Quote Originally Posted by powerpuncher View Post
When I think of the Mount Rushmore of a sport, I don’t necessarily look at who was the best but who created the biggest impact. Although being the best can go hand in hand with impact. Looking at it that way, this would be my list.

Dempsey, Louis, Ali, Tyson

Although it seems blasphemous to keep SRR off the list, I think that Mount Rushmore has to be filled with more known fighters that last through generations. And despite you liking it or not, the heavyweight division is where the biggest ratings come from.
I don’t necessarily look at who was the best but who created the biggest impact.

That's the key. If I went by skill, no way could I put anyone previous to the 1940s. No basketball player back then, baseball, boxer, can hang with today's. So it comes down to creator vs perfector.
I went with creators of our sport and their impact.
Mount Rushmore for the fighters who made our sport what it is.
P4P list for skilled mofos who took the game to the next level.