Tuesday, December 31, 2019

No. 82 - Harry Wills

Harry Wills was, along with Sam Langford, one of the two greatest heavyweights who never got a chance to fight for the world heavyweight title.

Wills, known as the Black Panther, came close. In 1925, Jack Dempsey signed a contract to fight Wills in 1926 but the match never materialized. Dempsey appeared willing to face Wills, but promoters didn't come through with the financing. The New York State Athletic Commission also would not sanction the bout. Wills also didn't help himself by turning down an elimination bout with Gene Tunney, who went on to end Dempsey's reign.

In the end, what most likely doomed Wills was white America's lasting bitterness over Jack Johnson. Before he died, Dempsey said they couldn't find a city willing to host the fight.

"(Tex) Rickard wanted to make (it), but there was no place you could put it on," Dempsey said. "I wanted to fight him .... (But) they wouldn't let you fight no place."

Wills was able to fight a number of white contenders. He knocked out Fred Fulton and Gunboat Smith and dominated Luis Angel Firpo in a no decision fight. But he mostly was relegated to fighting the other great black heavyweights of his day over and over again. He made it on this list because he dominated those matches.

He fought Langford 22 times, going 6-2 with 14 no decisions. He was 3-1 against the great Sam McVey and had a knockout win over Kid Norfolk. Wills held the World Colored Heavyweight Championship three different times.

When the Dempsey fight didn't happen, an aging Wills took on a rising Jack Sharkey, losing by disqualification in a fight he was getting beaten badly and then getting knocked out by Paolino Uzcudun. Those losses ended his championship hopes.

Harry Wills
Significant Fights
Opponent Result Fight
Points
Title
Points
HOF
Points
Total x Win % Final
Total
Joe Jeannette Draw 50 25 75 80.00% 60.0
Sam Langford KO-L -25 -25 -25
Sam McVea UD-L 0 0 0
Sam McVea UD-W 90 50 140 86.67% 121.3
Sam Langford UD-W 90 20 100 210 90.48% 190.0
Sam Langford KO-L -25 -25 -25
Sam McVea KO-W 100 50 150 84.27% 126.4
Sam Langford KO-W 100 20 100 220 86.75% 190.9
Sam Langford KO-W 100 20 100 220 86.18% 189.6
Sam McVea UD-W 90 20 50 160 83.33% 133.3
Jeff Clark KO-W 100 20 120 88.06% 105.7
Jeff Clark KO-W 100 20 120 82.67% 99.2
Sam Langford UD-W 90 20 100 210 84.02% 176.4
Jack Thompson UD-W 90 20 110 62.07% 68.3
Sam Langford UD-W 90 20 100 210 84.18% 176.8
Bill Tate KO-W 100 20 120 47.50% 57.0
Jeff Clark KO-W 100 20 120 78.75% 94.5
Denver Ed Martin KO-W 100 20 120 75.76% 90.9
Bill Tate KO-W 100 20 120 46.34% 55.6
Bill Tate UD-W 90 20 110 46.51% 51.2
Bill Tate UD-L 0 0 0
Bill Tate Draw 50 10 60 46.51% 27.9
Sam Langford UD-W 90 20 100 210 83.57% 175.5
Kid Norfolk KO-W 100 50 150 81.82% 122.7
Jeff Clark KO-W 100 20 120 77.11% 92.5
Jeff Clark KO-W 100 20 120 76.65% 92.0
Tut Jackson KO-W 100 20 120 97.22% 116.7
Jack Sharkey UD-L 0 0 0
Totals (21-5-1, 13 KOs, 2 KO'd) 2,564.4
Record in non-significant fights
49-4-2, 43 KOs, 3 KOd 4,640
% of fights toward 50 (41.8%) 1,939.5 1,939.5 69.90% 1,355.7
Totals 3,920.1
Peak 5 Fights
Sam Langford 190.9
Sam Langford 190.0
Sam Langford 189.6
Sam Langford 176.8
Sam Langford 176.4
Peak 5 Totals 923.7
Final Totals (significant, non-significant, Peak 5) 4,843.8

