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Top Ten Greatest Boxers

Muhammad ​Ali​
Muhammad ​Ali​

Muhammad Ali was one of the most famous boxers of all time. His conversion to Islam and draft evasion conviction surrounded him with controversy and even exile from boxing for three years. Despite the hiatus, his quick reflexes and strong punches helped Muhammad Ali become the first person in history to win the heavyweight champion title three times.

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Floyd ​Mayweather​
Floyd ​Mayweather​

Floyd Mayweather has a high opinion of himself. He talks all the time about how he’s the greatest boxer to ever strap on gloves, and after beating Manny Pacquiao with ease in May to reach 48-0, Mayweather stands on the cusp of Rocky Marciano’s hallowed undefeated record.

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Mike Tyson​
Mike Tyson​

Top 10 Greatest Boxers Of All Time – Updated List ... And today we are going to give you a brief review of top 10 greatest boxers of ... Mike Tyson is probably the ...

Sugar Ray ​Robinson​
Sugar Ray ​Robinson​

Sugar Ray Robinson (born Walker Smith Jr.; May 3, 1921 – April 12, 1989) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1965. Widely considered the greatest pound-for-pound boxer of all time, Robinson's performances in the welterweight and middleweight divisions prompted sportswriters to create "pound for pound" rankings, where they compared fighters regardless of weight.

Joe Louis​
Joe Louis​

Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis and nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweights of all time.

Manny ​Pacquiao​
Manny ​Pacquiao​

Evolve Daily reveals Manny Pacquiao's greatest knockouts. Find out why Manny Pacquiao is the greatest boxer of all time. Evolve Daily reveals Manny Pacquiao's greatest knockouts. Evolve Daily reveals Manny Pacquiao's greatest knockouts.

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Sugar Ray ​Leonard​
Sugar Ray ​Leonard​

Yet, here’s my Top 5 Greatest Boxers of All Time: Muhammad Ali – It would almost be ridiculous not to have him on ANY list of Top 5 Greatest Boxers of All Time. Muhammad Ali was not only a great boxer inside the ring, but he was such an icon for the civil rights movement outside the ring. He’s simply, the Greatest.

George ​Foreman​
George ​Foreman​

George Foreman was a dominant and imposing heavyweight, and here are five reasons to support why he is the greatest boxer of all time. George Foreman was a dominant and imposing heavyweight, and here are five reasons to support why he is the greatest boxer of all time.

Joe Frazier​
Joe Frazier​

The International Boxing Research Organization rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1967, 1970 and 1971, while the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1969, 1971 and 1975.

Rocky ​Marciano​
Rocky ​Marciano​

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Roberto ​Durán​
Roberto ​Durán​

Kelley has been a boxing fan since the 1960s, but he's particularly interested in classic boxers from the '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s. Roberto Durán wasn’t just a great boxer; his career was legendary, his boxing accomplishments hard to believe. He fought in 119 professional contests, winning 103 ...

Julio César ​Chávez​
Julio César ​Chávez​

Julio César Chávez González (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈxuljo ˈsesaɾ ˈtʃaβes ɣonˈsales]; born July 12, 1962), also known as Julio César Chávez Sr., is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1980 to 2005. He is considered by acclamation as the greatest Mexican boxer of all time, and one of the greatest boxers of all time.

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Jack ​Dempsey​
Jack ​Dempsey​

William Harrison "Jack" Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983), nicknamed "Kid Blackie" and "The Manassa Mauler", was an American professional boxer who competed from 1914 to 1927, and reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926.

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Henry ​Armstrong​
Henry ​Armstrong​

In 2007, The Ring ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of the last 80 years. Bert Sugar also ranked Armstrong as the second-greatest fighter of all time. ESPN ranked Armstrong as number 3 on their list of the 50 greatest boxers of all time.

Jack Johnson​
Jack Johnson​

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Jack Johnson on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans. In 2012, the City of Galveston dedicated a park in Johnson's memory as Galveston Island's most famous native son.

Willie Pep​
Willie Pep​

Pep was ranked 5th on ESPN's 50 Greatest Boxers Of All time list in 2007. Willie Pep was voted as the Greatest Featherweight Ever by the Houston Boxing Hall Of Fame in 2014. The HBHOF is a voting body composed totally of current and former fighters.

Larry Holmes​
Larry Holmes​

Holmes is one of only five boxers—along with Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, Leon Spinks and Trevor Berbick—to defeat Muhammad Ali; he is the only one to have stopped Ali.

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Marvelous ​Marvin Hagler​
Marvelous ​Marvin Hagler​

In 1982, annoyed that network announcers often did not refer to him by his nickname, "Marvelous", Hagler legally changed his name to Marvelous Marvin Hagler. Hagler is an inductee of the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Evander ​Holyfield​
Evander ​Holyfield​

Holyfield retired in 2014, and is ranked number 77 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time and in 2002 named him the 22nd greatest fighter of the past 80 years. He currently ranks #9 in BoxRec's ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time. BoxingScene also ranked him the greatest cruiserweight of all time.

