H&G Elo v1.1.2 division leaderboard

Best Light Heavyweight boxers of all time

Tommy Gibbons leads the Rank list, with Artur Beterbiev and Roy Jones Jr close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

This page keeps the light heavyweight argument inside one weight class. It uses the frozen H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set, so it is a preview rather than a complete divisional encyclopedia.

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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8 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#38Tommy GibbonsRank: #38Compare in head-to-head

#51Artur BeterbievRank: #51Compare in head-to-head

#56Roy Jones JrRank: #56Compare in head-to-head

#68Bob FitzsimmonsRank: #68Compare in head-to-head

#75Michael SpinksRank: #75Compare in head-to-head

#81Philadelphia Jack O'BrienRank: #81Compare in head-to-head

#85Dariusz MichalczewskiRank: #85Compare in head-to-head

#94Jack DillonRank: #94Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best Light Heavyweight boxers of all time, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Rank	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#38	Tommy Gibbons	Light Heavyweight	#38	1,974	1913-1925	Harry Greb, Billy Miske, Battling Levinsky	Head-to-head
#51	Artur Beterbiev	Light Heavyweight	#51	2,129	2013-2025	Dmitrii Bivol, Callum Smith, Oleksandr Gvozdyk	Head-to-head
#56	Roy Jones Jr	Light Heavyweight	#56	2,116	1989-2023	Felix Trinidad, Bernard Hopkins, Virgil Hill	Head-to-head
#68	Bob Fitzsimmons	Light Heavyweight	#68	1,674	1885-1914	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#75	Michael Spinks	Light Heavyweight	#75	2,083	1977-1988	Larry Holmes, Gerry Cooney, Marvin Johnson	Head-to-head
#81	Philadelphia Jack O'Brien	Light Heavyweight	#81	1,796	1902-1912	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#85	Dariusz Michalczewski	Light Heavyweight	#85	2,054	1991-2005	Virgil Hill, Montell Griffin, Graciano Rocchigiani	Head-to-head
#94	Jack Dillon	Light Heavyweight	#94	1,852	1915-1923	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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