Top 15 heavyweights each decade

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

Here it is, it took me a while. enjoy!


NOTE: I left off some light-H like john henry lewis because they didnt fight enough top heavyweight contenders and establish themselve a contender.


1900-1910

1. Jack Johnson 6'1 192lb 74" heavyweight peak 1908
2. James Jeffries 6’2 220lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1903
3. Sam Langford 5'7 165lb 75" heavyweight peak 1909
4. Joe Jeanette 5'11 195lb heavyweight peak 1909
5. Sam Mcvey 5'10 215lb heavyweight peak 1909
6. Bob Fitzimmons 6’0 170lb 72” Heavyweight peak 1900
7. James J Corbett 6’1 188lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1900
8. Tommy Burns 5’7 180lb 75” Heavyweight peak 1907
9. Tom Sharkey 5’8 180lb Heavyweight peak 1900
10. Marvin Hart 6’0 190lb 74” Heavyweight peak 1905
11. Gus Ruhlin 6’2 200lb Heavyweight peak 1902
12. Denver Ed Martin 6’7 200lb 83” Heavyweight peak 1902
13. Hank Griffin 6’1 210lb Heavyweight peak 1902
14. Sandy Fergusson 6’3 200lb Heavyweight peak 1903
15. Joe Choysnki 165lb Heavyweight peak 1901

HM: Philadelphia Jack O’Brien 5’11 165lb Heavyweight peak 1906






1910-1920



1. Jack Dempsey 6’1 187lb 77” heavyweight peak 1919
2. Jack Johnson 6'1 205lb 74" heavyweight peak 1910
3. Sam Langford 5'7 185lb 75" heavyweight peak 1912
4. Harry Wills 6'4 210lb heavyweight peak 1916
5. Joe Jeanette 5'11 195lb heavyweight peak 1912
6. Sam Mcvey 5'10 215lb heavyweight peak 1911
7. Tommy Gibbons 6’1 170lb 74” heavyweight peak 1919
8. Harry Greb 5’8 165lb heavyweight peak 1919
9. Kid Norfolk 5’9 180lb heavyweight peak 1919
10. Billy Miske 6’0 180lb 76” heavyweight peak 1918
11. Gunboat Smith 6'2 185lb 72" heavyweight peak 1913
12. Luther McCarthy 6’4 205lb 80” heavyweight peak 1913
13. Fred Fulton 6’5 220lb heavyweight peak 1918
14. Jess Willard 6'7 230lb 83" heavyweight peak 1915
15. Bill Brennan 6’1 195lb heavyweight peak 1920

HM: Big Bill Tate 6’7 225lb Heavyweight peak 1917







1920-30

1. Jack Dempsey 6’1 185lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1920
2. Harry Wills 6'4 215lb heavyweight peak 1920
3. Gene Tunney 6’0 190lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1926
4. Jack Sharkey 6’0 196ln 72” Heavyweight Peak 1927
5. Max Schmeling 6’1 187lb 76” Heavyweight Peak 1929
6. George Godfrey 6’3 225lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1926
7. Larry Gains around 6’0 185lb Heavyweight peak 1926
8. Harry Greb 5’8 165lb heavyweight peak 1920
9. Tommy Gibbons 6’1 175lb 74” Heavyweight peak 1921
10. Young Stribling 6’1 180lb 75” Heavyweight peak 1928
11. Johnny Risko 5’11 190lb 74” Heavyweight peak 1927
12. Bearcat Wright 6’1 215lb Heavyweight peak 1927
13. Luis Angel Firpo 6’3 220lb Heavyweight peak 1923
14. Paulino Uzcuden 5’10 195lb Heavyweight peak 1927
15. Big Bill Hartwell 6’3 215lb Heavyweight peak 1928

HM: Tom Heeney 5’11 195lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1928





1930-40


1. Joe Louis 6'2 207lb 76" heavyweight peak 1938
2. Max Schmeling 6'1 190lb 76" heavyweight peak 1936
3. Max Baer 6'3 210lb 81" heavyweight peak 1933
4. Jack Sharkey 6’ 197lb heavyweight peak 1930
5. George Godfrey 6’3 240lb 80” heavyweight peak 1930
6. Larry Gains around 6’0 190lb heavyweight peak 1930
7. James J Braddock 6’3 194lb 78” heavyweight peak 1934
8. Primo Carnera 6'5 270lb 86" heavyweight peak 1934
9. Ernie Schaaf 6’2 205lb 75” Heavyweight peak 1930
10. Tommy Loughran 6’0 183lb 73” heavyweight peak 1931
11. Tiger Jack Fox 6’0 180lb 75” heavyweight peak 1935
12. Buddy Baer 6'7 250lb 85" heavyweight peak 1939
13. Lou Nova 6’3 202lb 75” heavyweight peak 1939
14. Tommy Farr 6’3 205lb heavyweight peak 1937
15. Bob Pastor 6'0 190lb heavyweight peak 1939

HM: Jack Trammell 6’6 190lb 80” heavyweight peak 1936 .









