No. 94 - Marcel Thil

Marcel Thil remains the greatest boxer from France of all time.

Thil dominated European competition for years, winning the French middleweight title in 1928 and the European title in 1929. In 1932, Hall of Famer Gorilla Jones ventured to Paris to put his NBA world title on the line. The fight drew 70,000 fans and Thil was well ahead on points when Jones was disqualified for low blows.

Thil defended the title against another Hall of Famer, Len Harvey, but then went more than a year without making a title defense so the NBA stripped him of the title.

Thil retained his IBU title and continued to defend it for several years, including adding the IBU light-heavyweight title in 1934.

He ended his career with four straight fights against Hall of Famers. He beat Lou Brouillard three straight times, all in Paris, with his IBU title on the line twice. He then traveled to New York in 1937 for his only fight ever in the United States. Thil was well ahead on all cards against Fred Apostoli when the fight was stopped in the 10th because of a cut over Thil's right eye.

Thil retired shortly after at the age of 33.

Marcel Thil
Significant Fights
Opponent	Result	Fight Points	Title Points	HOF Points	Total	x Win %	Final Total
Len Harvey	UD-L	0			0		0
Yvan Laffineur	UD-W	90	20		110	76.74%	84.4
Yvan Laffineur	KO	100	20		120	75.00%	90.0
Leone Jacovacci	UD-W	90	20		110	78.81%	86.7
Alfred Pegazzano	UD-W	90	20		110	78.31%	86.1
Motzi Spakow	KO	100	20		120	80.00%	96.0
Mario Bosisio	UD-L	0			0		0
Pierre Gandon	UD-W	90	20		110	62.90%	69.2
Andre Dhainaut	KO	100	20		120	76.92%	92.3
Alexis Marin	UD-W	90	20		110	58.46%	64.3
Emile Lebrize	KO	100	20		120	75.61%	90.7
Gorilla Jones	UD-W	90	60	100	250	82.41%	206.0
Len Harvey	UD-W	90	60	50	200	92.98%	186.0
Ignacio Ara	UD-W	90	20		110	90.70%	116.3
Jose Martinez de Alfara	UD-W	90	20		110	93.65%	103.0
Gustave Roth	SD-W	75	20		95	95.08%	90.3
Adolf Witt	KO	100	20		120	83.33%	100.0
Carmelo Candel	Draw	50	10		60	83.75%	50.3
Jock McAvoy	UD-W	90	20		110	94.17%	103.6
Vilda Jaks	KO	100	20		120	100.00%	120.0
Ignacio Ara	UD-W	90	20		110	91.26%	100.4
Carmelo Candel	UD-W	90	20		110	82.14%	90.4
Kid Tunero	UD-W	90	20		110	78.57%	86.4
Lou Brouillard	UD-W	90		100	190	84.26%	160.1
Lou Brouillard	UD-W	90	20	100	210	83.64%	175.6
Lou Brouillard	UD-W	90	20	100	210	82.46%	173.2
Fred Apostoli	KO-L	-25			-25		-25
Total (23-3-1, 6 KOs, 1 KOd)							2,579.8
Record in non-significant fights
84-18-9, 43 KOs, 2 KOd		8,240
% of fights toward 50 (20.7%)		1,705.7				68.65%	1,170.9
Total							3,750.7
PEAK 5 Fights
Gorilla Jones							206.0
Len Harvey							186.0
Lou Brouillard							175.6
Lou Brouillard							173.2
Lou Brouillard							160.1
PEAK 5 Total							900.9
Final totals (significant, non-significant, PEAK 5)							4,651.6

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank	Fighter	Significant Fights	Non-Significant Fights	Peak 5	Final Total
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