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

Best boxers of the 1950s

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

The 1950s slice is where middleweight 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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56 fighters shown from the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set.

#4Joe LouisScore: 97.04Compare in head-to-head
#6Sugar Ray RobinsonScore: 96.59Compare in head-to-head
#16Archie MooreScore: 93.40Compare in head-to-head
#27Willie PepScore: 91.65Compare in head-to-head
#34Jose NapolesScore: 90.89Compare in head-to-head
#38Ezzard CharlesScore: 89.74Compare in head-to-head
#39Carlos OrtizScore: 89.69Compare in head-to-head
#46Emile GriffithScore: 88.98Compare in head-to-head
#47Eder JofreScore: 88.90Compare in head-to-head
#54Rocky MarcianoScore: 87.68Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best boxers of the 1950s, H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0
Rank Fighter Division Score Peak-form Elo Active Notable wins Compare
#4 Joe Louis Heavyweight 97.04 2,122 1934-1951 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#6 Sugar Ray Robinson Middleweight 96.59 2,094 1940-1965 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#16 Archie Moore Light Heavyweight 93.40 1,993 1937-1963 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#27 Willie Pep Featherweight 91.65 1,981 1941-1966 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#34 Jose Napoles Welterweight 90.89 1,919 1958-1975 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#38 Ezzard Charles Heavyweight 89.74 2,009 1940-1959 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#39 Carlos Ortiz Lightweight 89.69 1,843 1955-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#46 Emile Griffith Middleweight 88.98 1,855 1959-1977 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#47 Eder Jofre Bantamweight 88.90 1,974 1957-1976 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#54 Rocky Marciano Heavyweight 87.68 2,070 1947-1955 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#64 Floyd Patterson Heavyweight 86.46 1,880 1952-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#81 Ike Williams Lightweight 85.22 1,898 1941-1955 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#85 Gene Fullmer Middleweight 84.68 1,867 1951-1963 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#87 Sandy Saddler Super Featherweight 84.53 1,818 1944-1956 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#89 Sonny Liston Heavyweight 84.36 1,955 1953-1970 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#104 Harold Johnson Light Heavyweight 83.52 1,835 1946-1971 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#113 Luis Rodriguez Welterweight 83.12 1,870 1957-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#123 Manuel Ortiz Bantamweight 82.67 1,778 1938-1955 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#147 Kid Gavilan Welterweight 81.93 1,834 1944-1958 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#150 Dick Tiger Middleweight 81.86 1,808 1952-1970 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#153 Sammy Angott Lightweight 81.77 1,865 1935-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#158 Horacio Accavallo Flyweight 81.51 1,935 1956-1967 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#160 Bobo Olson Middleweight 81.48 1,859 1945-1966 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#194 Nicolino Locche Super Lightweight 80.54 1,895 1959-1976 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#214 Peter Kane Flyweight 79.98 1,817 1932-1951 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#223 Tippy Larkin Super Lightweight 79.65 1,845 1935-1952 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#235 Duilio Loi Super Lightweight 79.38 1,805 1950-1962 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#241 Jake LaMotta Middleweight 79.13 1,845 1941-1954 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#258 Jimmy Bivins Light Heavyweight 78.72 1,933 1940-1955 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#261 Beau Jack Lightweight 78.60 1,820 1940-1955 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#290 Carmen Basilio Welterweight 77.94 1,762 1948-1961 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#326 Bob Montgomery Lightweight 77.39 1,817 1938-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#401 Paul Pender Middleweight 76.36 1,788 1949-1962 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#424 Lloyd Marshall Middleweight 76.02 1,820 1936-1951 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#427 Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight 75.98 1,812 1952-1963 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#428 Eddie Machen Heavyweight 75.96 1,812 1955-1967 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#502 Johnny Saxton Welterweight 75.22 1,811 1949-1958 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#503 Jersey Joe Walcott Heavyweight 75.21 1,813 1930-1953 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#544 Flash Elorde Super Featherweight 74.78 1,721 1952-1971 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#575 Sugar Ramos Featherweight 74.36 1,767 1957-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#599 Eddie Perkins Super Lightweight 74.10 1,726 1956-1975 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#601 Charles Humez Middleweight 74.08 1,802 1948-1958 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#625 Charley Burley Middleweight 73.88 1,889 1936-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#632 Harry Matthews Light Heavyweight 73.80 1,832 1938-1956 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#636 Ralph Dupas Super Welterweight 73.77 1,759 1950-1966 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#759 Curtis Cokes Welterweight 72.77 1,689 1958-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#793 Zora Folley Heavyweight 72.41 1,798 1953-1970 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#818 Jose Torres Light Heavyweight 72.26 1,781 1958-1969 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#830 Joey Giardello Middleweight 72.14 1,739 1950-1967 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#885 Willie Pastrano Light Heavyweight 71.72 1,704 1951-1965 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#892 George Costner Welterweight 71.68 1,828 1940-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#896 Joey Maxim Light Heavyweight 71.64 1,754 1941-1958 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
#905 Rocky Graziano Middleweight 71.55 1,792 1942-1952 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#906 Dave Sands Middleweight 71.54 1,840 1941-1952 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#925 Paddy DeMarco Lightweight 71.39 1,745 1945-1959 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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