BoxRec

Counted are only fights in which the fighters combined had at least 1000 BoxRec's points:

1. Saul Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1728 + 598,1 = 2326,1 points

2. Terrence Crawford vs Amir Khan - Welterweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1433 + 393,2 = 1826,2 points

3. Errol Spence Jr vs Mikey Garcia - Welterweight - AT&T Stadium, Arlington
1040 + 627,6 = 1667,7 points

4. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell - Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
1230 + 375,2 = 1605,2 points

5. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Anthony Crolla - Lightweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1155 + 365,4 = 1520,4 points

6. Gennady Golovkin vs Steve Rolls - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1391 + 29 = 1420 points

7. Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
862,8 + 483,1 = 1345,9 points

8. Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr - Heavyweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1179 + 139,1 = 1318,1 points

9. Shawn Porter vs Yordenis Ugas - Welterweight - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
941 + 346,6 = 1287,6 points

10. Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalyov - Light Heavyweight - The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco
741,7 + 441,4 = 1183,1 points

11. Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
838,4 + 332,7 = 1171,1 points

12. Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas - Super Featherweight - Convention Center, Tucson
815,5 + 340,5 = 1156 points

13. Callum Smith vs Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam - Super Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
836,6 + 235,5 = 1072,1 points

14. Wisaksil Wangek vs Juan Francisco Estrada - Super Flyweight - Forum, Inglewood
655,4 + 385,8 = 1040,9 points

We'll get a lot of great fights still this year. That's how the list looked like for 2018:

1. Saul Alvarez vs Gennady Golovkin - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1588 + 1474 = 3062 points

2. Jeff Horn vs Terrence Crawford - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
1071 + 1019 = 2090 points

3. Saul Alvarez vs Rocky Fielding - Super Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1452 + 290,8 = 1742,8 points

4. Gennady Golovkin vs Vanes Martirosyan - Middleweight - StubHub Center, Carson
1471 + 135,6 = 1606,6 points

5. Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin - Heavyweight - Wembley Stadium, London
984,2 + 590,9 = 1575,1 points

6. Shawn Porter vs Danny Garcia - Welterweight - Barclays Center, New York
835,9 + 721,7 = 1557,6 points

7. Terrence Crawford vs Jose Benavidez Jr - Welterweight - CHI Health Center, Omaha
1423 + 116,5 = 1539,5 points

8. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jose Pedraza - Lightweight - Madison Square Garden Theater, New York
1068 + 371 = 1439 points

9. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jorge Linares - Lightweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
875 + 559,9 = 1434,9 points

10. Errol Spence Jr vs Lamont Peterson - Welterweight - Barclays Center, New York
820,4 + 517,6 = 1338 points

11. Oleksandr Usyk vs Tony Bellew - Cruiserweight - Manchester Arena, Manchester
765,4 + 568,1 = 1333,5 points

12. Adonis Stevenson vs Badou Jack - Light Heavyweight - Air Canada Centre, Toronto
789,8 + 519,4 = 1309,2 points

13. Leo Santa Cruz vs Abner Mares - Featherweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
745 + 525,4 = 1270,4 points

14. George Groves vs Callum Smith - Super Middleweight - King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
711,2 + 539,4 = 1250,6 points

15. Anthony Joshua vs Joseph Parker - Heavyweight - Principality Stadium, Cardiff
912,1 + 297,8 = 1209,9 points

16. Chris Eubank Jr vs George Groves - Super Middleweight - Manchester Arena, Manchester
664,7 + 530,5 = 1195,2 points

17. Manny Pacquiao vs Lucas Martin Matthysse - Welterweight - Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur
917,5 + 250,9 = 1168,4 points

18. Errol Spence Jr vs Carlos Ocampo - Welterweight - The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco
1000 + 148,1 = 1148,1 points

19. Sergey Kovalyov vs Eleider Alvarez - Light Heavyweight - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City
707,6 + 434,4 = 1142 points

