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

Best boxers of the 1920s

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

The 1920s slice is where welterweight and 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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79 fighters shown from the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set.

#14Barney RossScore: 94.26Compare in head-to-head
#20Mickey WalkerScore: 92.65Compare in head-to-head
#21Benny LeonardScore: 92.36Compare in head-to-head
#29Harry GrebScore: 91.01Compare in head-to-head
#31Tony CanzoneriScore: 90.96Compare in head-to-head
#33Jack DempseyScore: 90.92Compare in head-to-head
#43Marcel ThilScore: 89.27Compare in head-to-head
#44Gene TunneyScore: 89.20Compare in head-to-head
#45Jimmy McLarninScore: 89.10Compare in head-to-head
#57Jack JohnsonScore: 87.59Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best boxers of the 1920s, H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0
Rank Fighter Division Score Peak-form Elo Active Notable wins Compare
#14 Barney Ross Welterweight 94.26 2,000 1929-1938 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#20 Mickey Walker Middleweight 92.65 1,876 1920-1935 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#21 Benny Leonard Lightweight 92.36 1,998 1912-1932 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#29 Harry Greb Middleweight 91.01 2,047 1913-1926 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#31 Tony Canzoneri Lightweight 90.96 1,846 1926-1939 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#33 Jack Dempsey Heavyweight 90.92 1,938 1914-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#43 Marcel Thil Middleweight 89.27 1,922 1926-1937 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#44 Gene Tunney Heavyweight 89.20 2,141 1915-1928 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#45 Jimmy McLarnin Welterweight 89.10 1,900 1923-1936 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#57 Jack Johnson Heavyweight 87.59 1,825 1897-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#58 Tommy Loughran Light Heavyweight 87.53 1,937 1921-1937 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#66 Young Corbett III Welterweight 86.25 1,932 1923-1940 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#67 Jack Britton Welterweight 86.15 1,812 1907-1930 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#90 Jimmy Wilde Flyweight 84.34 1,802 1912-1923 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
#94 Tommy Gibbons Light Heavyweight 84.12 1,974 1913-1925 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#95 Mike Gibbons Middleweight 84.09 1,929 1911-1922 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
#102 Johnny Dundee Super Featherweight 83.53 1,749 1911-1932 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#118 Maxie Rosenbloom Light Heavyweight 82.83 1,833 1923-1939 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#119 Jackie Fields Welterweight 82.77 1,902 1925-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#120 Harry Wills Heavyweight 82.75 1,892 1912-1932 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#122 Jack 'Kid' Berg Super Lightweight 82.69 1,811 1926-1945 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#131 Kid Chocolate Super Featherweight 82.38 1,821 1928-1938 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#136 Young Stribling Heavyweight 82.28 1,908 1922-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#137 Mike O'Dowd Middleweight 82.27 1,812 1915-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#146 Sam Langford Heavyweight 81.95 1,804 1902-1926 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#174 Freddie Welsh Lightweight 81.09 1,754 1906-1922 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#185 Freddie Miller Featherweight 80.84 1,798 1928-1940 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#192 Tiger Flowers Middleweight 80.66 1,848 1920-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#199 Johnny Kilbane Featherweight 80.36 1,787 1908-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#204 Pancho Villa Flyweight 80.24 1,759 1919-1925 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#210 Louis 'Kid' Kaplan Featherweight 80.10 1,832 1920-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#220 Johnny Indrisano Welterweight 79.76 1,865 1923-1934 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#225 Sammy Mandell Lightweight 79.62 1,797 1921-1934 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#229 Billy Miske Heavyweight 79.49 1,909 1913-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#230 Lew Tendler Lightweight 79.49 1,864 1914-1928 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#253 Lou Brouillard Middleweight 78.80 1,779 1929-1940 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#262 Jimmy Slattery Light Heavyweight 78.56 1,823 1923-1934 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#266 Panama Al Brown Bantamweight 78.53 1,755 1923-1942 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#278 Jack Delaney Light Heavyweight 78.20 1,818 1919-1932 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#299 Max Schmeling Heavyweight 77.77 1,842 1924-1948 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#311 Ceferino Garcia Middleweight 77.64 1,832 1926-1945 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#312 Kid Williams Bantamweight 77.64 1,746 1911-1929 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#335 Dave Shade Welterweight 77.24 1,828 1918-1935 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#340 Midget Wolgast Flyweight 77.17 1,747 1925-1940 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#361 Rocky Kansas Lightweight 76.98 1,747 1914-1932 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#370 Lockport Jimmy Duffy Welterweight 76.91 1,762 1912-1921 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#375 Primo Carnera Heavyweight 76.77 1,819 1928-1946 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#379 Benny Bass Super Featherweight 76.67 1,733 1922-1940 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#386 Jack Carroll Welterweight 76.57 1,948 1923-1938 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#408 Jack Sharkey Heavyweight 76.31 1,798 1924-1936 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#412 Frankie Genaro Flyweight 76.24 1,709 1920-1934 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#458 Jeff Smith Middleweight 75.63 1,804 1910-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#462 Vince Dundee Middleweight 75.60 1,772 1925-1937 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
#521 Battling Levinsky Light Heavyweight 74.97 1,727 1910-1930 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#531 Bud Taylor Bantamweight 74.91 1,740 1921-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#551 Fidel LaBarba Flyweight 74.66 1,728 1924-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#552 Sid Terris Lightweight 74.66 1,798 1922-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#573 Max Baer Heavyweight 74.37 1,774 1929-1941 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#584 Baby Arizmendi Featherweight 74.27 1,742 1927-1942 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#585 Pete Latzo Welterweight 74.26 1,733 1921-1934 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#604 Pete Herman Bantamweight 74.07 1,693 1912-1922 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#621 Al Singer Lightweight 73.90 1,751 1927-1935 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#645 Frankie Schoell Welterweight 73.68 1,779 1918-1930 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#664 Paul Berlenbach Light Heavyweight 73.55 1,728 1923-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#691 Petey Sarron Featherweight 73.29 1,754 1925-1939 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#710 Gustave Roth Middleweight 73.12 1,749 1927-1945 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#732 Johnny Griffiths Welterweight 72.97 1,750 1911-1924 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#738 Joe Dundee Welterweight 72.94 1,739 1920-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#772 Fred Fulton Heavyweight 72.67 1,763 1913-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#808 Sam McVea Heavyweight 72.31 1,720 1902-1921 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#822 Sammy Fuller Lightweight 72.23 1,760 1924-1943 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#839 Willie Ritchie Lightweight 72.08 1,740 1906-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#874 Newsboy Brown Flyweight 71.83 1,675 1921-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#902 Tiger Jack Fox Light Heavyweight 71.59 1,789 1928-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#951 Ernie Schaaf Heavyweight 71.25 1,784 1927-1933 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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