H&G Elo v1.1.2 decade leaderboard

Best boxers of the 1940s

Sugar Ray Robinson leads the Score list, with Joe Louis and Henry Armstrong close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

The 1940s slice is where middleweight and cruiserweight 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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13 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#1Sugar Ray RobinsonScore: 3,000Compare in head-to-head

#4Joe LouisScore: 2,838Compare in head-to-head

#5Henry ArmstrongScore: 2,834Compare in head-to-head

#7Archie MooreScore: 2,667Compare in head-to-head

#13Willie PepScore: 2,501Compare in head-to-head

#25Ike WilliamsScore: 2,337Compare in head-to-head

#34Lou AmbersScore: 2,272Compare in head-to-head

#45Kid GavilanScore: 2,223Compare in head-to-head

#48Fred ApostoliScore: 2,212Compare in head-to-head

#59Ken OverlinScore: 2,184Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best boxers of the 1940s, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Score	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#1	Sugar Ray Robinson	Middleweight	3,000	2,094	1949-1965	Gene Fullmer, Bobo Olson, Jake LaMotta	Head-to-head
#4	Joe Louis	Heavyweight	2,838	2,121	1934-1951	Billy Conn, Jimmy Bivins, Bob Pastor	Head-to-head
#5	Henry Armstrong	Welterweight	2,834	1,972	1937-1945	Barney Ross, Lou Ambers, Sammy Angott	Head-to-head
#7	Archie Moore	Cruiserweight	2,667	1,995	1948-1963	Jimmy Bivins, Bobo Olson, Harold Johnson	Head-to-head
#13	Willie Pep	Super Featherweight	2,501	1,982	1949-1966	Ray Famechon, Eddie Chavez, Eddie Compo	Head-to-head
#25	Ike Williams	Lightweight	2,337	1,896	1944-1955	Sammy Angott, Tippy Larkin, Kid Gavilan	Head-to-head
#34	Lou Ambers	Super Lightweight	2,272	1,881	1933-1941	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#45	Kid Gavilan	Super Welterweight	2,223	1,833	1947-1958	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#48	Fred Apostoli	Middleweight	2,212	1,878	1934-1948	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#59	Ken Overlin	Middleweight	2,184	1,856	1935-1944	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#76	Sammy Angott	Lightweight	2,148	1,865	1937-1950	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#89	Freddie Steele	Middleweight	2,117	1,958	1930-1941	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#95	Ezzard Charles	Cruiserweight	2,084	2,012	1942-1959	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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