This is Rummy's Corner.
Good evening boxing fans and welcome to Part
9 of the Boxing Survey Series. This open Survey
was conducted in the Classic Section of BoxingForum24.com and 24 volunteers participated. I did not
personally participate in the Survey, as I
did not want my opinions to influence the
final outcome.
For the traditional 8 weight classes, each
volunteer provided a Top 15 list. And this
was the scoring system that was used for each
of those 8 Surveys. But in this Survey, each
participant provided a Top 25 All Time List,
independent of weight classes. So this is
the new scoring system for the All Time Survey.
It is very similar to the other scoring system.
100 points for a 1st place vote, so the maximum
point total any individual boxer can receive
is still 2,400. But this time the points are
spread out over 25 places instead of 15. So
the numbers are a little different. The end
result here is that instead of being responsible
for allocating 453 points, in this Survey
each of the 24 allocated a total of 630 points
under this similar scoring method.
In total there were 67 different boxers mentioned
among the 24 participants for the All Time
Survey. So let's take a quick look at the
Top 35. And the reason I'm making that the
cutoff point is simply because the majority
between 36 and 67 only received mention on
1 list, and those that appeared on a few typically
had lower scores in the grand scheme. So without
further ado.
#35 is Jimmy McLarnin. 33 points for McLarnin
and he appeared on 7 out of 24. Previously
McLarnin had no Top 10 finishes, but he did
have the 14th highest score in the Welterweight
Survey. And just a quick note, all of the
information at the bottom with the records - that data is coming
from what currently appears on BoxRec.
#34 is Alexis Arguello. 37 points for Arguello
and he appeared on 5 out of 24. Arguello received
mentions in 2 of the 8 Divisional Surveys.
Arguello had the 14th highest score in the
Lightweight Survey, and he also earned a Top
10 finish at Featherweight. Arguello finished
8th place in the Featherweight Survey. So
Arguello had 2 Top 15 finishes in the Divisional
Surveys, and here in the All Time Survey he
cracked into the Top 35.
#33 is Larry Holmes. 43 points for The Easton
Assassin and he also made appearances on 5
out of 24. Holmes also had a solid 3rd place
finish in the Heavyweight Survey, with 1,000+
and all 24. So with considerably high tallies
in boxing's marquee weight class, and a Top
35 spot here, Holmes performed very well in
the grand scheme of this Survey Series.
#32 is Packey McFarland. He received 44 points
and he got mentions on 6 out of 24. McFarland
also received 9th place honors in the scoring
of the Lightweight Survey. So 25% of the participants
had McFarland on their Top 25 All Time, and
that enabled him to edge out The Easton Assassin
by a single point.
#31 is Terry McGovern. Terrible Terry scored
64 points and he appeared on 8 out of 24.
So 1 out of 3 had McGovern included on their
Top 25, and McGovern also had mentions in
2 of the 8 Divisional Surveys. McGovern had
the 12th highest score at Featherweight, and
he also had a Top 10 finish at Bantamweight
where McGovern earned himself an 8th place
finish. So two Top 15 finishes for McGovern
in the Divisional Surveys, and just outside
the Top 30 here in the All Time. Good stuff.
At #30 we have Gene Tunney. The Fighting Marine
had a total of 69 points and he received mention
by exactly half here with 12 out of 24. Tunney
received mention in two weight classes. He
finished just outside the Top 20 at Heavyweight,
and in the Light Heavyweight Survey Tunney
received the 4th highest score. So a Top 10
finish at 175, and here on the All Time Survey
Tunney cracks the Top 30.
#29 is Iron Mike Tyson. 72 points for Tyson
and he only appeared on 2 out of 24. Of course
Mike also cracked the Top 10 in the Heavyweight
Survey, where a single 1st Place Vote helped
lift him to a 9th place finish at Heavyweight.
So good stuff for Mike, but interesting he
is inside the Top 30 here with only 2 mentions,
where he received 2 points for a 24th place
vote, and 70 points because someone ranked
him #3 in the All Time Survey.