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank Fighter Significant
Fights
Non-Significant
Fights
Peak 5 Final
Total
82. Harry Wills 2,564.4 1,355.7 923.7 4,843.8
83. Mickey Walker 1,987.8 1,775.7 1,075.4 4,838.8
84. Joe Gans 2,314.9 1,639.8 883.0 4,837.6
85. Sven Ottke 2,824.5 1,317.7 687.5 4,829.7
86. Ronald "Winky" Wright 2,243.3 1,658.3 922.5 4,824.1
87. Fighting Harada 1,259.6 2,409.2 1,105.9 4,774.7
88. Humberto Gonzalez 1,866.7 1,952.3 907.3 4,726.4
89. Ricardo Lopez 2,830.5 1,188.1 702.7 4,721.3
90. Carmen Basilio 1,723.3 1,804.7 1,184.1 4,712.2
91. Orlando Canizales 2,529.3 1,510.3 669.3 4,708.9
92. Jeff Fenech 2,103.9 1,728.7 844.8 4,677.4
93. Michael Carbajal 2,333.7 1,519.2 817.0 4,669.9
94. Marcel Thil 2,579.8 1,170.9 900.9 4,651.6
95. Nicolino Locche 1,858.0 1,946.8 820.3 4,625.1
96. Ricky Hatton 3,458.8 449.1 708.9 4,616.8
97. Ismael Laguna 1,059.5 2,659.4 889.9 4,608.7
98. Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez 2,187.1 1,771.9 638.6 4,597.5
99. Wilfredo Benitez 1,439.4 2,223.0 914.4 4,586.8
100. Carlos Zarate 1,124.2 2,707.1 751.5 4,582.8

Saturday, December 28, 2019

No. 81 - Lou Ambers

One of the great Depression era fighters, Lou Ambers scored wins against some of the top lightweights of all time.

Lou Ambers (left) against Henry Armstrong
Giuseppe d'Ambrosio was born Herkimer, New York, and adopted the name of Lou Ambers so that his mother didn't know he was a boxer. Ambers compiled an 88-8-6 record from 1932 to 1941. Those wins included two wins over Tony Canzoneri and Baby Arizmendi and victories over Henry Armstrong, Pedro Montanez and Fritzie Zivic.

Ambers' first win over Canzoneri gained him the lightweight champioship in 1936. Ambers knew Canzoneri well, having sparred with him early in his career. The Herkimer Hurricane dominated the fight, winning nine rounds.

Ambers lost the title in 1938 to Henry Armstrong, who won a split decision to become the first fighter to hold three world titles simultaneously.

Ambers won the title back from Armstrong in a fight where Henry was penalized several points for low blows. Ambers held the title until suffering back-to-back knockouts to Lew Jenkins.


Lou Ambers
Significant Fights
Opponent Result Fight
Points
Title
Points
HOF
Points
Total x Win % Final
Total
Tony Canzoneri UD-L 0 0 0
Fritzie Zivic UD-W 90 100 190 93.33% 177.3
Baby Arizmendi UD-W 90 100 190 86.90% 165.1
Tony Canzoneri UD-W 90 100 100 290 88.41% 256.4
Jimmy McLarnin UD-L 0 0 0
Pedro Montanez UD-L 0 0 0
Tony Canzoneri UD-W 90 100 100 290 87.41% 253.5
Pedro Montanez SD-W 75 100 50 225 94.37% 212.3
Baby Arizmendi Draw 50 50 100 83.33% 83.3
Henry Armstrong SD-L 25 25 25 75 88.35% 66.3
Baby Arizmendi KO 100 100 200 83.17% 166.3
Henry Armstrong UD-W 90 100 100 290 89.19% 258.6
Lew Jenkins KO-L -25 -25 -25
Lew Jenkins KO-L -25 -25 -25
Totals (7-6-1, 1 KO, 1 SD, 1 SDL, 2 KOd) 1,589.2
Record in non-significant fights
89-6-6, 27 KOs, 2 SD, 2 SDL 8,600
% of fights toward 50 (35.6%) 3,061.6 3,061.6 68.55% 2,098.7
Totals 3,688.0
Peak 5 Fights
Henry Armstrong 258.6
Tony Canzoneri 256.4
Tony Canzoneri 253.5
Pedro Montanez 212.3
Fritzie Zivic 177.3
Peak 5 Totals 1,158.2
Final Totals (significant, non-significant, Peak 5) 4,846.1

