The best boxer in the history of boxing. Undefeated Boxing World Champions - Fanzona
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For many years of history professional boxing there are not many boxers who have completed their sports careers undefeated. Collecting information, I counted only 8 professional boxers who completed their careers and have an impeccable achievement list. By a perfect list, I mean that:
1. The boxer had no defeats in the professional ring.
2. The boxer had a zero in the draw column of his track record.
3. The boxer was a world champion in one of the four major boxing organizations: WBC, WBA, WBO and IBF.
I'll start, perhaps, with the most famous and worthy, the record of which many strive for.
1. Rocky "Brockton Blockbuster" Marciano(49 (43 KOs) - 0 - 0) - American professional boxer who performed in the heavyweight division, absolute champion World Heavyweight Championship by NYSAC and NBA from September 23, 1952 to April 27, 1956.
At that time, these two organizations were the main ones.
NYSAC - The New York State Athletic Commission was founded in 1920, organized championship fights until the mid-70s, and then became part of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
NBA - National Boxing Association (National Boxing Association) was founded in 1921, in 1962 it was renamed the World Boxing Association (WBA)
Marciano made his professional debut in March 1947 at the age of 24. During his 8-year career as a professional boxer, Marciano spent 49 fights in the professional ring, 43 of which he finished ahead of schedule, of all 49 he came out the winner.
On early stages of his professional career, Rocky spent more than 10 fights a year, but on championship fight he came out in his 43rd fight in September 1952 against the current champion of Jersey Joe Walcott. Marciano's 15-round title fight against Walcott ended with Marciano's 13th-round knockout win. Rocky was knocked down for the first time in his career and lost on points, but he found the strength and knocked out the champion, taking his NYSAC and NBA world heavyweight titles. Then the following year, in a rematch, Marciano knocked out Walcott in the first round. After 2 fights with Walcott, Rocky had 5 more successful defenses of his titles.
In 1954, he met twice in the ring with former champion world by Ezzard Charles and defeated him twice. And your last Stand in the professional ring, he played against the legendary light heavyweight champion Archie Moore, defeating the latter by knockout in the 9th round.
Marciano also has another victory over the legendary Joe Louis. He met Luis Marciano in October 1951 and defeated him technical knockout in the 8th round. That fight was not a title fight.
After defeating Moore, Marciano did not return to the ring due to back problems. Rocky Marciano is the only heavyweight boxer to have never held a title. defeated in the professional ring in 49 fights.
Fig 1. Archie Moore - Rocky Marciano
2. Pichit Sitbanprachan(24 (18 KOs) - 0 - 0) - Thai professional boxer who performed in the flyweight weight class, world champion in the flyweight category according to IBF from November 29, 1992 to November 25, 1994.
Figure 2. Pichit Sitbanprachan
Pichit Sitbanprachan made his professional debut in March 1988 at the age of 22. During his career as a professional boxer, Sitbanprachan had 24 fights in the professional ring, 18 of which he finished ahead of schedule, of all 24 he came out the winner. All fights were held at home in Thailand.
In November 1992, in his 14th fight in the pro ring, Sitbanprachan won the IBF world flyweight title, defeating Colombian professional boxer Rodolfo Blanco by knockout. In total, Pichit defended his title 5 times, including a split decision victory over Jose Luis Zepeda. After defeating Zepeda in May 1994, Sitbanprachan retired from boxing.
Sitbanprachan returned to boxing in October 1996 against Sammy Sordilla. Then he again left boxing and returned only in 2000 at the age of 34. In 2000, he spent two title fights, and then finally retired from boxing as one of the few undefeated professional boxers.
3. Mihai Leu(28 (10 KOs) - 0 - 0) - Romanian professional boxer who performed in the welterweight category, WBO welterweight world champion from November 22, 1997 to 1998.
Figure 3. Mihai Leu
Mihai Leu made his professional debut in September 1991 at the age of 22. During his career as a professional boxer, Leu spent 28 fights in the professional ring, 10 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 28 he came out the winner.
On February 22, 1997, in his 27th fight in the pro ring, Mihai Leu entered the first title fight against Panamanian professional boxer Santiago Samaniego. The WBO welterweight world title that was on the line before the fight was vacant. The result of the 12-round title fight was the victory of the Romanian on points.