1940-50

1. Joe Louis 6’2 207lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1942
2. Ezzard Charles 6'0 180lb 73" heavyweight peak 1948
3. Jersey Joe Walcott 6'0 194lb 74" heavyweight peak 1947
4. Elmer Ray 6’2 195lb Heavyweight peak 1946
5. Billy Conn 6’2 174lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1942
6. Jimmy Bivins 5’11 188lb Heavyweight Peak 1945
7. Arturo Godoy 6’1 202lb 74” Heavyweight Peak 1940
8. Buddy Baer 6'7 250lb 85" heavyweight peak 1941
9. Bob Pastor 6’0 185lb Heavyweight peak 1942
10. Lee Q Murray 6'0 210lb heavyweight peak 1946
11. Lem Franklin 6’2 200lb Heavyweight peak 1941
12. Turkey Thompson 5'9 205lb Heavyweight peak 1943
13. Lou Nova 6’3 205lb Heavyweight peak 1941
14. Abe Simon 6’4 255lb 84” Heavyweight peak 1940
15. Roscoe Toles 6'2 205lb Heayvweight peak 1942

HM: Tami Mauriello 6’0 200lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1943






1950-1960

1. Rocky Marciano 5'11 185lb 68" heavyweight peak 1953
2. Sonny Liston 6'1 212lb 84" heavyweight peak 1958
3. Ezzard Charles 6' 182lb 73" heavyweight peak 1950
4. Jersey Joe Walcott 6' 197lb 74" heavyweight peak 1952
5. Floyd Patterson 6' 190lb 71" heavyweight peak 1956
6. Archie Moore 5'11 185lb 78" heavyweight peak 1954
7. Cleveland Williams 6'3 212lb heavyweight peak 1958
8. Ingemar Johannsen 6'1 195lb 74" heavyweight peak 1959
9. Joe Louis 6’2 215lb 76” heavyweight peak 1951
10. Harold Johnson 5’10 178lb heavyweight peak 1952
11. Eddie Machen 6'0 195lb 75" heavyweight peak 1957
12. Roland Lastarza 6’0 190lb heavyweight peak 1950
14. Zora Folley 6'1 195lb heavyweight peak 1959
14. Clarence Henry 6’1 185lb heavyweight peak 1951
15. Nino Valdes 6’3 210lb 80” heavyweight peak 1953

HM: Bob Baker 6’2 220lb Heavyweight peak 1953







1960-70

1. Muhammad Ali 6’3 212lb 80” heavyweight peak 1967
2. Sonny Liston 6'1 212lb 84" heavyweight peak 1960
3. Joe Frazier 6’0 205lb 73” heavyweight peak 1967
4. Floyd Patterson 6’0 192lb 71” Heavyweight peak 1964
5. Jerry Quarry 6’0 195lb 72” heavyweight peak 1967
6. Ingemar Johannsen 6'1 200lb 74" heavyweight peak 1961
7. Cleveland Williams 6'3 215lb heavyweight peak 1960
8. Jimmy Ellis 6’2 195lb 76” heavyweight peak 1967
9. Ernie Terrell 6’6 200lb 84” Heavyweight peak 1966
10. Eddie Machen 6'0 195lb 75" heavyweight peak 1960
11. Zora Folley 6'1 195lb heavyweight peak 1961
12. Oscar Bonavena 6’1 205lb 74” heavyweight peak 1966
13. George Chuvalo 6’0 210lb Heavyweight peak 1965
14. Henry Cooper 6’2 185lb Heavyweight peak 1962
15. Doug Jones 6’0 185lb Heavyweight peak 1963

HM: Leotis Martin 6’1 200lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1969






