KO "Best Fighter" Poll: A Survey of the Experts

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The panel of experts for KO magazine's annual Best Fighter Poll included a cross section of writers, broadcasters and fighters.

KO awarded points for each vote a fighter received: 15 points for a first-place vote, 12 points for a second-place vote, nine for a third-place vote, seven for a fourth-place vote, six for a fifth-place vote, five for a sixth-place vote, four for a seventh-place vote, three for an eighth-place vote, two for a ninth-place vote, and one for a 10th place vote.

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984

1. Roberto Duran - 96
2. Sugar Ray Leonard - 93
3. Wilfredo Gomez - 88
4. Danny Lopez - 65
5. Pipino Cuevas - 54
6. Alexis Arguello - 40
7. Larry Holmes - 32
8. Wilfred Benitez - 26
9. Vito Antuofermo - 25 (tie)
9. Matthew Saad Muhammad - 25 (tie)

1. Thomas Hearns - 116
2. Sugar Ray Leonard - 108
3. Marvin Hagler - 76
4. Larry Holmes - 75
5. Alexis Arguello - 62
6. Wilfredo Gomez - 58
7. Eddie Mustafa Muhammad - 28
8. Matthew Saad Muhammad - 24
9. Wilfred Benitez - 18
10. Roberto Duran - 13 (tie)
10. Aaron Pryor - 13 (tie)

1. Sugar Ray Leonard - 142
2. Alexis Arguello - 97
3. Marvin Hagler - 76
4. Salvador Sanchez - 72
5. Wilfred Benitez - 68
6. Larry Holmes - 61
7. Jeff Chandler - 25
8. Eusebio Pedroza - 18
9. Aaron Pryor - 17
10. Thomas Hearns - 14 (tie)
10. Dwight Muhammad Qawi - 14 (tie)

1. Marvin Hagler - 147
2. Aaron Pryor - 93
3. Larry Holmes - 91
4. Michael Spinks - 66
5. Jeff Chandler - 57
6. Thomas Hearns - 45
7. Alexis Arguello - 29
8. Wilfredo Gomez - 28
9. Hector Camacho - 24
10. Eusebio Pedroza - 12

1. Marvin Hagler - 112
2. Aaron Pryor - 77
3. Larry Holmes - 72
4. Eusebio Pedroza - 66
5. Hector Camacho 50
6. Jeff Chandler - 47 (tie)
6. Sugar Ray Leonard - 47 (tie)
8. Michael Spinks - 45
9. Thomas Hearns - 34
10. Donald Curry - 26

1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1992

1. Marvin Hagler - 150
2. Hector Camacho - 86
3. Michael Spinks - 85
4. Donald Curry - 78
5. Thomas Hearns - 42
6. Barry McGuigan - 32
7. Milton McCrory - 25
8. Pinklon Thomas - 22 (tie)
8. Julio Cesar Chavez - 22 (tie)
10. Larry Holmes - 21

1. Marvin Hagler - 138
2. Mike Tyson - 92
3. Donald Curry - 59
4. Thomas Hearns - 52
5. Edwin Rosario - 47
6. Azumah Nelson - 45 (tie)
6. Michael Spinks - 45 (tie)
8. Evander Holyfield - 32
9. Julio Cesar Chavez - 26
10. Hector Camacho - 22

No Poll in 1987

1. Mike Tyson - 144
2. Julio Cesar Chavez - 118
3. Evander Holyfield - 65
4. Sugar Ray Leonard - 55
5. Jeff Fenech - 44
6. Michael Nunn - 33
6. Azumah Nelson - 32
8. Jung-Koo Chang - 23
9. James (Buddy) McGirt - 21
10. Sumbu Kalambay - 18

1. Mike Tyson - 147
2. Julio Cesar Chavez - 91
3. Meldrick Taylor - 61
4. Michael Nunn - 60
5. Evander Holyfield - 56
6. Pernell Whitaker - 46
7. Sugar Ray Leonard - 28
8. Jeff Fenech - 27
9. Azumah Nelson - 18
10. Marlon Starling - 16

1. Julio Cesar Chavez - 123
2. Pernell Whitaker - 104
3. Mike Tyson - 71
4. Meldrick Taylor - 57
5. James (Buster) Douglas - 51
6. Simon Brown - 27
7. Antonio Esparragoza - 25
8. Michael Nunn - 23
9. Evander Holyfield - 21
10. Humberto Gonzalez - 14

1. Julio Cesar Chavez - 138
2. Pernell Whitaker - 100
3. Evander Holyfield - 78
4. Mike Tyson - 55
5. Meldrick Taylor - 48
6. Mike McCallum - 38
7. Thomas Hearns - 34
8. Khaosai Galaxy - 25
9. Terry Norris - 22
10. Simon Brown - 21

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