#28 is Sandy Saddler. Saddler was awarded
75 points where he appeared on 10 out of the
24 Surveyed. And of course, Saddler also had
an outstanding 2nd place finish during the
Featherweight Survey where he produced powerhouse
numbers, with nearly 2,000 points and a perfect
24. So here in the All Time Survey, Saddler
appeared on 8 more lists than Tyson, but even
with 8 extra mentions, he only just edged
Tyson out by 3 points here.
#27 is Julio Cesar Chavez. Chavez finished
with 76 points and he made appearances on
8 out of 24. Previously Chavez finished 15th
place in the Lightweight Survey. So no Top
10 finishes for Chavez, but the former three
division world champion was still held in
high regard in the grand scheme. The fact
that Chavez did some of his best work in weight
classes outside of the traditional 8 undoubtedly
hampered him in the Divisional Surveys, but
his overall body of work was rewarded here
in the All Time Survey.
#26 is Marvelous Marvin Hagler. The Marvelous
One finished with 86 points and he received
mention on 9 out of 24. Hagler also received
tremendous point totals in the Middleweight
Survey where he had over 1,500 points, but
because of the fiercely competitive battle
for the top spot at Middleweight, he only
finished 4th place despite the stellar scores.
So Hagler finishes just outside the Top 25
in the All Time Survey much like he finished
just outside the Top 3 at Middleweight.
#25 is Thomas ‘The Hitman' Hearns. 88 points
for The Motor City Cobra and he appeared on
11 out of 24. Previously Hearns was awarded
a 7th place finish in the Welterweight Survey,
but that was the only weight class where the
former multi-division world champion received
any mentions. Even still, a Top 10 finish
in the Welterweight Survey and a Top 25 finish
here in the All Time Survey mark The Hitman
as a great standout in boxing history.
#24 is Eder Jofre. 99 points for Jofre and
he appeared on 13 out of 24 in the All Time.
Previously Jofre had one of the most incredible
performances in the Survey to date when he
produced powerhouse numbers in the Bantamweight
Survey. There he had over 2,200 points, a
perfect 24, and he also received a staggering
18 out of 24 1st Place Votes. So here in the
All Time Survey, Jofre is the first reveal
for someone who amassed more than 2,000 points
in any of the 8 Divisional Surveys.
#23 is Tony Canzoneri. Canzoneri received
119 points and he appeared on 14 out of 24. Canzoneri
received mention on 2 of the Divisional Surveys.
He finished outside the Top 20 at Featherweight,
but in the Lightweight Survey Canzoneri received
the 6th highest score. So again, Top 10 in
one of the Divisional Surveys and inside the
Top 25 here. He is also the first boxer in
the All Time Survey to receive mentions from
more than half of the Survey participants.
#22 is Carlos Monzon. 137 total points for
Monzon, and he appeared on 9 out of 24. Of
course Monzon also had mighty impressive numbers
in the Middleweight Survey which earned him
2nd place honors there. Here in the All Time
Survey, he was on 5 fewer lists than Canzoneri,
but Monzon was held in higher regard on the
lists where he did appear. So impressive performance
for Monzon.
#21 is Pernell Whitaker. Sweet Pea earned
157 points and he appeared on an impressive
18 out of 24. Whitaker received mention in
2 Divisional Surveys. He had the 20th highest
score at Welterweight, and in the Lightweight
Survey Sweet Pea earned himself an impressive
4th place finish where he just missed out
on the two exclusive clubs of 1,000+ and All
24. Here in the All Time Survey 3 out of every
4 people believed that Sweet Pea deserved
a spot somewhere inside the Top 25.
At #20 we have Jimmy Wilde. He just edged
it out over Sweet Pea with 158 points and
Wilde received mention on 16 out of 24. Previously
Wilde was awarded 1st Place in the Flyweight
Survey, and he basically ran away with it.
