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H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 decade leaderboard

Best boxers of the 1900s

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

The 1900s slice is where heavyweight and light heavyweight shape the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 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 All-Time Index v2.0.0 public leaderboard. These visual leaderboards are built from the published men's release and should be read with the methodology, versions and corrections notes.

Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.

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31 fighters shown from the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set.

#19Tommy RyanScore: 92.80Compare in head-to-head
#42Joe GansScore: 89.30Compare in head-to-head
#56Bob FitzsimmonsScore: 87.61Compare in head-to-head
#57Jack JohnsonScore: 87.59Compare in head-to-head
#61Philadelphia Jack O'BrienScore: 87.34Compare in head-to-head
#67Jack BrittonScore: 86.15Compare in head-to-head
#71James J JeffriesScore: 85.89Compare in head-to-head
#91Ted Kid LewisScore: 84.30Compare in head-to-head
#97Abe AttellScore: 83.91Compare in head-to-head
#101Jack DillonScore: 83.54Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best boxers of the 1900s, H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0
Rank Fighter Division Score Peak-form Elo Active Notable wins Compare
#19 Tommy Ryan Middleweight 92.80 1,848 1889-1907 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#42 Joe Gans Lightweight 89.30 1,740 1891-1909 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#56 Bob Fitzsimmons Light Heavyweight 87.61 1,674 1885-1914 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#57 Jack Johnson Heavyweight 87.59 1,825 1897-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#61 Philadelphia Jack O'Brien Light Heavyweight 87.34 1,796 1896-1912 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#67 Jack Britton Welterweight 86.15 1,812 1907-1930 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#71 James J Jeffries Heavyweight 85.89 1,795 1895-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#91 Ted Kid Lewis Welterweight 84.30 1,824 1909-1929 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#97 Abe Attell Featherweight 83.91 1,720 1901-1917 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#101 Jack Dillon Light Heavyweight 83.54 1,851 1909-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#115 Terry McGovern Featherweight 82.94 1,704 1897-1908 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#135 Charles Kid McCoy Middleweight 82.29 1,769 1891-1912 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#146 Sam Langford Heavyweight 81.95 1,804 1902-1926 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#149 Packey McFarland Lightweight 81.89 1,995 1905-1915 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#152 Jack Root Light Heavyweight 81.77 1,758 1897-1906 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#167 Stanley Ketchel Middleweight 81.33 1,745 1903-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#168 Owen Moran Featherweight 81.32 1,741 1902-1916 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#173 Joe Jennette Heavyweight 81.09 1,822 1904-1919 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#174 Freddie Welsh Lightweight 81.09 1,754 1906-1922 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#199 Johnny Kilbane Featherweight 80.36 1,787 1908-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#239 James J Corbett Heavyweight 79.24 1,609 1886-1903 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#331 Frank Klaus Middleweight 77.28 1,781 1905-1913 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#346 Jim Driscoll Featherweight 77.10 1,767 1901-1919 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#433 George Gardner Light Heavyweight 75.88 1,630 1897-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#474 Johnny Coulon Bantamweight 75.54 1,639 1905-1920 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#507 Georges Carpentier Light Heavyweight 75.13 1,673 1908-1926 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#520 Eddie Campi Bantamweight 74.98 1,749 1909-1918 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#600 Marvin Hart Heavyweight 74.09 1,636 1899-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#808 Sam McVea Heavyweight 72.31 1,720 1902-1921 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#839 Willie Ritchie Lightweight 72.08 1,740 1906-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#867 Tom Sharkey Heavyweight 71.89 1,598 1893-1904 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head

Read this with care

H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 is a fixed public release, not a live database. A fighter can top one of these lists and still rank lower overall. The all-time score blends several things: how good they were in their fights, how far ahead of their rivals they stood, how tough their opponents were, their title record, and how long they stayed near the top.

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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