In his first title defense, Leu faced an Irish professional boxer, Olympic champion 1992 by Michael Carratt. The result of the fight was the victory of Leu by a separate decision of the judges. After this fight, Leu did not enter the ring again for health reasons. Thus, Mihai Leu managed to take part in the fights for the world title only twice, but he is one of the few who managed to go undefeated.
4. Joe "The Italian Dragon" Calzaghe(46 (32 KOs) - 0 - 0) - British professional boxer of Italian origin, who performed in the 2nd middle weight category, world champion in the second middle weight category according to WBO (1997-2008), IBF (2006), WBC (2007-2008), WBA (2007-2008).
Joe Calzaghe made his professional debut in October 1993 at the age of 21. During his career as a professional boxer, Calzaghe spent 46 fights in the professional ring, 32 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 46 he came out the winner.
In October 1997, in his 23rd fight in the professional ring, Joe Calzaghe entered his first title fight against the legendary compatriot Chris Eubank Sr. The vacant WBO super middleweight title was on the line. The result of the fight was Calzaghe's victory by unanimous decision.
In total, Calzaghe managed to defend his WBO title 21 times. Calzaghe spent all his title fights in his native Britain.
In March 2006, having been the champion for 9 years, Calzaghe entered the unification fight against the then undefeated IBF super middleweight champion Jeff Lacy. The fight turned out to be tense and ended with Calzaghe's victory by decision. As a result, Joe managed to combine two world titles. He later relinquished the IBF title.
In November 2007, Joe Calzaghe entered the unification bout against WBA and WBC super middleweight world champion, Danish professional boxer Mikkel Kessler. The Welshman emerged victorious from that fight, unifying the WBO, WBC and WBA super middleweight titles.
Then, for the first time in his career, in April 2008, Calzaghe traveled to the United States to fight the legendary Bernard Hopkins, whom he defeated by split decision in a close fight. In the same year, Calzaghe again went to the United States to fight against the legendary Roy Jones. Joe Jones won by unanimous decision. The fights against Hopkins and Jones took place in the light heavyweight division and were not title fights.
Fig 4. Roy Jones - Joe Calzaghe
After defeating Jones, Calzaghe retired undefeated with a 46-0 record.
5. Harry "Terminator" Simon(29 (21 KOs) - 0 - 0) - a professional boxer from Namibia, who competed in the first middle weight category in the light heavyweight category, the world champion in the first middleweight category according to the WBO version, the middle weight category according to the WBO version, the light heavyweight category according to IBF.
Fig 5. Harry Simon
Harry Simon made his professional debut in January 1994 at the age of 20. During his career as a professional boxer, Simon had 29 fights in the professional ring, 21 of which he finished ahead of schedule, of all 29 he came out the winner.
In August 1998, in his 17th fight in the professional ring, Simon entered the title fight against the WBO junior middleweight champion, the famous American professional boxer Winky Wright. In an equal fight, Wright was awarded the victory by a majority vote of the judges, but after a while they reported that an error had occurred and in fact Harry Simon won by a majority of the judges. Simon defended his title four times and then moved up to average weight. Already in the second fight in the middle weight category in April 2002, he entered the title fight against the WBO champion, Swedish professional boxer Armand Krainc and defeated the latter by decision of the judges, taking away his title.
Then Simon had an accident and did not fight until 2007. After one fight in 2007, he did not fight until 2010. From 2010 to 2013, he fought 4 fights against little-known opponents and in September 2013 he entered the light heavyweight title fight against the Serbian professional boxer Jeard Aetovich. Following the results of 12 rounds, he won by unanimous decision and won the IBF light heavyweight title.
After the fight with the Serb, he did not return to the ring and left undefeated with a record of 29-0.
6. Floyd "Money" Mayweather(49 (26 KOs) - 0 - 0) - undefeated american boxer-professional, world champion in the 2nd featherweight (WBC version, 1998-2001), lightweight (WBC version, 2002-2003), 1st welterweight (WBC version, 2005), welterweight (IBF version, 2006) ; WBC version, 2006, 2007 and since 2011; WBA version, since 2014; WBO version, since 2015), 1st middle (WBC version, 2007 and since 2013; WBA, since 2012).
