Who is the most famous boxer in the world. famous boxers

19.08.2013

This article presents ten best boxers in the world from all over the world. They became the best at different times. They are collected from various weight categories. This top was compiled on the recommendation of fans as well as various boxing magazines. To become great boxers, they worked hard on themselves, improved every day. Now, perhaps, let's start from the tenth place in our top 10 The best and greatest boxers in the world in history .

No. 10. Willie Pep

Played: 1940-1966 Total Fights: 241 Wins: 229 Knockout wins: 65 Losses: 11 Draws: 0

Willy Pep takes this honorable tenth place. Boxer can be attributed to the Italian American boxer, who fought in the ring for twenty-six years. He has a lot of victories and a minimum of defeats, this is probably the most incredible record of all time. Pep belonged to the lightweight category, he fought all the time without defeat until 1944, and also on his account 61 victories, this is impressive. Some time passed, and he still suffered the first defeat in his career from the world champion Sammy Angott. Soon, Willie won all his fights this year, and next year this boxer did not suffer a single defeat. Pep continued to move on in this sport without defeat, thereby emphasizing that he is the strongest fighter in the entire boxing world. He won 73 bouts. This is an amazing record that exists in this sport. Pep is undoubtedly rightfully great boxer of the twentieth century, for which he was inducted into the boxing hall of fame in 1990, he was given first place in the very light weight, according to the Associated Press magazine.

No. 9. Henry Armstrong

Played: 1931-1945 Total Fights: 181 Wins: 150 Knockout Wins: 101 Losses: 21 Draws: 10

Henry Armstrong ranks ninth on this list. This boxer started in the lightweight category and ended his career as a middleweight. Only Henry was able to win 3 championship awards in 3 different weight categories. Impressive result. It is believed that he won four titles, but in a fight with Ceferino Garcia, a draw was declared, although it is controversial. However, everyone thinks that it was Armstrong who won. He won 27 times in a row only by knockouts. This is perhaps the best statistic in boxing. Armstrong was recognized great boxer, so decided other boxers no less famous than Henry himself. Boxing magazine The Ring honored Armstrong with the title in 2007. the best boxer in the world for 80 years.

No. 8. Rocky Marciano

Played: 1948-1955 Total Fights: 49 Wins: 49 Knockout Wins: 43 Losses: 0 Draw: 0 (Remained undefeated)

Rocky Marciano deserves eighth place. This boxer belonged to the heavyweights, became famous for his cruelty to his opponents. The only boxer who has not lost his heavyweight championship to anyone. Defended this title six times. He is considered the greatest boxer in history, but many also think that no one could compete with him. Despite such critics in his direction, Morciano will be remembered by everyone as the undefeated boxer of all time, as well as take him into account in various ratings for a long time to come.

No. 7. Julio Cesar Chavez

Played: 1980-2005 Total Fights: 116 Wins: 108 Knockout Wins: 87 Losses: 6 Draws: 2

He is the most famous and great boxer in Mexico, because it was Chavez who participated in as many as five categories, this is a six-time winner in 3 weight criteria, was recognizedthe best boxer in the worldfor 10 years. Julio Cesar Chavez was famous for his power, destructiveness of opponents, strong chin, and constant control of the enemy. In the ESPN ranking of the 50 great boxers, he takes an honorable 24th place. He spent as many as 88 fights without losing until he was defeated by Frankie Randall, then Chavez inflicted 2 defeats on him. Chavez defeated such boxers as Roger Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Sammy Fuentes and many others.

No. 6. Jack Dempsey

Played: 1914-1927 Total Fights: 83 Wins: 65 Knockout Wins: 51 Losses: 6 Draws: 11

He can safely be called one of the greatest American boxers in history. A lot of people attended his fights, and the first million dollars was earned here. The aggression and real power of this boxer turned him into the most famous boxer. He has been the undisputed heavyweight champion for seven years now. All these years, he mercilessly cracked down on those who wanted to appropriate the title of champion. But after some time, Dempsey still loses him in a battle with Jin Tani, but a year later he defeated him in a new fierce battle. In The Ring's magazines, Dempsey found himself on the tenth line in the list of heavyweights.

No. 5. Mike Tyson

Played: 1985-2005 Total Fights: 58 Wins: 50 Knockout Wins: 44 Losses: 6 Draws: 0

This greatest boxer ranks fifth. Everyone has heard this name. This famous boxer all over the world, he was famous for defeating absolutely any opponents in a few seconds or during only the first round. They constantly made bets on him and only thought about how many minutes the enemy could stand against him. Mike Tyson is considered the most brutal puncher in history. He also found a place in the Guinness Book of Records for the most powerful and fastest knockouts of all time. (he has 9 knockouts in less than one minute to his credit) as well as his record of being the youngest winner in the heavyweight division.

No. 4. Jack Johnson

Played: 1894-1938 Total Fights: 114 Wins: 80 Knockout Wins: 45 Losses: 13 Draws: 12

This is a fairly famous African American boxer. Jack was the undisputed heavyweight champion all the time for ten years! No one has been able to defeat him. I got into all possible boxing ratings. He always emerged victorious from every fight, despite the screams and insults addressed to him. For a long time no one could and could not beat him, for which many boxers disliked him. Jack Johnson is an incredible boxer, he had his own style of fighting that opponents could not guess at all, he is also known for being very good at dodging opponent's punches.

#3 Sugar Ray Robinson

Played: 1940-1965 Total Fights: 200 Wins: 173 Knockout Wins: 108 Losses: 19 Draws: 6

Almost everyone considers it best boxer of a kind. Robinson took part in 7 weight categories, he included all the most best qualities real boxer. He was very strong, possessed increased stamina, he had a very hard chin. He also earned his middleweight and welterweight titles. He proved to everyone that he deserves to be the greatest boxer in history. And many of the most authoritative publications give him the first line in such a rating.

