H&G Elo v1.1.2 decade leaderboard

Best boxers of the 1980s

Muhammad Ali leads the Score list, with Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

The 1980s slice is where heavyweight and lightweight 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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20 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#3Muhammad AliScore: 2,838Compare in head-to-head

#21Ray LeonardScore: 2,382Compare in head-to-head

#30Roberto DuranScore: 2,297Compare in head-to-head

#49Lennox LewisScore: 2,210Compare in head-to-head

#52Julio Cesar ChavezScore: 2,204Compare in head-to-head

#56Roy Jones JrScore: 2,190Compare in head-to-head

#63Larry HolmesScore: 2,176Compare in head-to-head

#67Mike TysonScore: 2,168Compare in head-to-head

#69Pernell WhitakerScore: 2,156Compare in head-to-head

#71Evander HolyfieldScore: 2,155Compare in head-to-head

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Best boxers of the 1980s, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Score	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#3	Muhammad Ali	Heavyweight	2,838	2,095	1960-1981	George Foreman, Archie Moore, Joe Frazier	Head-to-head
#21	Ray Leonard	Welterweight	2,382	2,028	1977-1997	Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran	Head-to-head
#30	Roberto Duran	Lightweight	2,297	1,956	1970-2001	Ray Leonard, Jorge Castro, Ken Buchanan	Head-to-head
#49	Lennox Lewis	Heavyweight	2,210	2,143	1989-2003	Vitali Klitschko, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield	Head-to-head
#52	Julio Cesar Chavez	Super Lightweight	2,204	2,134	1981-2005	Hector Camacho, Meldrick Taylor, Jose Luis Ramirez	Head-to-head
#56	Roy Jones Jr	Light Heavyweight	2,190	2,116	1989-2023	Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins, Virgil Hill	Head-to-head
#63	Larry Holmes	Heavyweight	2,176	2,101	1973-2002	Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Marvis Frazier	Head-to-head
#67	Mike Tyson	Heavyweight	2,168	2,108	1985-2024	Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Brian Nielsen	Head-to-head
#69	Pernell Whitaker	Lightweight	2,156	2,078	1984-2001	James McGirt, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Azumah Nelson	Head-to-head
#71	Evander Holyfield	Heavyweight	2,155	2,079	1984-2011	Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes	Head-to-head
#72	Bernard Hopkins	Middleweight	2,153	2,076	1988-2016	Oscar De La Hoya, Roy Jones Jr, Felix Trinidad	Head-to-head
#75	Michael Spinks	Light Heavyweight	2,150	2,083	1977-1988	Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney, Marvin Johnson	Head-to-head
#77	Riddick Bowe	Heavyweight	2,147	2,145	1989-2008	Evander Holyfield, Larry Donald, Michael Dokes	Head-to-head
#80	George Foreman	Heavyweight	2,139	2,052	1969-1997	Michael Moorer, Joe Frazier, Gerry Cooney	Head-to-head
#86	Marvin Hagler	Middleweight	2,130	2,059	1973-1987	Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran, Juan Domingo Roldan	Head-to-head
#91	Michael Nunn	Middleweight	2,107	2,033	1984-2002	Sumbu Kalambay, Donald Curry, Juan Domingo Roldan	Head-to-head
#92	Hector Camacho	Lightweight	2,101	2,014	1980-2010	Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Vinny Pazienza	Head-to-head
#93	Steve Collins	Super Middleweight	2,099	2,053	1986-1997	Chris Eubank, Nigel Benn, Chris Pyatt	Head-to-head
#98	Thomas Hearns	Welterweight	2,075	1,982	1977-2006	Virgil Hill, Roberto Duran, Juan Domingo Roldan	Head-to-head
#100	Alexis Arguello	Super Featherweight	2,071	1,985	1968-1995	Jose Luis Ramirez, Billy Costello, Ruben Olivares	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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