Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. 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. Joe Louis was Rings 1936, 1938, 1939 and 1941 Fighter of the Year. In nine fights against the Mexican trio of Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao was an impressive 6-2-1 and rebounded from a devastating knockout loss to Marquez in the last of those fights to add seven more wins over ranked opponents before what appears to be his farewell loss to Yordenis Ugas. Fighters were then given a ranking in each scoring category: overall total, peak score (the highest point their points for wins and losses reached), and ranked wins. When Azumah Nelson defeated Jeff Fenech in their 1992 rematch, they were The Rings top two contenders in the class. (1-64). Pacquiao couldnt solve the riddle of Mayweather in the richest fight of all time, but several multi-fight rivalries magnified the greatness of Pacquiao. a champion and the top 10 contenders). He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. A 1963 win over ranked welterweight Ralph Dupas was outside the study scope. Win total ties were broken based on peak score. However there is no denying that the current crop a field that includes Across his years in the Ring rankings, Ali would face all six of the other men The Ring recognized as heavyweight champion during those years, defeating five, along with five No. The Cincinnati Cobra competed with the elite from middleweight to heavyweight for the better part of a decade without a title shot. 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. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. Romero was ranked intermittently at light heavyweight from 1937-38 and for most of 1943. Sometimes, fighters were separated by fractions of points in the total or peak points categories so single wins and losses were impactful in the scoring. McCallum is in the conversation for the greatest Jr. middleweight in the divisions history. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. Robinson was Rings 1942 and 1951 Fighter of the Year. The No. A missing win in the initial tabulation for former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was also identified and incorporated, pushing Buchanan into the top 100. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. Missing Quality: A little luck goes a long way, and Griffiths three wins over Rodriguez were all by split decision. A native of Panama, Duran is considered to be the best lightweight fighter in modern boxing history. Sakio Bika was unranked prior to a loss to Calzaghe in 2006 but Bika would be ranked continuously for a long stretch between 2007 and 2014. Louis might have been unranked when Charles defeated him, but Louis would immediately return to the top 10 after the loss and added two more top 10 wins before his career was complete. 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. Reggie Johnson SD 12 (10) 160 10/91, Charles Williams KO 12 (4+) 175 11/94, Montell Griffin L 12 (10) 175 06/95, Evander Holyfield TKO 9 (5+) Hvy 01/04, First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight (November 1998), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Cruiserweight (December 2012), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-6-1, 1 No Contest (4 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (2004, 05-06). 2 bantamweight in the world and was ranked the top contender at junior lightweight from the March to August 1929 issues. Pacquiao entered the rankings winning his first major title at age 19 with a come-from-behind knockout of Chatchai Sasakul. Missing Quality: Torres was matched tough on his way up, going to a draw with unranked future welterweight champion Benny Paret and suffering his only knockout loss to unranked veteran Florentino Fernandez in 1963. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. Along with Ring Magazine titles at featherweight, junior lightweight and junior welterweight, Pacquiao also achieved No. The inexhaustible Welshman tied the record for defenses of a title at super middleweight with Germanys Sven Ottke. Sammy Angott handed him his first defeat in a lightweight contest in March 1943. This has been a pleasure to put together. Wilsons final Ring ranking, ninth at featherweight, came in the February 1946 issue. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. 2023 RING TV LIVE. From a 12-year-old amateur to the greatest heavyweight of all time and an icon for change, Muhammad Ali conquered many worlds. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. In 2002, the writers of Ring Magazine published a ranking of the 80 best fighters of the previous 80 years. Griffith was Rings 1964 Fighter of the Year. Prior to championships at featherweight and lightweight, Canzoneri was rated the No. Pep posted two wins over Jackie Wilson, in 1943 and 1946, both with Wilson outside the rankings. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. Group three was derived from fighters who scored in the top 75 of any of the three scoring categories or whose final scoring average was higher than what would otherwise be the bottom ten of the top 100 (70-100). a champion and the top 10 contenders). A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. Photo / THE RING archives. Robinson exited the ratings during his period of service during World War II, returned to the ratings ranked second in the January 1945 issue and then resumed as leading contender until defeating Tommy Bell for the vacant crown. Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight champion for the inaugural rankings in 1925 and was rated fourth. results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. 1 contender spot at middleweight in the October-December 1942 issues before assuming the No. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. WebNow looking through all 100 of the boxers Ring Magazine named and ranked would leave us, and you as the reader, here all day, so instead, wee decided to look into their top 30. Larry Holmes (69-6, 44 KO) Larry Holmes (born November 3, 1949) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1973 to Photo: The Ring Magazine/ Getty Images. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Top 10 Greatest Boxers Of All TimeMuhammad Ali. Image Credits: blackhistorymonth.org.uk Muhammad Ali is not only regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time but also the greatest athlete to ever exist.Sugar Ray Robinson. Image Credits: theepochtimes.com Speaking of great records, Sugar Ray Robinson. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny Pacquiao. Mike Tyson. Joe Louis. Sugar Ray Leonard. More items 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. Missing Quality: Louis could easily have been historys first two-time heavyweight king. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. Robinson retired 25 years later with a record of 175-19 and 110 knockouts.. To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. His back-to-back middleweight title wars with Carmen Basilio won Rings 1957 and 1958 Fight-of-the-Year award. 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. The most formidable challenger in the war years may have been Jimmy Bivins. Leonard retired with a record of 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts. During his career, went 66-3 with 52 knockouts. The biggest box-office attraction of his time, Mayweather won major titles in five weight classes, partially unifying welterweight and junior middleweight, without a defeat over nearly 20 years as a pro. 31 Ezzard Charles. 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. Yall musta forgot Antonio Tarver shocked the boxing world in May 2004. After a standout amateur career, he turned pro in 1934. 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. Charles was Rings 1949 and 1950 Fighter of the Year. Left-handed Pernell Whitaker made a name for himself by winning gold medals at the 1983Pan American Games and 1984 Summer Olympics. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. The first example from the Sugar Ray Robinson section: Opponents name and fight result (Ring ranking at the time of the bout) weight class cover date. 15 Vitali Klitschko. Sugar Ray Robinson (May 3, 1921April 12, 1989), Henry Armstrong (Dec. 12, 1912Oct. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. As the title To Be the Best suggests, the feature looked back at 100 men who personified that phrase by facing the best opposition of their respective weight classes and eras. Writing in the July 1931 issue of The Ring, editor Nat Fleischers position came down to the scales, specifically that Berg could not lose his junior-welter crown when compelled to enter the ring at the lightweight limit., Ignacio Fernandez W 10 (2-) 126 07/29, Stanislaus Loayza UD 10 (8+) 140 11/29], Stanislaus Loayza UD 10 (4+) 140 04/30, Harry Dublinsky SD 10 (7) 135 07/32], Harry Dublinsky L 10 (3+) 147 10/34, Harry Dublinsky W 10 (1+) 147 11/34, Jimmy McLarnin UD 10 (1+) 147 06/36, First Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (March 1962), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Heavyweight (November 1980), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 32-4 (20 KOs, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Heavyweight (1964-70, 74-78, 78). Pep won his first 62 fights with four wins against Ring-ranked opposition, including his featherweight title win over Chalky Wright, before his career was three years old. 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