I was checking boxrec and saw they’re list of the top 10 boxers of all time and it’s certainly.... unique at least. 1. Floyd Mayweather 2. Manny Pacquiao 3. Carlos Monzon 4. Muhammad Ali 5. Sugar Ray Robinson 6. Bernard Hopkins 7. Joe Louis 8. Archie Moore 9. Oscar de la Hoya 10. Julio Cesar Chavez Another interesting fact, the list didn’t include Ezzard Charles in the top 50. Harry Greb was 19th. Floyd Patterson is apparently the 4th greatest heavyweight ever. This is just what I noticed glazing it over. I’m sure there are other gems you’ll all love. Thoughts?
Henry Armstrong is below Ricky Hatton and Charley Burley is below Ricky Burns You have to remember they are just generated from an ever changing algorithm, and the incomplete records also mess things up a bit. Such a system is always going to produce pretty silly results, and it's not worth more than a bit of a chuckle.
Obviously! He fought the number 1 and 2 guys and I’m sure the monkeys who made this list took that into consideration. I didn’t even notice Armstrong, where was he ranked?
The boxrec system tends to reward longevity. Floyd Patterson may not have been an atg heavyweight but his career spanned 20 years, most of it as a champion or a leading contender.