Wilde had over 2,000 points, a perfect 24,
and received an incredible 19 out of 24 1st
Place Votes. So a Top 20 finish for Wilde
here in the All Time Survey. And again, Wilde
is one of just six boxers to have received
more than 2,000 points in any of the Divisional
Surveys. Combine that impressive feat with
a Top 20 finish here, and Wilde is obviously
someone held in very high esteem by those
in the Survey.
#19 is Barney Ross. 174 points for Ross and
he was listed on 17 out of 24 in the All Time
Survey. Ross is another guy who previously
received mention in 2 of the Divisional Surveys.
He had the 16th highest score at Lightweight,
and in the Welterweight Survey Ross earned
himself a Top 10 finish where he placed 9th.
So finishing inside the Top 20 here, Ross
is another boxer who has performed very well
in this Series, where he finds himself in
the midst of various discussions pertaining
to past greats.
#18 is Mickey Walker. The Toy Bulldog received
193 points and he appeared on 14 out of 24.
Walker also received mention in 2 of the Divisional
Surveys. He had the 12th highest score at
Welterweight and Walker finished in 9th place
in the Middleweight Survey. Ironically, Walker
received 7 fewer mentions at Middle than he
did at Welter. Regardless, here in the All
Time Survey Walker finds himself inside the
Top 20 with a very respectable 18th place
finish.
#17 is Floyd Mayweather Jr. 234 points for
Mayweather and he made appearances on 15 out
of 24. Mayweather fared well in 2 Divisional
Surveys, despite finishing just outside the
Top 10 in both. Mayweather had the 12th highest
point total at Lightweight, and in the Welterweight
Survey he technically finished in 11th place.
Floyd was tied for the 10th highest point
total at Welter, but because of the tie-breaking
protocol he was pushed to 11. Either way,
that's two Top 12 finishes for Floyd in the
Divisional Surveys, and here in the All Time
Survey he finishes just a bit outside the
Top 15. So Floyd still performed very well
in the grand scheme here where he was just
outside the Top 10 in 2 historically rich
divisions, and most of his career was otherwise
spent in divisions outside the traditional
8.
#16 is Manny Pacquiao. The Pac-Man got 239
points and he appeared on an impressive 18
out of 24. Pacquiao previously received mention
in 2 Divisional Surveys finishing just outside
the Top 15 in both. He had the 16th highest
score at Welterweight and the 18th highest
score at Featherweight. But here in the All
Time Survey, Pacquiao fared much better where
3 out of 4 viewed him as belonging in the
Top 25 All Time. Pacquiao is the posterboy
of a boxer whose career is better defined
by his entire body of work stretching across
several weight classes, rather than his achievements
in any given weight class. And like Mayweather,
Hearns, and Chavez, Pacquiao spent much of
his career competing outside of the traditional
8.
At #15 we have Joe Gans. The Old Master scored
an even 300 points and he received a mention
on 19 out of 24, which is the most mentions
we've seen so far. Previously Gans earned
an impressive 3rd place finish in the Lightweight
Survey. Impressive stuff here. To be perceived
as the Top 3 in one of the traditional 8 and
a Top 15 All Time - that is indicative of
someone with a very strong reputation. And
19 out of 24 is a pretty solid majority, so
most of themembers of the Survey believed that Gans
belonged in the Top 25, and based on his placement,
that earned him the 15th highest score in
the All Time Survey.
#14 is Roy Jones Jr. Roy amassed 324 points,
he appeared on 14 out of 24, and Jones also
received one 1st Place Vote. So Jones is the
first boxer in the All Time Survey to receive
a 1st Place Vote, and previously Jones received
mention on 2 Divisional Surveys. Jones had
the 13th highest score at Middleweight, and
in the Light Heavyweight Survey Jones finished
in 9th. So Jones is viewed as a Top 15 Light
Heavyweight, a Top 15 Middleweight, and also
a Top 15 All Time, period. Jones got 6 fewer
mentions than Gans, but the strength of that
1st Place Vote he received enabled Jones to
outpoint him here.
