TTR Project Completed- TTR'S All-Time Top 20 plus
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 8:57 pm
TTR's All-Time Top 20 plus:
Ranking. Boxer's Name (Total Number of First Place Votes).....Total Points
1. Sugar Ray Robinson (10).....237
2. Henry Armstrong (1).....204
3. Muhammad Ali.....201
4. Harry Greb (1).....149
5. Willie Pep.....148
6. Joe Louis.....131
7. Benny Leonard.....127
8. Roberto Duran.....110
9. Sugar Ray Leonard.....108
10. Joe Gans.....64
11. Bob Fitzsimmons.....62
12. Jimmy Wilde.....60
13. Sam Langford.....55
14. (tie) Marvelous Marvin Hagler.....53
14. (tie) Eder Jofre.....53
16. Mickey Walker.....47
17. Barney Ross.....43
18. Gene Tunney.....41
19. Ezzard Charles.....35
20. Sandy Saddler.....33
Others receiving points:
21. Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker.....28
22. Alexis Arguello.....25
23. Carlos Monzon.....15
24. Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles.....14
25. (tie) Jack Dempsey.....10
25. (tie) Thomas Hearns.....10
27. Salvador Sanchez.....9
28. (tie) Tony Canzoneri.....8
28. (tie) Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez.....8
30. (tie) Bernard Hopkins.....7
30. (tie) Ricardo "Finito" Lopez.....7
30. (tie) Jimmy McLarnin.....7
33. (tie) Carlos Ortiz.....6
33. (tie) Tommy Ryan.....6
35. Archie Moore.....5
36. Julio Cesar Chavez.....4
37. (tie) Bob Foster.....3
37. (tie) Jack Johnson.....3
39. (tie) Charley Burley.....2
39. (tie) Roy Jones, Jr......2
41. (tie) Wilfred Benitez.....1
41. (tie) George Dixon.....1
41. (tie) Manny Pacquiao.....1
This project was started by FightFanAL in July 2009. In May of this year, I volunteered to finish the work he started. I finally did tonight. I would have preferred if no active fighters had been included. I didn't include any on my list mainly because, in my opinion, you need time to reflect on a fighter's career. Where he and his opponents fit in historically is usually best assessed after the fighter has been retired for a minimum of five years. Be that as it may, there were no stipulations to exclude active fighters.
Ranking. Boxer's Name (Total Number of First Place Votes).....Total Points
1. Sugar Ray Robinson (10).....237
2. Henry Armstrong (1).....204
3. Muhammad Ali.....201
4. Harry Greb (1).....149
5. Willie Pep.....148
6. Joe Louis.....131
7. Benny Leonard.....127
8. Roberto Duran.....110
9. Sugar Ray Leonard.....108
10. Joe Gans.....64
11. Bob Fitzsimmons.....62
12. Jimmy Wilde.....60
13. Sam Langford.....55
14. (tie) Marvelous Marvin Hagler.....53
14. (tie) Eder Jofre.....53
16. Mickey Walker.....47
17. Barney Ross.....43
18. Gene Tunney.....41
19. Ezzard Charles.....35
20. Sandy Saddler.....33
Others receiving points:
21. Pernell "Sweet Pea" Whitaker.....28
22. Alexis Arguello.....25
23. Carlos Monzon.....15
24. Jose "Mantequilla" Napoles.....14
25. (tie) Jack Dempsey.....10
25. (tie) Thomas Hearns.....10
27. Salvador Sanchez.....9
28. (tie) Tony Canzoneri.....8
28. (tie) Wilfredo "Bazooka" Gomez.....8
30. (tie) Bernard Hopkins.....7
30. (tie) Ricardo "Finito" Lopez.....7
30. (tie) Jimmy McLarnin.....7
33. (tie) Carlos Ortiz.....6
33. (tie) Tommy Ryan.....6
35. Archie Moore.....5
36. Julio Cesar Chavez.....4
37. (tie) Bob Foster.....3
37. (tie) Jack Johnson.....3
39. (tie) Charley Burley.....2
39. (tie) Roy Jones, Jr......2
41. (tie) Wilfred Benitez.....1
41. (tie) George Dixon.....1
41. (tie) Manny Pacquiao.....1
This project was started by FightFanAL in July 2009. In May of this year, I volunteered to finish the work he started. I finally did tonight. I would have preferred if no active fighters had been included. I didn't include any on my list mainly because, in my opinion, you need time to reflect on a fighter's career. Where he and his opponents fit in historically is usually best assessed after the fighter has been retired for a minimum of five years. Be that as it may, there were no stipulations to exclude active fighters.