Ring Magazine's Top 80 fighters of 80 Years 1922 - 2002

[TitoFan]

Pretty good list, considering as always that these lists are by nature subjective and totally debatable.

I was glad to see names such as Monzon and Arguello, who don't get mentioned much. Holyfield, IMO, is a little too high at 22. Holmes at 27... (shudder).... I can't stand the guy, but I guess he deserves some merit. Pryor was fantastic. Could've been much greater if he hadn't succumbed to drugs. I agree that "Finito" Lopez should be much higher than 70.

Michael Spinks at 41? Gimme a break!

[Scrap]

Name me 4 better Lightheavys than Spinks

[TitoFan]

Name me 4 better Lightheavys than Spinks

It's not so much Spinks, as it is the division he fought in. Face it... how many truly epic fights have there been over the years at light-heavy? Compared to heavyweight and middle, light-heavy pales in comparison. Unfortunate, but true.

[the phenom]

Name me 4 better Lightheavys than Spinks

ill name one roy jones

[Scrap]

Theres been more epics in the L/heavys than most you cant be seriuos Jones against Spinks at l/heavy would you put your house on it as Jones says I think you forget

[Violent Demise]

I guess Casamayor is 81

[RozzySean]

Name me 4 better Lightheavys than Spinks

Tommy Loughran
Billy Conn
Archie Moore
Roy Jones Jr.

[Scrap]

Good list Ican only think of 2 Gene Tunney Ezzard Charles

[CutMeMick]

As huge of a fan that I'am of Salvador Sanchez whos #24 on the list, I would swap him with Ruben Olivares whos #29.

[Scrap]

Olivaries was the best bantam Ive seen in my lifetime bar non until the white powder fucked him

[CutMeMick]

I guess Casamayor is 81

I can't say I didn't see this one coming....

[CutMeMick]

Olivaries was the best bantam Ive seen in my lifetime bar non until the white powder fucked him

Sad really.

[Scrap]

How did Harada get where he is thats a mystery

[CutMeMick]

How did Harada get where he is thats a mystery

Shit! I didn't even notice he was there.
Everytime I look at it I disagree with something new.

How the fwock is he there, the only thing I can think of is his 2 and ONLY big wins against 'Golden Bantam' Jofre....
But even then that alone isn't enough.

[Lords Gym]

In 2002, the writers of Ring Magazine published a ranking of the 80 best fighters of the previous 80 years.

What do you think of the list?

1. Sugar Ray Robinson
2. Henry Armstrong
3. Muhammad Ali
4. Joe Louis
5. Roberto Duran
6. Willie Pep
7. Harry Greb
8. Benny Leonard
9. Sugar Ray Leonard
10. Pernell Whitaker
11. Carlos Monzon
12. Rocky Marciano
13. Ezzard Charles
14. Archie Moore
15 Sandy Saddler
16. Jack Dempsey
17. Marvin Hagler
18. Julio Cesar Chavez
19. Eder Jofre
20. Alexis Arguello
21. Barney Ross
22. Evander Holyfield
23. Ike Williams
24. Salvador Sanchez
25. George Foreman
26. Kid Gavilian
27. Larry Holmes
28. Mickey Walker
29. Ruben Olivares
30. Gene Tunney
31. Dick Tiger
32. Fighting Harada
33. Emile Griffith
34. Tony Canzoneri
35. Aaron Pryor
36. Pascual Perez
37. Miguel Canto
38. Manuel Ortiz
39. Charley Burley
40. Carmen Basilio
41. Michael Spinks
42. Joe Frazier
43. Khaosai Galaxy
44. Roy Jones Jr.
45. Tiger Flowers
46. Panama Al Brown
47. Kid Chocolate
48. Joe Brown
49. Tommy Loughran
50. Bernard Hopkins
51. Felix Trinidad
52. Jake LaMotta
53. Lennox Lewis
54. Wilfredo Gomez
55. Bob Foster
56. Jose Napoles
57. Billy Conn
58. Jimmy McLarnin
59. Pancho Villa
60. Carlos Ortiz
61. Bob Montgomery
62. Freddie Miller
63. Benny Lynch
64. Beau Jack
65. Azumah Nelson
66. Eusebio Pedroza
67. Thomas Hearns
68. Wilfred Benitez
69. Antonio Cervantes
70. Ricardo Lopez
71. Sonny Liston
72. Mike Tyson
73. Vicente Saldivar
74. Gene Fullmer
75. Oscar De La Hoya
76. Carlos Zarate
77. Marcel Cerdan
78. Flash Elorde
79. Mike McCallum
80. Harold Johnson



Where do I start

Reminds me when ESPN did the top 30 running backs of all time ! any of the top 30 could be #1. There are so many great fighters , its just hard to rate em like # 79 Mike McCallum would be higher up if i did it. but hell.. they all could be #1 .. i think thats my point. Azumah Nelson #65 fantastic little fighter , Ricardo Lopez #70 more like #20. anyway they all great !