OK – looks like you folks did a lot of research (didn’t think anyone knew those names – lol).
I’ll take it one at a time.
Dave Holly: Multi-division marvel (131 bouts); Great battles with Gans, Langford, Blackburn (both brothers), Walcott, Dixie Kid, etc; first stopped by another multi-division marvel Sailor Burke (59 bouts), who battles WW’s-HW’s such as Papke, Sullivan, Moha, Maher, Johnson and who is stopped by Willie Lewis then Kid Henry (who is the first to stop the underrated terror Willie ‘KO’ Brennan); Henry is first stopped by the prolific fighting machine Jeff Smith (link below):
http://www.harrygreb.com/jefffsmithybiopage.html
Now, Jeff Smith is a name to add (don’t know how I forgot that one)?!?!?!?!?
It’s important to remember that boxing (in the first half and most specifically, the first quarter of the 20th century) can be compared to NFL football (prior to the playoff system – about the 1950s and earlier); only the top team from the East and the top team from the West make it to the Championship Game; hence, the regular season IS ‘playoff football’ and virtually every game is a must win.
In the similar time period (in boxing), there is only one (undisputed world champion) per division in the major ‘divisions’; hence, virtually every bout (among top contenders) are ‘championship’ caliber bouts; stats (for that period) to focus upon would be total bouts, wins, stoppage wins and stoppage losses (and of course, caliber of opponents fought/defeated).
The system I design will not necessarily work or apply for boxers from that period (O’Dowd being the one of the exceptions) such as Jeff Smith.
Now, I’ll try to keep it brief.
Marty Servo: In the World Boxing Hall of Fame; tough battles with Robinson but faded too quickly and was first stopped by the overrated/overprotected Graziano.
Mike McTigue: World LHW champion; 172 bouts, 77 wins, 52 KO’s and stopped 9 times (most toward the end of his career); great battles with Greb, Smith, Gans, Bogash, Loughran, Siki, Stribling, Walker, Flowers, Berlenbach; not ‘polished’ enough to get my vote (but a good ‘nominee’).
Marvin Johnson: In the World Boxing Hall of Fame; 3-time world LHW champion; twice stopped by Saad Muhammad and once by Mustafa Muhammad, Spinks and Stewart; stops Galindez, Davis and Stewart; again, not ‘polished’ enough to get my vote (but a good ‘nominee’).
Kuniaki Shibata; 2-division and 3-time world champion; 6 successful world title defenses; first to stop Saldivar but with 5 stoppage losses - not ‘polished’ enough to get my vote (but a good ‘nominee’).
Memphis Pal Moore (in the IBHOF).
Petey Sarron; multi-division wonder; 152 bouts, 100 wins, 24 KO’s and stopped only once (by Henry Armstrong); twice defeats the smaller Memphis Pal Moore, Benny Bass and great battles with Freddie Miller (for the world FW title) – he is to be added on the list – another one I forgot.
Lockport Jimmy Duffy; 146 bouts, 92 wins, 22 KO’s and stopped 5 times; great wins over Britton, White, Welsh, Dundee, Lewis, Downey; if he had more KO wins or fewer KO by losses – I like to see these numbers at least 10 to 1 – I would vote for him (but a good ‘nominee’).
Jimmy Leto; 145 bouts, 111 wins, 33 KO’s and stopped 3 times; great wins over Jadick, Battalino, Zivic, Cocoa Kid, Bass, Jackson and Burley; second stoppage loss is a come from behind KO by the great German/European WW titlist Gustav Eder (162 bouts, 121 wins, 59 KO’s with only 1 stoppage loss) – Eder is part of a great group of European boxers along with Gustave Roth (137 bouts, 113 wins, 25 KO’s and only 2 stoppage losses), Karel Sys (143 bouts, 117 wins, 58 KO’s and only 2 stoppage losses), Olle Tandberg (30 bouts, 23 wins, 11 KO’s and only 1 stoppage loss) and Jupp Besselmann (117 bouts, 98 wins, 58 KO’s and only 2 stoppage losses); hence, to take one will require you to possibly take them all.
Impressive resume (for Wesley Ramey – below) but again, the KO to KO by ratio is far too low – even though he avenges (two?) of them.
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Wesley_Ramey
Charley White (resume below) should seriously be considered!
http://boxrec.com/media/index.php/Charl ... tweight%29
Paddy DeMarco; World LW champion (wins 75 of his 104 bouts) but with only 8 KO’s and 7 stoppage losses, just can’t vote for him; has 26 overall losses (more than triple his KO wins – this is an indication of a weak inside fighter) – good ‘nominee’ though.
Willie Joyce (in my book; hence, no comment for now).