomplishments, etc. Probably in my top 10.

In this case, Pep was a 1 weight class type fighter. I guess he could be a few parts higher. I'll have to re-evaluate it. It's hard to put him above Moore. Who was clobbering Heavyweights 25+ pounds heavier, and beating men from MW to HW his entire life.

Oscar lost most of his big fights. There's no way that I can put him above Frazier or Tyson on a P4P list factoring mainly skills/ability.

 

I'm sorry. Teddy Atlas has brainwashed me. Who should Oscar be above? And don't say Frazier or Tyson.

 

Maybe you should stop picking him over Wlad then. :good

 

Burley at his best was genius. Archie Moore said the best fighter he ever fought was Burley. He fought Marciano, Patterson, Ali, and Charles.

I kind understand why some have trouble with the ones you bolded. It's quite controversial. Spinks was one of the few LHW to become HW champion. Jones went from MW to HW champion. One of the only ones to do it (Along with Charles) and he did it in era where most Heavyweights weigh much more than 215. Both those guys were beasts physically, and proved themselves in multiple weight classes.

Dempsey feasted on bigger fighters. Imagine a peak Dempsey at 210 pounds. He would be a terror. Marciano took all comers.

 

Not really. Considering how many here pick him and give him great chances against many Heavyweights due to his ability at his pinnacle. Many of the times he's undersized, and most think he has a great style to chomp bigger men down.

So... why wouldn't Dempsey not be a fitting high candadite? Contemporaries rave about him at his peak. This isn't a list about greatness due to longevity, resume, accomplishments, etc.

 

Well the list is 1920's onward. Now I can really tell you didn't read the info in the description. That's okay McGrain.