H&G Elo v1.1.2 division leaderboard

Best Welterweight boxers of all time

Henry Armstrong leads the Rank list, with Barney Ross and Floyd Mayweather Jr close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

This page keeps the welterweight 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.

#5Henry ArmstrongRank: #5Compare in head-to-head

#8Barney RossRank: #8Compare in head-to-head

#9Floyd Mayweather JrRank: #9Compare in head-to-head

#20Manny PacquiaoRank: #20Compare in head-to-head

#21Ray LeonardRank: #21Compare in head-to-head

#42Jimmy McLarninRank: #42Compare in head-to-head

#53Oscar De La HoyaRank: #53Compare in head-to-head

#55Devin HaneyRank: #55Compare in head-to-head

#58Felix TrinidadRank: #58Compare in head-to-head

#62Errol Spence JrRank: #62Compare in head-to-head

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Best Welterweight boxers of all time, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Rank	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#5	Henry Armstrong	Welterweight	#5	1,972	1937-1945	Barney Ross, Lou Ambers, Sammy Angott	Head-to-head
#8	Barney Ross	Welterweight	#8	2,000	1929-1938	Jimmy McLarnin, Tony Canzoneri, Ceferino Garcia	Head-to-head
#9	Floyd Mayweather Jr	Welterweight	#9	2,342	1996-2017	Saul Alvarez, Manny Pacquiao, Oscar De La Hoya	Head-to-head
#20	Manny Pacquiao	Welterweight	#20	2,162	1995-2025	Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto	Head-to-head
#21	Ray Leonard	Welterweight	#21	2,028	1977-1997	Marvin Hagler, Thomas Hearns, Roberto Duran	Head-to-head
#42	Jimmy McLarnin	Welterweight	#42	1,898	1923-1936	Barney Ross, Benny Leonard, Young Corbett III	Head-to-head
#53	Oscar De La Hoya	Welterweight	#53	2,138	1992-2008	Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho	Head-to-head
#55	Devin Haney	Welterweight	#55	2,170	2015-2025	Vasyl Lomachenko, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Jose Carlos Ramirez	Head-to-head
#58	Felix Trinidad	Welterweight	#58	2,107	1990-2008	Oscar De La Hoya, Pernell Whitaker, Hector Camacho	Head-to-head
#62	Errol Spence Jr	Welterweight	#62	2,129	2012-2023	Kell Brook, Mikey Garcia, Danny Garcia	Head-to-head
#70	Miguel Cotto	Welterweight	#70	2,082	2001-2017	Sergio Martinez, Shane Mosley, Antonio Margarito	Head-to-head
#96	Ted Kid Lewis	Welterweight	#96	1,825	1917-1929	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#98	Thomas Hearns	Welterweight	#98	1,982	1977-2006	Virgil Hill, Roberto Duran, Juan Domingo Roldan	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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