Year -End HW ratings pre-Ring Magazine.e

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  1. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ring did year-end ratings from 1924 onwards, here was an attempt I made some years ago to redress the absence of such ratings up to that point. Firstly up to 1910.
    I think I have made some later amendments based on other posters input but here are the originals;

    1892

    Champion Corbett
    2. Jackson
    3. Goddard
    4. Slavin
    5. Choynski
    6. Fitzsimmons
    7. Hall
    8. Godfrey
    9. McAuliffe
    10. Kilrain


    1893

    Champion Corbett
    2. Jackson
    3. Fitzsimmons
    4. Denver Smith
    5. Hall
    6. Goddard
    7. Slavin
    8. Choynski
    9. McAuliffe
    10. Godfrey

    1894

    Champion Corbett
    2. Jackson
    3. Fitzsimmons
    4. Smith
    5. Choynski
    6. Maher
    7. Goddard
    8. Hall
    9. Slavin
    10. Godfrey

    1895

    Champion Maher
    2. Fitzsimmons
    3. Jackson
    4. Slavin
    5. Smith
    6. Choynski
    7. Felix
    8. Hall
    9. Creedon
    10. O’Donnell

    1896

    Champion Corbett
    2. Fitzsimmons
    3. Maher
    4 Choynski
    5. Sharkey
    6. Armstrong
    7. Creedon
    8. Goddard
    9. Ruhlin
    10. O’Donnell


    1897

    Champion Fitzsimmons
    2. Maher
    3. Sharkey
    4. Choynski
    5. Childs
    6. Corbett
    7. Ruhlin
    8. Jeffries
    9. O’Donnell
    10. Armstrong

    1898

    Champion Fitzsimmons
    2. Jeffries
    3. Sharkey
    4. Maher
    5. Corbett
    6. McCoy
    7. Ruhlin
    8. Childs
    9. Armstrong
    10. Choynski

    1899

    Champion Jeffries
    2. Sharkey
    3. Fitxsimmons
    4. Maher
    5. McCoy
    6. Corbett
    7. Kennedy
    8. Ruhlin
    9. Childs
    10. Martin


    1900

    Champion Jeffries
    2 Fitzsimmons
    3 Corbett
    4 McCoy
    5 Ruhlin
    6 Sharkey
    7 Childs
    8 Maher
    9 Kennedy
    10 Martin

    1901

    Champion Jeffries
    2 Ruhlin
    3 McCoy
    4 Childs
    5 Sharkey
    6 Root
    7 Martin
    8 Maher
    9 Griffin
    10 Gardner

    1902

    Champion Jeffries
    2 Fitzsimmons
    3 Ruhlin
    4 Martin
    5 Johnson
    6 Gardner
    7 O’Brien
    8 Root
    9 Hart
    10 Carter

    1903

    Champion Jeffries
    2 Fitzsimmons
    3 Johnson
    4 Ruhlin
    5 Gardner
    6 Root
    7 Hart
    8 O’Brien
    9 Armstrong
    10 McVey

    1904

    Champion Jeffries
    2 Johnson
    3 Hart
    4 Root
    5 O’Brien
    6 Gardner
    7 Ruhlin
    8 Ferguson
    9 Martin
    10 McVey

    1905

    Champion Hart
    2 Johnson
    3 O’Brien
    4 Jeanette
    5 Root
    6 Fitzsimmons
    7 Ruhlin
    8 Kaufman
    9 J Twin Sullivan
    10 Schreck

    1906

    Champion Burns
    2 Johnson
    3 O’Brien
    4 Langford
    5 Jeanette
    6 McVey
    7 Kaufman
    8 Schreck
    9 Hart
    10 Ruhlin

    1907

    Champion Burns
    2 Johnson
    3 Kaufman
    4 Langford
    5 Jeanette
    6 McVey
    7 O’Brien
    8 Schreck
    9 Jim Flynn
    10 Sullivan

    1908

    Champion Johnson
    2 Langford
    3 Kaufman
    4 Burns
    5 Jeanette
    6 McVey
    7 O’Brien
    8 Hart
    9 Ross
    10 Schreck

    1909

    Champion Johnson
    2 Langford
    3 Jeanette
    4 McVey
    5 Kaufman
    6 Ketchell
    7 O’Brien
    8 Ferguson
    9 Lang
    10 Schreck

    1910

    Champion Johnson
    2 Langford
    3 Jeanette
    4 McVey
    5 Kaufman
    6 Burns
    7 Lang
    8 Jim Flynn
    9 Dan Flynn
    10 Curran
     
  2. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    great work matt.

    i have these saved on my pc :good
     
  3. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    I agree with your choices for the most part.

