Famous boxer. Boxing records that are unlikely to be repeated
The best boxers in the history of mankind were able not only to contribute to the development of sports, but also changed the attitude towards this species sports. When mentioning such names as Mike Tyson, Ali, Jones, many immediately have a lot of associations in their heads, due to the spectacular fights of these fighters. But you need to understand that the success of most people is due not so much to their merits as to the respect of the crowd for the personality of a person. many famous boxers Respect precisely for actions and attitude to boxing. We propose to consider an independent rating of the most outstanding boxers in the world of all time.
The best boxers in the world in history
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Opens the Top 10 Roy Jones Jr., speaking from 1989 to 2011. Out of 55 fights, he managed to win 40 victories. In doing so, he suffered 8 defeats. During his brilliant existence in the ring, Roy was able to win 7 belts. Over the past 106 years, he was the only one who managed to win the world both on average and heavyweight. He started his career, of course, on average. Being a junior. In the 90s he was recognized as the boxer of the century. Each fight was spectacular and interesting for the public.
To rating best boxers world Marvin Hagler was clearly not for the beautiful eyes. He was a real beast in the ring. He spent 65 fights, of which he won 52. 2 draws and 3 losses. Performed from 1973 to 1987. It should be added that Marvin has the highest percentage of wins by knockout. In my opinion, it was this man who had the most spectacular fight in the history of world boxing. Surely, true boxing fans understood that we are talking about a confrontation with Sugar Ray Leonard ohm. In this confrontation, Marvin defeated the legend!
The next in the ranking of the best boxers in the world is Sugar Ray Leonard with 36 wins. Completed 25 performances with a victory. Lost three times and once the fight ended in a draw. Performed from 1977 to 1997. It was this boxer who managed to fill the void in this discipline after Muhammad Ali. He was able to get the title of boxer of the decade. He never turned down a fight with the best. Actually, only with such athletes did I see the point in fighting for the first place.
A very talented boxer from Argentina who managed to win 59 knockout fights. Impressive figure, agree? Total 87 victories. At the same time, 9 draws and only 3 defeats. And he realized this indicator from 1963 to 1977. In just 14 years, Carlos managed to enter the history of world boxing as an athlete with one of the longest victories. He suffered all 3 defeats on points, and in the first 20 performances. Won about 60 times in a row.
103 wins
Roberto Duran, who won 103 times, must be included among the best boxers in the world. Of these, 70 fights he completed in his favor by knockout. He suffered only 16 defeats, most of which were at the beginning of his career. Performed from 1968 to 2001. For about 30 years it remained unsurpassed. No one could find him a worthy opponent. You only need to watch a few of Duran's performances to understand why he enjoys such prestige among other boxers. It was he who managed to rebel against the young star Leonard. He released the rematch not only beautifully, this fight was brilliant and he deservedly entered the history of world boxing.
2 draws, 10 losses, 29 knockouts and 44 wins - this is the indicator of Evander Holyfield's realized fights. However, in this rating, he was not at all because of his dynamics of victories and defeats. Evander can be called one of the best boxers in the world of all time because he deserves the respect of fans and boxers alike. The eternal opponent of Mike Tyson expresses to go against him in the ring even at 51 years old. You can talk about it non-stop. He always dominated opponents, always responded to challenges. He gave himself completely to every fight. Great fighter!
173 wins
Just imagine, over a 25-year career, this boxer managed to realize 175 fights, of which he completed 109 performances by knockout in his favor. A total of 19 losses and 6 draws. One of the most talented boxers in history. Possessed simply unimaginable physical force. A strong character and a strong chin allowed him to instill fear in every opponent with whom he happened to intersect in the open spaces of the ring. Sugar Ray is the owner famous club in Haarlem, sang, danced and easily aroused the delight of the public when he appeared in the ring.
Another amazing boxer who made history with a hundred knockouts. In total, he won 150 times, 9 times ended in a draw. Lost 21 fights. He performed for 14 years from 1931 to 1945. He is the first boxer to achieve 3 championship belts at once. However, he could get a fourth, but the draw against Garcia is to blame. Many sports fans to this day consider such an end to the fight an unfair decision. It is worth noting that Henry's career did not start in the best way.
Today, once again exclusive rating from, we will introduce you to the most winning boxers in history, in other words, these are the TOP-20 of the fighters who have won the most career victories. In total, these 20 have 3537 victories in the professional ring and this is only official data! We took into account not only the record numbers, but also the class of fighters - 18 TOP members out of 20 are included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, as well as a huge number of record holders and boxers who are considered one of the greatest in history. In general, the composition came out truly legendary!