No. 2. Muhammad Ali

Played: 1960-1981 Total Fights: 61 Wins: 56 Knockout Wins: 37 Losses: 5 Draws: 0

This is perhaps the most famous and famous boxer in the world. The title "Boxer of the Year" was with him 5 times, he is recognized the best boxer the past decade. Ali became Olympic champion in the heavyweight category. He held the world title in this weight, but was deprived of these titles due to the fact that he did not go to fight in Vietnam. Muhammad was considered invincible. The country tried to humiliate him, but this did not prevent him from getting on his feet and reaching such heights. After some time, he made a return to the ring and continued his glorious path.

No. 1. Joe Louis

Played: 1934-1951 Total Fights: 72 Wins: 69 Knockout Wins: 57 Losses: 3 Draws: 0

The greatest and best boxer in the world in history. Louis was very tall and everyone believed that he could not be defeated, however, he still had one defeat, from the German Max Schmeling, although the German did not rejoice at this for a long time, after a while, Louis took a sensational revenge, defeating Max in just 1 round. Then he suffered 2 more defeats, but this happened only due to the fact that he was not in the very best form and he also had financial problems and could not maintain constant training. For everyone, Louis has become an American symbol. Louis was especially present in the hearts of people just when the Second World War. As far as we know, during the war there simply would not have been anyone else who could become a politically significant boxer like Joe Louis. Everywhere a bunch of people crowded around the ring and the radio to find out about his fights with opponents and this gave people at least some, but hope for the future and faith that everything would be fine in life. Joe Louis was the only boxer who was recognized as the best of the best among any nationality.

Murat Georgievich Gassiev is a boxer in the first heavy weight (90.7 kg), originally from Vladikavkaz.

The future world champion was born on October 12, 1993 in a large family. Murat started boxing at the age of 13, to this day he speaks with inspiration about his first coach Vitaly Konstantinovich Slanov, who laid the foundation and instilled a true love for boxing.

Andre Ward (San Francisco, USA, February 23, 1984) was born to a white Irishman, Frank, and an African American, Madeline. The boxer's parents did not set the best example for their son, they often had problems with the police due to drug abuse.

In an interview, Ward said that it was his strong-willed qualities and an objective assessment of what was happening around that gave a strong impetus to his boxing career.

Ward began his amateur career under the guidance of his godfather, who to this day is always with him in the gym during training and in the corner of the ring during fights.

Roman Alberto Gonzalez Luna was born in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua on 06/17/1987 in a family for which boxing was hereditary, his father and uncles, as well as Roman's grandfather, practiced this sport. The nickname "Chocolate" Gonzalez received from his uncle Javier.

Ros Roman grew up in a simple family with a difficult financial situation, initially he began attending the football section, but later, on the strict instructions of his father, he went to the boxing gym of the legend of Latin America - Alexis Argüello, a three-time world champion, who immediately appreciated the potential of the young boxer and polished his technique and style.

Felix Savon "Guantanamera" was born in a small town with barely a dozen village farms. Cockfights and homemade baseball games were the only pastimes for the peasants of the village. The young Savon showed an irresistible passion for sports from a young age and began to practice various disciplines such as swimming, baseball, football, and even chess.

From the age of 13, he entered a special school for the development of sports talents, where a boxing coach found that his height, arm span and punching power, combined with skills, were enough high level to become the successor to Teofilo Stevenson, the Cuban boxing legend. Thanks to the influence of the coach, Felix took part in the 1981 championship, receiving his first title in competitions between schoolchildren in Cuba.

Anthony Joshua is one of the most talented and exciting heavyweight boxers in the world. last years.

Growing up in Watford, Anthony Joshua (born 10/15/1989 199 cm, 109 kg, 208 cm arm span) moved to the capital of England when he was 17 years old. He was brought to boxing by his cousin, as a child, the future boxer played football at a high level, which significantly affected his endurance and speed, his personal record of 100 m in less than 11 seconds. However, boxing became a passion for him and Anthony began to actively compete in the ring.

With a height of 201 centimeters and an arm span of 211 centimeters, future heavyweight Deontay Wilder dropped out of college and started boxing in 2005 to support his daughter, who was born with spina bifida.

Having quickly overcome qualifying competitions, he qualified for the Olympics representing the United States, and in his 21st amateur bout earned bronze at the Beijing Olympic Games ah 2008. The “bronze bomber” finished his first 32 professional fights by knockout and already in January 2015, the WBC world champion belt was on his list.

Future middleweight Santos Saul Alvarez Barraganode was born in Mexico in the city of Guanalajara on July 18, 1990. At the age of 26, the Mexican nicknamed Canelo with 49-1-1, 33 KO's has conquered the boxing world, conquering fans both in Mexico and around the world with his futuristic fighting style and charisma.

Alvarez came to boxing at the age of 13, spent 20 fights as an amateur.

Arturo Gatti was born on Italian soil on April 15, 1972, he later moved to Canada, where his amateur career began. The pinnacle was the victory in the national championship, and obtaining a license for the 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. On this, he completed his performances in amateurs and entered the professional ring.

In 1991, he holds his first fight, speaking in the second featherweight division, knocking out Jose Gonzalez in the 3rd round.

The Russian boxing school has brought up many promising fighters who, with their example and victories, inspire the younger generation of athletes around the world, Gennady Golovkin is a vivid example of this. Triple-G, as he was called in the world of professional boxing, was born in Kazakhstan in 1982.

Golovkin was sent to boxing along with his older brother Maxim at the age of 10, the young man’s assertiveness and determination surprised his coaches, and as a result, victory in regional competitions a year later, Gennady fought about 350 fights in the amateur ring, of which only five ended in his favor.

Vladimir Ilyich Gendlin was born in Moscow on May 26, 1936 into an acting family, thanks to his parents' tours, he was able to travel throughout the country from early childhood. After finishing school, Vladimir studies mathematics at Saratov University.