1970-1980

1. Larry Holmes 6’3 210lb 81” heavyweight peak 1978
2. George Foreman 6’3 217lb 82” heavyweight peak 1973
3. Joe Frazier 6’0 204lb 73” heavyweight peak 1971
4. Muhammad Ali 6’3 215lb 80” heavyweight peak 1971
5. Ken Norton 6’3 217lb 80” heavyweight peak 1976
6. Jerry Quarry 6’0 195lb 72” heavyweight peak 1970
7. Jimmy Young 6’2 213lb heavyweight peak 1977
8. Ron Lyle 6’4 220lb 76” heavyweight peak 1975
9. Earnie Shavers 6’1 205lb heavyweight peak 1973
10. Floyd Patterson 6’0 192lb 71” heavyweight peak 1972
11. Jimmy Ellis 6’2 200lb 76” heavyweight peak 1970
12. Oscar Bonavena 6’1 204lb 74” heavyweight peak 1970
13. George Chuvalo 6’0 215lb heavyweight peak 1970
14. Joe Bugner 6’4 220lb 82” heavyweight peak 1973
15. Big John Tate 6’4 240lb 80” heavyweight peak 1979

HM: Leon Spinks 6’1 200lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1978









1980-1990

1. Mike Tyson 5’11 218lb heavyweight peak 1988
2. Larry Holmes 6’3 212lb heavyweight peak 1981
3. Evander Holyfield 6’2 205lb heavyweight peak 1989
4. Michael Spinks 6’3 200lb heavyweight peak 1985
5. Tim Witherspoon 6’3 219lb heavyweight peak 1983
6. Pinklon Thomas 6’3 216lb heavyweight peak 1984
7. Tony Tucker 6’5 222lb heavyweight peak 1987
8. Mike Weaver 6’1 205lb heavyweight peak 1980
9. Gerrie Coetzee 6’3 215lb heavyweight peak 1983
10. Tony Tubbs 6’3 230lb heavyweight peak 1985
11. Michael Dokes 6’3 216lb 78” heavyweight peak 1982
12. Trevor Berbick 6’2 218lb heavyweight peak 1986
13. Gerry Cooney 6’7 225lb 81” heavyweight peak 1982
14. Greg Page 6’2 227lb 81” heavyweight peak 1983
15. Bonecrusher Smith 6’4 228lb heavyweight peak 1986

HM: Renaldo Snipes 6’3 215lb Heavyweight peak 1981









1990-2000

1. Evander Holyfield 6’2 205lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1990
2. Lennox Lewis 6’5 245lb 84” Heavyweight peak 1997
3. Riddick Bowe 6’5 235lb 81” Heavyweight peak 1992
4. Mike Tyson 5’11 217lb 72” Heavyweight peak 1991
5. Buster Douglas 6’4 231lb 83” Heavyweight peak 1990
6. Ray Mercer 6’1 238lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1996
7. Ike Ibeabuchi 6’2 235lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1999
8. Razor Ruddock 6’3 238lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1991
9. David Tua 5’9 225lb 69” Heavyweight peak 1996
10. Michael Moorer 6’2 214lb 78” Heavyweight peak 1994
11. Larry Holmes 6’3 233lb 81” Heavyweight peak 1992
12. Oliver Mcall 6’2 230lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1994
13. Frank Bruno 6’3 248lb 82” Heavyweight peak 1995
14. Tommy Morrison 6’2 225lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1992
15. George Foreman 6’4 257lb 83” Heavyweight peak 1991

HM: Vitali Quitschko 6’8 245lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1999

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

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[pundit]

One key difference between your and my....

http://www.boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42409

.... list is that you allow fighters who performed only one or two years in the respective decade, and you appear to judge fighters by their peak performance rather than by their cumulative achievement over the decade. This explains in part the different results.

Otherwise, Demspey as #1 in both the 1910s and 1920s is totally insane - he would have been licked bvy both prime Langford and prime Wills, and was outclassed by Tunney.

Most other differences can be argued.

P

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

One key difference between your and my....

http://www.boxrec.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=42409

.... list is that you allow fighters who performed only one or two years in the respective decade, and you appear to judge fighters by their peak performance rather than by their cumulative achievement over the decade. This explains in part the different results.

Otherwise, Demspey as #1 in both the 1910s and 1920s is totally insane - he would have been licked bvy both peak Langford and peak Wills, and was licked by Tunney.

Most other differences can be argued.

P

-dempsey was far past it vs tunney and he still knocked him out unofficially. a prime dempsey would catch tunney like he did in the 2nd fight EXCEPT he would not let him off the hook


-dempsey knocks out a prime langford. to beat dempsey langford would have to beat him at his own game which isnt going to happen.


- dempsey would have knocked out wills as well. dempsey combination of speed and power is too much for wills. dempseys masterful inside fighting will reak havoc for wills.

[Ambling Alp]

BB,
Good effort. I do have a few of questions that would make things clearer:
1. You have a decade listed as 1930-1940 for example, then 1940-1950. Do you mean 1930's, and the 1940's? Otherwise you are counting everything that happened in the year 1940 twice. Same thing for 1910-1920, then 1920-1930 etc.

