It is impossible to accurately answer the question of who is the strongest boxer. Unfortunately, humanity does not have a chance to put up a fight between Muhammad Ali and Tyson, for example, since they fought in different eras. In addition, Oscar de la Hoya cannot be compared with heavyweights, as he performed in a different weight category.
In the world of boxing, everything is relative, but there are certain facts that indicate that there have been and are fighters worthy of all respect and honor. Below are the best boxers over the past hundred years, if we consider the statistics of their fights and the duration of their appearances in the ring.
Muhammad Ali
This great boxer is a role model for some. It was he who always said that one should flutter like a butterfly, and sting like a bee. In the ring, Ali confirmed his statement with deeds, destroying opponents.
During his sports career, the boxer won 56 victories with 5 defeats. By the way, the political struggle in the United States is also associated with his name, since in his youth, Mohammed Ali began to wage an open war against the oppression of immigrants from other countries and continents in the United States. In the end, victory was on his side.
Joe Louis
A great boxer whose fights boggled the imagination more than half a century ago. During his career, he was able to win 66 times with 3 defeats. Joe Louis is a true symbol of America in the forties.
He had excellent fighting technique. This made it possible to perform in the ring even at retirement age, hitting opponents.
Sugar Ray Leonard
It is believed that after the departure of Muhammad Ali from boxing, it was Leonard who was able to maintain spectator interest in his sport. He was even called the "Boxer of the Decade" of the 80s of the last century.
Sugar Ray was distinguished by his attractive appearance, charm, and the ability to communicate with people. For a boxer, these are extremely rare qualities. During his career, he won 36 victories, lost three times and drew one fight.
Carlos Monzon
He has the longest winning streak, which is very difficult to beat - more than 60 times. A native of Argentina was able to win 87 victories in his career, with 3 defeats. But he has 9 draws.
He died in a car accident just after he was released from prison, where he spent 11 years.
Marvin Hetler
dominated the middleweight division. He won 62 victories, losing three times and drawing twice in one fight. He was distinguished by perseverance and the desire to restore justice in an honest way.
Roy Jones Jr.
The most popular boxer of his time. He boxed in four weight categories at once, gradually gaining weight, since it was not interesting to fight with opponents - he was too superior to everyone in strength.
During his career, he won 55 victories, losing 8 fights. He managed for the first time in history to become the winner of both middleweight and heavyweight. In the ring, he played with an opponent, bringing him to a state of knockdown, but giving him the opportunity to return to the fight. Always distinguished by excellent reaction and endurance. I could play basketball for a professional team three hours before the fight, and then box 12 rounds.
In the 90s of the last century, he was recognized as the “Boxer of the Decade”.
The best boxers in the history of mankind were able not only to contribute to the development of sports, but also changed the attitude towards this sport. When mentioning such names as Mike Tyson, Ali, Jones, many immediately have a lot of associations in their heads, due to the spectacular fights of these fighters. But you need to understand that the success of most people is due not so much to their merits as to the respect of the crowd for the personality of a person. Many well-known boxers are respected precisely for their actions and attitude towards boxing. We propose to consider an independent rating of the most outstanding boxers in the world of all time.
The best boxers in the world in history
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Opens the Top 10 Roy Jones Jr., speaking from 1989 to 2011. Out of 55 fights, he managed to win 40 victories. In doing so, he suffered 8 defeats. During his brilliant existence in the ring, Roy was able to win 7 belts. Over the past 106 years, he was the only one who managed to win the world in both middleweight and heavyweight. He started his career, of course, on average. Being a junior. In the 90s he was recognized as the boxer of the century. Each fight was spectacular and interesting for the public.
In the ranking of the best boxers in the world, Marvin Hagler was clearly not for his beautiful eyes. He was a real beast in the ring. He spent 65 fights, of which he won 52. 2 draws and 3 losses. Performed from 1973 to 1987. It should be added that Marvin has the highest percentage of wins by knockout. In my opinion, it was this man who had the most spectacular fight in the history of world boxing. Surely, true boxing fans understood that we are talking about a confrontation with Sugar Ray Leonard. In this confrontation, Marvin defeated the legend!
The next in the ranking of the best boxers in the world is Sugar Ray Leonard with 36 wins. Completed 25 performances with a victory. Lost three times and once the fight ended in a draw. Performed from 1977 to 1997. It was this boxer who managed to fill the void in this discipline after Muhammad Ali. He was able to get the title of boxer of the decade. He never turned down a fight with the best. Actually, only with such athletes did I see the point in fighting for the first place.
