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The Ring Magazine's 10 Greatest fighters by decade
10: Greatest fighters by decade

Posted May. 10, 2009 at 11:48pm
By Michael Rosenthal

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A weekly boxing list compiled by Michael Rosenthal. This week: Best fighter pound-for-pound in each of the past 10 decades.

1910s: Sam Langford -- Small man beat the best big men of his day. Runner up: Jimmy Wilde.

1920s: Benny Leonard -- Some still say he’s the greatest lightweight ever. Runner up: Harry Greb.

1930s: Henry Armstrong -- Held titles in three weight classes simultaneously. Runner up: Tony Canzoneri.

1940s: Ray Robinson – Untouchable as a welterweight. Runner up: Willie Pep

1950s: Ray Robinson – Also one of the greatest middleweights ever. Runner up: Archie Moore.

1960s: Muhammad Ali – The Greatest really was the greatest at this time. Runner up: Carlos Ortiz.

1970s: Roberto Duran – Virtually untouchable as a lightweight. Runner up: Carlos Monzon.

1980s: Ray Leonard: His victories over Duran, Hearns and Hagler were epic. Runner up: Julio Cesar Chavez.

1990s: Roy Jones Jr. – At his best, he inspired awe. Runner up: Pernell Whitaker.

2000s: Manny Pacquiao – Sorry Floyd but you need to fight the best to be the best. Runner up: Floyd Mayweather.

Michael Rosenthal can be reached at RingTVeditor@yahoo.com

Doug Fischer contributed to this report

Im not really gonna argue on the 20's and ETC, because its really hard to tell but heres few names i feel are up to date.

40's = Joe Louis, Willie Pep.

50's = Rocky Marciano, Archie Moore, Ezzard Charles.

70's = Alexis Arguello, Ruben Olivares, Carlos Monzon, Bob Foster, Muhammad Ali.

80's = Marvin Hagler, Larry Holmes, Mike Tyson, Thomas Hearns, Julio Cesar Chavez.

90's = Ricardo Lopez, Pernell Whitaker, Evander Holyfield, Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad.

00's = Joe Calzaghe, Floyd Mayweather Jr, Bernard Hopkins, Juan Manuel Marquez.

Some names there that i feel are debatable with the names the article listed.