How relevant is boxrec?

[Breakfast Bar]

I never realized it, but you can get an all-time ranking using their algorithms. The results are even more unexpected, but I guess they give some food for thought. For example, here's there top 20 HWs:

1 Muhammad Ali 2016 56(37)-5(1)-0
1960-1981 orthodox Louisville, Kentucky, USA
2 Joe Louis 1864 66(52)-3(2)-0
1934-1951 orthodox Detroit, Michigan, USA
3 Sam Langford 1575 179(128)-30(9)-40
1902-1926 orthodox Boston, Massachusetts, USA
4 Floyd Patterson 1476 55(40)-8(5)-1
1952-1972 orthodox Brooklyn, New York, USA
5 Rocky Marciano 1422 49(43)-0-0
1947-1955 orthodox Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
6 Harry Wills 1301 68(54)-9(5)-3
1911-1932 orthodox New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
7 Max Schmeling 1199 56(40)-10(5)-4
1924-1948 orthodox Brandenburg, Germany
8 Larry Holmes 1176 69(44)-6(1)-0
1973-2002 orthodox Easton, Pennsylvania, USA
9 Gene Tunney 1135 65(48)-1-1
1915-1928 orthodox Greenwich, Connecticut, USA
10 Evander Holyfield 1128 44(29)-10(2)-2
1984-2011 orthodox Atlanta, Georgia, USA
11 Lennox Lewis 1113 41(32)-2(2)-1
1989-2003 orthodox London, United Kingdom
12 Jack Johnson 1076 53(34)-11(6)-9
1897-1931 orthodox Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
13 Joe Frazier 1054 32(27)-4(3)-1
1965-1981 orthodox Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
14 Sonny Liston 1001 50(39)-4(3)-0
1953-1970 orthodox Saint Louis, Missouri, USA
15 Jack Sharkey 926 37(13)-13(4)-3
1924-1936 orthodox Boston, Massachusetts, USA
16 Jersey Joe Walcott 910 51(32)-18(6)-2
1930-1953 orthodox Camden, New Jersey, USA
17 Max Baer 891 66(51)-13(3)-0
1929-1941 orthodox Livermore, California, USA
18 Ingemar Johansson 890 26(17)-2(2)-0
1952-1963 orthodox Gothenburg, Sweden
19 George Foreman 809 76(68)-5(1)-0
1969-1997 orthodox Houston, Texas, USA

 

[Seano]

They base it on who beat who without taking into consideration what point of their careers the opposition was at.

Max Baer for example beat Max Schmelling who beat Joe Louis, #2 on the list.

 

[Sunfish]

I assume Ezzard Charle is #1 heavyweight up in there. Dude was a killer at HW.

 

[Seano]

What a powerful insight, thanks man. What else could it be viewed as?

The basis for many arguments from retards.

 

[KounterPunch]

Very useful for pro boxers , trainers , managers and of course .......Sherdoggers.

 

[Cazadores]

I use it all the time... Not for rankings though.

 

[amhlilhaus]

shows the weakness of their ranking system when floyd patterson is #4 all time.