Top 50 HW'S 1940-49.

[mattdonnellon]

This is the 7th in the series, same rules, just fights that took place within the decade count for rating purposes. I found this decade difficult as the depth really fell off and I was scrambling to fill out a decent 50. I reckon the reason for this was the missing years due to WW2. Indeed, there is a paucity of European fighters in contention. Let me know if I missed anybody or if you consider any rating as crazy!

1-10
Louis
Charles
Walcott
Bivins
Conn
Pastor
Murray
Maxim
Mauriello
T.Thompson
11-20
Baksi
Ray
Bettina
Simon
Toles
Bobo
Hart
Oma
Godoy
Lovell
21-30
Sheppard
Franklin
Lesnevich
Savold
Dorazio
Kahut
Gomez
P.Muscato
Moore
Tangberg
31-40
B.Baer
J,Flynn
B.Walker
Burman
Nova
Valentino
H.Johnson
B.B.Brown
Brooke
Mann
41-50
Shucco
M.Baer
Cominsky
Sys
LaStarza
J.Muscato
Fitzpatrick
Riveria
B.Scott
Schott

[Ambling Alp II]

Meant to respond to this earlier. Another great list!
Yeah, World War II certainly hurt the sport. Who knows what fights would have happened that didn't. I would rank Elmer Ray in the top 10. Probably would down Maxim or Mauriello.

[mattdonnellon]

Very valid post, I think all three are very close and I'm torn about taking up your suggestion, I was actually surprised at the lack of depth on Ray's ledger, Savold(who everybody beat) and Walker and wins and losses to Lovett and Reddish. Loss to Thompson and then winding down defeats by Riviera and Holman. The Charles fights seem to be both wins for Ez but the Walcott fights were impressive. Maxim and Mauriello have similar records, pretty much interchangable IMO.

[Ambling Alp II]

Would be awesome of to see the first Charles-Ray fight and see if it was a bad decision or not. That was Ray's third fight that month. Both had fought 11 days earlier!

[prewarboxing]

Nice list Matt and well done. I am surprised that there is no place for Bruce Woodcock amongst the fifty. Whilst he was no great shakes, his knockout victories over Lesnevich and Oma plus his victory over Olek surely puts him ahead of Joe Muscato, for instance.

Miles Templeton

[mattdonnellon]

Nice list Matt and well done. I am surprised that there is no place for Bruce Woodcock amongst the fifty. Whilst he was no great shakes, his knockout victories over Lesnevich and Oma plus his victory over Olek surely puts him ahead of Joe Muscato, for instance.
Miles Templeton

Savold, too, I don't know what I was thinking. Amended in my Excel at 47, thanks, Miles.