#13 is Archie Moore, The Old Mongoose. 347
points for Archie and he also appeared on
a stellar 23 out of 24. So just one member
of the Survey had The Old Mongoose outside
the Top 25. Previously Archie had a fantastic
showing when he was awarded 2nd place honors
in the Light Heavyweight Survey. In both instances
Archie was on 23 out of 24. But here in the
All Time Survey especially - receiving almost
unanimous recognition for his greatness is
something that is worthy of attention. In
other words, when 23 out of 24 people agree
that someone belongs inside the Top 25 of
All Time - that tends to suggest that this
viewpoint holds an awful lot of merit.
#12 is Sugar Ray Leonard. 358 points for Leonard
and he also appeared on a perfect 24 out of
24. That marks Ray as the first to do so in
the All Time Survey. Previously Leonard had
excellent results in the Welterweight Survey
where his strong point totals earned him a
2nd place finish. So here in the All Time,
everyone in the Survey agreed Ray belonged
inside the Top 25, and that landed him just
a bit outside the Top 10. Leonard is another
one of those guys who spent a good chunk of
his career competing in divisions that were
outside the traditional 8. So 2nd place at
Welter and 12th place All Time. Very solid
performance for Sugar Ray Leonard in this
Survey Series.
#11 is Benny Leonard. The Ghetto Wizard received
369 points and he appeared on 20 out of 24.
So 4 fewer lists than Ray, but Benny still
managed to score 11 more points. Technically
speaking Benny Leonard was tied for the most
points in the Lightweight Survey. But because
of the tie-breaking protocol Benny was bumped
back to 2. But Leonard had impressive tallies
at Lightweight, and he has equally impressive
tallies here. So the tie-breaking protocol
prevented him from winning the Lightweight
Survey, and now Benny finishes just outside
the Top 10. Still impressive stuff, but Benny
just misses out on the gold standard not once,
but twice.
And speaking of the gold standard, we are
about to begin the final Top 10 countdown.
At #10 we have Joe Louis. 495 points for The
Brown Bomber and he received a mention on
21 out of 24. Previously Louis had staggering
totals in the Heavyweight Survey where he
earned 2nd place honors. So a 2nd place finish
in boxing's marquee weight class, and a 10th
place finish for the All Time Survey. Ladies
and gentleman, this is truly exceptional stuff
in the context of this Survey Series. And
Louis accomplished these hefty totals despite
being left off 1 list at Heavyweight, and
he was also missing in action for 3 different
lists here in the All Time Survey. But he
still accumulated the points, and he was 126
points higher than 11th place Benny Leonard.
So needless to say, Joe Louis had a damn fine
performance in these Surveys.
At #9 we have Willie Pep. The Will o' the
Wisp scored 572 total points and he appeared
on a perfect 24 out of 24. Pep also dominated
the Featherweight Survey where he tallied
over 2,000 points, appeared on a perfect 24
out of 24, and received a mind boggling 20
out of 24 1st Place Votes. So like the previous
reveals with Eder Jofre and Jimmy Wilde, Pep
is one of just a few guys to receive more
than 2,000 points in one of the Divisional
Surveys, and 20 1st Place Votes represents
a very strong consensus. There was no question
that those in the Survey viewed Pep as the
greatest Featherweight of All Time, so it
is not all that surprising here to see him
finish inside the Top 10 in the All Time Survey.
At #8 we have Bob Fitzsimmons. 651 points
for Fitzsimmons and he received mention on
19 out of 24. That's the fewest mentions we've
seen since Roy Jones in 14th place, which
indicates that those who did include Fitzsimmons
tended to have him higher on their lists.
Previously Fitzsimmons had the 14th highest
score at Light Heavyweight, and in the Middleweight
Survey Bob finished inside the Top 10 where
he placed 7th. Fitzsimmons was the first ever
three-division world champion in boxing history,
and I think this 8th place All Time finish
is indicative of some of the things we see
with more recent fighters whose careers spread
across multiple weight classes. Strong showing
from Fitz.
