rank these 5 fighters and why?????

[Sugar Adam Ali]

here is a few guys i always have trouble deciding how to rank them, so i decided to ask the history section,

ike williams

benny leonard

mickey walker

joe gans

ruben olivares


how would you rank these guys and the reasoning behind it

[mickey malone]

here is a few guys i always have trouble deciding how to rank them, so i decided to ask the history section,

ike williams

benny leonard

mickey walker

joe gans

ruben olivares


how would you rank these guys and the reasoning behind it

All debatable, and down to opinion.....

Gans, Leonard and Williams in the top 4 of atg lightweights, that also includes Duran imo

Olivares is a top two bantam by anyone's reckoning, and he's probably more one, than two, on most lists

Walker was great at 160, but not the greatest imo... But he's right up there p4p as one of the first 2 weight world champs, and fought all the way up to heavyweight..

Like Duran, Walker was born to fight, has a tremendous resume, and should be top ten on all 160 lists imo.. He'd give anyone in history a hard time

[Welsh Jon]

here is a few guys i always have trouble deciding how to rank them, so i decided to ask the history section,

ike williams

benny leonard

mickey walker

joe gans

ruben olivares


how would you rank these guys and the reasoning behind it

Benny Leonard, Joe Gans and Ike Williams are all amongst the elite of the lightweight division. I have Leonard ranked at number 1 at lightweight, Gans number 3 and Ike number 6.

Mickey Walker is a p4p great. He won the welterweight and middleweight tiltles and beat a lot of good light heavyweights and heavys too. He beat the likes of Pete Latzo, Jack Britton, Lew Tendler, Tiger Flowers, Mike McTigue, Paul Berlenbach, King Levinski, Maxie Rosenbloom, Johnny Risko and drew with Jack Sharkey. I have him ranked 7th at middleweight and 13th at welterweight.

Ruben Olivares is in the top 3 Bantamweights ever, along with Jofre and Zarate, as well as winning a world title at Featherweight. He was a fantastic fighter.

[Andyland]

Fighter rankings

As an aside, the Zarate/Zamora fight was one of the most anticipated
Fights of my lifetime. Probably only ranks second to the FOTC.

Leonard/Hagler was big but more for the general public than
Avid boxing fans.

If you have ever seen the Z vs Z fight, a truly bizarre incident occurs
when a " fan " enters the ring when the fight is in progress.
I believe it is in the 2nd or 3rd round.

[Scott9945]

As an aside, the Zarate/Zamora fight was one of the most anticipated
Fights of my lifetime. Probably only ranks second to the FOTC.

Leonard/Hagler was big but more for the general public than
Avid boxing fans.

If you have ever seen the Z vs Z fight, a truly bizarre incident occurs
when a " fan " enters the ring when the fight is in progress.
I believe it is in the 2nd or 3rd round.

It was the first round.