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank Fighter Significant
Fights
Non-Significant
Fights
Peak 5 Final
Total
81. Lou Ambers 1,589.2 2,098.7 1,158.2 4,846.1
82. Harry Wills 2,564.4 1,355.7 923.7 4,843.8
83. Mickey Walker 1,987.8 1,775.7 1,075.4 4,838.8
84. Joe Gans 2,314.9 1,639.8 883.0 4,837.6
85. Sven Ottke 2,824.5 1,317.7 687.5 4,829.7
86. Ronald "Winky" Wright 2,243.3 1,658.3 922.5 4,824.1
87. Fighting Harada 1,259.6 2,409.2 1,105.9 4,774.7
88. Humberto Gonzalez 1,866.7 1,952.3 907.3 4,726.4
89. Ricardo Lopez 2,830.5 1,188.1 702.7 4,721.3
90. Carmen Basilio 1,723.3 1,804.7 1,184.1 4,712.2
91. Orlando Canizales 2,529.3 1,510.3 669.3 4,708.9
92. Jeff Fenech 2,103.9 1,728.7 844.8 4,677.4
93. Michael Carbajal 2,333.7 1,519.2 817.0 4,669.9
94. Marcel Thil 2,579.8 1,170.9 900.9 4,651.6
95. Nicolino Locche 1,858.0 1,946.8 820.3 4,625.1
96. Ricky Hatton 3,458.8 449.1 708.9 4,616.8
97. Ismael Laguna 1,059.5 2,659.4 889.9 4,608.7
98. Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez 2,187.1 1,771.9 638.6 4,597.5
99. Wilfredo Benitez 1,439.4 2,223.0 914.4 4,586.8
100. Carlos Zarate 1,124.2 2,707.1 751.5 4,582.8

Friday, December 27, 2019

No. 83 - Mickey Walker

Mickey Walker is one of the boxing legends of the early 1900s with one of the very best nicknames - "The Toy Bulldog."

He earned the nickname by fighting anyone anywhere. He was both welterweight and middleweight champion during his career, beating Hall of Famers Tiger Flowers, Lew Tendler, Jack Britton, Dave Shade and Ace Hudkins.

He also took on and lost to such greats as Harry Greb and future heavyweight champions Max Schmeling and Jack Sharkey.

He remains in very high esteem on lots of expert lists. ESPN ranked him 17th on its list of 50 Greatest Boxers and historian Bert Sugar placed Walker 11th on his Top 100 Fighters catalogue. The International Boxing Research Organization has him as No. 16 pound-for-pound.

Yet on this list, he's in the bottom quartile exactly because he took a lot of losses. In his 18 significant fights (title fights or against Hall of Famers), he ended up just 10-7-1.