At #7 we have Roberto Duran. Manos de Piedra
earned 795 points and he made appearances
on 23 out of 24. Duran previously received
mention in 2 Divisional Surveys. He had the
17th highest score at Welterweight, and in
the Lightweight Survey he finished at the
top in 1st Place. Technically speaking, Duran
was tied with Benny Leonard in points, but
Duran had one extra 1st Place Vote, and that
gave him the edge to top the Lightweight Survey.
So Duran was viewed as the greatest Lightweight,
and he also finished comfortably inside the
Top 10 on the All Time Survey. Excellent results
for Duran in this Series.
At #6 we have Muhammad Ali. 909 points for
Ali and he finished on a perfect 24 out of
24. Of course, Ali also had a decisively commanding
1st Place finish in the Heavyweight Survey.
So Ali was viewed as the greatest Heavyweight
- the greatest boxer in boxing's historically
rich marquee weight class - and Ali also finished
just outside the Top 5 here in the All Time
Survey. Ali is yet another to have achieved
that rare 2,000+ points. Being viewed as the
greatest Heavyweight ever is, in itself, an
impressive feat that stands on its own merit.
Historically speaking the Heavyweight Championship
is one of the most coveted prizes in all of
professional sports. So you would expect to
see the Heavyweight King somewhere in this
discussion. In the case of Ali he finds himself
right in the center of that discussion. And
when it comes to Ali, there was unanimous
consensus that he belonged in both discussions.
At #5 we have Ezzard Charles. The Cincinnati
Cobra received 1,001 points, making him the
first boxer in the All Time Survey to be revealed
with 1,000+ points. Charles also appeared
on a perfect 24 out of 24. Ezzard previously
received 2 mentions in the Divisional Surveys.
He had the 19th highest score at Heavyweight,
and in the Light Heavyweight Survey Ezzard
Charles ran away with it. Over 2,000 points,
and 16 out of 24 1st Place Votes. Strangely
he missed out on someone's Top 15 at Light
Heavy, but it didn't matter. His victory here
was decisive. So the consensus surrounding
The Cincinnati Cobra is beyond reproach. We
have now reached the stage in the All Time
Survey where there is absolutely no question.
As rare as 2,000+ points is for the Divisional
Surveys, 1,000+ points in the All Time Survey
is even rarer. And things get rarer still
as we continue with the countdown.
#4 is Sam Langford. Wow! 1,305 points for
Langford, 23 out of 24, and most impressive
is the two 1st Place Votes. Lanford received
mention in 3 different Divisional Surveys,
more than anyone who preceded him on this
countdown. He had the 22nd highest score at
Heavyweight, he had 20th highest score at
Middleweight, and in the Light Heavyweight
Survey he finished in 5th place. In that Survey,
Langford proved to be the only boxer in the
entire Series to earn a 5th place finish without
appearing on at least 21 lists - and he only
received mention on 13. The 4th place finish
for Langford in the All Time Survey is another
example of the whole being greater than the
sum of its parts. While Langford proved tricky
to rank in terms of each of the traditional
8, it wasn't tricky for those in the Survey
to rank him here in an All Time sense. The
fact that 2 out of 24 view Langford as the
GOAT speaks volumes.
At #3 we have Harry Greb. 1,448 points for
Greb, a perfect 24 out of 24, and like Langford,
Greb also received two 1st Place Votes. Greb
has been nothing short of sensational in this
Survey Series. In the Light Heavyweight Survey
Greb earned himself enough points to land
a 6th place finish, and in the Middleweight
Survey he was even more impressive. Harry
Greb earned the top score at Middleweight
where he received exactly half of the 1st
Place Votes in the most competitive playing
field throughout this entire Survey. So a
6th place finish at Light Heavyweight, a 1st
Place finish at Middleweight, and now here
he has a 3rd place finish in the All Time
Survey, where his numbers here are immensely
impressive in the context of this Survey.
Incredible showing for Harry Greb throughout
the Series.