Fig 6. Floyd Mayweather
Floyd Mayweather made his professional debut in October 1996 at the age of 19. During his career as a professional boxer, Mayweather spent 49 fights in the professional ring, 26 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 49 he came out the winner.
On October 3, 1998, in his only 18th professional fight, Floyd defeated WBC super lightweight champion Genaro Hernandez and immediately received boxing superstar status. After the fight, the deposed champion, who was considered one of the best boxers regardless of weight class, said of Floyd: “I didn’t think I would lose like that. He's incredibly fast and technical." Mayweather promoter Bob Arum: Floyd is the successor to Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Robinson, and Sugar Ray Leonard. He is an extraordinary boxer."
This was followed by a series of defenses and winning world titles in higher weights. As a result, Floyd became the world champion in five weight categories in various versions. He has victories over such names as Arturo Gatti, Zab Judah, Oscar De La Hoya, Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hathon, Shane Moseley, Miguel Cotto, Saul Alvarez, Marcos Maidana, Manny Pacquiao. In September 2015, after a successful 19-year career, Floyd Mayweather announced his retirement from professional boxing and retired from boxing with a record of 49-0, repeating the record held by Rocky Marciano 60 years ago.
7. Sven "Phantom" Ottke(34 (6 KOs) - 0 - 0) - German professional boxer, who performed in the 2nd middle weight category, world champion in the 2nd middle weight category according to IBF (1998-2004) and WBA (2003-2004) .
Sven Ottke made his professional debut in March 1997 at the age of 30. During his career as a professional boxer, Ottke spent 34 fights in the professional ring, only 6 of which he completed ahead of schedule, of all 34 he came out the winner.
Already a year and a half after his debut in the pro ring, in the 13th fight in the pro ring, Ottke entered the fight for the IBF super middleweight world title. He was opposed by the current champion Charles Brewer, whom Ottke defeated by a split decision in a 12-round fight. As a result, Ottke managed to defend his world title 21 times. And in March 2003, he even managed to unify the titles, defeating the then WBA world champion in the same weight Byron Mitchell by a split decision.
Figure 7. Sven Ottke - Charles Brewer
Ottke also has victories over world light heavyweight champion Glen Johnson and WBC super middleweight champion Robin Reed.
In 2004, 37-year-old Sven Ottke left the professional ring as an undefeated world champion with a record of 34-0.
8. Edwin "Dynamite" Valero (27 (27 KOs) - 0 - 0)- Venezuelan professional boxer, who performed in the first light weight category, WBA world champion in the first light weight category (2006-2008), according to the WBC in the light weight category.
Edwin Valero made his professional debut in July 2002 at the age of 21. During his career as a professional boxer, Valero spent 27 fights in the professional ring, all of which he finished ahead of schedule, out of all 27 he came out the winner. He finished his first 18 fights in the pro ring in the first round, thus setting a world record.
In August 2006, Valero entered the title fight against the WBA Super super lightweight world champion, Panamanian professional boxer Vincete Mosquera and won it by technical knockout in the 10th round, winning the first title in his career. In two years of holding the title, Valero made 4 successful defenses, and then moved to the lightweight category, where he became the WBC world champion.
Figure 8. Edwin Valero - Antonio DeMarco
Edwin Valero owns a unique record of 27-0, 27 of which by knockout.
Of course, there were also those who never lost, but fought in a draw. Among them, the Mexican Ricardo Lopez 51 (38 KOs) -0-1, the Englishman Terry Marsh 26 (KO 10) -0-1, the South Korean Ji Won Kim 16 (KO 7) -0-2, there was also a Thai Samson Dutch Boy Jim with a record of 43 (36 KOs) -0-0, but he did not hold a full-fledged world title. And I did not single them out because they are not as unique, undefeated as those I wrote about above.
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1- Roman Gonzalez. Nicaragua. The best boxer in the history of this country. Until the age of 30, he was undefeated in boxing. 88-0 for Amateurs and 46-0 for Professionals. Overall 134-0. World Champion in 4 weight categories. If it were not for the actions of corrupt paid judges who had to push Andre Ward to 1st place, Gonzalez would have easily reached 47-0 and increased the time of his invincibility, but the history of the subjunctive mood does not know. They condemned the champion in the same way as the next participant in the article.