20. Carl Frampton vs Josh Warrington - Featherweight - Manchester Arena, Manchester
639,1 + 499,4 = 1138,5 points

21. Miguel Berchelt vs Miguel Roman - Super Featherweight - Don Haskins Center, El Paso
717,6 + 382,1 = 1099,7 points

22. Mikey Garcia vs Robert Easter Jr - Lightweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
705,9 + 359,6 = 1065,5 points

23. Erislandy Lara vs Jarrett Hurd - Super Welterweight - Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
684,2 + 376,9 = 1061,1 points

24. Oleksandr Usyk vs Mairis Briedis - Cruiserweight - Arena Riga, Riga
559,4 + 495,4 = 1054,8 points

25. Oleksandr Usyk vs Murat Gassiev - Cruiserweight - Olimpiyskiy, Moscow
590,5 + 448,6 = 1039,1 points

26. Deontay Wilder vs Tyson Fury - Heavyweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
635,5 + 401,6 = 1037,1 points

27. Danny Garcia vs Brandon Rios - Welterweight - Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Las Vegas
834,6 + 185,6 = 1020,2 points

28. Adonis Stevenson vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk - Light Heavyweight - Centre Videotron, Quebec City
699,7 + 301 = 1000,7 points

Wow, that really shows how shit this year has been.

A lot of the fights were bigger than their placement on the list. Any time someone points out anything to do with Boxrec's ratings all they're doing is pointing out how weak Boxrec's ratings system is.

It's good for figuring out who the people below the Top 40 are. It's garbage for telling you who's the best or what's the most important.

Wilder vs Fury wasn't as big as Horn vs Crawford?

F*ck outta here

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 09:57 Wow, that really shows how poo this year has been.

Yeah, i guess it's one of the worst, if not the worst, in the 2010s. The best LHWs not fighting each other and the injury of Usyk and his move up to HW were one of the main reasons. Also, this year was quite poor in the <Lightweight categories. At least we will still get the Canelo vs Kovalyov and Ruiz vs Joshua 2.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:17 A lot of the fights were bigger than their placement on the list. Any time someone points out anything to do with Boxrec's ratings all they're doing is pointing out how weak Boxrec's ratings system is.

It's good for figuring out who the people below the Top 40 are. It's garbage for telling you who's the best or what's the most important.

Wilder vs Fury wasn't as big as Horn vs Crawford?

F*ck outta here

These stats aren't perfect of course, they're nothing serious, they're just for fun, maybe someone will find them interesting.

Of course for me Fury vs Wilder was bigger too, but on the paper, Crawford was an undisputed super lightweight champion, he fought for the welter belt vs undefeated guy who won that belt vs Manny Pacquiao (he should have lost but that's how it looks like on paper). While Wilder was considered by a lot of people a paper champ, he only had one decent win on his resume and Fury fought Seferi and Pianeta after almost 3 years of drinking and mental issues and he looked terrible there (vast majority thought that Wilder will easily and quickly knock Fury out).

dagilechia wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:22

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 09:57 Wow, that really shows how poo this year has been.

Yeah, i guess it's one of the worst, if not the worst, in the 2010s. The best LHWs not fighting each other and the injury of Usyk and his move up to HW were one of the main reasons. Also, this year was quite poor in the <Lightweight categories. At least we will still get the Canelo vs Kovalyov and Ruiz vs Joshua 2.

Nah 2016 was the single worst year I've seen in quite a while in the year of Boxing. It seemed like virtually nothing of note happened in that year.

One of the worst I've seen since following the sport.

But I'm often reminded of a quote by Larry Merchant. "For the biggest Boxing fans there are only Good years, and Better years"

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:17 A lot of the fights were bigger than their placement on the list. Any time someone points out anything to do with Boxrec's ratings all they're doing is pointing out how weak Boxrec's ratings system is.

It's good for figuring out who the people below the Top 40 are. It's garbage for telling you who's the best or what's the most important.