2. What exactly do mean by "heavyweight peak"?

3. As Pundit was sort of asking about, are you considering what a fighter did for the entire 10 years of the decade? Or is this more like who had the best year of year in the decade? Dempsey in 1919 was the best of anyone in the decade, but Dempsey wasn't the best fighter of the entire decade of 1910-1919.

I just want to know the criteria that you are using. Of course you will get some criticism no matter what!

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

1910,1911, 1912,1913,1914, 1915,1916,1917,1918,1919

then


1920, 1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929


thats 10 years



thats how i do it





- Rating the best heavyweights per decade by accomplishments is just too off the wall and too many circumstances. just too hard to do. i have used some accomplishments, but mainly i rate them head to head using 10 year period. however i do put a small percentage on accomplishments.


heavyweight "peak" means there best year, like a ali's peak was the terrell fight in 1967

[pundit]

-dempsey was far past it vs tunney and he still knocked him out unofficially. a prime dempsey would catch tunney like he did in the 2nd fight EXCEPT he would not let him off the hook

He didn't knock Tunney out "inofficially", this is garbage. Tunney took the time he was given to get up; he could have gotten up earlier if needed - as Dempsey himself admitted.

And apart from the "long count" both Tunney-Dempsey fights were a display of total dominance. There was nothing in Demspey's game - and there has never been - that prime Tunney didn't know an answer to (btw, the age difference between both was only 2 years).

-dempsey knocks out a prime langford. to beat dempsey langford would have to beat him at his own game which isnt going to happen.
- dempsey would have knocked out wills as well. dempsey combination of speed and power is too much for wills. dempseys masterful inside fighting will reak havoc for wills.

You wonder then why Dempsey himself admitted that he wasn't ready in the 1910s to fight Langford; and why he avoided Wills like the plague in the early 1920s - when you say he peaked. The answer is: Dempsey would have been creamed by either fighter, and he knew that only too well.

Langford beat Dempsey on footspeed, versatilty, defense, and ring generalship; he was his equal in terms of handspeed, and almost his equal in terms of power. Wills was stronger than Dempsey and - in contrast to teh Manassa mauler - knew something about defense.

Don't get me wrong: Demsey belongs into every list of great heavyweights. I'm no Dempsey-basher, far from it. But he was not the #1 heavyweight of the 1920s, and even less so of the 1910s.

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

and why he avoided Wills like the plague in the early 1920s - when you say he peaked.

he signed to fight harry wills twice, how is that avoiding?





http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a349/ ... ntract.jpg

here was nothing in Demspey's game - and there has never been - that prime Tunney didn't know an answer to

really? so how will tunney be able to deal with a younger, MUCH MUCH FASTER, more powerful, more aggresive, much better reflexes, more stamina, more elusive dempsey?

(btw, the age difference between both was only 2 years).

its not about age. dempseys best years were pre 1920, he fought tunney in 1927. do the math.

You wonder then why Dempsey himself admitted that he wasn't ready in the 1910s to fight Langford;

he turned down langford in 1916. this was well before dempseys prime.
he was a starving green fighter in 1916.

Dempsey would have been creamed by either fighter, and he knew that only too well.

go watch the film, dempsey would defintley beat langford. langford was great defintley and would give jack lots of problems but i cant see langford dealing with the speed and firepower of jack dempsey.

i believe langford said he would have never beat jack

[pundit]

and why he avoided Wills like the plague in the early 1920s - when you say he peaked.

he signed to fight harry wills twice, how is that avoiding?

He signed Wills in 1924 when Wills was visibly slowing. Still, Dempsey could rely on Tex Rickards that the fight wouldn't happen (btw, thanks for the pic).

On Dempsey/Tunney, Dempsey/Wills and Dempsey/Langford there is no way how I could get round to your view. As late as 1918 Dempsey - right before his peak - struggled with Wily Meehan, a fighter a very green Wills had disposed of with ease.

P

[silkov]

I think Langford would have destroyed Dempsey... he had a better chin and was faster and had the better punch... he'd have beaten Dempsey at his own game imo.

Good ratings though, but I'd have Ali number one in the 70s too... while he was past his physical best he still managed to win... he beat Foreman, and Frazier 2 out of 3... and I think he probably would have had too much for Holmes up to about '77 so all in all he was the dominating heavy of that decade...

