H&G Elo v1.1.2 decade leaderboard

Best boxers of the 1920s

Harry Greb leads the Score list, with Benny Leonard and Barney Ross close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

The 1920s slice is where middleweight and 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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25 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#2Harry GrebScore: 2,874Compare in head-to-head

#6Benny LeonardScore: 2,721Compare in head-to-head

#8Barney RossScore: 2,620Compare in head-to-head

#10Mickey WalkerScore: 2,569Compare in head-to-head

#11Jack DempseyScore: 2,556Compare in head-to-head

#12Gene TunneyScore: 2,522Compare in head-to-head

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

#15Tony CanzoneriScore: 2,487Compare in head-to-head

#22Mike GibbonsScore: 2,365Compare in head-to-head

#23Tommy LoughranScore: 2,364Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best boxers of the 1920s, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Score	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#2	Harry Greb	Middleweight	2,874	2,047	1921-1926	Gene Tunney, Tommy Gibbons, Tommy Loughran	Head-to-head
#6	Benny Leonard	Lightweight	2,721	1,999	1917-1932	Lew Tendler, Jack Britton, Lockport Jimmy Duffy	Head-to-head
#8	Barney Ross	Welterweight	2,620	2,000	1929-1938	Jimmy McLarnin, Tony Canzoneri, Ceferino Garcia	Head-to-head
#10	Mickey Walker	Middleweight	2,569	1,875	1923-1935	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#11	Jack Dempsey	Heavyweight	2,556	1,935	1914-1927	Tommy Gibbons, Billy Miske, Jack Sharkey	Head-to-head
#12	Gene Tunney	Heavyweight	2,522	2,138	1915-1928	Harry Greb, Tommy Gibbons, Tommy Loughran	Head-to-head
#14	Jack Johnson	Heavyweight	2,492	1,825	1897-1931	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#15	Tony Canzoneri	Lightweight	2,487	1,847	1929-1939	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#22	Mike Gibbons	Middleweight	2,365	1,930	1911-1922	Harry Greb, Jack Dillon, Ted Kid Lewis	Head-to-head
#23	Tommy Loughran	Cruiserweight	2,364	1,936	1925-1937	Young Stribling, Mickey Walker, Jimmy Slattery	Head-to-head
#24	Marcel Thil	Middleweight	2,348	1,919	1926-1937	Len Harvey, Lou Brouillard, Vince Dundee	Head-to-head
#26	Harry Wills	Heavyweight	2,331	1,891	1913-1932	Joe Jennette, Sam Langford, Fred Fulton	Head-to-head
#31	Sam Langford	Heavyweight	2,296	1,804	1919-1926	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#38	Tommy Gibbons	Light Heavyweight	2,252	1,974	1913-1925	Harry Greb, Billy Miske, Battling Levinsky	Head-to-head
#39	Mike O'Dowd	Middleweight	2,250	1,812	1915-1923	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#42	Jimmy McLarnin	Welterweight	2,235	1,898	1923-1936	Barney Ross, Benny Leonard, Young Corbett III	Head-to-head
#47	Freddie Welsh	Lightweight	2,219	1,753	1910-1922	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#57	Johnny Kilbane	Featherweight	2,189	1,787	1911-1923	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#82	Young Stribling	Cruiserweight	2,134	1,909	1927-1933	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#83	Jeff Smith	Middleweight	2,133	1,805	1919-1927	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#88	Louis 'Kid' Kaplan	Lightweight	2,119	1,832	1923-1933	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#90	Tiger Flowers	Super Middleweight	2,107	1,848	1923-1927	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#94	Jack Dillon	Light Heavyweight	2,087	1,852	1915-1923	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#96	Ted Kid Lewis	Welterweight	2,083	1,825	1917-1929	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#99	Sam McVea	Heavyweight	2,074	1,719	1906-1921	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.

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