Roy Jones Jr
Roy Jones Jr

Held the pound for pound title (the greatest achievement in boxing) longer than anyone else. What else is there to prove. Roy Jones Jr. Is #1 on my list. He took boxing to a whole new level. Best defensive boxer and best offensive boxer. Could throw a power punch from anywhere, either-handed while all along not being hit. Best there ever was or will be.

Sonny Liston​
Sonny Liston​

Charles L. "Sonny" Liston (unknown – December 30, 1970) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1953 to 1970. A dominant contender of his era, he became the world heavyweight champion in 1962 after knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, repeating the knockout the following year in defense of the title; in the latter fight he also became the inaugural WBC heavyweight champion.

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Thomas ​Hearns​
Thomas ​Hearns​

Hearns was known as a devastating puncher throughout his career, even at cruiserweight, despite having climbed up five weight classes. He is ranked number 18 on The Ring's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. He currently ranks #18 in BoxRec ranking of the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.

Jake LaMotta​
Jake LaMotta​

Giacobbe "Jake" LaMotta (July 10 ... and is thought to have one of the greatest chins in boxing history. LaMotta's six-fight rivalry with Sugar Ray Robinson was one ...

Ken Norton​
Ken Norton​

Norton worked as an actor and TV boxing commentator following his retirement from boxing. He also was a member of the Sports Illustrated Speakers Bureau and started the Ken Norton Management Co., which represented athletes in contract negotiations.

Lennox Lewis​
Lennox Lewis​

Lennox Claudius Lewis, CM, CBE (born 2 September 1965) is a former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2003. He is a three-time world heavyweight champion, a two-time lineal champion, and remains the last heavyweight to hold the undisputed title.

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Oscar De La ​Hoya​
Oscar De La ​Hoya​

Oscar De La Hoya is on the front covers of the PS3, Xbox 360 and PSP versions of EASports' Fight Night Round 3. In 2008, De La Hoya starred in a commercial alongside several Mexican boxing champions for Pronosticos lottery in Mexico.

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Bernard ​Hopkins​
Bernard ​Hopkins​

In 2011, The Ring ranked Hopkins as third on their list of the "10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years." He is ranked by BoxRec as the third greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.

Archie Moore​
Archie Moore​

Archie Moore. Archie Moore (born Archibald Lee Wright; December 13, 1916 – December 9, 1998) was an American professional boxer and the longest reigning World Light Heavyweight Champion of all time (December 1952 – May 1962). He had one of the longest professional careers in the history of the sport.

Gene Tunney​
Gene Tunney​

A thinking fighter, and a clever mover rather than many of the sluggers at the time, Tunney defeated Jack Dempsey twice, first in 1926 and then in 1927, Tunney's successful title defence against Dempsey remains one of the most famous bouts in boxing history and is known as The Long Count Fight.

Benny ​Leonard​
Benny ​Leonard​

Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leiner; April 7, 1896 – April 18, 1947) was a Jewish American professional lightweight boxer. Widely considered one of the all-time greats, he was ranked 8th on The Ring magazine's list of the "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years" and placed 7th in ESPN's "50 Greatest Boxers of All-Time".

Pernell ​Whitaker​
Pernell ​Whitaker​

Pernell Whitaker (born January 2, 1964) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1984 to 2001, and has since worked as a boxing trainer. He is a four-weight world champion, having won titles at lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight; the undisputed lightweight title; and the lineal lightweight and welterweight titles.

Harry Greb​
Harry Greb​

Widely considered one of the best fighters of all time, Greb was named the 7th greatest fighter of the past 80 years by the Ring Magazine, the 5th greatest fighter of all-time by historian Bert Sugar and ranked as the #1 middleweight and the #2 pound-for-pound fighter of all-time by the International Boxing Research Organization.

Sam Langford​
Sam Langford​

The Greatest Boxer You’ve Never Heard of: Sam Langford By The MALESTROM, Posted on Nov 27, 2017 With 2018 set to see the likes of Joshua vs Parker, a potential match up for the winner against ‘bomb squad’ CEO Deontay Wilder, and the ongoing potential rehabilitation of Tyson Fury, this is set to be a box office year for heavyweight boxing, particularly if your name is Eddie Hearn.

Max ​Schmeling​
Max ​Schmeling​

Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried "Max" Schmeling (German: [ˈʃmeːlɪŋ ]; 28 September 1905 – 2 February 2005) was a German boxer who was heavyweight champion of the world between 1930 and 1932. His two fights with Joe Louis in 1936 and 1938 were worldwide cultural events because of their national associations. Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling went to the United States ...

Wladimir ​Klitschko​
Wladimir ​Klitschko​

Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko (born 25 March 1976) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2017. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO titles, as well as the IBO, Ring magazine, and lineal titles.

