Division by Division: Voting statistics

Oct

HOW THEY VOTED

To single out and rank the best fighters of all time in every division, The Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Steve Farhood, current Editor-In-Chief Doug Fischer, Managing Editor Tom Gray, Lee Groves, Stephen “Breadman” Edwards, Cliff Rold, Bob Yalen and myself (Anson Wainwright).

I reached out to each member of the panel and asked them for their top five in each division. Once I had everyone’s list, I assigned five points for the No. 1 selections, four points for No. 2, three points for No. 3 and so on, then totaled up everyone’s scores.

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Heavyweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Ali	Ali	Ali	Ali	Ali	Ali	Ali	Ali
2	Louis	Louis	Holmes	Louis	Louis	Louis	Louis	Louis
3	Johnson	Holmes	Louis	Holmes	Dempsey	Foreman	Holmes	Johnson
4	Marciano	Lewis	Lewis	Foreman	Holmes	Holmes	Lewis	Holmes
5	Dempsey	Johnson	Holyfield	Lewis	Lewis	Lewis	Foreman	Lewis

TOTAL:

1. Muhammad Ali, 40
2. Joe Louis, 31
3. Larry Holmes, 19
4. Lennox Lewis, 10
5. Jack Johnson, 7

George Foreman 6, Jack Dempsey 4, Rocky Marciano 2, Evander Holyfield 1

Cruiserweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Holyfield	Holyfield	Holyfield	Holyfield	Holyfield	Holyfield	Holyfield	Holyfield
2	Usyk	Nelson	Usyk	Usyk	Usyk	Usyk	Usyk	Usyk
3	De Leon	Gomez	De Leon	Haye	Gomez	Haye	De Leon	Gomez
4	Toney	De Leon	Qawi	Toney	De Leon	Toney	Jirov	Haye
5	Nelson	Usyk	Haye	Mormeck	Jirov	Qawi	Haye	Jirov

TOTAL:

1. Evander Holyfield, 40
2. Oleksandr Usyk, 29
3. Carlos De Leon, 13
4. David Haye, 10
5. Juan Carlos Gomez, 9

James Toney 6, Johnny Nelson 5, Vassiliy Jirov 4, Dwight Muhammad Qawi 3, Jean-Marc Mormeck 1

Light heavyweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Charles	Charles	Charles	Charles	Charles	Charles	Charles	Charles
2	Moore	Moore	Langford	Moore	Moore	Spinks	Moore	Moore
3	Foster	Jones Jr.	Foster	Spinks	Tunney	Moore	Foster	Foster
4	Tunney	Foster	Moore	Langford	Foster	Tunney	Spinks	Spinks
5	Loughran	Tunney	Spinks	Tunney	Jones Jr.	Jones Jr.	Jones Jr.	Jones Jr.

TOTAL:

1. Ezzard Charles, 40
2. Archie Moore, 29
3. Bob Foster, 16
4. Michael Spinks, 12
5. Gene Tunney, 9

Roy Jones Jr. 7, Sam Langford 6, Tommy Loughran 1.

Super middleweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Calzaghe	Calzaghe	Jones Jr.	Jones Jr.	Calzaghe	Jones Jr.	Jones Jr.	Calzaghe
2	Ward	Ward	Calzaghe	Calzaghe	Ward	Calzaghe	Calzaghe	Jones Jr.
3	Jones Jr.	Kessler	Ward	Ward	Froch	Toney	Ward	Ward
4	Froch	Ottke	Toney	Froch	Kessler	Ward	Toney	Toney
5	Kessler	Collins	Froch	Benn	Bute	Canelo	Benn	Froch

TOTAL:

1. Joe Calzaghe, 36
2. Roy Jones Jr., 27
3. Andre Ward, 26
4. James Toney, 9
5. Carl Froch, 9

Mikkel Kessler 6, Nigel Benn 2, Sven Ottke 2, Lucian Bute 1, Canelo Alvarez 1, Steve Collins 1

Middleweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Robinson	Greb	Hagler	Greb	Greb	Robinson	Robinson	Robinson
2	Monzon	Monzon	Monzon	Robinson	Robinson	Greb	Monzon	Monzon
3	Greb	Hagler	Hopkins	Monzon	Monzon	Hagler	Hagler	Hagler
4	Hagler	Robinson	Robinson	Hagler	Hagler	Monzon	LaMotta	Greb
5	Hopkins	Hopkins	Greb	Hopkins	Ketchel	Hopkins	Hopkins	Hopkins

TOTAL:

1. Sugar Ray Robinson, 32
2. Carlos Monzon, 28
3. Harry Greb, 25
4. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 23
5. Bernard Hopkins, 9

Jake LaMotta 2, Stanley Ketchel 1

Junior middleweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Hearns	Norris	Norris	Hearns	McCallum	Hearns	Hearns	McCallum
2	Norris	McCallum	Hearns	McCallum	Wright	McCallum	Norris	Hearns
3	McCallum	Hearns	Wright	Benvenuti	Benvenuti	Griffith	McCallum	Wright
4	Wright	Kalule	McCallum	Norris	Norris	Norris	Wright	Norris
5	Wajima	Wajima	Trinidad	Wright	Mazzinghi	Trinidad	Jackson	Trinidad