As you might guess, all the participants in our rating are representatives of the Old School. Like any era of boxing, those decades have their own specifics, this also applies to records, for example, different reasons, not all fights fit into the track record of fighters and statistics are sometimes full of missing fights. Also, in those days there was such a thing as Newspaper decision, this is the opinion (decision) of authoritative newspapers on the outcome of a close fight, the outcome of which the judges decided to leave to the discretion of the press. We decided not to take into account the Newspaper decision in order to leave the boxers on an equal footing.
The fates and careers of our heroes are saturated with the spirit of that time and each of them deserves attention, perhaps one of these fighters will inspire you! So let's get started!
* Julio Cesar Chavez: 107 -6-2
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Full record: 107 ( 86 ko ) — 6 ( 4 ko ) — 2; 75% KO
Years careers: 1980-2005 (25 years old)
Nickname: H.S.
· Total number of fights : 115 (634 rounds)
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Julio Chavez's number of victories is not enough to enter our top 20, but the fact that among modern fighters he has the most impressive record obliges us to mention him in this article. So, Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. is rated as the best boxer who ever came out under the flag of Mexico. During his 25-year career, Chavez collected 5 championship belts in three different weight categories: 2nd featherweight, lightweight and 1st welterweight. The son of a railroad worker, Chavez explained his entry into boxing as a desperate desire to get out of poverty, seeing how his parents worked tirelessly. He started at the age of 16, his professional debut was at the age of 17, when he knocked out his first opponent, Miguel Ruiz, in the first round.
Chavez holds the record for the most successful world title defenses - 27 (21 by knockout). He also has the longest winning streak in the history of boxing - 13 years, 89-0-1, was the record of the legendary Mexican before he suffered his first defeat. Without a doubt, he deserves to be inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame; but despite his success in the ring, he had an uphill battle with alcohol and drug addiction outside of it. This often happens to those who managed to escape "From rags to riches", but the fighting spirit turned out to be stronger than anyone addiction and Julio managed to overcome this disease.
#20 . Marcel Cerdan: 111-4
Full record: 111 (65 ko) - 4 — (1ko); 57% KO
Career years: 1934-1949 (aged 15)
Nickname: Bombardier from Casablanca
· Total number of fights : 115 ( 755 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
It's born in Algeria [North Africa] the Frenchman is an iconic person in the history of French sports. Of his four losses, two were disqualifications, a highly questionable split decision and his most recent loss, were the cause of a shoulder injury sustained in the middle of a fight with LaMotta (the prototype of the Raging Bull hero) while Cerdan was defending the middleweight title. He is considered the best boxer in the history of France, bringing his record to 45 victories, he suffered his first defeat due to disqualification.
During World War II, the "Casablanca scorer" won the Inter-Allied Boxing Championship in 1944 (Easy to deal with the British and the Yankees). After spending the majority of his career as a middleweight, Cerdan ended up with 65 knockout wins and was also inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. His fighting record and legacy could have been greater, if not a tragic death at the age of 33 when flight Air France, on its way to New York, crashed in the Azores - Marseille was one of 48 people on board who died.
#19. Dave Shade: 132 -28-59
· Full record : 132 (17 ko) - 28 (2ko) - 59 ; 7% KO
· Career years : 1918-1935 (age 17)
· Nickname Story by: Dave Charles
· Total number of fights : 224 (1645 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Dave Shade comes from a boxing family that includes brothers Billy and George Shade. He started boxing at the age of 16 and thereafter twice fought for the world welterweight title. Both times were at the beginning of a career, against Jack Britton, and during a close fight, each of the confrontations ended in a draw. During his career, Shade fought three future Hall of Famers: Jack Britton (0-0-2), Mickey Walker (1-2) and Max Rosenblum (0-2).
Dave was very closely associated with the mafia, as a result of which the fights with his participation systematically ended in a dubious decision of the judges, in one direction or another. So it was in 1925, when he got together with the previously mentioned Mickey Walker, it was a meeting of two dirty fighters, which gave bright colors to the battle. At the end of all rounds, no one in the hall had any doubts that the winner of the fight was Shade, but the judges had a different opinion and Walker got the victory. The next day, the headlines filled the headlines about the fixed fight and the fact that Arnold Rodstein (Jewish businessman and gambler) enriched himself with a bet of $60,000 on a controversial decision of the judges, to which Rodstein only corrected the journalists - $80,000!
#18. Jimmy Wild: 132-3-1
· Full record : 132 (99ko) - 3 (3ko) - 1 ; 66% KO
· Career years : 1911-1923 (aged 12)
· Nickname: Mighty Atom
· Total number of fights : 143 (1041 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
The nickname "The Mighty Atom" very accurately and succinctly defines what Jimmy Wild was like, with a combat weight of 44 kilograms, he terrified his rivals more than Sunny Liston and Mike Tyson did in their time. One of the brightest examples is his duel with featherweight (57kg) Joe Conn. At the time of the fight, Wild's weight was 46 kilograms, but this did not stop the "Mighty Atom" from beating his larger opponent for 12 rounds, sending him to the floor 13 times in total, after which the referee stopped this one-sided beating. Before Jimmy had a 1 on the losing chart, he was walking with an amazing record of 97 wins and 1 draw. He is really a rare phenomenon for those years, he managed to both maintain his health and earn a good fortune without losing it. A real legend during his lifetime, in addition to achievements in the boxing craft, he managed to write several books.
