well, an interesting idea man. but there is a massive human error problem, and you admitting a bias shattered your whole post hehe...
B-Hop is by far the No.1. As for their resumes - Jones and Toney have fought better competition than Calzaghe, no doubt. But crushing defeats and inconsistancy count against them.
when was jones inconsistent pre-ruiz? it's way too convenient what you're suggesting and not realistic. you said you and a friend have debated this a lot and the time you've spent sorting this out is commendable, but please don't think that because you've come up with a formula to 'sort out the problem' that it's the right one. boxing will always be a can of worms because of so many variables that can't be put in a box like you're doing.
To the original poster......good work. I don't agree with your results...they suck. But the idea is good and I like it when people think outside the square and try new things. Respect.
Hey, I totally agree, I just wanted some way of quantifying what I was saying to my friend.. and yeah, it's all subjective to my point of view. But I've tried to be as fair as I could.
Another note to the original poster: When your "Statistical analysis" is based completely on subjective ratings instead of factual data, it is not really "statistical" analysis. Statistics requires factual, measurable data. K?
You do have a point Jones defeats were more crushing but the perception of Hopkins after the Taylor and Calzaghe losses was that he was as shot similar to Jones .
Which McCallum fight are you referring to? I rated the McCallum at the time going into each fight. The McCallum who faced Jones and Toney 3 was a much faded version. So yes, in that case a win over Pavlik means much more.