All fighters who finished in the top 100 of each scoring category were included in the first grouping. The junior middleweight division today is a 60-year stalwart of the game, but in the 1960s it was a new concept with which Griffith lightly flirted. He entered the heavyweight ratings at No. He turned pro after the Olympics and went on to win titles in the lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight divisions. Of the 25 fighters identified with between 20 and 29 wins against ranked foes, Mayweather finished the highest. Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in a battle of champions to move up and capture the middleweight crown but fell short in two attempts at Gene Fullmer to regain the NBA title and closed his career with a loss to Rings middleweight champion Paul Pender. Sugar Ray Robinson graces the cover of the December 1949 cover of The Ring. Bivins would be Louis final victory. Twelve of those 23 wins came against men The Ring recognized in their division as champion, No. 1-ranked fighter became the 11-point win, deduction for an unranked loss was eleven points, and unranked draws were a 5.5-point deduction. Readers will note no such credit from The Ring. Louis was 10-1 against Ring-ranked opposition before defeating James Braddock for the crown. Charles lost most of three years activity (between 1943-45) to service in World War II and left for the war with a professional mark of 30-4-1. a champion and the top 10 contenders). After a standout amateur career, he turned pro in 1934. 2 and ultimately held the No. However, in editing the remainder of the study, the Armstrong knockout of Davis was also found in the results of the August 1944 issue. Ali would defend the title successfully 10 times in his second reign, with seven wins against The Rings top 10. Andrew Eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for Time, Inc. That included wins at welterweight over the reigning lightweight (Juan Manuel Marquez) and junior welterweight (Ricky Hatton) champions. If the featherweight won, 118 would be divided by 126 with the win worth 8.42 points for the featherweight and the loss meaning a deduction of 2.81 points for the bantamweight. Bivins just missed being another contender on the ledger for Louis here. Charles never faced Mills, but against the other three his record was 9-0. Had The Ring maintained its title policy through the 1990s, Pacquiao would likely have a fourth Ring title at flyweight for his win over Sasakul. Along with his five world title wins, Griffith also posted wins over No. Missing Quality: The welterweight top 10 of the early 1940s was tough to crack. Heavyweight. He would enter the top 10 of his signature weight class in the March 1945 issue and have several stints as the top contender in all but one issue from August 1945-July 1946; the June-August 1949 issues; and then for all but two issues from April 1950 to his victory over Maxim for the title as recognized in the February 1953 issue. Joe Louis. Robinson turned professional in October 1940 and rose to No. The first two wins against Maxim came in 1942 when Maxim was unranked and often competing at heavyweight. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. 1 in title and non-title affairs. 32 Packey McFarland. ROCKY MARCIANO In a career that lasted 8 years from 1947 to 1955, Marciano left quite a mark on boxing history. The 18-year-old Canzoneris 1927 draw with Bud Taylor was for the vacant NBA bantamweight title, though The Ring recognized no one as champion between Charley Rosenberg earlier in the year and Panama Al Brown in 1931. Wins and losses to opponents in higher and lower divisions were included. 15 Vitali Klitschko. A consistent factor at welterweight and middleweight from the early 1960s to the mid-1970s, Griffith won five world championships against a bevy of tough competition. Pep regained the crown from Saddler after two quick tune-ups in his most memorable win and added four more victories over ranked opponents in 15 more wins before losing the title to Saddler for the second time. A 1956 silver medalist at light middleweight for the United States, Torres fought most of his first six years at middleweight, peaking at a number six ranking. Following the loss, he was ranked first or second in every issue until defeating DeMarco for his first of two welterweight crowns. List of the 10 greatest heavyweight boxers of all time: Has He remained active in boxing, refereeing frequently until dying of a heart attack while officiating at a match in 1947. Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time As selected by The This has been a pleasure to put together. 