[BoxBuzz]

The effort on its own merit is good and appreciated. I have some differences but they are nominal. I lean toward agreeing with Silkov, I could see Larry and Ali battling it out for the top spot in the 70s but Ali dominated the other two that you have ahead of him. Still I think I sense what your up to.

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

I think Langford would have destroyed Dempsey... he had a better chin and was faster and had the better punch... he'd have beaten Dempsey at his own game imo.

i dont know. going by film, i think dempsey looks faster, much better defense, better puncher, more aggresive, stronger.

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

question to boxrec,


does anyone have any major disagreements with some of my placements?

[generic screen name]

Buster Douglas is waaaay too high in the 90's he beat Mike Tyson and then got gargantuan and got destroyed by Holyfield, thats his whole 90's career in a nutshell

1980's is pretty accurate with just a flip flop of Tyson/Holmes easily arguable

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

itzsimmons at #3 from 1900 to 1910 is hideous. I also wouldn't rank Corbett that high.

ur right, MY MISTAKE. i meant to switch it up earlier before i posted this but i forgot to edit. its edited now. check it up top.




jack sharkey is underated. ray arcel called sharkey "the greatest ring technician in heavyweight history". i rate jack in my top 25 heavyweights of all time. i think sharkey would have beat baer had they fought.




i can't put moore over patterson. patterson proved he was an all time great heavy. moore proved he was just a very good heavyweight. when he stepped up to that elite heavyweight level, he lost. moore had an off night vs patterson even though moore WON THE FIRST 4 ROUNDS, but i think pattersons speed and power would be too much for an A game archie.


archie always claims had he entered that patterson match more prepared, he woulda won. he was dealing with mental problems entering that bout as he was in the middle of suffering from a horribly blackmail and it really affected him mentally. moore said "i walked into the ring vs patterson, and i didnt feel like myself."




-patterson proved in the 1960s just how great he was.

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

billy conn was better than jimmy bivins.........


- bivins went 1-1 with bob pastor in 2 dead even fights. billy conn EASILY knocked out bob pastor in 13 rounds

- bivins went 1-1-1 with melio bettina. billy conn went 2-0 vs bettina


- conn stopped buddy knox in 8 one sided rounds. bivins was only able to outpoint buddy knox.


- conn nearly beat a prime joe louis




i also think elmer ray is better than jimmy bivins


- ray was able to beat walcott and charles in 46-47. bivins lost to walcott and charles in 46-47.

[The Great John L]

Great list BB, and I'm sure this was a lot of work. While there are things I disagree with in the list, most would be pretty minor disagreements. But Ali at #4 for the 70'? He beat all but 2 of the guys on the list, including humiliating Foreman when Ali was clearly was past his prime. Are you sure you didn't type the 70's in wrong?

[silkov]

Ali should definately be number 1. for the 70s... he was the man even when he didnt have the title...

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

in head to head wise ali was not the best heavyweight of the 70s.


- ali never beat a prime frazier. in fact when he fought a prime frazier in the 1970s, ali lost clearly.

- ali may have beat foreman, but foreman demolished frazier and norton while i thought ali lost his trilogy with norton and ali lost to a prime frazier. i also think foreman woulda have won the rematch.



in terms of accomplishments, ali rates # 1 of the 1970s. but not head to head. both 1979 larry holmes and 1971 joe frazier would beat any version of a 1970s muhammad ali.

[silkov]

in head to head wise ali was not the best heavyweight of the 70s.


- ali never beat a prime frazier. in fact when he fought a prime frazier in the 1970s, ali lost clearly.

- ali may have beat foreman, but foreman demolished frazier and norton while i thought ali lost his trilogy with norton and ali lost to a prime frazier. i also think foreman woulda have won the rematch.



in terms of accomplishments, ali rates # 1 of the 1970s. but not head to head. both 1979 larry holmes and 1971 joe frazier would beat any version of a 1970s muhammad ali.

But Ali wasn't in his prime when he fought Frazier in '71.... he hadn't adjusted to his loss of speed like he would late on and he only had had 2 fights in 4 years, hardly preparation for fighting someone like Frazier...
As for Foreman... styles make fights and while Foreman would always have blown out fighters like Frazier and Norton (fighters that can't fight going backwards) boxers like Ali, Holmes and Young would always have the upper hand over George...

[pound per pound]

^^ or vv arrows by me. A good effort in general.

Here it is, it took me a while. enjoy!


NOTE: I left off some light-H like john henry lewis because they didnt fight enough top heavyweight contenders and establish themselve a contender.