A very talented boxer from Argentina who managed to win 59 knockout fights. Impressive figure, agree? Total 87 victories. At the same time, 9 draws and only 3 defeats. And he realized this indicator from 1963 to 1977. In just 14 years, Carlos managed to enter the history of world boxing as an athlete with one of the longest victories. He suffered all 3 defeats on points, and in the first 20 performances. Won about 60 times in a row.
103 wins
Roberto Duran, who won 103 times, must be included among the best boxers in the world. Of these, 70 fights he completed in his favor by knockout. He suffered only 16 defeats, most of which were at the beginning of his career. Performed from 1968 to 2001. For about 30 years it remained unsurpassed. No one could find him a worthy opponent. You only need to watch a few of Duran's performances to understand why he enjoys such prestige among other boxers. It was he who managed to rebel against the young star Leonard. He released the rematch not only beautifully, this fight was brilliant and he deservedly entered the history of world boxing.
2 draws, 10 losses, 29 knockouts and 44 wins - this is the indicator of Evander Holyfield's realized fights. However, in this rating, he was not at all because of his dynamics of victories and defeats. Evander can be called one of the best boxers in the world of all time because he deserves the respect of fans and boxers alike. The eternal opponent of Mike Tyson expresses to go against him in the ring even at 51 years old. You can talk about it non-stop. He always dominated opponents, always responded to challenges. He gave himself completely to every fight. Great fighter!
173 wins
Just imagine, over a 25-year career, this boxer managed to realize 175 fights, of which he completed 109 performances by knockout in his favor. A total of 19 losses and 6 draws. One of the most talented boxers in history. He had unimaginable physical strength. A strong character and a strong chin allowed him to instill fear in every opponent with whom he happened to intersect in the open spaces of the ring. Sugar Ray is the owner of a famous club in Haarlem, he sang, danced and easily aroused the audience's delight when he entered the ring.
Another amazing boxer who made history with a hundred knockouts. In total, he won 150 times, 9 times ended in a draw. Lost 21 fights. He performed for 14 years from 1931 to 1945. He is the first boxer to achieve 3 championship belts at once. However, he could get a fourth, but the draw against Garcia is to blame. Many sports fans to this day consider such an end to the fight an unfair decision. It is worth noting that Henry's career did not start in the best way.
Weekends were held under the motto of the so-called "Fight of the Century". Indeed, many were waiting for the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao - and no one left offended. The fight between a pair of the best boxers of their time was attended by almost all Hollywood celebrities, from Clint Eastwood to Nikki Minaj. Mike Tyson himself sat in the front rows, contemptuously curling his lips at the sight of the next “hugs” of rivals in the center of the ring.
Despite all the rough edges, the fight really turned out great. Encouraged by this fight, we found a dozen more boxing matches of this century, each of which is quite worthy of the title of "Fight of the Century".
Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Angel Firpo
Short and spectacular - that's how you can describe the most powerful fight of Luis Angel Firpo against the famous Dempsey. The very first round sounded in the ears of the Latin American with a seven-fold countdown of the referee (at that time there was no rule for the opponent to move to a neutral corner, and Dempsey could knock out Firpo at the very moment the latter rises from the canvas).
Dempsey is a killer boxer with a devastating punch that only people who have experienced it can match - New York Times
Nevertheless, Firpo was also able to knock out the opponent. Yes, such a blow that Dempsey just flew out of the ring. However, the champion managed to come back and stop the Pampas Bull in just a couple of rounds.
Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn
Cohen was never a good puncher. He atoned for this shortcoming with dexterity and intelligence, practicing in the ring not the most obvious, but practical and effective tactics. The 13-round fight between Conn and Louis was repeatedly marked by commentators as the best fight of the century - and for good reason. In fact, Billy even had a chance to beat the champion, however, at the very end, he made a mistake and, having caught Louis's hardest hook, went to examine the canvas from close range.
Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier
Fight Ali-Frazer funny sports correspondents called Thrilla in Manila - "Thriller in Manila." And it was more than justified: the temperature and humidity turned every round of a boxing match into a real battle. Ultimately, Frazier's trainer, Eddie Futch, threw the towel into the ring despite the protesting yells of his charge. Muhammad Ali, on the other hand, described his opponent to the press as "the greatest fighter of all times and peoples - after me."
Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns
The battle of "Sugar" Leonard and "Killer" Hearns was recognized by experts as the best of the year. There was no clear leader. Boxers alternately forced bookmakers to tear their hair out, and fans - tickets bought from the same bookmakers. In the 13th round, Ray Leonard simply knocked out of the "Killer" all the mood to continue the fight. By then, Hearns had a runaway lead in points and was getting ready to try on the winner's crown. But, as they say, "Killer" proposes, and "Sugar" disposes.
Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns
The bout between "Wonderful" Marvin and "Killer" Hearns began like dengue fever, as if the arc-fed boxers were intent on destroying each other at once, without going far or wasting the spectators' time. Sports commentator, the famous Barry Tompkins, all the beginning of the match, yelled in ecstasy only one phrase: “This is only the first round! Only the first, motherfucking, round!”. Of course, at such a pace, even a bull on steroids could not work for a long time. Already in the third, Marvin's opponent lay down on the ropes with a dead weight, and Hagler himself, soaked in his own and other people's blood, accepted congratulations, lying in the center of the ring.
Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor
The duel was called "Thunder and Lightning": the wits had in mind the power of Chavez's strike and the incredible speed of Taylor. The final of the fight is still being discussed by experts: Taylor was almost completely in the lead in points (Chavez simply could not hit him properly), but in the last round he decided to change tactics. It didn't lead to anything good. Chavez's hardest blows turned Taylor's tactical machine into a pile of trash. Having lost all the speed, he clung to the ropes and could not answer the referee's question about the continuation of the fight. Two seconds before the final of the battle, the referee awarded Taylor a technical defeat. It is not surprising that the boxer's autobiography is called "Two Seconds to Glory".
Chris Eubank vs. Nigel Benn I
This pair of British gentlemen reached their peak at about the same time. Nigel Benn, known in narrow circles as the "Black Destroyer". However, Benn's nickname did not help in any way: in the 9th round, Eubank gracefully laid him on the canvas. Jim McDonald, the match announcer, yelled for the first eight rounds, “Oh my God, look at his right! Look at his right!”, addressing Benn's enthusiasm, was completely depressed.
Eric Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera I
A pair of Mexican boxers had a very, very spectacular fight - despite the fact that both the weight category and the nationality of the fighters did not promise this. In the fifth round, Morales defeated his compatriot, although half of the judges were against it. Despite the fact that Barrera had the only knockout in the entire fight, the decision really looked ambiguous.
Mickey Ward vs. Arturo Gatti
10 rounds of a grueling, hard battle for both sides - to call this massacre a boxing match does not turn your tongue. The ninth round has been called the "Centenary Round" by producer Emanuel Steward, and rightly so.
Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo
The two strongest lightweights of their time came together in the ring in a long and hard fight for the title. Corrales, who had not yet been distinguished by cleanliness, used all means to save his strength and win the battle. Twice he spit out his mouthguard, buying time. After the second warning, to the screams of stunned fans and commentators, Diego Corrales nevertheless showed what it was all about. Round 10 went down in boxing history as the “round of the year”, the fight itself received the status of “fight of the year”.
This top 10 best and greatest boxers of all time when this top it became clear that it is incredibly difficult to choose 10 boxers and think that such greats as Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., Carlos Monzon and hundreds of other amazing fighters are not included in this top best and greatest boxers of all time. top made up of fighters who throughout history were considered the best and have contributed to the culture, development of boxing and history. Many magazines and Internet portals have come to some kind of consensus as to who is really the best, there is no distribution by weight categories, they are just best and greatest boxers.
10 Willie Pep
Willy Pep is an Italian-American boxer who has fought for 26 years and has a total of 229 wins out of 241 fights, perhaps the most impressive record in boxing. Pep competed in the featherweight division until 1943 with an impressive record of 61 wins and 0 losses until he lost to world champion Sammy Angott. However, he won the remaining five fights that year, and in 1944 he won all 16 victories. Pep continued his career with a staggering number of championship wins cementing the fact that he is one of the best boxers of all time. He won 73 fights in a row and set an amazing record in boxing. Pep, known for his speed and grace, is considered one of the best fighters 20th century and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, voted number one of the 20th century featherweight by the Associated Press and ranked number one among best boxers of all time featherweight, according to the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005.