1 contenders at welterweight (Harry Dublinsky, McLarnin). He was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame as well. Ali was Rings 1963 (as Cassius Clay), 1966 (retroactively), 1972 (with Carlos Monzon), 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fighter of the Year. The solution was to include all results from 1924 in evaluating 1925 and then applying six-month increments with spare exception near mid-year dates until the debut of monthly rankings; i.e. The inexhaustible Welshman tied the record for defenses of a title at super middleweight with Germanys Sven Ottke. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. He turned pro that same year, winning his first 19 matches and capturing the world heavyweight title in 1964. He won the world lightweight title in 1916, going 15-0 during that run. The Ring ranked him as Griffiths 1962 win over Ted Wright crowned the first junior middleweight titlist (at least in Austria, where the bout took place, and other parts of Europe), though the WBA wouldnt recognize the title on a global scale until soon after when Moyer defeated Joey Giambra. Emile Griffith graces the cover of the March 1965 issue of The Ring. 1 contender spot from the April 1949 issue until earning recognition from The Ring as heavyweight champion in the December 1950 issue following a win over an unranked and recently unretired Joe Louis. 1-contender rankings at junior featherweight and welterweight along with a No. A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. Cecilia Braekhaus. 1 contender at heavyweight from the July 1955-January 1957 issues, though boxings highest honor eluded him. It references the cover story to the February 2022 issue of The Ring, which celebrated the magazines 100 years of publication. Seventeen of Louis 25 defenses came against ranked heavyweights, seven of them Rings No. Moore made the most of his opportunity and would be recognized by The Ring as champion for the next decade. The Yonker fight was for an interim WBC belt and set up McCallums shot at Jeff Harding to win the title outright. Seven months later, Pep defeated him by wide decision. Everyone who finished in the top 100 of preliminary research for those three categories was moved into a final pool of what came out to 150 fighters. Hall of famers James Toney (right) and Mike McCallum are Nos. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. Missing Quality: Richie Woodhall fell out of the top ten just a few months before a loss to Calzaghe in 2000 but had been a titlist in the class just two fights prior. Group one: anyone who finished in the top 100 of all three scoring categories or whose scoring average was higher than those who did. He is a 2-time Ring magazine fighter of the Year and was inducted into the International Boxing hall of fame in 2011. Other new names will enter with the passage of time. However, for a lengthy period of time the February, and later March, issue of the magazine would only feature the annual ratings for the year. Missing Quality: Prior to entering the top ten, Lewis posted a win over tenth ranked Yale Okun in April 1932 but didnt earn a ranking for the win. However there is no denying that the current crop a field that includes Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams! Sasakul was the man who beat the man dating back to Miguel Canto. 100-91, counting down by sets of 10 to the top 10 rated fighters. On The Ring magazines list of all-time heavyweights, Dempsey holds the 10 th position and 7 th position among the Top 100 greatest punchers. Leonard retired with a record of 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. Mayweather was 8-0 against ranked welterweights, including a feud-settling decision over his most prominent contemporary in Manny Pacquiao to unify the WBA, WBC and WBO belts. George Foreman Scoring a pair of second-round TKOs of Joe Frazier and Ken Norton are a sample size of how terrifying Foreman was in WebThe Super Fight was a fictional boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali shot in 1969 and released in 1970. Replace Marvin Hagler with Benitez and one still has a four-man, nine-fight series which included a near flawless masterpiece of skill in Benitezs lopsided decision over Duran. That included a 1941 campaign where Louis set a heavyweight record with seven defenses in a single year, five of them against Ring-rated contenders. According to the editors at Ring Magazine, this is how the rest of the top 80 shakes out. Missing Quality: Pacquiao is one of the most decorated fighters in history and the highest-finishing southpaw in this study. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Missing Quality: Lesnevich posted wins in 1936 and 37 over Young Stuhley. WebTo Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (50-41) #50 Canzoneris record is loaded with multi-fight rivalries, including a four-way round robin with Jimmy McLarnin, Barney Ross and Billy Petrolle. Late in Lewiss career, Lewis would stop Elmer Ray well before Ray cracked the top ten at heavyweight. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. That included his most legendary win, the first-round knockout of Max Schmeling in their rematch. Basilio also had wins over former lightweight champions Lew Jenkins and Ike Williams after both had left contention. For instance, if a No. Charles was Rings 1949 and 1950 Fighter of the Year. Lynchs change has the more dramatic outcome because of the way the results were grouped. A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. Of note, the parameters of this study exclude Alis final loss to a rated Trevor Berbick. Salica posted a win over unranked future bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz in 1939. Oh my god! 1 contenders in their weight class from lightweight to light heavyweight. Left-handed Pernell Whitaker made a name for himself by winning gold medals at the 1983Pan American Games and 1984 Summer Olympics. Lesnevich was out of action for almost four years between 1942-46 for service in World War II but would return to defend the title a few times before losing it to Freddie Mills. Photo / THE RING archives. Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! Web1. 2-ranked bantamweight defeated the No. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Bud [Terence Crawford] is the best fighter in boxing, said Stevenson during an interview with BoxingInsider.com. Alvarez, now 31, seemingly solidified his placement as the best fighter in the world following his recent run at 168 pounds. After Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao Known for his ability to deliver (and withstand) a furious beating, Harry Greb was a remarkably physical fighter. Tony Canzoneri was Rings 1934 co-Fighter of the Year (with Barney Ross). 1 contender was worth 10, etc. Terence Crawford advanced his standing with a win over a ranked Shawn Porter while Vasiliy Lomachenko entered the top 100 with his latest win over a ranked Richard Commey. Joe Louis; Sam Langford; Jimmy Wilde; Archie Moore; Sandy Saddler; Stanley Ketchel; Jack Dempsey; Bob Fitzsimmons; George Foreman; Earnie Shavers; Sugar Ray Robinson; Ruben Olivares; Wilfredo Gomez; Rocky Marciano; Sonny Liston; Mike Tyson; Bob We have used BoxRec.com as our source. How tough? The Filipino icon cracked Ring Magazine top 10s in four different decades from the 1990s to the 2020s with wins over reigning champions or opponents ranked in the top two of every weight class he competed in from flyweight to welterweight. Duran retired with a record of 103-16 with 70 knockouts. An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. Antonio Cervantes SD 15* (C) 140 04/76, Tony Petronelli TKO 3 (9) 140 12/76, Guerrero Chavez TKO 15 (10+) 147 09/77, Carlos Palomino SD 15* (C+) 147 03/79, Ray Leonard TKO by 15* (1) 147 01/80, Tony Chiaverini TKO 8 (3+) 154 09/80, Davey Moore TKO by 2 (10) 154 08/84, Matthew Hilton KO by 9 (10-) 154 04/86, First Ring Ranking: #10 Bantamweight (July 1934), Last Ring Ranking: #3 Bantamweight (February 1945), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 21-16-11 (5 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Bantamweight (1941-42). Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Lesnevich battled out of New Jersey, staying in the light heavyweight rankings for all but two issues from his debut in the top ten until exiting for the heavyweight ranks in 1949. Tarver posted a win and draw against Johnathon Banks and Steve Cunningham to close his career. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. 3. 33 Ted (Kid) Lewis. Note: With some fighters of the more-distant past, there is often disagreement about their final records. Twenty-five consecutive title defenses more than imprinted Louis as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Wilsons final Ring ranking, ninth at featherweight, came in the February 1946 issue. This is a project intended to be kept up for as long as Ring continues to issue rankings and there is thought to publishing all of the findings of the study, in an expanded format, later on. Genaro Hernandez RTD 8 (1) 130 Holiday 1998, Gregorio Vargas UD 12 (10) 130 06/00, Diego Corrales TKO 10 (1) 130 05/01, Jose Luis Castillo UD 12* (1) 135 08/02, Jose Luis Castillo UD 12 (1) 135 02/03, DeMarcus Corley UD 12 (5+) 140 09/04, Carlos Baldomir UD 12* (C) 147 02/07, Oscar De La Hoya SD 12 (5+) 154 07/07, Juan Manuel Marquez UD 12 (C) 135 11/09, Robert Guerrero UD 12* (3) 147 07/13, Canelo Alvarez MD 12* (C) 154 11/13, Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #10 Welterweight (May 1960), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (April 1976), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 36-19-2 (6 KOs, 2 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1961, 62-63, 63-66), Middleweight (1966-67, 67-68). Moore would also have a lengthy stint as the No. It cost him a fourth divisional crown from the publication. Boxing icon Muhammad Ali has brushed aside fierce competition to be voted the best boxer of all time by fans. The 'Greatest' is widely celebrated for his legendary achievements inside the squared Tarver never lost to a fighter ranked outside the top five of their weight class. As an amateur, he made a name for himself by going 86-0 before turning pro in 1940. 