He successfully completed training up to the 4th year, but his passion for boxing dramatically changed his life, for a short time he fulfilled the standard of the master of sports, having spent 51 fights in the ring, only one of which he lost.

Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov was born on January 20, 1984 in Berezovoi, Russian Federation. At the age of 10, he began to actively engage in boxing, his first coach was Evgeny Vakuev, the man who brought up and laid down the best qualities inherent in a boxer. Later, Ruslan moved to live in the city of Izluchensk, where he continued to train with Stanislav Berezin, under whose guidance he fulfilled the standard of a master of sports.

As an amateur, Ruslan had 150 fights, of which 20 ended not in his favor. The biggest achievement in the amateur ring was the victory at the junior tournament held in Greece.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kovalev was born on April 2, 1983 in the suburbs of Chelyabinsk, the city of Kopeysk. As soon as Sergei was 11 years old, he immediately enrolled in the boxing section, his first coach was Sergei Vladimirovich Novikov, with whom he achieved many results in amateur boxing.

Kovalev became the winner of the junior championship of Russia, many times reached the final of the prestigious tournaments of the country, was a participant in the European Championship, won victories in many international tournaments.

The future of the Ukrainian heavyweight division - Oleksandr Usyk was born in the city of Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula in 1987 on January 17th. Alexander's first sports hobby was football, but at the age of 15 he first got to boxing training, where he felt the strength and effectiveness of this sport in the ring, which predetermined his future fate.

At the championship of Ukraine, Alexander could be seen by his demeanor, passion for dancing in childhood formed her own style of warm-up, a dancing, smiling boxer with access to the ring turned into a tactful, cold-blooded fighter.

Vasily Lomachenko, nicknamed “Hi Tech”, is a Ukrainian boxer record holder who managed to surprise with a brilliant career in the amateur ring, and since 2012, speaking as a professional, is the most promising boxer of our time. Vasily was born in Belgorod-Dnestrovsk, Odessa region on February 17, 1988, his fate was sealed by his father, Anatoly Nikolaevich, who already in infancy set the goal of raising an Olympic champion.

Lomachenko started training with Joseph Katz, then came under the guidance of his father, who is still a mentor, friend and companion of the Ukrainian boxer.

WBO European Lightweight Champion, Pan-Asian Boxing Association Lightweight Champion, WBA International Lightweight Champion and WBA Intercontinental Welterweight Champion Eduard Troyanovsky, known as Bryansk Eagle or Troy, is a 35-year-old Russian boxer from Bryansk. He performs in two weight categories - light (61.2 kg) and welterweight (63.5 kg), since the boxer's combat weight ranges between 61 and 64 kg. IN track record this fighter has 20 fights and, accordingly, 20 victories, 17 of which were by knockout.

Eduard was born in Omsk on May 30, 1980, but already in infancy he moved with his parents to Oryol, where he subsequently took his first steps in sports.

Emanuel Steward is a real legend of world boxing, both as an athlete and, moreover, as a brilliant coach. The steward has brought up a whole galaxy of world famous champions both among amateurs and among professionals of the ring. Among his most famous students are Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Thomas Hearns and Wladimir Klitschko.

Emanuel Steward was born on July 7, 1944 in the American town of Bottom Creek (West Virginia). The boy began boxing already in early childhood. When he was 12 years old, after the divorce of his parents, Steward moved to Detroit with his mother. At the new place of residence, the young boxer began to train at the Brewster Recreation Center - the very one in the rings of which they honed their skills famous joe Lewis and Eddie Futch.

Continuation of the biography of Alexandra Povetkin.

The victory was then awarded to Alexander Povetkin. So he became the WBA heavyweight champion of the world.

In December of the same year, Alexander defended his new title in a fight with Cedric Boswell, and two months later, in February 2012, he did it again in a duel with Marco Hook. September 2012 brought Povetkin a victory over the American boxer Hasim Rahman, in a duel with whom he again defended the WBA champion title, defeating his opponent in the 2nd round. Well, in May 2013, the Russian boxer deprived Pole Andrzej Wawrzyk of his chances for the WBA champion belt by knocking him out in Moscow. By the way, it should be noted that at that time the Polish boxer had no defeats.

The world-famous boxing trainer Freddie Roach, known mainly by the nicknames "Cucaracha" and "Glee Boy", was born in America. The future boxer, eight-time winner of the title of "coach of the year" was born in Massachusetts on March 5, 1960. The surname of the boxer is translated into Russian in different ways: both as a recess, and as a roach, and as hashish, and even as a cockroach. Actually, "cucaracha" in Spanish means "cockroach".

The boxer received the nickname "Boy from the choir", as Freddie Roach himself recalls, for his "cute baby face." It was also for this reason that the successful boxer was sometimes referred to as the "baby-faced killer". Indeed, if a stereotype has developed in society that a boxer is a thug without an extra imprint of intelligence on his face, then you need to understand that appearance is very often deceptive, and the example of Freddie Roach is just that case. Rather, it can be assumed that he is a bank employee.

For more than a century of history of professional world boxing, even experts can remember a few names of champions who have never experienced the bitterness of defeat in their entire career. Sports biography of Joe Calzaghe- a boxer of the 2nd middle weight category, a multiple world champion title holder in different versions, is an example of such an invincible boxer. During his performance in the professional ring (1993 - 2008), he entered the ring 46 times, and each time he won.

"Terminator" Joe (Joseph) Calzaghe was born on March 23, 1972 in England (London). But soon the family moved to the town of Newbridge in Ireland, and the first successes of the future boxer are associated with the Newbridge Boxing Club, where his father Enzo Calzaghe began to train from the age of 9.

Argentina has always been famous for good fighters. Oscar Bonavena, Grigorio Peralta, Sergio Martinez and others. Today our story is about Carlos Monsone whose name is now almost forgotten.