boxing career: 1940-1966 Fights: 241 Wins: 229 Wins by knockout: 65 Losses: 11 Draw: 0
9. Henry Jackson Jr. (Henry Armstrong)
Henry Armstrong started out as a lightweight and ended up as a middleweight. He is the only boxer in the world who managed to win three champion titles in a row in three weight categories. He could be said to have won a fourth title as well, but a controversial draw with Ceferino Garcia was admitted, although almost everyone believes that Armstrong should have won. His 27 knockout winning streak is regarded as the best winning streak in the history of boxing. Recognized by boxing critics and fellow professionals as one of the greatest fighters of all time. The authoritative boxing magazine The Ring, in 2007, recognized Armstrong as the second the greatest boxer over the past 80 years.
boxing career: 1931-1945 Fights: 181 Wins: 150 Knockout wins: 101 Losses: 21 Draws: 10
8. Rocky Marciano
Marciano competed in the heavyweight division and was famous for his toughness and ruthlessness towards his opponents. He is the only heavyweight champion to remain undefeated throughout his career. And defended his title six times. Many consider him the greatest boxers throughout history, however, there are those who believe that at that time there was no worthy competition and rivals. Yes, he endured Joe Louis, but 37-year-old Louis at that time was no longer the same. But despite all these critics, Morciano will be remembered as the only undefeated champion of all time, remembered in relevant discussions and counted in ratings for a very long time.
boxing career: 1948-1955 Fights: 49 Wins: 49 Wins by knockout: 43 Losses: 0 Draw: 0 (Undefeated)
7. Julio Cesar Chavez
Chavez is considered the greatest boxer Mexico, who competed in 5 different weight categories, is a six-time world champion in three weight categories, was recognized for several years as the best boxer in the world. Julio Cesar Chavez was known for his outstanding punching power, devastating attack, surprisingly strong chin, and relentless pursuit of his opponents. In 2010, he was inducted into the prestigious International Boxing Hall of Fame. In the ESPN ranking of the 50 greatest boxers of all time, he is ranked 24th. His records speak for themselves, for 10 years he was undefeated, had 88 fights without defeat until he lost to Frankie Randall, but after more convincingly avenged twice. Chavez beat Roger Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Sammy Fuentes and more great boxers for many years. Before his retirement, he was already a legend, respected and admired.
boxing career: 1980-2005 Fights: 116 Wins: 108 KO wins: 87 Losses: 6 Draws: 2
6. Jack Dempsey
Jack Dempsey, by far one of the most popular American boxers in history, was a cultural icon of the 20s. His fights had the highest attendance and earned the first million dollars in history. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power have made him one of the most popular boxers of all time. He was the heavyweight champion for 7 years. All 7 years he severely punished those who tried to overthrow him. Dempsey eventually lost his title to Jin Tani in what was the most slanting fight in history for many years, but a year later he confidently took revenge. In The Ring's magazine, in the list of the best heavyweights in history, he takes the 10th position, in the top 100 boxers of the Greatest Punchers at the 7th position, in 1950 the Associated Press voted for Dempsey as the greatest boxer the last 50 years, is a member of the International Boxing Glory.
boxing career: 1914-1927 Fights: 83 Wins: 65 Wins by knockout: 51 Losses: 6 Draws: 11
5. Mike Tyson
Let's be realistic, even people far from boxing have heard the name Mike Tyson. There is no such boxer in history who has accumulated as many legendary factors as: fear, risk, noise in the press and scandals as "Iron" Mike Tyson. In the 80s and early 90s, Tyson was regarded as the consummate boxer who knocked out every opponent of any size and caliber, within seconds or the first rounds of any fight. They made bets on him, only thinking about how long the opponent would last and how long the fight would continue. It was with this knockout that in the photo, at the age of 20, he became the youngest world heavyweight champion. Considered the most powerful puncher of all time and the most brutal man in sports history according to ESPN. Included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, is in the Guinness Book of Records, for the largest number of the fastest knockouts (produced 9 knockouts in less than 1 minute) and for becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion as mentioned above. And this is probably only a couple of percent of his mentions and awards, if writing about all of them takes a lot of time and more than one page.
boxing career: 1985-2005 Fights: 58 Wins: 50 KO wins: 44 Losses: 6 Draws: 0
4. Jack Johnson
American boxer nicknamed "The Galveston Giant". At the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion of the world (1908-1915). For many years, Johnson was the most famous African-American boxer in the world. The fact that he became the first African-American heavyweight champion and remained undefeated for over 10 years already deserves a place in any top ranking great boxers. No matter how he was insulted in battle, he remained victorious without giving the enemy a chance. He was the most hated by boxers, since no one could beat him. Jack Johnson is one of the most striking boxers of all time, using an unusual style that was difficult for his opponents to predict, he was extremely elusive and evaded almost any blow in return with his own.