2-Menny Pacquiao. Philippines. The best boxer in the history of this country. World Champion in 8 weight categories. Previously, this record was held by Oscar De La Hoya, but Menny surpassed it by 2 categories. Thanks to this, he entered his name in golden letters and made eternal record. Just like Gonzalez, he was robbed for the sake of behind-the-scenes interests in a fight with Timothy Bradley.
3- Floyd Mayweather Jr. USA. Without a doubt, the best boxer in the history of the United States. On his authorship as many as 4 World records, more than anyone else. The first record is the strongest opposition in the history of boxing, 22 World Champions. The second record is the highest paid boxer and fighter in the history of boxing and sports. Even Mike Tyson had to go into the ring 25 times to earn $300 million. Mei was enough and once. Lightweight! The third record is the longest winning streak in history, 21 years. Finally, the fourth and most legitimate is 50-0, achieving Rocky Marciano's damned record and retiring with 0 in the defeat column. I don't think there will be another boxer so gifted and favored by the judges, because in fact, he was saved in fights with De La Hoya and Castillo. The only boxer who did not have a rainy day or a lawsuit.
4-Bernard Hopkins. USA. The Executioner surpassed the great George Foreman to become the oldest World Champion in boxing history at 47 and 49. This seemed to him not enough and at 49 he united the titles of the World Champion with the young Beibut Shumenov! Hopkins is the longest-serving boxer in human history.
5-Wilfred Benitez. Puerto Rico. Most great boxer throughout the history of Puerto Rico. He became the youngest World Champion in history - at the age of 17 years and 5 months, defeating Anthony Cervantes. Will anyone break this record? I don't think anyone will ever be able to.
6-Joe Louis. USA. Throughout the history of boxing, there have been boxers who defended the World title 5, 10 or even 20 times, but 25 - none. Except for Joe, who was able to defend the World title 25 times (largely thanks to weak opposition and the War, but who cares?!). Also, Louis was the World Champion for the longest consecutive time - 11 years and 252 days.
7-Vasily Lomachenko. Ukraine. Perhaps Vasya will become the most successful boxer in the history of Ukraine, surpassing Wladimir Klitschko, who knows? Unfortunately, he did not manage to become the World Champion in 2 fights, but Lomachenko set other records today. He became the World Champion in 2 categories in just 7 fights. And an even more amazing record - he has the best track record in the history of amateur boxing in all weight categories - 396 wins with one defeat. Also, Lomachenko can become the author of another record if his fight with Rigondeaux takes place. For the first time, two two-time Olympic World Champions will meet in the ring! Klitschko-Povetkin or Klitschko-Joshua, it's amazing! But here are two two-time Olympic World Champions!
8- Archie Moore. USA. The old mongoose gave out 132 knockouts in his career! This is more than the Klitschko brothers combined! You can also add Chris Byrd to them. Eternal record!
9-Deontay Wilder. USA. The only one who won the first 32 fights in a row by knockouts. Longest knockout streak in history! If it weren't for the die-hard Canadian Berman Stivern, then, probably, Wilder could have reached 40-0.40 ko. But this record is unlikely to be broken. It's hard to believe that Anthony Joshua or anyone else would beat him.
10-Nikolai Valuev. Russia. He became the tallest boxer to become a World Champion - 213 cm. It is difficult to imagine the Russian giant in fights with Klitschko or Joshua, he was very lucky with his rivals and the time of his peak.
11- Cesar René Cuenca. Argentina. The most unbeaten boxer who became the world champion. 48 wins and only 2 knockouts! Even Paul Malinaggi looks like a fighting knockout machine compared to the Argentine boxer, who apparently had pillows in his fists.
12-Upset of the entire history of World Boxing, Tyson-Douglas. Bets were accepted at the rate of 42 to 1, Mike seemed to be an unbeatable champion! It's even more if Pulev beats Joshua, Salido knocks out Lomachenko or Willie Monroe beats Golovkin!