When it comes to boxers of the past, there are many different nuances, it is necessary to take into account the realities of those years and the understanding that it is sometimes impossible to record all the fights of athletes. So, according to unconfirmed information, Jimmy had over 800 fights in the ring, losing only 10 of them, how reliable this information can only be guessed at. Skills and achievements were appreciated by the boxing world, and in 1990 he (In the first vote) was included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He also ranks third in the ranking of the greatest punchers in the history of boxing from the authoritative The Ring magazine. This is the highest achievement in the career of any boxer.
#17. Tony Canzonieri : 137 -24-10
· Full record : 137 (44ko) - 24 (1 ko) - 10 ; 25% KO
· Career years : 1925 - 1939 (14 years old)
· Nickname: Absent
· Total number of fights : 171 (1351 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
The life of an unknown, young Tony Canzioneri was turned upside down when his family left Slidell (Louisiana) to make ends meet, moving to Staten Island, New York. This, as it turned out later, special, Italian-American boy found himself on the ground soaked in boxing, where he discovered his talent and great craving for fights. With growth in 162 centimeters, the ambitious Italian makes his way to the boxing Olympus and wins five world titles.
IN 1931 he defeats Jackie 'Kid' Berg at youth championship world welterweight. He was at that time only the second boxer to ever win world titles in three different weight divisions. In 1934, The Ring Magazine named Canzoneri Fighter of the Year. By many boxing reviewers, he regarded as one of the best boxers in history and, of course, he is comfortably inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
#16. Sandy Saddler: 144-16-2
· Full record : 144 (103ko) - 16 (1 ko) - 2 ; 64% KO
· Career years : 1944-1956
· Nickname Story by: Joseph (Joe) Saddler
· Total number of fights : 162 (922 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
One of the greatest artistic knockouts in boxing history is Joseph "Sandy" Sandler. Without exaggeration, he possessed a monstrous force of impact, andout of his 144 wins - 103 are knockouts - an incredible result.A lanky, lean guy, Saddler mostly boxed in the featherweight division and was a two-time featherweight champion. Along with this, he also became a lightweight champion. Sandy in many wayswas known for having a reputation for being a dirty fighter, somewhat of a bully in the ring, but beyond that, he had great boxing skills. Also, great fame to Sandler betrayed by the fact that he defeated the great Willy Pep, with whom he boxed four times, three of which he won.
Mighty Sandy could have been much higher in our ranking if not for one episode from the life of a fighter ... He was forced to relinquish his title in 1957 after a car accident caused a retinal detachment, but such an early departure did not prevent him from enteringinducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, and was later named #2 on the list of the best featherweights of the 20th century. Besides,Ring Magazine's list of the 100 Greatest Punchers in boxing history placed Saddler at number five. His results in sports are unbelievable, no doubt a great fighter.
#15. Joe Gans : 145 -10-16
· Full record : 145 (100 ko) - 10 (5 ko) - 16 ; 51% KO
· Career years : 1893-1909 (aged 16)
· Nickname: Old Master
· Total number of fights : 176 (1475 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
November 25, 1874 in the city of Baltimore (Maryland) was born Joseph Gant or as boxing fans will know him - Joe Gans. Even though Gans boxed over 100 years ago, he is still considered the best lightweight in history, along with Roberto Duran. Joe Gans reigned as a lightweight from 1902 to 1908. during this time he did not suffer a single defeat in championship fights with a total of 14 defenses. In addition, he was to some extent part of the revolution in boxing when he became the first black world champion, at a historical turn, this is a very significant moment, especially given the racial discrimination of those years.
Hans is a fighter who combines the best of both worlds, being of the old school, he was a great puncher with a hardened character combined with superb athleticism and skill. Of course, he was far ahead of his time, demonstrating impeccability in the basics of boxing, for which he received the nickname "Old Master". John L. Sullivan said the following about Hans: " I never had any respect for black fighters, never... But Joe Gans is by far the greatest lightweight in history. He hits like a mule - with both hands". In a duel, he practically did not make mistakes, was monstrously cold-blooded, inflicted very compact and hard blows, without wasting his strength. A true gem for its era.