Carlos Roque Monson(Carlos Roque Monzón) was born on August 7, 1942 in the town of San Javier in the province of Rio Negro in the center of Argentina in a poor family. When Carlos was 7 years old, his large family moved to live in a poor suburb of the city of Santa Fe. To help his family survive, Carlos dropped out of school in the 3rd grade and went to work.

Edwin Valero boxer professional, world champion According to the WBA, he is from Venezuela. Valero has 27 victories in the professional ring, all by knockout, with his first 18 fights Edwin finished in the first round thus setting a world record. Edwin made his last 18 knockouts on February 25, 2006. This record was later broken by Tyrone Brunson with 19 knockout wins.

Arguments about who best boxer in history, periodically flare up in discussions in many media, among professionals and fans of this sport. Objectively speaking, this is the point of view of one or another expert, and, like any point of view, in many respects the definition of the best and worst boxer is subjective.

For the first time, they began to talk about who is the best, regardless of the weight category, for a long time. The first to receive this title boxer Benny Leonard, who dominated the ring from May 1917 to January 1925. Now, many boxing historians rightly believe that best boxer in history boxing, regardless of weight category ...

In the world of sports, it is customary to compile a wide variety of ratings. And not only to calculate who was the champion for the longest time, and at what age, but also by indicators that cannot be measured. For example, how many years the sport has been played about which boxer has the most strong punch in boxing. Compiled various ratings, lists. But... Until now, no one has come up with a device that could measure the strength of a boxer's punch as objectively as scales - the weight of an athlete or a ruler - his height. Probably because in combat it is not so important.

Research by scientists has convincingly proven that in order to knock out a boxer, it is enough to hit him in the chin with a force of 15 kilograms. And a person, depending on the degree of training, can hit with a force of 200 to 1000 kilograms.

Sports biography of Nikolai Valuev starts during school years. But he was engaged not in boxing, but in basketball, and even as part of the Frunzenskaya Youth Sports School (St. Petersburg) team he became the champion of the country. Also among his hobbies was athletics.

In recent years, European boxers, the natives of European countries, do not often delight their fans with championship belts. Completed not too long ago Biography of Ricky Hatton on professional boxing Russian ring. Two defeats in a row - from the famous Filipino Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2009. It was his second defeat in the ring. The first is December 28, 2007 from rising star Floyd Mayweather Jr. After the defeat in 2009, Hatton stopped performing for a while.

But three years later he decided to return. Defeat from a less famous Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Senchenko On November 24, 2012, the once-famous British puncher was finally retired.

The era when in America boxing was associated only with the names of heavyweights ended with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Today, the most spectacular boxing in the United States is demonstrated by middleweight boxers. AND Floyd Mayweather- the best among them. So say the statistics, so say the professionals.

Biography of Floyd Mayweather, Jr. Ray Leonard started out pretty standard.

Floyd Mayweather achieved his first successes in the All-American ring while still an amateur.

Started boxing Cassius Marcellus Clay, who only after receiving the first champion title in a fight against Sonny Liston in February 1964 began to be called Muhammad Ali at the age at which many young boxers start today - at 12 years old. First Muhammad Ali workout were held in a boxing club in his homeland, in the American town of Louisville (Kentucky).

Already the first classes showed the outstanding talent of a teenager. His first fight took place under the lenses of the cameras of the local TV channel in six weeks after the start of training. Muhammad Ali defeated a white boy who had been training for over a year. When he was declared the winner, he shouted that he would become the champion. And the boxer fulfilled his childhood promise, winning the champion title more than once in his life and winning when others no longer hoped for it.

Having decided to become a champion, the boy began train frantically.

Gerald McLellan- an outstanding professional boxer, champion, whose fate convincingly indicates that big sport is a big risk. Start biographies of Gerald McLellan similar to the biographies of many professional boxers of his period. Started training at a young age. Then - an amateur career, performances at the Golden Glove tournament. At the age of 21 (August 12, 1988) he had his first fight in the professional ring.

During his performances in the amateur and professional ring, the outstanding Russian boxer Kostya Ju developed his own training cycle, which helped him win and win championship titles. When asked to compare with well-known training methods, he answered simply: “ Kostya Ju training regimen, is my technique. And you can only compare it with the Kostya Ju training regimen.

Among our contemporaries, probably, there is no person who would not have heard of great boxer Mike Tyson, whose biography is replete with ups and downs. Michael Gerard Tyson was born in the Negro area of ​​New York - Brooklyn. Father, who left his mother shortly before birth, Mike did not know. And the mother was not particularly worried about her son. Tyson was brought up by the street.

At the age of 14, when the boy was once again in a correctional facility, in biographies of Mike Tyson there was a turning point: he faced boxing icon Mohammed Ali. It was then that for the first time he seriously thought about the career of a boxer.

In professional boxing scandalous Briton David Haye came, like most professionals, from amateurs. But, despite the fact that he began to study at the age of ten, in the biography of David Haye high-profile victories V amateur career did not have. At the World Championships in 1999, he lost in his first fight, and at the next, two years later, he still managed to win a place in the final, but lost to Odlanier Solis. David Haye went professional with only World Championship silver.

David Haye began his career in the professional ring in the first heavyweight.

Sports biography of Alexander Povetkin began in 1992 in the Kursk sports complex "Spartak", when the future winner and champion turned 13 years old. The talent of the boxer showed up immediately. In 1995 he became Champion of Russia among youths, and in 1997 - among juniors.

The first time to take part in the Olympics (Sydney-1998) as part of the Russian team, Alexander was prevented by an injury. In the Olympic off-season, the biography of Alexander Povetkin lists several significant victories in the amateur ring.

In the world history of boxing, in that part of it that can be called happy for heavyweights in the 70s, there are many athletes who could have achieved many great results, if not for the fact that at that time several not just talented boxers competed at the same time, and amazing legends of world boxing. So, in the Soviet Union, heavyweight Igor Vysotsky did not become a champion and did not fully reveal his talent.