Conclusion - I believe that boxing, in its more than 100-year history, has offered everything it could. In any case, 95%. For a long time, pharmacology and simplified boxing rules have come into play, as well as many different federations that allow you to make new World records, but the human ceiling has actually been passed. Well, who will beat the record of Hopkins, Archie Moore, Pacquiao or Gonzalez? All these boxers who took records were Fortune's favorites - Pacquiao himself was technically a champion in 6 weights, but they counted him 8. Mayweather also, I think, lost to De La Hoya and Castillo, but he was pulled out. Joe Louis has lasted this long thanks in large part to the war and the stagnant position in the division. Hopkins was helped by unique circumstances with his genetics, and was also lucky to reach the weak Jean Pascal and Shumenov. Valuev was competently led and protected for the time being, Kuenka was also badly broken off, Lomachenko was given an undeserved chance with Gary Russell after the loss. Their records will be forever, in theory only Wilder's record of 32-0.32 looks vulnerable, but who would beat such a record on burlap? It’s not a fact that a slippery slugger won’t get caught and doesn’t run back all rounds until a decision is made. To break Pacquiao's record, a person must be 180 cm tall and start with 57 kg of weight, gradually taking 57,59,61,63,66,69,72,76 and finally up to 90kg! Is it real? Boxing had only to offer records at the local level. For example, the first Japanese heavyweight will compete for the title of World Champion or the first time in Montreal a boxing fight was visited by a certain number of spectators. The main ceiling has been reached and no pharmacology will improve these indicators. Unless there are contractual fights ...
15) Manny Pacquiao.
Many may disagree, but Manny Pacquio is a man who has been a champion in eight weight divisions. Menny defeated such boxing legends as: Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Moseley, Eric Morales (though not on the first try), Marquez (including losing), Ricky Hatton and many others. It is possible to list for a very long time. But you tell me why he is in 15th place and not higher? First, sluggish wins over Marquez. Secondly, a heavy knockout from the same Marquez, losses from Morales, and losses at the beginning of his career.
14) "Golden Boy" Oscar De La.
Despite the fact that Oscar lost to Menny Pacquio, we have it higher. I explain: the loss of Oscar was at the end of his career, when he did not even resemble his own shadow. In fact, Oscar could be higher in the ranking, but six defeats, albeit from strong opponents, will not allow him to do this. You should not think that the reasoning is based on who has better statistics, no. It's just that the guys are even more masterful and bigger.
13) Henry Armstrong.
Suffice it to say that Henry was a champion from easy to middle. He is the only boxer in the world who has managed to win three champion titles in three weight classes.
12) Julio Cesar Chavez (senior).
The greatest Mexican boxer. Terrifying striking power, devastating attacks and of course the character of a real warrior. You can talk endlessly about what Chavez achieved in boxing. I will single out the most amazing - Chavez did not lose during the 10 years of his career. How many people can at least work in one place for 10 years?! Chavez is even more popular in Mexico than such a popular person as Oscar. He is just a hero for his nation.
11) Jack Dempsey.
Everyone who went against Jack into the ring and left on his own feet can consider himself a hero. These are not just words, this is reality. The strength of Jack's urad was such that once he broke the jaw in 7 places, at that time, the world champion. Jack developed his own training methods. It was he who invented the hit "Sunny Dempsey". This is truly a boxing warrior who knew no fear.
10) Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Many may ask: why is Floyd not in the first place? I want to quote my article to explain why exactly:
The whole room roars, of course, because many people want someone to defeat Mayweather, the bad guy. At this time, Floyd, for the first time with a broken nose, sits in the corner. The camera captures his face, seeing this, Floyd smiles. This episode literally characterizes him, speaks about him. In the fight with Cotto, Floyd did not look like himself, but still got together and did his job, no matter what anyone said, and Floyd hit more, just the public does not like him. Is Floyd a bad person? Far from it, it's just that the bad boy tactics chosen by his team started to work both for him and against him. For, because the earnings are huge, against because the viewer never likes arrogant, impudent guys, although I am silent about Ali. In addition, he had a controversial fight against Castillo, however, he immediately won confidently in the second fight. But who cares? After all, the person who says I'm the best won not as confidently as usual, not with a difference of 9 rounds. The same thing happened in the fight with Oscar, the Mexican hits a 3-punch block, the audience roared. Floyd hits 2 accurate shots on the target, the audience boos. Just think, he does not lose, and for good, has not had competition for 17 years. People of 17 years cannot stay in one job. There was a fight with Gatti, with the public's favorite, and Floyd simply destroyed him, and the public, of course, is not happy, how is it, their favorite is weaker. He comes out with a bad arm, comes out and hits guys who are bigger than him, younger, doesn't that deserve respect?! Are you talking about throwing money around? You earn them, then do what you want with them. Are you talking to Bieber hanging out? Floyd goes clubbing, but he doesn't drink, doesn't smoke, drives healthy lifestyle life, it does not deserve respect?! A man who devoted his whole life to boxing. Floyd is at a level where there is only one of him, and if he is in shape he is second to none. He's in his own division, he's a legend, a living legend. And while you are sitting and wanting him to lose as soon as possible, he gets up at 3 am and is already doing his third workout in a day. And in the fight with Cotto, his nose was broken, Floyd lost the round ... the whole room roars, of course, because many at least, that someone would defeat Mayweather, the bad guy ... and he smiles, with a broken nose, smiles at all of us because he doesn't want to show weakness. Behind the pathos, behind the pride, behind the rudeness, is the same Floyd who went to the Olympics. You look into those eyes and that smile, can you see a bad person in them? No, handsome Floyd is a good guy. Floyd the great, Floyd the legend. And it remains to look at him, there are only 5 fights maximum, so use your chance, there will be no more boxers like that, there will be no more smiles like that. The greats do not need to be discussed, they need to be respected! The whole hall roars, of course, because Floyd is in the hall!
Floyd's problem is clear, he's not great yet, he's still the best! Needless to say, Floyd hasn't lost in 17 years, that he has no competition. In order to become the greatest, he needs a fight with Pacquiao. to prove to everyone.
May the fans of this great boxer forgive me. But his apposition was weak. Yes, Mike beat Spinks, yes he beat Holmes, the great Holmes. But Holmes was already old, and could not do anything with Mike. I think that if it were not for the fact that Mike is the youngest absolute world champion, and the fact that he is an admirer of the public, then he would not be even at 10. Look at the current boxer Deontay Wilder, this guy has already killed 28 boxers and all the victories by knockout. Moreover, he won almost half of the fights in the first rounds. Does that mean he's great? No! Same with Mike. As soon as he met Daglos, who, to put it mildly, was not a very strong boxer (which the fight with Holyfield later showed), it immediately became clear that "iron" Mike was not so terrible. In any case, he should be in the top 10. But do not rush to reproach me, why not higher. After all, further are the great ones, who gave boxing more than beautiful knockouts.
8) George Foreman.
I could not decide which of the bottom is better: The man who won with his huge brave heart the greatest Ali, or the man who regained the title after 20 years. Both great warriors, both boxers from God. But it is impossible to put higher than those people who will be further. After all, then the gods of boxing. Yet George and Joe remain great boxers. both for various ratings and in our hearts.
7) Joe Frazier.
As I said above, these champions of yours will always be the best in our hearts. But still, I consider Frazier's victory over Ali to be the highest heroism, and I will give him seventh place.
6) Roy Jones Jr.
Let's discard the defeat from Lebedev, which was at the moment when Roy was already at retirement age. Yes, Roy lost to Tarver, yes, there were cases when Jones almost ran away from the fight. But still, let's remember that he was the best for 7 years, it's scary to imagine. His elegance just made us fall in love with him. So Roy rightfully takes sixth place in the ranking.
5) Bernard Hopksin.
You can talk about Ali, Tyson, Jones for a long time, but I would like to talk about a person who, unfairly, does not stand on the same level with them, and maybe even higher. The Executioner has a very difficult fate. It's not even worth listing what he went through. Let me just say the worst thing he's ever been through. What do you think it is? Jail? No, this is worse. This "woe from the mind is called." There are people like Calzaghe, Tarver, Walcott, whom fate simply offended, and they still took their toll, but no one loved them. Why do you think? I will answer you. They beat the ones they shouldn't have. It's like Mayweather defeated the audience's favorite Gatti with one goal, and they began to dislike him even more. So, Hopkins won many, his losses were always either controversial or unfair. Bernard lost to Jones Jr in '96, and got his revenge, just think, in 2010. what Jones did and what Bernard did. And do not say that Roy was already different, Hopksin is older than him, and if Roy was different, that's his problem. And Hopkins did his job, throughout his life. He is strong in spirit, he plows in training, and in this way, he is still the world champion. That's what professional means. Yes, he sometimes fights dirty, yes, sometimes he is not so colorful in actions, but guys, let's be fair, if God gave talent to some, and they lose to Lebedev, after that they are greater? If they give up fights, are they great? No, the great one is the one who goes to the end. Unrecognized Genius, The public may not love you, but you spun them you know what. And the judges who were against you, and the fans and fate with luck in one place!