Mickey Walker
Significant Fights
Opponent Result Fight
Points
Title
Points
HOF
Points
Total x Win % Final
Total
Jack Britton UD-W 90 100 50 240 83.05% 199.3
Lew Tendler UD-W 90 60 100 250 92.25% 230.6
Bobby Barrett KO 100 100 200 52.08% 104.2
Harry Greb UD-L 0 0 0
Dave Shade SD-W 75 100 50 225 85.98% 193.5
Pete Latzo UD-L 0 0 0
Tiger Flowers UD-W 90 100 100 290 88.81% 257.5
Tommy Milligan KO 100 100 200 87.76% 175.5
Paul Berlenbach UD-W 90 100 190 90.00% 171.0
Ace Hudkins SD-W 75 100 50 225 81.94% 184.4
Tommy Loughran SD-L 25 25 25 75 86.41% 64.8
Ace Hudkins UD-W 90 100 50 240 81.01% 194.4
Jack Sharkey Draw 50 50 100 79.07% 79.1
Max Schmeling KO-L -25 -25 -25
Lou Brouillard UD-L 0 0 0
Maxie Rosenbloom UD-L 0 0 0
Maxie Rosenbloom UD-W 90 100 190 83.41% 158.5
Young Corbett III UD-L 0 0 0
Totals (10-7-1, 1 KO) 1,987.8
Record in non-significant fights
84-12-3, 58 KOs, 1 SD, 1 SDL 7,800
% of fights toward 50 (32.3%) 2,593 2,593 68.48% 1,775.7
Totals 3,763.5
Peak 5 Fights
Tiger Flowers 257.5
Lew Tendler 230.6
Jack Britton 199.3
Ace Hudkins 194.4
Dave Shade 193.5
Peak 5 Totals 1,075.4
Final Totals (significant, non-significant, Peak 5) 4,838.8


Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank Fighter Significant
Fights
Non-Significant
Fights
Peak 5 Final
Total
83. Mickey Walker 1,987.8 1,775.7 1,075.4 4,838.8
84. Joe Gans 2,314.9 1,639.8 883.0 4,837.6
85. Sven Ottke 2,824.5 1,317.7 687.5 4,829.7
86. Ronald "Winky" Wright 2,243.3 1,658.3 922.5 4,824.1
87. Fighting Harada 1,259.6 2,409.2 1,105.9 4,774.7
88. Humberto Gonzalez 1,866.7 1,952.3 907.3 4,726.4
89. Ricardo Lopez 2,830.5 1,188.1 702.7 4,721.3
90. Carmen Basilio 1,723.3 1,804.7 1,184.1 4,712.2
91. Orlando Canizales 2,529.3 1,510.3 669.3 4,708.9
92. Jeff Fenech 2,103.9 1,728.7 844.8 4,677.4
93. Michael Carbajal 2,333.7 1,519.2 817.0 4,669.9
94. Marcel Thil 2,579.8 1,170.9 900.9 4,651.6
95. Nicolino Locche 1,858.0 1,946.8 820.3 4,625.1
96. Ricky Hatton 3,458.8 449.1 708.9 4,616.8
97. Ismael Laguna 1,059.5 2,659.4 889.9 4,608.7
98. Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez 2,187.1 1,771.9 638.6 4,597.5
99. Wilfredo Benitez 1,439.4 2,223.0 914.4 4,586.8
100. Carlos Zarate 1,124.2 2,707.1 751.5 4,582.8

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

No. 94 - Deontay Wilder

One of the most tiring or entertaining debates today is whether or not Deontay Wilder is one of the all-time greats or a one-trick pony knocking off a series of tomato cans.

In my system, his recent win over Luis Ortiz moved him into the top 100 fighters all time, but he has a ways to go before he deserves to be in the conversation of top heavyweights ever.

Here are the positives for the "Bronze Bomber."

He has an amazing knockout record, having recorded knockouts in 41 of his 43 fights. No heavyweight ever has that kind of record. He's maximized the points against the fighters they've put in front of him.

Counting his unanimous win over Bermane Stiverne in 2015 to win the WBC heavyweight title, Wilder now has 10 wins in world title fights (so the draw against Tyson Fury is not included). The list of heavyweights who have accomplished that feat is not long. Here are the other heavyweights with 10 plus heavyweight title fight wins: Wladimire Klitschko, Joe Louis, Muhammad Ali, Larry Holmes, Lennox Lewis, Vitali Klitschko, Mike Tyson and Joe Frazier. That's a good list to be on.

Here are the negatives. Wilder has fought no unification fights so he's not racking up a lot of points with each title fight. To really make a run at the fighters above he needs to begin unifying the belts.

He has no Hall of Fame points and needs to take some risks. Right now, the only Hall of Fame bonus points he'll likely receive is for his draw against Tyson Fury. If Luis Ortiz rebounds and wins a title he'd have a shot at the Hall of Fame, which would help Wilder's case. For Deontay to make a run at the top 50 or even top 25 - as some of his supporters already believe he is - he'll need to beat Fury and the winner of the Andy Ruiz/Anthony Joshua fight and then defend those belts successfully against someone like Oleksandr Usyk.