At #2, there is that man yet again! Henry
Amrstrong. Homicide Hank has been an absolute
All-Star in this Survey Series. 1,524 points,
a perfect 24 out of 24, and he also received
two 1st Place Votes. Armstrong already received
mention in 3 Divisional Surveys, and amazingly
he finished inside the Top 10 in all three.
In the Featherweight Survey Armstrong earned
himself a 6th place finish. Then in the Lightweight
Survey, Armstrong earned himself an 8th place
finish. But more impressive still, in the
Welterweight Survey Armstrong had his best
finish (until now, that is) when he finished
3rd place. So 6th place at Feather, 8th place
at Lightweight, 3rd place at Welterweight,
and now here in the All Time Survey he has
his strongest finish in what was already a
powerhouse showing beyond reproach. All of
this really does add up to Armstrong being
a standout among standouts. Armstrong is the
only boxer in the entire Series where there
is a strong consensus in 4 out of 9 Surveys.
Impeccable showing from Henry Armstrong. Absolutely
impeccable!
And at #1 we have the great Sugar Ray Robinson.
Oh my goodness. 2,160 points, a perfect 24
out of 24, and then a whopping 17 out of 24
1st Place Votes. 17 out of 24 believe Robinson
is the greatest boxer of all time. And that's
a damn strong consensus! But this isn't the
first time we've seen this sort of thing with
Robinson. In the highly competitive landscape
of the Middleweight Survey, Sugar Ray earned
3rd place honors where he put up tremendous
numbers. And then in the Welterweight Survey
it was an almost unanimous landslide! His
numbers there were simply extraordinary. 2,380
points, a perfect 24 out of 24, and an absurd
23 out of 24 1st Place Votes. And the guy
that didn't have him in 1st had him in 2nd.
So if that 2nd place vote was a 1st place
vote, Robinson would have had a perfect score
of 2,400. He had the highest score you can
get without being perfect. And then here again
in the All Time Survey, Sugar Ray once again
surpasses 2,000 points. He actually did it
twice. While the consensus for Sugar Ray Robinson
as the greatest boxer ever isn't as strong
as the ridiculous consensus at Welterweight
- this is still a situation where more than
⅔'s of the participants view Sugar Ray as
the greatest of them all.
So this is the entire Top 30 statistical breakdown
for the All Time Survey. As someone who did
not participate because I did not want my
opinions influencing the final outcome, I
was thoroughly impressed by the Top 5. I thought
the 5 names at the top were perfect. You can
quibble over some of the ordering, but in
my opinion these are the correct 5 names.
I was also struck that these very 5 boxers
were the only ones in this Survey who scored
over 1,000 points. That seemed fitting to
me, and as I ventured down - I think the entire
Top 10 looks very solid. So I love the Top
5, and I see no issues with the Top 10. That's
not to say you couldn't make a case for some
of these guys outside the Top 10 being included
there instead. You can, some did, and many
others might. But I have no complaints about
this Top 10 result. Looks pretty damn good
to me.
Two other things that struck me - first, when
I sorted the numbers I couldn't help
but laugh when I saw how close Mayweather
and Pacquiao were grouped together. The fate
of their future legacies appears to be forever
intertwined, and the fact that these two were
separated by a mere 5 points is another thing
that seemed very fitting to me. But with Pacquaio
and Mayweather, and to a lesser extent Roy
Jones Jr - these are boxers whose careers
have all ended fairly recently, and in the
case of Manny Pacquiao - not only is he still
active, he is actually a reigning world champion
- in his 40s!. That marks Pacquiao as the
only active boxer to appear among the All
Time Best, and he finished inside the Top
20! As I've stated previously, when it comes to these boxing history buffs, change tends to be slow and incremental, never sudden or radical.
Now in the case of Roy, he certainly benefited
from that 1st Place Vote he received. I'm
not sure his perceived reputation has as much
room for improvement, but 10, 20, 50 years
down the line - Pacquiao and Mayweather might
be held in higher esteem. Time will tell.