Wilder vs Fury wasn't as big as Horn vs Crawford?

F*ck outta here

The Top 40 is a lot more accurate than 41-80 and it gets poorer and more out of sync as you go down.

Lennox wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:56

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:17 A lot of the fights were bigger than their placement on the list. Any time someone points out anything to do with Boxrec's ratings all they're doing is pointing out how weak Boxrec's ratings system is.

It's good for figuring out who the people below the Top 40 are. It's garbage for telling you who's the best or what's the most important.

Wilder vs Fury wasn't as big as Horn vs Crawford?

F*ck outta here

The Top 40 is a lot more accurate than 41-80 and it gets poorer and more out of sync as you go down.

No other rankings even lists guys below a Top 40 so Boxrec is at least useful to let you know who these guys are and that they are in fact active and involved in the sport, and this is how they're doing and all that.

They don't have good rankings anywhere. Maybe they will one day, but they ain't there yet. Not even close.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:17
Wilder vs Fury wasn't as big as Horn vs Crawford?

F*ck outta here

It's only because Horn stole a lot of Pac's points.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:58

Lennox wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:56 The Top 40 is a lot more accurate than 41-80 and it gets poorer and more out of sync as you go down.

No other rankings even lists guys below a Top 40 so Boxrec is at least useful to let you know who these guys are and that they are in fact active and involved in the sport, and this is how they're doing and all that.

They don't have good rankings anywhere. Maybe they will one day, but they ain't there yet. Not even close.

We been listing the top 100 for 28 years.
www.premierboxingorganisation.com

Lennox wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 11:33

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 10:58

No other rankings even lists guys below a Top 40 so Boxrec is at least useful to let you know who these guys are and that they are in fact active and involved in the sport, and this is how they're doing and all that.

They don't have good rankings anywhere. Maybe they will one day, but they ain't there yet. Not even close.

We been listing the top 100 for 28 years.
www.premierboxingorganisation.com

And I've never heard of that site so clearly they're doing a bang up job

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 12:03

Lennox wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 11:33
We been listing the top 100 for 28 years.
www.premierboxingorganisation.com

And I've never heard of that site so clearly they're doing a bang up job

Really? That poster has been pushing them here for ages. What I hate is losing fighters from inactivity.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 12:10

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 12:03

And I've never heard of that site so clearly they're doing a bang up job

Really? That poster has been pushing them here for ages. What I hate is losing fighters from inactivity.

I've never bothered to click the link. Do their rankings actually have merit to you? If so it might be worth looking into, but generally speaking unofficial rankings are only as important as the source they're coming from.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 12:13

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑16 Sep 2019, 12:10

Really? That poster has been pushing them here for ages. What I hate is losing fighters from inactivity.

I've never bothered to click the link. Do their rankings actually have merit to you? If so it might be worth looking into, but generally speaking unofficial rankings are only as important as the source they're coming from.

I don't look at them either. No rankings have merit to me. His are no better than boxrec.

The best fights in XXI century, based on BoxRec's points (counted are only fights where both fighters got +1000 points and +2500 combined):

1. 02.05.2015 - Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Manny Pacquiao - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
2404 + 1500 = 3904 points

2. 14.09.2013 - Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Saul Alvarez - Super Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
2111 + 1378 = 3489 points

3. 29.09.2001 - Felix Trinidad vs Bernard Hopkins - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
2204 + 1205 = 3409 points

4. 01.05.2010 - Shane Mosley vs Floyd Mayweather Jr - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
1753 + 1537 = 3290 points

5. 08.12.2007 - Floyd Mayweather Jr vs Ricky Hatton - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
1818 + 1301 = 3119 points

6. 15.09.2018 - Saul Alvarez vs Gennadiy Golovkin - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1588 + 1474 = 3062 points

7. 16.09.2017 - Saul Alvarez vs Gennadiy Golovkin - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1706 + 1353 = 3059 points