In the USA, such a boxer was Ron Lyle, whose biography is full of amazing fights in the professional ring (43 wins, of which 31 by knockout, 7 losses and one draw), but he never managed to win the championship belt.

Among the many legendary personalities of world sports in boxing, there are few athletes who would be on a par with Mike Tyson. His amazing knockout victories, his fighting style, demeanor in the ring and today, many years later, cause only surprise and delight. Many would like to become so famous, but very few can prepare for fights as selflessly as Mike Tyson trained.

The legendary champion made the decision to become a boxer at the age of 14 after meeting with Muhammad Ali, when he was in a specialized school for juvenile delinquents. Boxer Bob Stewart At that time he taught physical education at school. Mike Tyson turned to him for help.

The first coach laid in the minds of the future champion and winner the basics of training a boxer. There were legends about how Mike Tyson trained at school.

Klitschko brothers nowadays are one of the most famous boxers in the world. They have collected all the possible championship belts that there is in professional boxing, but they will never stand in the ring against each other.

The youngest of the famous brothers began playing sports in 1990. Started at the age of 14 biography of Wladimir Klitschko as an athlete, when he began to study boxing at the Brovary School Olympic reserve. Already in 1993, he won his first significant victory among amateur juniors, receiving gold medal at the European Boxing Championship.

Among professional boxers, whose records are unlikely to be beaten or even repeated, the best boxer of the decade (2000s) undoubtedly stands out, regardless of the weight category, according to many experts Filipino Manny Pacquiao . He became the world champion in various versions in eight weight categories. And the difference between the minimum (flyweight) and maximum (first average weight) the weight categories that Manny Pacquiao performed amounted to ten weight categories, which is also not easy to achieve.

There are many outstanding family duets in the world of sports. But, perhaps, none of them can be compared today with fame. boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. The biography of Vitali Klitschko, the eldest of the brothers, begins in Kyrgyzstan, where he was born into the family of a military man on July 19, 1971. But this fact did not affect his development as an athlete. Soon my father was assigned to another garrison, and the family left Kyrgyzstan.

In my youth, I worked with my brother various types martial arts, but Vitaly chose kickboxing. Successfully performed as an amateur ( two-time champion world) and professional (four-time world champion) kickboxing ring.

The turning point in the biography of Vitali Klitschko was 1995, when he decided to go in for boxing.

Among professional boxers, not many have shown such diverse talents and managed to realize themselves not only in boxing, but also in other areas of life, other than boxing.

Biography of Roy Jones- a clear confirmation that a person can have many talents and, having skillfully managed his time, he has the opportunity to develop them. The athlete proved that he not only managed to reach the heights in amateur and professional boxing, but also realized himself as a successful rap singer and as an artist who starred in more than one picture.

Multi-million dollar prizes, crowds of fans, fame, the ring, training - all these words are united by boxing. Its popularity is growing every day.

The best boxers in the world enter the ring for money or fame and put on a real show. People have always wanted two things - bread and circuses. As long as there are athletes who are able to provide the latter, this sport will live on.

In order to become the best, they worked hard and worked on themselves for a long time, improving themselves every day. Before presenting the rating of world boxers, it is necessary to understand “where the legs grow from”.

Boxing history

Officially, such a sport as boxing was recognized only in 1719 in England. An interesting fact is that since that moment this country has been counting all its tournaments and championships, steadily printing reports in newspapers.

Unofficially, we can say that boxing is at least more than 5 thousand years old. This is precisely what archaeologists confirm, who found 2 tablets in the vicinity of Baghdad, where boxers with wrestlers were depicted.

In the Olympic program, such competitions appeared only at 23 games. Many years have passed since that time and boxing has undergone constant changes until it has acquired its final form, which we can observe on this moment.

How are the best boxers in the world chosen?

In order to have an idea of ​​how the best boxers in the world are selected, it is necessary to consider the criteria by which an athlete is determined.

Of course, the number of fights held is taken into account, victories are analyzed in relation to defeats, draws and fights won ahead of schedule. In addition, not only the style is important, but also the manner of fighting, along with the average number of points. Despite this, many boxers - world champions - are not included in this list, and those who have been stripped of their belts and titles (for example, Muhammad Ali) top it. This is due to the fact that, as such, there is no specific list of requirements, but the best one is chosen, in relation to certain non-prize associations, by popular vote.

Top boxers in the world of all time

Willy Pep takes the 10th line of the rating. He performed well during his career (1940-1966), having a large number of victories and a minimum number of defeats. Playing in lightweight, he set a kind of record, having spent 69 fights in a row without defeat.

9th place. This boxer is famous not only for the fact that he began his career in lightweight, but finished in middleweight. Twenty-seven knockouts in a row, 3 champion awards in different weight categories. He was recognized as a great boxer not only by his fans and experts, but also by other famous athletes.

Rocky Marciano - 8th. Didn't get a single defeat. He competed in the heavyweight division and gained notoriety for his brash nature and cruelty.

Julio Cesar Chavez - 7th place. One of the most famous boxers in Mexico, who competed in 3 weight criteria. Defeated a large number of eminent boxers. He became famous due to the fact that he constantly controlled all the actions of his opponent and managed to defeat them using his power.

Jack Dempsey - 6th. His fights were always attended by a large number of people. This athlete can even be called the favorite of all America. His aggressiveness and power made him the most famous boxer. For 7 years he was the undisputed champion.

The famous Mike Tyson is in 5th place. Probably, there are no such people who would not know his name. His fame is not in doubt by anyone, but all thanks to his phenomenal aggression during the fight, which allowed him to win fights either in the first seconds after the gong was struck, or in the first 2-3 rounds. The bets on fights with Mike were only on how long it would take him to knock out his opponent. There is a line about him in the Guinness Book of Records.

Jack Johnson and an honorable fourth place. For 10 years he was the undisputed champion in heavyweight champion. He was not loved not only by boxers, but also by the audience, and all because of the technique and style of fighting. Despite all the negativity, he emerged victorious from almost every fight.