    I think you have got the mindset of each year nailed down prety well.
     
  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Now expect a sh1t storm when you bring out the rankings in the years leading up to the actual rankings.
     
  5. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thanks lads.
    Well here goes, Janitor;



    1911

    champion Johnson
    2 McVey
    3 Langford
    4 Jeanette
    5 Wells
    6 Jim Flynn
    7 Al Palzar
    8 Carl Morris
    9 Dan Flynn
    10 Clarke

    1912

    Champion Johnson
    2 Langford
    3 Jeanette
    4 McVey
    5 Gunboat Smith
    6 Willard
    7 Ross
    8 Mc Carthy
    9 Jim Flynn
    10 Palzar

    1913

    Champion Johnson
    2 Smith
    3 Langford
    4 Jeanette
    5 McVey
    6 Jim Johnson
    7 Pelkey
    8 Willard
    9 Moran
    10 Carpentier

    1914

    Champion Johnson
    2 Langford
    3 Jeanette
    4 McVey
    5 Carpentier
    6 Clarke
    7 Dillon
    8 Wills
    9 Levinsky
    10 Coffey

    1915

    Champion Willard
    2 Johnson
    3 Moran
    4 Dillon
    5 Wills
    6 McVey
    7 Jeanette
    8 coffey
    9 Langford
    10 Morris

    1916

    CHAMPION Willard
    2 Wills
    3 Miske
    4 Dillon
    5 Morris
    6 Levinsky
    7 Moran
    8 Weinert
    9 McVey
    10 Jeanette

    1917

    Champion Willard
    2 Wills
    3 Fulton
    4 Langford
    5 Norfolk
    6 Miske
    7 Greb
    8 Dempsey
    9 Jeanette
    10 Gibbons

    1918

    Champion Willard
    2 Wills
    3 Dempsey
    4 Fulton
    5 Gibbons
    6 Greb
    7 Miske
    8 Meehan
    9 Madden
    10 Jeanette

    1919

    Champion Dempsey
    2 Wills
    3 Fulton
    4 Greb
    5 Gibbons
    6 Carpentier
    7 Miske
    8 Johnson
    9 Norfolk
    10 Brennan

    1920

    Champion Dempsey
    2 Wills
    3 Fulton
    4 Greb
    5 Gibbons
    6 Carpentier
    7 Miske
    8 Norfolk
    9 Tunney
    10 Weinert

    1921

    Champion Dempsey
    2 Wills
    3 Fulton
    4 Gibbons
    5 Greb
    6 Carpentier
    7 Miske
    8 Tunney
    9 Beckett
    10 Brennan

    1922

    Champion Dempsey
    2 Wills
    3 Greb
    4 Gibbons
    5 Miske
    6 Tunney
    7 F.Johnson
    8 Brennan
    9 Beckett
    10 Carpentier

    1923

    Champion Dempsey
    2 Wills
    3 Firpo
    4 Tunney
    5 Carpentier
    6 Miske
    7 Gibbons
    8 Greb
    9 Renault
    10 F.Johnson
     
  6. the_bigunit

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    This is so sweet. Amazing job!
     
  7. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Damn. Johnson made an art form out of 'ducking.' As if we didn't know already. But seeing it black and white like this is still pretty crazy.
     
  8. Mendoza

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    1911

    champion Johnson
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    6 Jim Flynn
    7 Al Palzar
    8 Carl Morris
    9 Dan Flynn
    10 Clarke

    1912

    Champion Johnson
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    6 Willard
    7 Ross
    8 Mc Carthy
    9 Jim Flynn
    10 Palzar

    1913

    Champion Johnson
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    6 Jim Johnson
    7 Pelkey
    8 Willard
    9 Moran
    10 Carpentier

    1914

    Champion Johnson
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    6 Clarke
    7 Dillon
    8 Wills
    9 Levinsky
    10 Coffey

    >>Yep, Pretty much avoided the top 5 ranked guys for multiple years.
     
  9. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    How many years was Langford in the top 10?
     
  10. McGrain

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    Brilliant work once again Matt.
     
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  12. the_bigunit

    the_bigunit Well-Known Member Full Member

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    And obviously Dempsey too!
     
  13. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    It is crazy. Was Louis the first champion to take on his #1 contenders as a matter of course?
     
  14. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    No, that would be Jeffries, provided they were white.
     
  15. McGrain

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    Well that's not really the same thing buddy.