Shane Mosley​
Shane Mosley​

Shane Andre Mosley (born September 7, 1971), often known by his nickname "Sugar" Shane Mosley, is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2016.

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Floyd ​Patterson​
Floyd ​Patterson​

Floyd Patterson (January 4, 1935 – May 11, 2006) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1952 to 1972, and twice reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1956 to 1962.

Jersey Joe ​Walcott​
Jersey Joe ​Walcott​

Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), best known as Jersey Joe Walcott, was an American professional boxer who competed from 1930 to 1953. He held the world heavyweight title from 1951 to 1952, and broke the record for the oldest man to win the title, at the age of 37.

Joe Calzaghe​
Joe Calzaghe​

Does Joe Calzaghe deserve to be recognised as one of the greatest boxers of all time? 46 fights. 46 wins. The Pride of Wales has beaten everyone put in his path including American greats Bernard Hopkins and Roy Jones Jnr.

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Alexis ​ArgüEllo​
Alexis ​ArgüEllo​

Alexis Argüello (April 19, 1952 – July 1, 2009) was a Nicaraguan professional boxer who competed from 1968 to 1995, and later became a politician. He was a three-weight world champion, having held the WBA featherweight title from 1974 to 1976; the WBC super featherweight title from 1978 to 1980; and the WBC lightweight title from 1981 to 1982.

Jimmy Wilde​
Jimmy Wilde​

William James Wilde (15 May 1892 – 10 March 1969) was a Welsh professional boxer and world boxing champion. Often regarded as the greatest British fighter of all time, he was the first official world flyweight champion and was rated by American boxing writer Nat Fleischer, as well as many other professionals and fans including former boxer ...

Marco ​Antonio Barrera​
Marco ​Antonio Barrera​

Marco Antonio Barrera Tapia (born January 17, 1974) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1989 to 2011. He is a multiple-time world champion in three weight classes, having held the WBO junior featherweight title twice between 1995 and 2001, and the unified WBC and IBF super featherweight titles between 2004 and 2007.

Juan Manuel ​MáRquez​
Juan Manuel ​MáRquez​

Juan Manuel Márquez Méndez (born August 23, 1973) is a Mexican former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2014. He is the third Mexican boxer (after Érik Morales and Jorge Arce) to become a world champion in four weight classes, having held nine world championships including the WBA (Super), IBF and WBO featherweight titles between ...

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Ezzard ​Charles​
Ezzard ​Charles​

In 2002, Charles was ranked #13 on The Ring magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. In 2006, Ezzard Charles was named the 11th greatest fighter of all time by the IBRO (International Boxing Research Organisation). The "Cincinnati Cobra" was a master boxer of extraordinary skill and ability.

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Michael ​Spinks​
Michael ​Spinks​

Michael Spinks (born July 22, 1956) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1977 to 1988. He is a two-weight world champion, having held the undisputed light heavyweight title from 1983 to 1985, and the lineal heavyweight title from 1985 to 1988.

James Toney​
James Toney​

James Nathaniel Toney (born August 24, 1968) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1988 to 2017. He was a world champion in three weight classes, having held the IBF and lineal middleweight titles from 1991 to 1993, the IBF super middleweight title from 1993 to 1994, and the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003.

Sandy ​Saddler​
Sandy ​Saddler​

Sandy Saddler: Sandy Saddler, American professional boxer, world featherweight (126 pounds) champion in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Saddler’s rivalry with Willie Pep is considered one of the greatest of American pugilism.

Gennady ​Golovkin​
Gennady ​Golovkin​

Golovkin was a highly regarded and decorated amateur hailing from Kazakhstan and in the last few years has certainly left an impression on boxing fans across the globe. He is a solid all around fighter, known for his tremendous punching power.

Carlos ​Monzón​
Carlos ​Monzón​

Carlos Monzón (August 7, 1942 – January 8, 1995) was an Argentine professional boxer who held the Undisputed World Middleweight Championship for 7 years. He successfully defended his title 14 times and is widely regarded as not only one of the best middleweights in history but also one of the greatest boxers of all time.

Naseem ​Hamed​
Naseem ​Hamed​

Naseem Hamed (Arabic: نسيم حميد‎‎; born 12 February 1974), commonly known as "Prince" Naseem or "Naz", is a British former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2002.[2] He held multiple world championships at featherweight, including the WBO title from 1995 to 2000; the IBF title in 1997; and the WBC title from 1999 to 2000.

Buster ​Douglas​
Buster ​Douglas​

James "Buster" Douglas (born April 7, 1960) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1981 to 1990, and 1996 to 1999. He is best known for his stunning upset of Mike Tyson on February 11, 1990 in Tokyo to win the undisputed heavyweight title. At the time Tyson was undefeated and considered to be the best boxer in the world, as well as one of the most feared heavyweight ...

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