Top three

Sugar Ray Robinson - bronze in the ranking. It was a boxer with a capital letter. He combined the best qualities that allowed him to perform in seven weight categories. Despite his large size, he had amazing stamina and invested in every blow.

Muhammad Ali - silver. Of all the famous boxers, this one is perhaps the most famous. Five times in a row he was recognized as the boxer of the decade. Olympic champion in the heavyweight category. The scandalous boxer was the de facto world champion, but de jure he was deprived of these titles because of his character, and most importantly, because he went to the war in Vietnam. He was invincible. Neither society, nor the country, nor rivals could break him.

He occupies the first line of the ranking of boxers of all time, not because he was the best heavyweight boxer, but because he set a record that has not yet been broken by anyone. The championship title belonged to him for 11 years, eight months and seven days.

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In fact, the strongest boxer in the world cannot be determined when it comes to the power of his punch. This is due to the fact that no one has ever measured the impact force of all athletes in order to compile some more or less acceptable statistics. It should be understood at the same time that during the strike, not only muscle strength is important, but also its knockout component. It is because of this that it is very difficult to make specific calculations. At the same time, push and sharp blows may be exactly the same in their strength, but their knockout components are completely different.

The impact force of an average man is in the region of 200-1000 kg. Moreover, the lower indicator is a good blow for a 60 kg boxer, while the upper one is for a heavyweight. For a knockout, 15 kg to the chin area is enough.

Despite this, there is an opinion in the world that the most with a strong blow of all the boxers that once existed, it was Mike Tyson who possessed.

The strongest blows

Many boxers dream of a crushing blow. World champions and contenders for this title in all weight categories always hope to finish the fight ahead of schedule, but unfortunately not everyone has the right punch. Despite the fact that Mike Tyson's right cross is considered the strongest punch, in fact there are several other boxers who had, if not stronger, then clearly no weaker punch.

1. George Foreman - right uppercut.
2. Ernie Shavers - right cross.
3. Max Baer (rumored to have knocked out a real bull).
4. Joe Frazier - left hook.

Strength is not important

Even a boxer who has a crushing punch cannot win without having the necessary tactical plans for every fight. All opponents are different and have their own style and strategy, and where a counterattack takes place, a power stop can not always go through. famous boxers become such not only due to their impeccable, which, of course, is also important. But also a boxer cannot do without a coach and a special psychological attitude before the fight. It is important to beat the opponent already at the weigh-in stage.

Modern boxing

Despite the fact that the best boxers in the world of all time were announced, modern boxing dictates its own rules. If we talk about the achievement of an athlete, regardless of his weight category, then at the moment it is worth noting Floyd Mayweather. He holds the World Boxing Council welterweight title.

The rating of eminent fighters is headed by this one american boxer, and immediately after him follows the Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko. Further, the ranking of the best modern boxers, regardless of their weight category, is as follows:

• Juan Manuel Marquez.
• Saul Alvarez.
• Gennady Golovkin.
• Carl Froch.
• Danny Garcia.
• Adonis Stevenson.
• Sergei Kovalev.

grand meeting

Despite the achievements of the boxers of the last century, speaking of the best, one cannot ignore the meeting in 2015, where Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will meet. Probably, there is no fan of this sport who would not talk about the future fight. The truly great boxers of the world meet in a face-to-face fight, the stake in which will be respect and an unprecedented nine-figure fee. In addition, athletes will finally decide who is the great fighter of our time and take three titles with them.

10 best Russian boxers

So serious people have gathered here that even Alexander Povetkin is not in the first place. Do you want to explain why and tell how many friends Dmitry Mikhailenko, who closes the rating, has?

10. Dmitry Mikhailenko

20 wins, 0 losses; 66.6 kg; 29 years.

Where did he come from: Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Territory.

2015: Felipe De La Paz Teniente - victory (refusal to continue the fight), Johan Perez - victory by TKO

The coolest in his weight:

Short: Mikhailenko trains by the sea - sometimes in Gelendzhik, sometimes somewhere in the USA: Oxnard, Atlantic City. It is run by the manager Egis Klimas, a man with better eyesight and nerves in professional boxing. So that you understand why we are talking about Klimas like that: he once invested a quarter of a million dollars of personal money in Sergey Kovalev, so that now Kovalev owns three championship belts and from Cardiff to Montreal, he collected the jaws of opponents with his fists.

9 . David Avanesyan

21 wins; 1 defeat; 66.6 kg; 27 years.

Where did he come from: With. Tabynskoye, Bashkortostan

2015: Dean Byrne - TKO victory, Charlie Navarro - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight: Manny Pacquiao, Kell Brook, Kate Thurman

Short: Avanesyan is on the ninth line of the rating, but he may well not feel the hardness of the soil, being in this place. A week ago, for example, Denis Shafikov was somewhere near the TOP-5, lost and left for 12th place. So far, David has spent most of his fights in the south of Russia, leaving it only for the last three fights: Great Britain and Poland. On the other hand, it was there that he managed to finish the fights ahead of schedule (the last two), but the first trip to Britain was not easy. The boxer spent all 10 rounds dealing with a man whose statistics were 22-16 then and 28-23 right now.

8. Fedor Chudinov

14 wins, 0 losses; 76.2 kg; 28 years.

Where did he come from: Bratsk

2015: Felix Sturm - win by split decision, Frank Buglioni - win by unanimous decision

The coolest in his weight: Manny Pacquiao, Kell Brook, Kate Thurman

Short: You may not like the "Night Wolves" who accompany Fedor and add a motorcycle race dedicated to the anniversary to his fight in Germany great victory. You may not like the promoter Vladimir Khryunov, who leads Fedor. But this does not allow us to deny two things. Fedor went to Frankfurt and beat a local boxer there, being an underdog at bookmakers. And then he came to England and defended the title. Fedor Chudinov as such is just a normal guy. “If they provoked me, like Briggs Wladimir Klitschko, I would not call lawyers. We would have put on gloves and like two men had a fight in the hall. Lives in Serpukhov, dances - apparently, he will listen to advice from Roy Jones.

