H&G Elo v1.1.2 decade leaderboard

Best boxers of the 1890s

Jack Johnson leads the Score list, with Bob Fitzsimmons and Joe Gans close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

The 1890s slice is where heavyweight and light heavyweight shape the H&G Elo v1.1.2 argument. Fighters qualify if any part of their recorded active years overlaps the decade, so crossover careers appear in more than one era.

A fighter qualifies for this page if any year of their recorded active career overlaps the decade. This means long careers can appear on multiple decade pages.

H&G Elo v1.1.2 public leaderboard. These visual leaderboards are built from the published men's release and should be read with the methodology, versions and corrections notes.

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4 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#14Jack JohnsonScore: 2,492Compare in head-to-head

#68Bob FitzsimmonsScore: 2,158Compare in head-to-head

#73Joe GansScore: 2,152Compare in head-to-head

#87James J JeffriesScore: 2,120Compare in head-to-head

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Best boxers of the 1890s, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Score	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#14	Jack Johnson	Heavyweight	2,492	1,825	1897-1931	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#68	Bob Fitzsimmons	Light Heavyweight	2,158	1,674	1885-1914	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#73	Joe Gans	Lightweight	2,152	1,740	1899-1909	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#87	James J Jeffries	Heavyweight	2,120	1,795	1895-1910	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head

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H&G Elo v1.1.2 is a fixed public release, not a live database. A fighter can lead one signal and still sit lower in the main all-time list because the final score blends peak, prime, era dominance, title evidence, signature wins and longevity.

For disputed placements, use the fighter page, methodology page and corrections process rather than treating one number as the whole argument.

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