And another thing that struck me is that 3
Heavyweights appeared inside the Top 30. 1st
Place Muhammad Ali, 2nd Place Joe Louis, and
9th place Mike Tyson. And then not listed
here at the moment, but Larry Holmes was 3rd
in the Heavyweight Survey and he also appeared
in the Top 35 countdown. So the Top 3 Heavyweights
were inside the Top 35, and then 9th place
Tyson joined them. This feels like a bit of
a statistical anomaly when examined in the
context of the Heavyweight results. Tyson
appeared on just 2 lists here, the fewest
of anyone inside the Top 35 where the strength
of his one 3rd vote catapulted him up. This
isn't a situation like with Julio Cesar Chavez
or Manny Pacquiao - guys who never had a Top
10 finish in the Divisional Surveys, but who
spent a lot of time outside the traditional
8 with careers stretched across multiple divisions.
So Tyson feels a bit out of place here. And
I'm not commenting on whether he belongs in
the Top 30 or not, just saying that in light
of his Heavyweight numbers, this is surprising.
Sugar Ray Robinson was the overall winner
here. Not a big surprise here. In fact, frankly,
it would have been a surprise if Robinson
didn't win this. Now that's not to say you
can't make a case for someone else, especially
in that Top 5. The other guys in that group
- Henry Armstrong, Harry Greb, and Sam Langford
- they all received two 1st Place Votes each.
There are valid cases to rank each of those
guys ahead of him. And even though Ezzard
Charles didn't receive any 1st Place Votes,
you could reasonably make a case for him too,
I think. And you can even maybe make a case
for someone else there, as well. Although
once you get below the Top 5, those positions
start losing steam real fast in my estimation.
The overwhelming perception
remains, and it's one that I strongly agree
with - Sugar Ray Robinson is the All Time
Best Boxer in the rich history of prizefighting.
So here are the other names of boxers who
received votes in the All Time Survey. I'm
not going to spend a lot of time discussing
this, but I just wanted to show everyone all
of the boxers who received mentions. So this
is the rest of those 67 boxers who did receive
a mention. Keep in mind all the participants
submitted a Top 25 list. So think of the guys
on this list as guys who were competing for
that 25th spot, rather than looking at this
as if these were supposed to reflect an accurate
ranking. In other words, if you ask somebody
for a Top 25 and you do something like this,
the strength of the results start breaking
down once you dip below 25.
Here is the final tally sheet. This a snapshot
of the entire Series. 7 boxers received over
2,000 points in an individual Survey, and
Sugar Ray Robinson - the King of the Survey
- surpassed the 2,000 point mark not once,
but twice. And he also added in another 1,500+
in another Survey. So in total, Sugar Ray
earned more than 6,100 points. And that's
it. The Survey is effectively finished. I
may still do one more recap episode in the
future, but all of the final numbers have
now been revealed.
Speaking of Surveys, I do have another Survey
underway if anyone is interested in participating.
It's the Must Watch Boxing Survey. It's very
subjective, even more so than this Series
was. Basically, I'm asking volunteers to list
their Top 25 Must Watch Boxing Matches. That is
the theme. What does it mean? That's for the
Survey volunteers to decide. Basically I'm
looking to rank fights that you believe EVERY
BOXING FAN needs to watch! The link to the
Official Survey is in the comment section.
There are some basic guidelines listed there,
and if anyone here wants to join in and submit
your Top 25 Must Watch Boxing matches, please
check it out. And if interested, get me your
list over there. Please note - I will only
be accepting submissions in the Official Survey
Thread.
Once again, a special thanks to the 24 participants
who took the time and effort to create and
submit their Survey lists. Without them this
survey would not exist. When I started this
Survey that was largely open to interpretation,
I did so because I had faith in the collective
knowledge at the Classic Forum. And I believe
my faith was well placed and that the results
were both interesting and educational for
me. I hope you enjoyed them too!
Please share your thoughts on the All Time
results in the comment section.
Thanks for watching everyone, I hope you enjoyed,
and have a wonderful night. This is Rummy's
Corner.
