The Ring: "Mayweather Doesn't Crack The Top 25 Greatest Ever"

Scar · Aug 23, 2008

san rafael said:

We can almost certainly agree that Mayweather doesn't belong in the top 10, hallowed ground reserved for names like Robinson, Armstrong, Ali, Louis, Pep, Greb, ect. And the opinion here is that for all his remarkable talent, his body of work isn't enough to crack the top 25 either. Looking at that 19-42 range, the upper end just doesn't seem right given the talent pools of the past.

So our final declaration is this: if Mayweather never fights again, he ranks somewhere in the second 25 in boxing history, pound-for-pound, taking into account both his ability and his accomplishment. "Pretty Boy" and his devoted fans may not want be happy to hear it, and the Floyd haters probably won't like it either, but that's where he belongs.

Eric Raskin, The Ring Magazine, October 2008

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Here is ESPN's top 50 from last year based on:

In-Ring Performance
Achievements
Dominance
Mainstream Appeal ( <---- WTF? )

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
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3. Henry Armstrong
4. Joe Louis
5. Willie Pep
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7. Benny Leonard
8. Jack Johnson
9. Jack Dempsey
10. Sam Langford
11. Joe Gans
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13. Harry Greb
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15. Jimmy Wilde
16. Gene Tunney
17. Mickey Walker
19. Stanley Ketchel
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21. Tony Canzoneri
22. Barney Ross
23. Jimmy McLarnin
24. Julio Cesar Chavez
25. Marcel Cerdan
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27. Ezzard Charles
18. Archie Moore
28. Jake LaMotta
29. Sandy Saddler
30. Terry McGovern
31. Billy Conn
32. Jose Napoles
33. Ruben Olivares
34. Emile Griffith
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36. Eder Jofre
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41. Ted "Kid" Lewis
42. Alexis Arguello
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44. Pernell Whitaker
45. Carlos Monzon
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