Rank every original 8 weight classes in each era 1900s-2025

[GordonChen]

Where Do You Ranked Flyweight & Bantamweight & Featherweight & Lightweight & Welterweight & Middleweight & Light Heavyweight & Heavyweight
On this era list
1900s
1910s
1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
2010s
2020s
From Worst To Best (I would like if you guys give reason for it)

[gilgamesh]

Now see this we can do something with. Gordon sometimes you get too deep into the vaults even for us Boxing nerds, but I think some of us will be able to accomodate you on this thread.

What're you wanting an all time Top 10 for each Division I'm assuming?

[GordonChen]

I was wondering if you can rank all those divisions in each decade from worst to best like for example heavyweight 1970s was considered golden age but 1980s ehh not so much as it’s considered the lost era

[Ambling Alp II]

Well, I guess I will give it a crack.

Heavyweights - 1. 1970s by far. 2. 1960s 3. 1990s 4. 1950s 5. 1930s
1970s was loaded. A few great heavyweights and several very good ones. 1990s had a lot of talent and should have been #2, but too many important fights did not happen. 1930s is underrated. Early-mid 30s had a lot of good fighters and a lot of parity. Then Louis took over in late 1930s.

Light heavy - 1. 1940s. 2. 1950s. 3. 1970s 4. 1980s 5. 1960s
A ton of great light heavyweights in the 1940s. The late 1970s - early 1980s was awesome. However early 1970s and late 1980s were not.

Middle - 1. 1950s 2. 1930s 3. 1920s 4. 1960s. 5. 1940s
Many great fights in the 1950s. Guessing a lot of people would put the 1970s in there but I wouldn't. 2000s was decent.

Welter - 1. 1930s 2. 1960s 3. 2000s 4. 1910s 5. 1940s
The 1930s had Ross, McLarnin, Armstrong, Young Corbett III, Brouillard etc. 1980s started great then was just OK.

Light - 1. 1930s 2. 1940s. 3. 1980s 4. 1970s 5. 1970s
Ross, Canzoneri, Ambers, Berg. 1930s were loaded.

Feather - 1. 2000s 2. 1980s 3. 1940s 4. 1960s 5. 1920s
Barrera, Morales, Pacquiao etc. Lot of fun.

Bantam and Fly- Occasionally a big fight. Never a period where there were several interesting fights.

Obviously, a ton of close calls. I'm sure I could be convinced to change something. Many decades were strong in the part of the decade but weak later on or vice-versa. 1940s was hurt by World War II.

[gilgamesh]

I'd have to give more thought to the other divisions, but the best Heavyweight eras for me are.

1. 1970's (Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Holmes, Norton)
2. 1990's (Lewis, Holyfield, Bowe, Tyson, Tua)
3. 1930's (Louis, Baer, Schmeling)
4. 1950's (Marciano, Patterson, Charles, Walcott)
5. 2020's (Usyk, Fury, Joshua, Dubois)
6. 1920's (Dempsey, Tunney, Langford, Wills)
7. 1980's (Tyson, Holmes, Witherspoon)
8. 2000's (Lewis, Klitschko's)
9. 1960's (Liston, Ali, Patterson)
9. 1940's (Louis, Walcott, Charles, Conn)
10. 2010's (Klitschko, Wilder, Joshua, Fury)
11. 1910's (Johnson, Langford, Dempsey)
12. 1900's (Jeffries, Johnson)

Of course it could all be debated. The only ones that are set in stone for me are the 1970's at #1 and 1990's at #2. Everything else is debatable.

[elmersalsa]

The heavyweights:
1. 1970s
2. 1990s
3. 1930s
4. 1960s
5. 1980s

Light-Heavyweights:
1. 1940s
2. 1980s
3. 1970s
4. 1960s
5. 1930s

Middleweights:
1. 1950s
2. 1960s
3. 1980s
4. 1930s
5. 1970s

Welterweights:
1. 1980s
2. 1950s
3. 1960s
4. 1990s
5. 1940s

Lightweights:
1. 1940s
2. 1970s
3. 1930s
4. 1960s
5. 1900s or 1920s

Featherweights:
1. 1980s
2. 1970s
3. 1940s
4. 1960s
5. 1930s

Bantamweights:
1. 1970s
2. 1930s
3. 1980s
4. 1960s
5. 1950s

Flyweights:
1. 1970s
2. 1960s
3. 1940s
4. 1910s
5. 1950s

[GordonChen]

Anyone else?