1 contender, along with a win over reigning light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis. Charles also posted an early career win over Teddy Yarosz just one month after Yarosz exited the Ring rankings for the last time. The following Authors Note was penned on January 21, 2022. Randall Yonker had previously been ranked at both super middleweight and light heavyweight but was unranked when McCallum defeated him in 1994. 50. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Results placed between brackets [ ] denote fights that were covered in the same issue (an interesting detail that shows how often some of the earlier fighters were in action). Montell Griffin UD 12 (4) 175 08/03, Bernard Hopkins L 12* (2) 160 09/06. Assuming that would have crowned a king, the straight line from there would have ended at Mayweather-Hernandez. By the time he retired in 1925, he had a record of 89-6-1 with 70 knockouts. Puerto Ricos El Radar was a prodigious talent, capturing the Jr. welterweight crown at just seventeen years old before engaging in a four-way rivalry with Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran at welterweight and Jr. middleweight. That championship is sorely missing from his resume. Missing Quality: Benitez can often be treated like his eras equivalent of the fifth Beatle. This list was no exception. The exception was fighters moving up to face heavyweights. Yall musta forgot Antonio Tarver shocked the boxing world in May 2004. Of his 40 wins against ranked opposition, 11 were against reigning champions or fighters ranked No. However, for a lengthy period of time the February, and later March, issue of the magazine would only feature the annual ratings for the year. WebHe is a two-time heavyweight world champion, and also held the unified WBA, WBC, Mayweather also briefly held the IBF belt in 2006. WebThe International Boxing Research Organization rates Foreman as the eighth greatest heavyweight of all time. Among them Sugar Ray Robinsons draw versus Henry Brimm was omitted in the initial findings and is added here and the ranking for Henry Cooper prior to his rematch with Muhammad Ali is updated (it was off by one issue; credit to historian Henry Hascup). Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. WebHeavyweight Ring career: 1947-56 Record: 49-0 (43 KOs) Career notes: Only Saddler ended a 73-fight unbeaten streak. He was 3-0 against ranked junior middleweights, including handing Canelo Alvarez his first and to date only loss. The 1926 and subsequent annual rankings prior to the introduction of monthly rankings included more than 10 fighters so the first 11 were all factored in. The stretch to Marciano was one of Moores most impressive. He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. Michael Spinks (737.4 points; 31-1-0) Considered to be one of the best light heavyweights of all time, Michael Spinks (known as Jinx) held world championships in both the light heavyweight class (he was the undisputed champ from 1983 to 1985) and the lineal heavyweight class (from 1985 to 1988). In an era when segregation was still legal, Louis' athleticism made him one of the few African-American celebrities of his time. 1-ranked contender at light heavyweight, four in defense of the crown, five more over No. Losses to unranked opponents drew a universal 12-point deduction. He was a Ring-rated fighter from bantamweight to lightweight. Those were treated as that months rankings and, if needed, were reordered as champion and top 10 to maintain consistency. The shortest resume to make the top 100, the lack of volume for Puerto Ricos Chegui was offset by a collection of highly rated wins and no bad losses while in the rankings. Leonard learned how to fight on the streets of New York City, where he grew up in the Jewish enclave on the Lower East Side. WebBoxing legends Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis have all secured a place in the top 10 heavyweight boxers of all time.The 10 Best Heavyweight Boxers In The World Right Now, Named And Ranked. Robinson was recognized as the welterweight champion until the March 1951 issue while also holding the No. Losses worked in reverse. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. 1 contender at lightweight for all but two issues from October 1929 to July 1930 following his title reign at featherweight. 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