Ultimate record; most proven fighter

I've said Archie Moore before and I'm sticking with him. However, there are some major contenders who are pretty much inseparable from him; Sam Langford, Sammy Angott, Maxie Rosenbloom, Harry Greb... Mickey Walker & Ray Robinson would probably be a slight step below, and slightly below those two would be Roberto Duran, Henry Armstrong and Emile Griffith.

Moore's record looks like this:

Muhammad Ali
Rocky Marciano
Floyd Patterson
Ezzard Charles x3
Harold Johnson x5
Willie Pastrano
Jimmy Bivins x5
Charley Burley
Carl Olson
Teddy Yarosz

That's just the Hall of Famers, not mentioning the rest of the murderer's row (term used loosely); Lloyd Marshall, Eddie Booker, Shorty Hogue, Aaron Wade, Bert Lytell, Jack Chase, and numerous other feared contenders such as Bob Satterfield, Clarence Henry and Nino Valdes.

But yeah, there are a few contenders. If anyone wants to put forth another fighter's record, try to keep it in the same format, listing Hall of Famers and the number of times said fighter fought them, and then list honourable mentions afterwards. Makes it easier to compare.

If you need to find out if a fighter is in the Hall of Fame, just google his name followed by 'ibhof' and it should come up. For instance 'Jimmy Slattery IBHOF.'

 

I did forget about McLarnin actually. I think he crammed in the best opposition for the number of fights he had, but there are fighters who were more proven just through facing better boxers overall because of a longer career or more bouts. Sammy Angott, for instance:

Ike Williams x3
Beau Jack x2
Ray Robinson x3
Henry Armstrong
Willie Pep
Bob Montgomery x3
Baby Arizmendi x2
Freddie Miller
Lew Jenkins
Fritzie Zivic

That's just Hall of Famers. Three times against a prime Ray Robinson is enough on its own.

 

Nope. Ezzard Charles might be my pick for that, either him or Greb.

 

How? Love to hear this one. We aren't talking about just wins, remember, just 'opponents faced.'

 

Not necessarily numerically, although that does help. But someone who faced twenty decent champions might not be as 'proven' as some who faced ten great champions. On that count, Moore's my #1, but perhaps Angott...

 

Do you always have to be a sarcastic ****?