1900-1910

1. Jack Johnson 6'1 192lb 74" heavyweight peak 1908
2. James Jeffries 6’2 220lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1903
3. Sam Langford 5'7 165lb 75" heavyweight peak 1909
4. Joe Jeanette 5'11 195lb heavyweight peak 1909
5. Sam Mcvey 5'10 215lb heavyweight peak 1909 vv
6. Bob Fitzimmons 6’0 170lb 72” Heavyweight peak 1900 ^^
7. James J Corbett 6’1 188lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1900 ^^
8. Tommy Burns 5’7 180lb 75” Heavyweight peak 1907
9. Tom Sharkey 5’8 180lb Heavyweight peak 1900 - peak 1890's
10. Marvin Hart 6’0 190lb 74” Heavyweight peak 1905
11. Gus Ruhlin 6’2 200lb Heavyweight peak 1902
12. Denver Ed Martin 6’7 200lb 83” Heavyweight peak 1902
13. Hank Griffin 6’1 210lb Heavyweight peak 1902 - peak 1896
14. Sandy Fergusson 6’3 200lb Heavyweight peak 1903
15. Joe Choysnki 165lb Heavyweight peak 1901

HM: Philadelphia Jack O’Brien 5’11 165lb Heavyweight peak 1906






1910-1920



1. Jack Dempsey 6’1 187lb 77” heavyweight peak 1919
2. Jack Johnson 6'1 205lb 74" heavyweight peak 1910
3. Sam Langford 5'7 185lb 75" heavyweight peak 1912
4. Harry Wills 6'4 210lb heavyweight peak 1916
5. Joe Jeanette 5'11 195lb heavyweight peak 1912
6. Sam Mcvey 5'10 215lb heavyweight peak 1911
7. Tommy Gibbons 6’1 170lb 74” heavyweight peak 1919
8. Harry Greb 5’8 165lb heavyweight peak 1919
9. Kid Norfolk 5’9 180lb heavyweight peak 1919
10. Billy Miske 6’0 180lb 76” heavyweight peak 1918
11. Gunboat Smith 6'2 185lb 72" heavyweight peak 1913
12. Luther McCarthy 6’4 205lb 80” heavyweight peak 1913
13. Fred Fulton 6’5 220lb heavyweight peak 1918
14. Jess Willard 6'7 230lb 83" heavyweight peak 1915 ^^
15. Bill Brennan 6’1 195lb heavyweight peak 1920

HM: Big Bill Tate 6’7 225lb Heavyweight peak 1917







1920-30

1. Jack Dempsey 6’1 185lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1920
2. Harry Wills 6'4 215lb heavyweight peak 1920 vv
3. Gene Tunney 6’0 190lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1926 ^^
4. Jack Sharkey 6’0 196ln 72” Heavyweight Peak 1927
5. Max Schmeling 6’1 187lb 76” Heavyweight Peak 1929
6. George Godfrey 6’3 225lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1926
7. Larry Gains around 6’0 185lb Heavyweight peak 1926
8. Harry Greb 5’8 165lb heavyweight peak 1920
9. Tommy Gibbons 6’1 175lb 74” Heavyweight peak 1921
10. Young Stribling 6’1 180lb 75” Heavyweight peak 1928
11. Johnny Risko 5’11 190lb 74” Heavyweight peak 1927
12. Bearcat Wright 6’1 215lb Heavyweight peak 1927
13. Luis Angel Firpo 6’3 220lb Heavyweight peak 1923
14. Paulino Uzcuden 5’10 195lb Heavyweight peak 1927
15. Big Bill Hartwell 6’3 215lb Heavyweight peak 1928

HM: Tom Heeney 5’11 195lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1928





1930-40


1. Joe Louis 6'2 207lb 76" heavyweight peak 1938
2. Max Schmeling 6'1 190lb 76" heavyweight peak 1936
3. Max Baer 6'3 210lb 81" heavyweight peak 1933
4. Jack Sharkey 6’ 197lb heavyweight peak 1930
5. George Godfrey 6’3 240lb 80” heavyweight peak 1930
6. Larry Gains around 6’0 190lb heavyweight peak 1930
7. James J Braddock 6’3 194lb 78” heavyweight peak 1934 vv
8. Primo Carnera 6'5 270lb 86" heavyweight peak 1934
9. Ernie Schaaf 6’2 205lb 75” Heavyweight peak 1930
10. Tommy Loughran 6’0 183lb 73” heavyweight peak 1931
11. Tiger Jack Fox 6’0 180lb 75” heavyweight peak 1935
12. Buddy Baer 6'7 250lb 85" heavyweight peak 1939
13. Lou Nova 6’3 202lb 75” heavyweight peak 1939
14. Tommy Farr 6’3 205lb heavyweight peak 1937
15. Bob Pastor 6'0 190lb heavyweight peak 1939 ^^

HM: Jack Trammell 6’6 190lb 80” heavyweight peak 1936 .