boxing career: 1897-1945 Fights: 114 Wins: 80 Wins by knockout: 45 Losses: 13 Draws: 12
3. Sugar Ray Robinson
Many believe that Robinson best boxer, which the world has ever seen, however, Ring magazine recognized him best boxer of all time, regardless of weight category. Robinson competed in seven different weight classes, he combined skill, talent used all the best that is in boxing. He possessed amazing strength and lightning strike, high speed, outstanding leg dexterity and a firm chin. He became the world welterweight champion (1946-1950) and middleweight (1951, 1951-1952, 1955-1957, 1957 and 1958-1960) years. Robinson was a boxing genius and proved to be the best of the best with an exclamation point. Honorary Member of the Boxing Hall of Fame. And of course, perhaps it should be in first place in top best, but in this list, Ali and Louis were more significant in international, political and social significance, in terms of the fights they fought.
boxing career: 1940-1965 Fights: 200 Wins: 173 Wins by knockout: 108 Losses: 19 Draws: 6
2. Muhammad Ali
Ali is without a doubt a universally accepted boxing icon, the greatest person in boxing, one of the most famous and recognizable heavyweight athletes. He received the title of Boxer of the Year five times, according to Ring magazine, in 1970 he was recognized as the boxer of the decade. Became an Olympic light heavyweight champion. He was the heavyweight champion of the world more than once. However, he faced incarceration and refused to fight in Vietnam due to his religious beliefs, thus being stripped of his heavyweight titles. Muhammad Ali was a strong self-confident person who was considered invincible in the 60s. Although he also faced misunderstanding, the country tried to shame him as a blameless and running away. But he gave the whole world the reasons why this happened. Despite all this, Ali returned to the sport three years later and, in spite of everything, for his not easy career, he is deservedly considered one of the best. After completing his career, he took part in social and charitable activities, and was also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.
Boxing career: 1960-1981 Fights: 61 Wins: 56 Wins by knockout: 37 Losses: 5 Draws: 0
1. Joe Louis
Joe Louis was very tall and it was believed that he could not lose, in fact he lost 1 time to Germany against Max Schmeling, but he later retaliated in a sensational and historic fight when he took out Schmeling in the first round. His other two defeats are more connected with the fact that Luis was already not the same, losing to Rocky Marciano is more attributed to age, because then he was already 37, and he opposed Marciano, who was in excellent shape, besides, there were financially difficult conditions and not the best conditions for training. Louis became an American hero and a symbol of national pride. During the World War and the racial divide in America, Louis was more than just boxing. In those days, there was no such boxer of international, political and social significance in difficult times. All over the country, people gathered in crowds around the radio and followed his performance, this gave them great strength and hope for a good future. He became the first African-American boxer to be recognized as an American Hero by whites, blacks, and all Americans. In 2005, Louis was recognized by the International Boxing Research Organization of Boxers as the number one among best and greatest boxers heavyweights of all time.
Boxing career: 1934-1951 Fights: 72 Wins: 69 Wins by knockout: 57 Losses: 3 Draws: 0
Boxing as we know it today originated in England in the 18th century. Rules were adopted, many of which are followed today. Boxing is one of the most popular sports today. The most popular are fights in the heavyweight category.
We have compiled a list of the top 10 best boxers in the world. It contains really talented athletes whose names are associated with brilliant victories and incredible achievements.
Willie Pep is a great athlete who competed in the ring from 1940 to 1966. He has a very impressive track record: Willy Pep had 242 fights in the ring, of which he lost only 11. 229 fights ended in victory (65 knockouts).
Willy Pep competed in the featherweight division and was undoubtedly the best in it. He was a real master of defense: he moved around the ring perfectly, worked perfectly with his body, shifted and counterattacked. In 1946, he became the featherweight champion and after that he was able to defend his title 35 times. In 1990, Willie Pep was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame, the best award in the world for any boxer.
Henry Armstrong is a great boxer who shone from 1931 to 1945. He performed in the light and middle weight categories and became a champion in both categories. Many experts consider Armstrong one of the best, brightest and most talented boxers in history.
Armstrong won three championship titles in three weight categories at once, and held them for a long time. Agree, such an achievement is worth a lot. He defended the championship title in one of the weight categories nineteen times. His career in the professional ring did not start very well, but he spent every performance getting better and better. Another record that belongs to this boxer is 27 knockout victories in a row.