4) Sugar Ray Robinson
Almost all experts are convinced that Sugar Ray Robinson is the best boxer in the history of boxing! All times, all peoples, all weight categories. I may agree with this, because Robinson has won more knockouts than Ali has fought, just fought. Imagine it. But why is it not higher? - you ask. After all, in various versions, he is the best. There are greater boxers who have achieved even more with and without talent. Do you think there are none? Eat! After all, the number of victories is not everything. Robinson also lost a lot. But still, we do not compare who would defeat whom, but we compare who is greater.
3) Rocky Marciano, Larry Holmes
In the ring, I never knew fear. Rocky Marciano Indeed, Rocky is the one who conquered fear, pain... Rocky Marciano is a man who was a believer. Rocky Marciano is a man who, in spite of everything, became a world champion, but did not become conceited, moreover, he began to help his neighbors and not only ... Rocky Marciano is a man who was a faithful family man, a man who never used alcohol or cigarettes! Rocky Marciano...who is the greatest!
I wrote these words in a public in VK. To be honest, Rocky is my favorite. And the point is not that he did not lose, and that only 6 people were able to get away on their feet from him, who nevertheless then spent three to four months in the hospital, no. The fact is that Rocky was not a talent from God, like Jones. Rocky was short. Legs are heavy, arms are slow. It seemed that he could not even become an average peasant. But this man gathered all his strength, all his will into a fist and fought, gave battle to the whole world. You ask: Who did he defeat? I answer: Joe Louis, yes, Joe was old, but with what difficulty Rocky won him. He gave all his health for the victory. Jersey Joe Walcott - in this fight, Rocky did not see almost 70%. Walcott beat Rocky for two rounds, but when the seconds returned Rocky's sight, the fight evened out, moreover, Rocky knocked out Walcott. There was a fight with the great Archie Moore when Moore tore Rocky's nostril. He got over it too, swallowing blood, he knocked out Moore! Great is not the one who would have defeated everyone, but the one who gave everything he could and did more than was in his power.
Larry is just a forgotten hero. Who retained his title for 7 years. Few people know, but Holmes defeated Ali, so much so that Ali refused to enter the ring after another crushing round. Larry was a great boxer, but his problem was the same as Rocky's. For example, someone loves Floyd Mayweather, someone hates him, but no one is indifferent to him. You may be hated, but indifference is the worst. Forgot about Larry...
1-2) Ali, Joe Louis.
You can argue for a long time who is the best boxer in the history of boxing. Modern boxers, boxing fans will say: Of course, Ali! Who is Joe Louis?
Yes, because Ali is truly the greatest, he did a lot for boxing. But I'll object here: Was there a heavyweight champion who held the belt for almost 12 years?! Was there a champion who gave black "life", who equalized them with white. Was there a man who hit as fast as he hit as hard? The person who moved around in the ring like that and performed such combinations?! Think, knowledgeable people will agree with me. Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali are two of the best boxers in the history of boxing. But of course we will argue with me and you will be right. Certainly! After all, truth is born in disputes. This was my first article. I apologize for the terrible layout. In the future I will study, and you come to us. Soon we'll be talking about the upcoming fight of the century. In which two invincible boxers will fight: Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez. And of course we will talk about historical figures in boxing.
George Foreman, known by the nickname "Big George" (born January 10, 1949) - American boxer, champion of the 1968 Olympics in heavyweight, heavyweight champion according to the WBC (1973-1974), WBA (1973-1974, 1994) and IBF (1994-1995) versions. He is the oldest world heavyweight champion in the history of boxing (he won the title at the age of 45), as well as the most crushing heavyweight of all time. In 1997, after a controversial decision loss to Shannon Briggs, he retired and became a pastor. He has his own church, where he preaches and helps the disadvantaged. In total, Foreman fought 81 fights, of which he won 76 (68 by knockout).