1940-50

1. Joe Louis 6’2 207lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1942 - peak 1930's
2. Ezzard Charles 6'0 180lb 73" heavyweight peak 1948
3. Jersey Joe Walcott 6'0 194lb 74" heavyweight peak 1947
4. Elmer Ray 6’2 195lb Heavyweight peak 1946
5. Billy Conn 6’2 174lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1942
6. Jimmy Bivins 5’11 188lb Heavyweight Peak 1945 ^^ over Ray
7. Arturo Godoy 6’1 202lb 74” Heavyweight Peak 1940
8. Buddy Baer 6'7 250lb 85" heavyweight peak 1941
9. Bob Pastor 6’0 185lb Heavyweight peak 1942
10. Lee Q Murray 6'0 210lb heavyweight peak 1946
11. Lem Franklin 6’2 200lb Heavyweight peak 1941
12. Turkey Thompson 5'9 205lb Heavyweight peak 1943
13. Lou Nova 6’3 205lb Heavyweight peak 1941
14. Abe Simon 6’4 255lb 84” Heavyweight peak 1940
15. Roscoe Toles 6'2 205lb Heayvweight peak 1942

HM: Tami Mauriello 6’0 200lb 73” Heavyweight peak 1943






1950-1960

1. Rocky Marciano 5'11 185lb 68" heavyweight peak 1953
2. Sonny Liston 6'1 212lb 84" heavyweight peak 1958
3. Ezzard Charles 6' 182lb 73" heavyweight peak 1950
4. Jersey Joe Walcott 6' 197lb 74" heavyweight peak 1952
5. Floyd Patterson 6' 190lb 71" heavyweight peak 1956
6. Archie Moore 5'11 185lb 78" heavyweight peak 1954
7. Cleveland Williams 6'3 212lb heavyweight peak 1958
8. Ingemar Johannsen 6'1 195lb 74" heavyweight peak 1959
9. Joe Louis 6’2 215lb 76” heavyweight peak 1951
10. Harold Johnson 5’10 178lb heavyweight peak 1952
11. Eddie Machen 6'0 195lb 75" heavyweight peak 1957
12. Roland Lastarza 6’0 190lb heavyweight peak 1950
14. Zora Folley 6'1 195lb heavyweight peak 1959
14. Clarence Henry 6’1 185lb heavyweight peak 1951
15. Nino Valdes 6’3 210lb 80” heavyweight peak 1953

HM: Bob Baker 6’2 220lb Heavyweight peak 1953







1960-70

1. Muhammad Ali 6’3 212lb 80” heavyweight peak 1967
2. Sonny Liston 6'1 212lb 84" heavyweight peak 1960
3. Joe Frazier 6’0 205lb 73” heavyweight peak 1967
4. Floyd Patterson 6’0 192lb 71” Heavyweight peak 1964
5. Jerry Quarry 6’0 195lb 72” heavyweight peak 1967
6. Ingemar Johannsen 6'1 200lb 74" heavyweight peak 1961
7. Cleveland Williams 6'3 215lb heavyweight peak 1960
8. Jimmy Ellis 6’2 195lb 76” heavyweight peak 1967
9. Ernie Terrell 6’6 200lb 84” Heavyweight peak 1966
10. Eddie Machen 6'0 195lb 75" heavyweight peak 1960
11. Zora Folley 6'1 195lb heavyweight peak 1961
12. Oscar Bonavena 6’1 205lb 74” heavyweight peak 1966
13. George Chuvalo 6’0 210lb Heavyweight peak 1965
14. Henry Cooper 6’2 185lb Heavyweight peak 1962
15. Doug Jones 6’0 185lb Heavyweight peak 1963

HM: Leotis Martin 6’1 200lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1969






1970-1980

1. Larry Holmes 6’3 210lb 81” heavyweight peak 1978
2. George Foreman 6’3 217lb 82” heavyweight peak 1973 vv
3. Joe Frazier 6’0 204lb 73” heavyweight peak 1971 vv
4. Muhammad Ali 6’3 215lb 80” heavyweight peak 1971 ^^
5. Ken Norton 6’3 217lb 80” heavyweight peak 1976
6. Jerry Quarry 6’0 195lb 72” heavyweight peak 1970
7. Jimmy Young 6’2 213lb heavyweight peak 1977
8. Ron Lyle 6’4 220lb 76” heavyweight peak 1975
9. Earnie Shavers 6’1 205lb heavyweight peak 1973
10. Floyd Patterson 6’0 192lb 71” heavyweight peak 1972
11. Jimmy Ellis 6’2 200lb 76” heavyweight peak 1970
12. Oscar Bonavena 6’1 204lb 74” heavyweight peak 1970
13. George Chuvalo 6’0 215lb heavyweight peak 1970
14. Joe Bugner 6’4 220lb 82” heavyweight peak 1973
15. Big John Tate 6’4 240lb 80” heavyweight peak 1979

