H&G Elo v1.1.2 division leaderboard

Best Lightweight boxers of all time

Benny Leonard leads the Rank list, with Tony Canzoneri and Ike Williams close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

This page keeps the lightweight 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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13 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#6Benny LeonardRank: #6Compare in head-to-head

#15Tony CanzoneriRank: #15Compare in head-to-head

#25Ike WilliamsRank: #25Compare in head-to-head

#30Roberto DuranRank: #30Compare in head-to-head

#33Packey McFarlandRank: #33Compare in head-to-head

#40Carlos OrtizRank: #40Compare in head-to-head

#47Freddie WelshRank: #47Compare in head-to-head

#69Pernell WhitakerRank: #69Compare in head-to-head

#73Joe GansRank: #73Compare in head-to-head

#76Sammy AngottRank: #76Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best Lightweight boxers of all time, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Rank	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#6	Benny Leonard	Lightweight	#6	1,999	1917-1932	Lew Tendler, Jack Britton, Lockport Jimmy Duffy	Head-to-head
#15	Tony Canzoneri	Lightweight	#15	1,847	1929-1939	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#25	Ike Williams	Lightweight	#25	1,896	1944-1955	Sammy Angott, Tippy Larkin, Kid Gavilan	Head-to-head
#30	Roberto Duran	Lightweight	#30	1,956	1970-2001	Ray Leonard, Jorge Castro, Ken Buchanan	Head-to-head
#33	Packey McFarland	Lightweight	#33	1,993	1905-1915	Jack Britton, Lockport Jimmy Duffy, Freddie Welsh	Head-to-head
#40	Carlos Ortiz	Lightweight	#40	1,841	1955-1972	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#47	Freddie Welsh	Lightweight	#47	1,753	1910-1922	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#69	Pernell Whitaker	Lightweight	#69	2,078	1984-2001	James McGirt, Julio Cesar Vasquez, Azumah Nelson	Head-to-head
#73	Joe Gans	Lightweight	#73	1,740	1899-1909	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#76	Sammy Angott	Lightweight	#76	1,865	1937-1950	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#88	Louis 'Kid' Kaplan	Lightweight	#88	1,832	1923-1933	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#92	Hector Camacho	Lightweight	#92	2,014	1980-2010	Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, Vinny Pazienza	Head-to-head
#97	Gervonta Davis	Lightweight	#97	2,116	2013-2025	Leo Santa Cruz, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Ryan Garcia	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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