Sugar Ray Leonard, known by the nickname "Sugar" (born May 17, 1956) - American professional boxer, world welterweight champion (WBC, 1979-1980 and 1980-1982; WBA, 1981-1982), 1st middle (WBA, 1981) , middle (WBC, 1987), 2nd middle (WBC, 1988-1989) and light heavyweight (WBC version, 1988) weight categories. He is the Olympic champion in 1976 and one of the strongest boxers of the 80s of the last century. For my professional career Leonard had 40 fights, of which he won 36 (25 by knockout), one draw.
Eighth place in the ranking of the best boxers of all time goes to Marvin Hagler, nicknamed "Amazing" (born May 23, 1954) - a former American professional boxer, the absolute world champion in the middleweight category (1980-1987). One of the strongest boxers of the 1980s. In 1993, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. During his professional career, Hagler fought 67 fights, of which he won 62 (52 by knockout), two draws.
Archie Moore, known by the nickname "Old Mongoose" (December 13, 1916 – December 9, 1998) was an American professional boxer. two-time champion world light heavyweight (December 1952-May 1962), one of the boxers with the longest career. He also holds the record for most career knockouts (131). Archie Moore was one of the most aggressive boxers of all time, with an extremely heavy right hand. He spent 219 fights, of which he won 185, eleven draws. After completing his career, for a short period of time he coached such famous boxers like Muhammad Ali, George Foreman, James Tillis.
Roy Jones Jr., nicknamed "Superman", "Captain Hook", "Junior" (born January 16, 1969) is a famous American professional boxer, world champion in middle (IBF, 1993-1994), second middle (IBF, 1994 -1996), light heavyweight (WBC, 1997, 1997-2002 and 2003-2004; WBA, 1998-2002; IBF, 1999-2002), in the first heavyweight (WBU, 2013 - present) and heavyweight (WBA, 2003 ) weight categories. Silver medalist Olympic Games in Seoul in 1988. He is the only boxer in history to start his professional career as a middleweight and then win the heavyweight title. In the 1990s he was named "Boxer of the Decade". During his professional career, Jones fought 71 fights, of which he won 62 (45 by knockout). Apart from boxing, he is also known for his music and acting career.
In fifth place in the list of the best boxers in the world is Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed the "Brown Bomber" (May 13, 1914 - April 12, 1981) - American boxer, absolute world champion in heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. Considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, he set the record for defending his championship belt 25 times (June 22, 1937 to March 1, 1949). Throughout his career, Joe Louis had 70 fights, of which he won 66 (knockout 52), one draw.
Julio Cesar Chavez, known by the nicknames "El Leon de Culiacan" and "JC" (born July 12, 1962) - Mexican professional boxer, world champion in the 2nd featherweight (WBC, 1984-1987), lightweight (WBC, 1987 -1988; WBA version, 1988), 1st welterweight (WBC, 1989-1994, 1994-1996; IBF, 1990-1991) weight categories. In 2011, he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Julio Cesar Chavez is considered the greatest Mexican boxer and one of the greatest boxers of all time. During his professional career, which lasted 25 years, he had 115 fights, of which he won 107 (86 by knockout), two draws.
Henry Armstrong, nicknamed "Killer Hank" (December 12, 1912 - October 22, 1988) - American boxer, world champion in featherweight, lightweight and welterweight. The only boxer who, for a short period in 1938, simultaneously held three championship titles in different weight categories. Defended the welterweight title nineteen times. Henry Armstrong fought 181 fights in his career, 150 of them won (101 by knockout), ten draws. After retiring from boxing in 1946, he opened night club.
Muhammad Ali, known by the nickname "The Greatest", " People's Champion"(January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016) - legendary American professional boxer, champion of the 1960 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight category, absolute world heavyweight champion (1964-1966, 1974-1978). It is one of the most recognizable and famous boxers in history. Five-time winner of the title "Boxer of the Year" (1963, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978) and "Boxer of the Decade" (1970s). In 2002 he was awarded a star of fame on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During his professional career, Ali had 61 fights, of which he won 56 (37 by knockout). After finishing sports career engaged in charitable and social activities. Since 1984, he has suffered from symptoms of Parkinson's disease.
