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All-Time Peak FW Ratings
Continuing with the list for retired FWs:
1687 Abe Attell (WBA Champ 1903-05, 1907-14, 1916-17)
1483 Jem Driscoll (WBA Champ 1905-06) Also LW
1102 Kid Julian (WBA Champ 1918-19)
1094 Patsy Brannigan (WBA Champ 1920) Highest Rank: 2
1055 Jimmy Walsh (WBA Champ 1914-15)
1042 Brooklyn Tommy Sullivan (WBA Champ 1902) Highest Rank: 1
1016 Terry McGovern (WBA Champ 1906-07) Also BW
909 Harry Lyons (WBA Champ 1899, 1906) Highest Rank: 1
893 Ty Cobb (NABF Champ) Highest Rank: 5
877 Percy Cove (CBU Champ) Highest Rank: 4
872 Young Corbett (WBA Champ 1900-01)
846 Leo Johnson (USBA Champ) Highest Rank: 4
828 Grover Hayes (No Titles) Highest Rank: 5
809 Owen Moran (WBA Champ 1918) Highest Rank: 4 Also BW
Comments: Not unexpected to see Attell, who had a lengthy seven-year reign as WBA Champ, top the list. Driscoll's high PP ranking was earned when we was active in as a LW. Note the lower peak PP of the WBA Champs in the years preceding Attell's title reign, as a lengthy reign by a dominant fighter seems to be one way the overall PP is boosted for a particular division. Thus, far the only real-life FW Champ who didn't crack the list was Jimmy Britt, who fought at LW in my Uni and never got above 400 PP in a very disappointing career. Still waiting to see the final numbers for Johnny Kilbane, Eugene Criqui and Louis (Kid) Kaplan. Surprises on the list include Julian and Brannigan, who did not ascend to the top in RL but managed to do so in my Uni.
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