8. 12.05.2001 - Felix Trinidad vs William Joppy - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1933 + 1000 = 2933 points

9. 17.06.2006 - Ronald Wright vs Jermain Taylor - Middleweight - FedEx Forum, Memphis
1457 + 1415 = 2872 points

10. 02.05.2009 - Manny Pacquiao vs Ricky Hatton - Super Lightweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
1500 + 1279 - 2779 points

11. 12.10.2013 - Juan Manuel Marquez vs Timothy Bradley Jr - Welterweight - Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas
1589 + 1147 = 2736 points

12. 24.01.2009 - Antonio Margarito vs Shane Mosley - Welterweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1378 + 1237 = 2615 points

13. 15.03.2008 - Manny Pacquiao vs Juan Manuel Marquez - Super Featherweight - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
1334 + 1250 = 2584 points

14. 21.07.2007 - Bernard Hopkins vs Ronald Wright - Light Heavyweight - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
1441 + 1119 = 2560 points

15. 03.12.2005 - Jermain Taylor vs Bernard Hopkins - Middleweight - Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas
1271 + 1257 = 2528 points

Based on that list, Hopkins' win over Trinidad is the best scalp in the XXI century so far.

Update

1. Saul Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1728 + 598,1 = 2326,1 points

2. Errol Spence Jr vs Shawn Porter - Welterweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1245 + 771 = 2016 points

3. Terrence Crawford vs Amir Khan - Welterweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1433 + 393,2 = 1826,2 points

4. Gennadiy Golovkin vs Serhiy Derevyanchenko - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1421 + 331,2 = 1752,2 points

5. Errol Spence Jr vs Mikey Garcia - Welterweight - AT&T Stadium, Arlington
1040 + 627,6 = 1667,7 points

6. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell - Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
1230 + 375,2 = 1605,2 points

7. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Anthony Crolla - Lightweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1155 + 365,4 = 1520,4 points

8. Gennady Golovkin vs Steve Rolls - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1391 + 29 = 1420 points

9. Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
862,8 + 483,1 = 1345,9 points

10. Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr - Heavyweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1179 + 139,1 = 1318,1 points

11. Shawn Porter vs Yordenis Ugas - Welterweight - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
941 + 346,6 = 1287,6 points

12. Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalyov - Light Heavyweight - The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco
741,7 + 441,4 = 1183,1 points

13. Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
838,4 + 332,7 = 1171,1 points

14. Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas - Super Featherweight - Convention Center, Tucson
815,5 + 340,5 = 1156 points

15. Regis Prograis vs Josh Taylor - Super Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
559,5 + 555,1 = 1114,6 ponts

16. Callum Smith vs Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam - Super Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
836,6 + 235,5 = 1072,1 points

17. Wisaksil Wangek vs Juan Francisco Estrada - Super Flyweight - Forum, Inglewood
655,4 + 385,8 = 1040,9 points

Update

1. Saul Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1728 + 598,1 = 2326,1 points

2. Saul Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalyov - Light Heavyweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
1251 + 805,3 = 2056,3 points

3. Errol Spence Jr vs Shawn Porter - Welterweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1245 + 771 = 2016 points

4. Terrence Crawford vs Amir Khan - Welterweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1433 + 393,2 = 1826,2 points

5. Gennadiy Golovkin vs Serhiy Derevyanchenko - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1421 + 331,2 = 1752,2 points

6. Errol Spence Jr vs Mikey Garcia - Welterweight - AT&T Stadium, Arlington
1040 + 627,6 = 1667,7 points

7. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell - Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
1230 + 375,2 = 1605,2 points

8. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Anthony Crolla - Lightweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1155 + 365,4 = 1520,4 points

9. Gennady Golovkin vs Steve Rolls - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1391 + 29 = 1420 points

10. Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
862,8 + 483,1 = 1345,9 points

11. Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr - Heavyweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1179 + 139,1 = 1318,1 points