7. Ruslan Provodnikov

25 wins, 4 losses; 63.5 kg; 31 year.

Where did he come from: With. Berzovo, KhMAO

2015: Lucas Matisse - lost by majority decision, Jesus Rodriguez - won by TKO

The coolest in his weight:

Short: The most beloved (this is a little different compared to the “popular”) boxer of Russia continues to box with himself and fight with his rivals. Provodnikov has three twin years behind him: defeat in the first half, victory in the second. Only if in 2013 the defeat from Bradley was a victory in content, and the next fight brought the title taken from Alvarado, then further defeats became less obligatory, and victories were not so memorable. In 2015, Ruslan lost a very important fight with Matthysse and forced his manager to talk about the need to change. Provodnikov began to work with a new coach, but, having defeated Jesus Rodriguez in Monaco, he did not give an answer to what this led to.

6. Artur Beterbiev

9 wins, 0 losses; 79.3 kg; 30 years.

Where did he come from: Khasavyurt

2015: Gabriel Campillo - KO victory, Alexander Johnson - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight:

Short: The verbal skirmish with Kovalev was more memorable this year than the fights with Campillo and Johnson. Arthur either himself or at the suggestion of managers reminded Sergey how he defeated him in amateurs, and Sergey recalled how Beretbiev's head flew off to f ... py in sparring.

After that, everything was even more strange: Arthur, who offered a duel to Kovalev, suddenly refused to fight himself. True, it was not he who spoke, but the manager: “Arthur needs one more fight before going to Kovalev.”

5. Eduard Troyanovsky

23 wins, 0 losses; 63.5 kg; 35 years.

Where did he come from: Omsk

2015: Hayk Shahnazaryan - KO victory, Ronald Pontillas - KO victory, Cesar Cuenca - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight: Tarence Crawford, Viktor Postol, Adrien Broner

Short: In terms of modesty / level, he could be in first place. Smiling, sociable, and only because of the weight category it is difficult to guess a person who has never lost in 23 professional boxing fights and is in fourth place in the world ranking. Ahead - Broner, behind - Provodnikov. Bringing the first to Russia could be the main goal for Andrey Ryabinsky for 2016.

4. Denis Lebedev

20 wins, 2 losses; up to 90.7 kg; 36 years.

Where did he come from: Stary Oskol

2015: Youri Kalenga - victory by unanimous decision, Latif Kayode - victory by TKO

The coolest in his weight:

Short: Somehow no one paid attention that Denis spent, perhaps best year sports career. Two title defenses, one of which was at the same boxing evening in Kazan, where the Russians fell confidently, and the guests destroyed the jaws and statuses of the losers in advance. Denis has shown that he is able to learn, able to become more mobile and able to grow. If in the battle with Kalenga he added to the work with his feet and thinking, then by the second fight of the year he managed to add to this a blow that was always with him.

3. Grigory Drozd

40 wins, 1 loss; up to 90.7 kg; 36 years.

Where did he come from: Prokopyevsk

2015: Lukasz Janik - victory by TKO

The coolest in his weight: Grigory Drozd, Denis Lebedev, Krzysztof Glowacki

Short: Gregory's career is now on a turn, similar in trajectory to a question mark. Firstly, he is at a level that 99% of boxers will not reach, and you need to understand that it is not always easy to motivate yourself when the main goal is achieved. Secondly, Drozd is one of those boxers to whom boxing gave not only the opportunity to realize themselves in life, but also the opportunity to develop somewhere else. He holds Muay Thai tournaments, commentates on fights, and is engaged in social activities. At 36 years old, this can be tritely more interesting than two workouts a day for three months. Gregory has announced a fight for the spring, and there will be an answer.

2. Alexander Povetkin

30 wins, 1 loss; over 90.7 kg; 36 years.

Where did he come from: Kursk

2015: Mike Perez - TKO victory, Mariusz Wach - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight: Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin

Short: The hero of his time unexpectedly received support from the UK: Tyson Fury, who had arranged a thrashing for Wladimir Klitschko, confused the situation a little in the heavyweight division. As things look now, Povetkin needs a belt for status. There are four of them in total: Fury has two, who will give revenge to Klitschko. One from the American Wilder, who will ask a lot of money for a fight with himself and, most likely, will lose to Alexander. There is another belt - Fury flushed it down the toilet after the organization said it was taking it from the Briton. Wilder, who will have to wait for a rematch between Fury and Klitschko, may agree to a fight in Moscow with Povetkin.

1. Sergey Kovalev

28 wins, 1 draw; 79.3 kg; 32 years.

Where did he come from: Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region

2015: Jean Pascal - TKO victory, Najib Mohammedi - KO victory

The coolest in his weight: Sergey Kovalev, Adonis Stevenson, Andre Ward

Short: The boxer, whom the planet was waiting for, was born in Kopeysk and this should be rejoiced. After Klitschko's defeat and Tyson Fury's conflict with the IBF, he is the only one in the world with three championship belts and the only Russian in the top ten. best boxers planets regardless of weight. It somehow coexists with the cry "AUE, Chelyaba", and English language, on which he gives an interview in America, and a house in the USA, and a Russian flag on his shoulders. As well as the ability to hit hard and interesting to tell. Having made himself, butchering almost three dozen rivals, Kovalev has never been the first number of the Russian national team in the amateurs and is now catching up.

What was ten a year ago *: 10. Evgeny Gradovich, 9. Khabib Allahverdiev, 8. Rakhim Chakhkiev, 7. Ruslan Provodnikov, 6. Denis Lebedev, 5. Denis Shafikov, 4. Matvey Korobov, 3. Grigory Drozd, 2. Alexander Povetkin, 1. Sergey Kovalev .