That's a tall task and if Wilder accomplishes it his detractors won't have much of a case. But the clock is ticking. Wilder already is 34 years old.

Deontay Wilder
Significant Fights
Opponent Result Fight
Points
Title
Points
HOF
Points
Total x Win % Final
Total
Kelvin Price KO 100 20 120 100.00% 120.0
Siarhei Liakhovich KO 100 20 120 83.33% 100.0
Nicolai Firtha KO 100 20 120 67.74% 81.3
Bermane Stiverne UD-W 90 40 130 96.00% 124.8
Eric Molina KO 100 40 140 92.00% 128.8
Johann Duhaupas KO 100 40 140 94.12% 131.8
Artur Szpilka KO 100 40 140 95.24% 133.3
Chris Arreola KO 100 40 140 90.00% 126.0
Gerald Washington KO 100 40 140 100.00% 140.0
Bermane Stiverne KO 100 40 140 92.59% 129.6
Luis Ortiz KO 100 40 140 100.00% 140.0
Tyson Fury Draw 50 20 70 100.00% 70.0
Dominic Breazeale KO 100 40 140 95.24% 133.3
Luis Ortiz KO 100 40 140 96.88% 135.6
Totals (13-0-1, 12 KOs) 1,694.6
Record in non-significant fights
29-0-0, 29 KOs 2,900
% of fights toward 50 (100%) 2,900 2,900 66.55% 1,930.0
7 fight adjustment to 50 66.6 x7 466.2 75.00% 349.7
Totals 2,279.6
Peak 5 Fights
Luis Ortiz 140.0
Gerald Washington 140.0
Luis Ortiz 135.6
Artur Szpilka 133.3
Dominic Breazeale 133.3
Peak 5 Totals 682.3
Final Totals (significant, non-significant, Peak 5) 4,656.5

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank Fighter Significant
Fights
Non-Significant
Fights
Peak 5 Final
Total
94. Deontay Wilder 1,694.6 2,279.6 682.3 4,656.5
95. Marcel Thil 2,579.8 1,170.9 900.9 4,651.6
96. Nicolino Locche 1,858.0 1,946.8 820.3 4,625.1
97. Ricky Hatton 3,458.8 449.1 708.9 4,616.8
98. Ismael Laguna 1,059.5 2,659.4 889.9 4,608.7
99. Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez 2,187.1 1,771.9 638.6 4,597.5
100. Wilfredo Benitez 1,439.4 2,223.0 914.4 4,586.5

Friday, November 8, 2019

No. 85 - Sven Ottke

Sven Ottke would be unknown outside of Germany if not for the zero in the loss column of his professional record.

Ottke was a celebrated amateur who competed in three Olympic Games and had more than 300 amateur fights before turning pro in 1997 at the age of 29. Less than a year later, he won the IBF Super Middleweight title in a disputed decision over Charles Brewer.

He would make 16 successful title defenses and pick up the WBA championship along the way when he beat Byron Mitchell in a split decision. He retired in 2004 with a 34-0 record.

He worked his way on this list by being an active and long-reigning champion. Those are the positives. The negatives are that Ottke never fought outside of Germany and benefitted from "home cooking" in several close decisions. It is highly unlikely that any of his opponents will make a major boxing Hall of Fame.

The reason Ottke pops up now is as point-counterpoint in the daily Facebook fights between fans of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny fans point out that Mayweather is one of 13 championship fighters to retire undefeated - Ottke being one of them.