TOTAL:

1. Thomas Hearns, 31
2. Mike McCallum, 30
3. Terry Norris, 26
4. Winky Wright, 15
5. Nino Benvenuti, 6

Emile Griffith 3, Felix Trinidad 3, Ayub Kalule 2, Koichi Wajima 2, Sandro Mazzinghi 1, Julian Jackson 1

Welterweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Armstrong	Armstrong	Leonard	Robinson	Robinson	Robinson	Robinson	Robinson
2	Robinson	Robinson	Robinson	Leonard	Leonard	Leonard	Leonard	Leonard
3	Leonard	Napoles	Armstrong	Armstrong	Hearns	Armstrong	Gavilan	Armstrong
4	Mayweather	Leonard	Hearns	Griffith	Armstrong	Hearns	Napoles	Mayweather
5	Pacquiao	Trinidad	Mayweather	Napoles	Napoles	Napoles	Trinidad	Hearns

TOTAL:

1. Sugar Ray Robinson, 37
2. Sugar Ray Leonard, 30
3. Henry Armstrong, 24
4. Thomas Hearns, 8
5. Jose Napoles, 8

Floyd Mayweather Jr. 5, Kid Gavilan 3, Emile Griffith 2, Felix Trinidad 2, Manny Pacquiao 1

Junior welterweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Chavez	Chavez	Tszyu	Chavez	Pryor	Chavez	Chavez	Chavez
2	Pryor	Cervantes	Pryor	Pryor	Chavez	Pryor	Ross	Pryor
3	Ross	Pryor	Chavez	Tszyu	Cervantes	Ross	Pryor	Tszyu
4	Cervantes	Tszyu	Ross	Cervantes	Locche	Tszyu	Cervantes	Ross
5	Berg	Locche	Cervantes	Locche	Ross	De La Hoya	Tszyu	Cervantes

TOTAL:

1. Julio Cesar Chavez, 37
2. Aaron Pryor, 31
3. Kostya Tszyu, 16
4. Barney Ross, 15
5. Antonio Cervantes, 15

Nicolino Locche 4, Jack Kid Berg 1, Oscar De La Hoya 1

Lightweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Duran	Duran	Whitaker	Duran	Duran	Duran	Duran	Duran
2	Leonard	Leonard	Duran	Leonard	Leonard	Leonard	Gans	Whitaker
3	Gans	Gans	Gans	Whitaker	Gans	Gans	Williams	Leonard
4	Canzoneri	Williams	Leonard	Williams	Whitaker	Whitaker	Whitaker	Gans
5	Whitaker	Canzoneri	Ortiz	Armstrong	Armstrong	Williams	Ortiz	Canzoneri

TOTAL:

1. Roberto Duran, 39
2. Benny Leonard, 25
3. Joe Gans, 21
4. Pernell Whitaker, 19
5. Ike Williams, 8

Tony Canzoneri 4, Henry Armstrong 2, Carlos Ortiz 2

Junior lightweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Arguello	Mayweather	Arguello	Mayweather	Arguello	Arguello	Arguello	Mayweather
2	Chavez	Nelson	Nelson	Arguello	Chavez	Mayweather	Chavez	Chavez
3	Mayweather	Arguello	Pacquiao	Nelson	Mayweather	Chavez	Nelson	Arguello
4	Pacquiao	Chavez	Mayweather	Elorde	Nelson	Nelson	Mayweather	Nelson
5	Nelson	Mitchell	Elorde	Kid Chocolate	Pacquiao	Kid Chocolate	Elorde	Pacquiao

TOTAL:

1. Alexis Arguello, 35
2. Floyd Mayweather Jr., 29
3. Julio Cesar Chavez, 21
4. Azumah Nelson, 21
5. Manny Pacquiao, 7

Flash Elorde 4, Kid Chocolate 2, Brian Mitchell 1

Featherweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Pep	Pep	Pep	Pep	Pep	Pep	Pep	Pep
2	McGovern	Sanchez	Sanchez	Armstrong	Armstrong	Armstrong	Sanchez	Sanchez
3	Attell	Pedroza	Attell	Attell	Saddler	Saddler	Pedroza	Armstrong
4	Saddler	Hamed	Saddler	Saddler	Attell	Sanchez	Saldivar	Saddler
5	Sanchez	Saddler	Armstrong	Sanchez	Sanchez	Pedroza	Dixon	Pedroza

TOTAL:

1. Willie Pep, 40
2. Salvador Sanchez, 21
3. Henry Armstrong, 16
4. Sandy Saddler, 15
5. Abe Attell, 11

Eusebio Pedroza 8, Terry McGovern 4, Vicente Saldivar 2, Naseem Hamed 2, George Dixon 1