Text: Vadim Tikhomirov

Photo: vk.com/mechanic_111; vk.com/id228378619

It's hard to believe that boxing is ancient view martial arts, which dates back to 688 AD. This type sport was developed worldwide in the 16th and 17th centuries, and in modern times, boxing is known to almost everyone across the planet.

In ancient times, leather belts were used to protect against enemy blows, and now special gloves are used. If you want to win this game, under the supervision of the referee, you need to make violent blows to the opponent continuously for 2 to 3 minutes. The game ends only when the referee announces the winner. Also, the referee monitors compliance with the rules in the ring and the health of the competitors.

Boxing comes in two main categories - amateur and professional - and both boxers put in hundreds of hours of training and use a variety of methods and tactics.

In this article, we have compiled the top ten best boxers of all time. People who made history thanks to their success in this sport made it to our list.

Floyd Mayweather

He's a great boxing promoter and fighter, but there's one oddity that he's known for, he's turned down a lot of fights out of fear of being beaten. It is for this reason that he is ranked last in our ranking of the world's leading boxers. But at the moment, Mayweather is the highest paid boxer in the world.

Leonard is one of the top ten boxers due to his elegant power, fluid movements around the ring, leg strength and wise fighting tactics. He is also one of the heaviest boxing champions. He became the champion in five categories, and it's really great.

Three categories in the line championships are also his achievement, which allows him to get into the list of the ten best boxers of all time. Of the interesting - named after the singer Ray Charles, is the godfather of Khloe Kardashian.

George Foreman

Boxing fans know George Foreman as “Big George” and he is also one of the best boxers in the world. This boxer has won the world heavyweight title twice. He also won the gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics.

This is indeed a very talented person, as he is an entrepreneur and preaching pastor. According to the IBRO, he is included in the list of the eight greatest world boxing world champions, and this is the reason why he is included in our list.

Roy is a man with many talents, perhaps the rest of the members of our list cannot boast of this. He is a rapper, boxing trainer, promoter and actor. Roy started his career from the very basics of boxing and eventually won the heavyweight title.

The move from middleweight to heavyweight is truly an achievement. In 2003, Roy was announced best fighter years, and therefore it is worth mentioning in our rating. Interesting fact, in addition to American, Roy also has Russian citizenship.

In the boxing world, Joe was known as the Brown Scorer. Ring Magazine named him number one on their list of the 100 Greatest Punchers of All Time. He was born in 1914 and died in 1981, survived both the golden era of boxing and World War II.

When he began his career in professional boxing, he was known as the first African American to achieve such success in the boxing ring. Another of his achievements is striking - the heavyweight title of the world champion remained with him from 1937 to 1949, and this is really amazing. Therefore, he is without a doubt one of the ten best boxers in the world.

Rocky is another one of the top ten, and he can be called special due to the fact that in his entire boxing career, no opponent could ever beat him. He is also known for holding the heavyweight title for four years.

From childhood, Rocky got used to the most different work, from snow removal to laying gas pipes. Another life shock - due to an injury, a baseball career did not work out, but as a result, he became a world famous boxer. By the way, this Rocky became the prototype of another, cinematic Rocky performed by Sylvester Stallone.

Manny Pacquiao

Manny is another greatest athlete modernity. The WBC, WBO and Boxing Association of America have named Manny Pacquiao the Fighter of the Decade. He became a champion at eight! categories, and in five categories - he is the only lineal five-time champion.

Manny is indeed a great boxer - several times the Association of Boxing Journalists has chosen him as "Boxer of the Year". Manny was so fierce and powerful in boxing attacks that Floyd Mayweather even refused to fight Manny, fearing his defeat. Pacquiao is not only one of the best boxers in the world, but also a great politician - he is currently serving as a senator in the Philippines, the country where he was born.

Mike Tyson

At birth, he received the name Michael Gerard, became known to the world under the name Mike Tyson. And now his name is Malik Abdul Aziz. This athlete won many victories, he won many controversial fights and heavyweight championships. He is the youngest fighter to become a heavyweight champion. He was only 20 years old when he won this title and was declared the youngest boxer by the IBF, WBA and WBC.

Tyson is also known in the boxing world for his incredible speed in the ring. Perhaps his contribution to the history of world boxing is underestimated, but according to our list, he is in the top three most talented boxers in history. There were 5-6 glorious years in his career when he defeated almost every boxer in the ring. Perhaps he should have ended his career a little earlier so as not to overshadow his reputation with some scandalous defeats.

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray was one of the great fighters, if only because the number one on this list, boxer Muhammad Ali, once declared that Sugar Ray was one of the greatest boxers of his time. Robinson competed in several weight classes, and won champion titles in each. He was called a pound-for-pound fighter.

Robinson always had a flamboyant lifestyle outside the ring in real life, and it was for this reason that he was so famous that even the mafia did not try to cooperate with him. But he is rightfully considered one of the top ten boxers due to his excellent boxing skills and physical strength.

Muhammad Ali

Mohammed Ali is not only the best boxer in history, but also a great man. His real name is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. When he converted to Islam, he changed his name to Mohammed Ali. He was not only physically strong, but also spiritually strong. He was only 12 years old when he started boxing and at the age of 18 he received his first gold medal, which was really a great achievement for a boxer at such a young age.

At that time he was engaged in amateur boxing, and in 1960, when he defeated Tunni Hunsaker, he began his journey in professional boxing. It was a great win after 6 rounds. The opponent was also an excellent boxer, but Ali differed from him in that, using brutal attacks, he always relied on cold-blooded calculation to bring down his opponent. And Mohammed Ali is the author of many quotes about life, sports and the destiny of man.

Conclusion

This sport is considered very difficult, as boxers have to fight with great courage and patience in order to win. Landing brutal wild punches against your opponent while keeping your cool is a very difficult task, but in boxing, if you follow this rule, you can come out of the fight victorious.

Who do you think is the best boxer in the world? You can answer in the comments.