Rocky Marciano - was born into a poor family of Italian immigrants. In boxing, his best time was from 1948 to 1955. He became heavyweight champion in 1952 and held that title until 1956. Rocky Marciano did not know the bitterness of defeat. All 49 fights held by him in the professional ring ended in his victory, in 43 cases a knockout was recorded. He left boxing undefeated, and few people managed to do this. After the end of his boxing career, Marciano became a successful businessman.
At a certain period, he was undoubtedly the best boxer, although it is worth recognizing that among his rivals there were no athletes of the level of Muhammad Ali or Tyson.
This is a brilliant Mexican professional boxer who competed in the light weight divisions. His track record is very eloquent: 107 victories in the ring, of which 80 were obtained by knockout. For ten years, Julio Cesar Chavez did not know defeat. He can confidently be called one of the most talented boxers of the 80-90s of the last century. His fighting style was very tough, but the audience really liked it.
Julio Cesar Chavez was very loved by the public and very popular in his homeland.
Mike Tyson is one of the most powerful and furious fighters in the history of world boxing. He was also called "Iron Mike". The era of Michael Tyson lasted almost two decades: from 1985 to 2005. In 1982, Tyson became an amateur boxing champion. Then his professional career began, and it was brilliant. Tyson is one of the most recognizable boxers in the world. In 1990, Tyson was able to win all the known championship belts. Tyson took the least time after his debut in the professional ring to win the championship title. He has the most quick knockouts (less than a minute into the fight). However, Tyson can be called not only the best, but also the most scandalous boxer.
Tyson won 50 fights, 44 of his fights ended in a knockout, 6 fights ended for Tyson in defeat.
In addition to a brilliant track record, Tyson is also known as a boxer who bit off part of his opponent's ear. His press conferences often ended in scandals. Also, this boxer was serving a prison sentence for rape. In total, Tyson has three convictions: he received a second conviction for beating people, and a third for driving a car while intoxicated. Based on the biography of Mike Tyson, several films, fiction and documentaries, were shot.
Talented boxer, heavyweight champion. Jack Dempsey was one of the most popular American boxers, he was very fond of the public. His fights set records for attendance and the number of fees. During his performances in professional boxing, Dempsey won 66 fights, 56 of which ended ahead of schedule, 6 fights were lost. He came up with several new fighting techniques that are still used today.
At the same time, Dempsey is considered one of the "dirtiest" boxers in the world. He very often used not very honest tricks. Only the next member of our list could surpass him in this capacity. Jack Dempsey became the first boxer to let his promoter make $1 million in a single fight.
was a boxing star from 1897 to 1945. He was first American heavyweight champion, in front of Roy Jones and Muhammad Ali. He tried to humiliate his opponent and was most hated and the most famous African American on the ground . Johnson scored a record 73 wins, of which 40 were by knockout and was defeated 13 times and was the best boxer of his time.
Ray Robinson - the brightest star in the boxing sky from 1940 to 1960, opens the top three in our ranking the best boxers in the world. This black boxer competed in seven different categories, ranging from lightweight to light heavyweight. During his performances, Robinson got 173 wins (109 of them by knockout), 6 fights ended in a draw, and 19 fights ended in defeat for him.
Robinson had a surprisingly strong punch. According to the boxing magazine "Ring", he is the best boxer in the world in the history of boxing (in all weight categories).
His real name is Cassius Clay. This is another great black champion, whose career peaked in the 60s and 70s of the last century. At a certain period, Muhammad Ali really was the best boxer, he surpassed his rivals in all aspects: in speed, in endurance, in punching power and in battle tactics. He moved well during the fight. He has 57 wins on his record, 37 of which are by knockout. Muhammad Ali has only been defeated five times. Twice he became the absolute champion in the heavyweight division, was the multiple holder of the title of "Boxer of the Year".
In 1964, Cassius Clay joined the Muslim movement and changed his name. They began to call him Mohammed Ali.
The championship fight between Joe Frazier and Muhammad Ali is one of the most famous fights in boxing history. For refusing to serve in the American army, Ali was temporarily (for three years) suspended from participating in professional fights. After the end of his career, he engaged in social activities and charity. His name is in the World Boxing Hall of Fame.
A black boxer from a poor family who became the heavyweight champion of the world. In 2003, Ring magazine recognized Louis as the best puncher in the history of boxing. He was called the "Black Bomber" and he really was an idol of America. A simple black guy who achieved worldwide fame and became an American national hero. Louis won 66 matches (52 of them by knockout) and lost 3 fights.