Sven Ottke
Significant Fights
Opponent Result Fight
Points
Title
Points
HOF
Points
Total x Win % Final
Total
Asmir Vojnovic UD-W 90 20 110 100.00% 110.0
Charles Brewer SD-W 75 40 115 86.49% 99.5
Giovanni Nardiello KO 100 40 140 89.47% 125.3
Gabriel Hernandez UD-W 90 40 130 100.00% 130.0
Thomas Tate UD-W 90 40 130 87.80% 114.1
Glen Johnson UD-W 90 40 130 92.31% 120.0
Lloyd Bryan UD-W 90 40 130 86.96% 113.0
Tocker Pudwill UD-W 90 40 130 91.89% 119.5
Charles Brewer SD-W 75 40 115 85.37% 98.2
Silvio Branco UD-W 90 40 130 90.91% 118.2
James Crawford KO 100 40 140 94.29% 132.0
Ali Ennebati KO 100 40 140 93.75% 131.3
James Butler UD-W 90 40 130 94.74% 123.2
Anthony Mundine KO 100 40 140 100.00% 140.0
Rick Thornberry UD-W 90 40 130 89.29% 116.1
Thomas Tate UD-W 90 40 130 87.23% 113.4
Joe Gatti KO 100 40 140 81.08% 113.5
Rudy Markussen UD-W 90 40 130 100.00% 130.0
Byron Mitchell SD-W 75 60 135 96.15% 129.8
David Starie UD-W 90 60 150 91.18% 136.8
Mads Larson SD-W 75 60 135 97.78% 132.0
Robin Reid UD-W 90 60 150 92.31% 138.5
Armand Krajnc UD-W 90 60 150 93.55% 140.3
Total (23-0-0, 5 KOs, 3 SD) 2,824.5
Record in non-significant fights
11-0-0, 1 KO 1,000
% of fights toward 50 (100%) 1,000 63.01% 630.1
16 fight adjustment to 50 57.3 x 16 916.8 75.00% 687.6
Totals 1,317.7
PEAK 5 Fights
Armand Krajnc 140.3
Anthony Mundine 140.0
Robin Reid 138.5
David Starie 136.8
Mads Larson 132.0
PEAK 5 Total 687.5
Final totals (significant, non-significant, PEAK 5) 4,829.7

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank Fighter Significant
Fights
Non-Significant
Fights
Peak 5 Final
Total
85. Sven Ottke 2,824.5 1,317.7 687.5 4,829.7
86. Ronald "Winky" Wright 2,243.3 1,658.3 922.5 4,824.1
87. Fighting Harada 1,259.6 2,409.2 1,105.9 4,774.7
88. Humberto Gonzalez 1,866.7 1,952.3 907.3 4,726.4
89. Ricardo Lopez 2,830.5 1,188.1 702.7 4,721.3
90. Carmen Basilio 1,723.3 1,804.7 1,184.1 4,712.2
91. Orlando Canizales 2,529.3 1,510.3 669.3 4,708.9
92. Jeff Fenech 2,103.9 1,728.7 844.8 4,677.4
93. Michael Carbajal 2,333.7 1,519.2 817.0 4,669.9
94. Marcel Thil 2,579.8 1,170.9 900.9 4,651.6
95. Nicolino Locche 1,858.0 1,946.8 820.3 4,625.1
96. Ricky Hatton 3,458.8 449.1 708.9 4,616.8
97. Ismael Laguna 1,059.5 2,659.4 889.9 4,608.7
98. Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez 2,187.1 1,771.9 638.6 4,597.5
99. Wilfredo Benitez 1,439.4 2,223.0 914.4 4,586.8
100. Carlos Zarate 1,124.2 2,707.1 751.5 4,582.8

Monday, November 4, 2019

No. 84 - Joe Gans

Joe Gans was the first African-American world boxing champion of the 20th century and one of the longest reigning world lightweight champions every, holding the title from 1902 to 1908.

Known as the Old Master, Gans was rated the greatest lightweight every by Ring Magazine founder Nat Fleischer and a bronze statue of Gans remains at Madison Square Garden. He was one of the first scientific boxers, who studied his opponents weaknesses and used those against him. In a day where you had to fight to survive, Gans took on all-comers, including losing a unanimous decision to Sam Langford.