HM: Leon Spinks 6’1 200lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1978









1980-1990

1. Mike Tyson 5’11 218lb heavyweight peak 1988
2. Larry Holmes 6’3 212lb heavyweight peak 1981
3. Evander Holyfield 6’2 205lb heavyweight peak 1989
4. Michael Spinks 6’3 200lb heavyweight peak 1985
5. Tim Witherspoon 6’3 219lb heavyweight peak 1983 ^^
6. Pinklon Thomas 6’3 216lb heavyweight peak 1984
7. Tony Tucker 6’5 222lb heavyweight peak 1987
8. Mike Weaver 6’1 205lb heavyweight peak 1980
9. Gerrie Coetzee 6’3 215lb heavyweight peak 1983 ^^
10. Tony Tubbs 6’3 230lb heavyweight peak 1985
11. Michael Dokes 6’3 216lb 78” heavyweight peak 1982
12. Trevor Berbick 6’2 218lb heavyweight peak 1986
13. Gerry Cooney 6’7 225lb 81” heavyweight peak 1982
14. Greg Page 6’2 227lb 81” heavyweight peak 1983
15. Bonecrusher Smith 6’4 228lb heavyweight peak 1986

HM: Renaldo Snipes 6’3 215lb Heavyweight peak 1981









1990-2000

1. Evander Holyfield 6’2 205lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1990 vv
2. Lennox Lewis 6’5 245lb 84” Heavyweight peak 1997 ^^
3. Riddick Bowe 6’5 235lb 81” Heavyweight peak 1992
4. Mike Tyson 5’11 217lb 72” Heavyweight peak 1991
5. Buster Douglas 6’4 231lb 83” Heavyweight peak 1990 vv
6. Ray Mercer 6’1 238lb 77” Heavyweight peak 1996
7. Ike Ibeabuchi 6’2 235lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1999 ^^
8. Razor Ruddock 6’3 238lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1991
9. David Tua 5’9 225lb 69” Heavyweight peak 1996
10. Michael Moorer 6’2 214lb 78” Heavyweight peak 1994
11. Larry Holmes 6’3 233lb 81” Heavyweight peak 1992
12. Oliver Mcall 6’2 230lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1994
13. Frank Bruno 6’3 248lb 82” Heavyweight peak 1995
14. Tommy Morrison 6’2 225lb 76” Heavyweight peak 1992
15. George Foreman 6’4 257lb 83” Heavyweight peak 1991

HM: Vitali Quitschko 6’8 245lb 80” Heavyweight peak 1999

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

14. Jess Willard 6'7 230lb 83" heavyweight peak 1915 ^^

jess willard was beaten by gunboat smith, and jess ducked fred fulton cause fulton was better and would beat the shit out of willardin exhibitions.

- willard was not the best of the white hopes




corbett was past his prime by 1900 and 34 years old, and i dont think a past his prime corbett was better than jeanette, mcvey langford.

[lvlarc]

The only major disagreement I have with your list is Ali at #4 in 70's? C'mon thats just daft.

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

are u telling me that a 1970s ali beats a 1971 joe frazier, 1979 larry holmes?


i THINK NOT!


as for foreman, foreman did better in the 70s than ali did against common opponents than ali did.


my rankings are mainly head to head. foreman, frazier, holmes were all in there primes in the 1970s ali wasnt and ali struggled a lot in the 70s and benefited from some lucky decisions.


the 1970s ali was great, but a peak joe frazier, larry holmes, and foreman are better.


the 1960s ali is better than all 3 though

[BrocktonBlockbuster49]

Ali-Frazier I was a very close fight that Ali easily could have won. You're also forgetting that Ali did beat Foreman.

yes ali did beat foreman, but i thought ali lost the trilogy with norton. that should be held against him.


frazier clearly won ali I, it was close but a clear win for joe



like i said, accomplishments wise ali rates # 1 in the 1970s.

however head to head wise, i cant see a 1970s ali beating a peak joe frazier(we saw what happened), larry holmes