Sure, it’s a bit of a reach, but no matter. Few things are more likely to get boxing fans alternately entertained and enraged than historical “best of” lists, especially as they are, by their very nature, subjective. It’s the boxers who come close to inclusion but end up left out that cause particular agitation, and fans of Oscar De La Hoya, Joe Calzaghe, or Evander Holyfield among others might feel aggrieved at those great fighters’ exclusions. But 50 is an entirely arbitrary number, and history is replete with great boxers – and not-so-great ones – with sturdy beards.