Although his place in history is secure, he doesn't rank that highly in my system because he doesn't have a signature victory. Although he successfully defended his undisputed world title 12 times (worth a valuable 100 points each time) only one was over a Hall of Fame fighter, Battling Nelson. And Nelson's winning percentage was below 80 percent when they fought so none of Gans' victories were worth even 200 points in my system.

Perhaps some day Mike Twin Sullivan may make a Hall of Fame, earning Gans more bonus points. Otherwise, Gans is stuck in the lower echelon of the top 100 because of a lack of top-flight opponents.


Joe Gans
Significant Fights
Opponent Result Fight
Points
Title
Points
HOF
Points
Total x Win % Final
Total
Young Griffo Draw 50 25 75 96.23% 72.2
Young Griffo Draw 50 25 75 93.75% 70.3
Bobby Dobbs UD-L 0 0 0
Frank Erne KO-L -25 -25 -25
Young Griffo KO 100 50 150 93.33% 140.0
Terry McGovern KO-L -25 -25 -25
Steve Crosby Draw 50 10 60 88.89% 53.3
Frank Erne KO 100 20 50 170 87.50% 148.8
George "Elbows" McFadden KO 100 100 200 82.00% 164.0
Kid McPartland KO 100 100 200 76.36% 152.7
Gus Gardner (DQ) UD-W 90 100 190 57.58% 109.4
Steve Crosby KO 100 100 200 85.45% 170.9
Sam Langford UD-L 0 0 0
Willie Fitzgerald UD-W 90 100 190 77.78% 147.8
Joe Walcott Draw 50 25 75 84.47% 63.3
Mike Twin Sullivan KO 100 100 200 94.12% 188.2
Dave Holly UD-W 90 100 190 77.32% 146.9
Battling Nelson KO 100 100 50 250 79.25% 198.1
Kid Herman KO 100 100 200 80.85% 161.7
Jimmy Britt KO 100 100 200 80.00% 160.0
George Mesmic UD-W 90 100 190 77.78% 147.8
Rudy Unholz KO 100 100 200 59.70% 119.4
Battling Nelson KO-L -25 -25 -25
Battling Nelson KO-L -25 -25 -25
Total (14-6-4, 10 KOs, 4 KOd) 2,314.9
Record in non-significant fights
131-4-12, 90 KOs 13,290
% of fights toward 50 (17.7%) 2,352.3 69.71% 1,639.8
PEAK 5 Fights
Battling Nelson 198.1
Mike Twin Sullivan 188.2
Steve Crosby 170.9
George "Elbows" McFadden 164.0
Kid Herman 161.7
PEAK 5 Total 883.0
Final totals (significant, non-significant, PEAK 5) 4,837.6

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank Fighter Significant
Fights
Non-Significant
Fights
Peak 5 Final
Total
84. Joe Gans 2,314.9 1,639.8 883.0 4,837.6
85. Sven Ottke 2,824.5 1,317.7 687.5 4,829.7
86. Ronald "Winky" Wright 2,243.3 1,658.3 922.5 4,824.1
87. Fighting Harada 1,259.6 2,409.2 1,105.9 4,774.7
88. Humberto Gonzalez 1,866.7 1,952.3 907.3 4,726.4
89. Ricardo Lopez 2,830.5 1,188.1 702.7 4,721.3
90. Carmen Basilio 1,723.3 1,804.7 1,184.1 4,712.2
91. Orlando Canizales 2,529.3 1,510.3 669.3 4,708.9
92. Jeff Fenech 2,103.9 1,728.7 844.8 4,677.4
93. Michael Carbajal 2,333.7 1,519.2 817.0 4,669.9
94. Marcel Thil 2,579.8 1,170.9 900.9 4,651.6
95. Nicolino Locche 1,858.0 1,946.8 820.3 4,625.1
96. Ricky Hatton 3,458.8 449.1 708.9 4,616.8
97. Ismael Laguna 1,059.5 2,659.4 889.9 4,608.7
98. Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez 2,187.1 1,771.9 638.6 4,597.5
99. Wilfredo Benitez 1,439.4 2,223.0 914.4 4,586.8
100. Carlos Zarate 1,124.2 2,707.1 751.5 4,582.8