Junior featherweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Gomez	Gomez	Gomez	Gomez	Gomez	Gomez	Gomez	Gomez
2	Morales	Zaragoza	Barrera	Morales	Barrera	Barrera	Morales	Morales
3	Barrera	Barrera	Morales	Barrera	Morales	Morales	Barrera	Barrera
4	W. Vazquez	W. Vazquez	Rigondeaux	Fenech	Rigondeaux	Rigondeaux	Zaragoza	Bungu
5	I. Vazquez	Morales	Donaire	I. Vazquez	Bungu	Pacquiao	I. Vazquez	Rigondeaux

TOTAL:

1. Wilfredo Gomez, 40
2. Marco Antonio Barrera, 27
3. Erik Morales, 26
4. Guillermo Rigondeaux, 7
5. Daniel Zaragoza, 6

Wilfredo Vazquez 4, Vuyani Bungu 3, Israel Vazquez 3, Jeff Fenech 2, Nonito Donaire 1, Manny Pacquiao 1

Bantamweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Zarate	Jofre	Jofre	Jofre	Jofre	Jofre	Ortiz	Zarate
2	Jofre	Zarate	Zarate	Olivares	Olivares	Olivares	Olivares	Jofre
3	Olivares	Ortiz	Ortiz	McGovern	Brown	Brown	Zarate	Olivares
4	Ortiz	Olivares	Olivares	Ortiz	Ortiz	Zarate	Jofre	Ortiz
5	McGovern	Saparom	Inoue	Brown	Zarate	Canizales	Canizales	Brown

TOTAL:

1. Eder Jofre, 35
2. Ruben Olivares, 26
3. Carlos Zarate, 24
4. Manuel Ortiz, 19
5. Panama Al Brown, 8

Terry McGovern 4, Orlando Canizales 2, Veeraphol Sahaprom 1, Naoya Inoue 1

Junior bantamweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Galaxy	Galaxy	Galaxy	Galaxy	Galaxy	Watanabe	Galaxy	Galaxy
2	Roman	Tapia	Estrada	Watanabe	Roman	Roman	Tapia	Tapia
3	Watanabe	Roman	Tapia	Moon	Watanabe	Galaxy	Watanabe	Moon
4	Tapia	Moon	Sor Rungvisai	Takayama	Moon	Tapia	Roman	Watanabe
5	Darchinyan	Watanabe	Watanabe	Roman	Tapia	Johnson	Darchinyan	Roman

TOTAL:

1. Khaosai Galaxy, 38
2. Jiro Watanabe, 22
3. Johnny Tapia, 20
4. Gilberto Roman 19
5. Sung Kil Moon, 10

Juan Francisco Estrada 4, Srisaket Sor Rungvisai 2, Vic Darchinyan 2, Katsunari Takayama 2, Mark Johnson 1

Flyweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Wilde	Wilde	Wilde	Wilde	Wilde	Wilde	Canto	Wilde
2	Canto	Canto	Chocolatito	LaBarba	Perez	Canto	Perez	Perez
3	Perez	Wonjongkam	Villa	Canto	Villa	Villa	Wilde	Canto
4	Genaro	Perez	Canto	Genaro	LaBarba	Perez	Genaro	Genaro
5	Chocolatito	Genaro	Lynch	Villa	Lynch	LaBarba	Johnson	Johnson

TOTAL:

1. Jimmy Wilde, 38
2. Miguel Canto, 25
3. Pascual Perez, 19
4. Pancho Villa, 10
5. Frankie Genaro, 9

Fidel LaBarba 7, Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez 5, Pongsaklek Wonjongkam 3, Benny Lynch 2, Mark Johnson 2.

Junior flyweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Carbajal	Chiquita	Zapata	Chang	Chocolatito	Chocolatito	Chiquita	Chiquita
2	Chang	Chang	Chiquita	Zapata	Chang	Carbajal	Carbajal	Carbajal
3	Gushiken	Zapata	Carbajal	Carbajal	Yuh	Yuh	Zapata	Chang
4	Yuh	Yuh	Chocolatito	Gushiken	Carbajal	Chiquita	Chang	Yuh
5	Zapata	Carbajal	Chang	Chiquita	Chiquita	Lopez	Chocolatito	Zapata

TOTAL:

1. Michael Carbajal 26
2. Humberto “Chiquita” Gonzalez 23
3. Jung Koo Chang 23
4. Hilario Zapata 17
5. Roman “Chocolatito” Gonzalez 13

Myung Woo Yuh 12, Yoko Gushiken 5, Ricardo Lopez 1

Strawweight

	Farhood	Groves	Gray	Rold	Yalen	Breadman	Fischer	Wainwright
1	Lopez	Lopez	Lopez	Lopez	Lopez	Lopez	Lopez	Lopez
2	Calderon	Calderon	Chocolatito	Calderon	Porpaoin	Chocolatito	Calderon	Chocolatito
3	Chocolatito	Porpaoin	Calderon	Chocolatito	Alvarez	Alvarez	Chocolatito	Alvarez
4	Alvarez	Sor Vorapin	Porpaoin	Alvarez	Menayothin	Calderon	Sor Vorapin	Calderon
5	Sor Vorapin	Alvarez	Petelo	Porpaoin	Calderon	Menayothin	Alvarez	Sor Vorapin