Exclusive: Ronnie Shields On The Great Pernell Whitaker, His Aims For Efe Ajagba

08/18/2019 James Slater

Ronnie Shields is arguably the finest U.S boxing trainer right now. Modest as can be, the former fighter from Texas has worked with a big … continue

Pernell Whitaker: The Finest Ever At 135?

07/16/201907/16/2019 James Slater

Fight fans the world over are still trying to deal with the awful news that broke yesterday, news that informed us how the great, the … continue

R.I.P Pernell Whitaker; Boxing Legend Killed In Traffic Accident

07/15/2019 James Slater

In terrible and shocking news it has been reported how the great Pernell Whitaker has been killed in a traffic accident. The 55 year old … continue

Pernell Whitaker: The defensive genius who couldn’t avoid a robbery (or two)

03/12/201803/12/2018 James Slater

Thirty years ago today in France one of the very worst boxing robberies was witnessed Right up there with, even surpassing, fight results such as … continue

All Time Historical Survey Series Recap – The Original 8 Weight Classes & P4P

09/15/201608/10/2012 Geoffrey Ciani

by Geoffrey Ciani – Over the course of a sixteen month period beginning in June 2009, I conducted a series of surveys that all began with a very simple question: Who are the ten best heavyweights of all time? While contemplating my own list of top heavyweight pugilists, I decided gathering the input of others might help display a more accurate portrayal of what a ‘true’ top 10 list should look like. Now of course this is not an exact science by any means. In fact, quite the opposite, it is an extremely subjective topic that is often skewed by personal bias, differences of opinion, individual tastes and preferences, and most importantly the absence of a universally agreed upon criteria with which to judge past fighters. Even with these inherent obstacles playing their natural role, however, we can still establish some degree of consensus.

The guidelines were simple. I had every person who voluntarily participated in each survey provide me with a chronological list of who they considered to be the ten best (heavyweights, middleweights, etc) in boxing history. Ties were not permitted, just a straight-forward list from one to ten. I then used a weighted-points system to assign values to fighters based on where they appeared on each individual’s list. First place votes received 25 points. Second place votes were worth 15 points, third place votes were 12, and fourth and fifth place votes were worth 10 and 8 points respectively. After that, the point differential was constant, with sixth place votes getting 5 points, seventh place votes getting 4, eighth getting 3, ninth place 2, and tenth place 1.

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