12. Shawn Porter vs Yordenis Ugas - Welterweight - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
941 + 346,6 = 1287,6 points

13. Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalyov - Light Heavyweight - The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco
741,7 + 441,4 = 1183,1 points

14. Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
838,4 + 332,7 = 1171,1 points

15. Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas - Super Featherweight - Convention Center, Tucson
815,5 + 340,5 = 1156 points

16. Regis Prograis vs Josh Taylor - Super Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
559,5 + 555,1 = 1114,6 ponts

17. Miguel Berchelt vs Jason Sosa - Super Featherweight - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
917,3 + 184,8 = 1102,1 points

18. Callum Smith vs Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam - Super Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
836,6 + 235,5 = 1072,1 points

19. Wisaksil Wangek vs Juan Francisco Estrada - Super Flyweight - Forum, Inglewood
655,4 + 385,8 = 1040,9 points

It's a shame some of these so called "big matchups" don't turn out to be very good fights. And it's a shame they don't happen as often as they should. Given all the weight divisions, when it comes to the best fighting the best, it's actually quite rare.

Update

1. Saul Alvarez vs Daniel Jacobs - Middleweight - T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas
1728 + 598,1 = 2326,1 points

2. Saul Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalyov - Light Heavyweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
1251 + 805,3 = 2056,3 points

3. Errol Spence Jr vs Shawn Porter - Welterweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1245 + 771 = 2016 points

4. Terrence Crawford vs Amir Khan - Welterweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1433 + 393,2 = 1826,2 points

5. Gennadiy Golovkin vs Serhiy Derevyanchenko - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1421 + 331,2 = 1752,2 points

6. Errol Spence Jr vs Mikey Garcia - Welterweight - AT&T Stadium, Arlington
1040 + 627,6 = 1667,7 points

7. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Luke Campbell - Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
1230 + 375,2 = 1605,2 points

8. Terrence Crawford vs Egidijus Kavaliauskas - Welterweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1295 + 277,6 = 1572,6 points

9. Vasyl Lomachenko vs Anthony Crolla - Lightweight - Staples Center, Los Angeles
1155 + 365,4 = 1520,4 points

10. Gennady Golovkin vs Steve Rolls - Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1391 + 29 = 1420 points

11. Andy Ruiz Jr vs Anthony Joshua - Heavyweight - Diriyah Arena, Diriyah
755,4 + 604,4 = 1359,8 points

12. Manny Pacquiao vs Keith Thurman - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
862,8 + 483,1 = 1345,9 points

13. Anthony Joshua vs Andy Ruiz Jr - Heavyweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
1179 + 139,1 = 1318,1 points

14. Shawn Porter vs Yordenis Ugas - Welterweight - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
941 + 346,6 = 1287,6 points

15. Callum Smith vs John Ryder - Super Middleweight - Echo Arena, Liverpool
889,5 + 308,8 = 1198,3 points

16. Eleider Alvarez vs Sergey Kovalyov - Light Heavyweight - The Ford Center at The Star, Frisco
741,7 + 441,4 = 1183,1 points

17. Manny Pacquiao vs Adrien Broner - Welterweight - MGM Grand, Las Vegas
838,4 + 332,7 = 1171,1 points

18. Miguel Berchelt vs Francisco Vargas - Super Featherweight - Convention Center, Tucson
815,5 + 340,5 = 1156 points

19. Regis Prograis vs Josh Taylor - Super Lightweight - O2 Arena, London
559,5 + 555,1 = 1114,6 ponts

20. Miguel Berchelt vs Jason Sosa - Super Featherweight - Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson
917,3 + 184,8 = 1102,1 points

21. Callum Smith vs Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam - Super Middleweight - Madison Square Garden, New York
836,6 + 235,5 = 1072,1 points

22. Wisaksil Wangek vs Juan Francisco Estrada - Super Flyweight - Forum, Inglewood
655,4 + 385,8 = 1040,9 points