Give your list of the top 10 best fighters of the 1890s

[elmersalsa]

Please give your list and why you consider them the best fighters of the 1890s decade

[elmersalsa]

Who is the best fighter of this decade in your view. We are almost at the end of this worthless time in boxing. I hope that the next decade give us better fighters and better fights to remember like the 80s and 90s

[Ambling Alp]

I have never made a list like this but thought I would give it a whirl.

Top 1890's Fighters
1. Bob Fitzsimmons
2. George Dixon
3. Tommy Ryan
4. Barbadoes Joe Walcott
5. Jack McCulliffe
6. Kid Kavigne
7. Jimmy Barry
8. James J. Corbett
9. Peter Jackson
10. Kid McCoy

There a lot of close calls. I'm also sure that I have missed someone obvious.

Would like to see the top 10 of barry and the Great John L.

[JCS]

Statistically speaking.. Official bouts only.


1 Tommy Ryan
2 Kid Lavigne
3 Dan Creedon
4 Young Griffo
5 Bob Fitzsimmons
6 George Dixon
7 Frank Erne
8 Wilmington Jack Daly
9 Joe Goddard
10 Charles Kid McCoy

You're doing pretty good Alp. I'd have no idea where to begin.

[The Great John L]

Walcott
Ryan
Fitz
Dixon
Barry
McAuliffe
Lavigne
Corbett
McCoy
Jackson
Choynski

[dr_devious]

Fitz
McCoy
Ryan
Walcott
McAuliffe
Barry
Jackson
Corbett
Dixon
Griffo

[JAHamilton77]

1. Bob Fitzsimmons
2. Kid McCoy
3. Tommy Ryan
4. George Dixon
5. Kid Lavigne
6. Peter Jackson
7. Joe Walcott (BD)
8. Young Griffo
9. Mysterious Billy Smith
10. Bobby Dobbs (I had to include him)