#14. Henry Armstrong: 151-21-9
· Full record : 151 (101 ko) - 21 (2ko) - 9 ; 56% KO
· Career years : 1931-1945 (aged 14)
· Nickname: Perpetuum mobile
· Total number of fights : 181 (1156 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
The name of Henry Jackson Jr. you can often hear in disputes about the best boxer in the history of the sport, and this is quite reasonable, despite 21 defeats. This African/American/Irish/Native American young man from Mississippi, early in his professional career competed for $35 in St. Louis, under the name Melody Jackson [real name]. In his debut, he was knocked out in the third round, in two of the three subsequent fights he was also defeated, but this only incited the future legend and he begins a bright series of victories. Later, he would head to Los Angeles with his mentor, Harry Armstrong, introducing himself to everyone as his own brother, which of course was not true.
He has one of the most impressive records in the sport, having started a series of consecutive knockouts of 26 victories in 1937, by 1938 this figure had reached 46, and 7 of them were title ones, this is one of those records that probably already no one will be beaten. In the same year, six years after her first fight, Melody Jackson knocked out Petey Sarron and became the world featherweight champion. After, he was named fighter of the year and after that, he never slowed down. He is the only boxer to ever hold three different championship titles in three different weight divisions at the same time. – feather-weight, light weight and second semi average weight. His boxing style can be described as ruthless, never-ending hail of punches and hard pressing, which earned him one of his nicknames, "Killer Hank." He met in the ring with 17 world champions, winning 15 of them. During the years of his glorious career, he changed his nickname several times. , his most popular alias was "Perpetuum Mobile". But these nicknames do not fit in with his real nature, after his retirement he became a minister and devoted his life to poor children. Well done Henry!
#13. Fritzi Zivik: 158-65-9
· Full record : 158 (82 ko) - 65 (4ko) - 9 ; 35% KO
· Career years : 1931-1949 (aged 18)
· Total number of fights : 232 (1807 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Zivik was born into an immigrant family, his father was Croatian and his mother Maria was Slovenian. One of five siblings, four of whom boxed, this family boy band was nicknamed "The Fighting Zivics". Although Fritzi is considered one of the dirtiest fighters in the history of boxing, which he has never hidden, he is also considered one of the best. In battle, he was tactful, assertive and incredibly courageous. Living in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, he turned pro in 1931, making his debut as a featherweight (At age 18), by 1936 he was in the top 10 at welterweight. The style and manner of fighting formed very quickly: “ Gotta fight dirty"- that was his motto in the ring.
Probably every great fighter has an opponent with whom he will always be associated, such an opponent for Zivik was the previous hero of our rating - Henry Armstrong. It was Armstrong who opened Fritzi to the general public as a talented fighter, in the first of three confrontations he managed to defeat Armstrong by decision of the judges, the second fight also ended in favor of Zivik, but already by technical knockout in the 10th round. Henry nevertheless took revenge on the offender and won by unanimous decision, this trilogy can be considered one of the best in history.
For much of his career, Zivic faced the best fighters on the planet, from lightweight to light heavyweight, from 1941 to 1946, his opponents were such personalities as Sugar Ray Robinson, Lou Jenkins, LaMotta, Beau Jack, Bob Montgomery, Tommy Bell, Billy Arnold and Freddie Archer. All in all, Zivic faced seven future Hall of Famers and nine world champions, a glorious career, no doubt about that. At the end of his career, he opens his own boxing school and works as a boilermaker. He died after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease in 1984.
#12. Chalky Wright: 162 -45-19
· Full record : 162 (83ko) - 45 (7 ko) - 19 ; 36% KO
· Career years : 1928-1948 (aged 20)
· Total number of fights : 229 (1377 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Albert Wright was an American featherweight boxerwas born in Arizona and was the youngest of seven children in the family. Wright's grandfather, Caleb Baines Martin, was a Mississippi slave who fled to the Arizona Territory shortly before the Civil War.Shortly after Wright's birth, his father left the family, and by 1918 Clara Wright had moved with the children to California, And It was there that Wright awakened his love for boxing. Wright began his professional boxing career at the age of 16, with a height of 171 centimeters, Wright was tall for his 57 kilograms, in addition to having Long hands, which gave him a good advantage in battle. His debut fight took place on February 23, 1928, then he won Nilo Balle by decision after four rounds. In 1938he meets in the ring with the great Henry Armstrong, but loses by knockout in the third round. By 1941 he was already one of the best featherweights in the world. Wright spent great career, in which he scored a victorious 162 victories, half of which were won by knockout, so in 2003 he ranked # 95 in the ranking of the 100 greatest punchers of all time from Ring magazine.
However, outside the ring, he behaved quite recklessly and frivolously, for example, on the day of the fight with Phil Terranova, he literally crawled out of the Teresa Hotel, not far from which there was a bar where he had fun for the last four days before the fight, drinking a lot of alcohol and smoking cigars. He drank literally everything that could fill his stomach, so he hung out somewhere before2-3 am, and then went up to the Gardena arena to demonstrate the master class of boxing and ultimately win. By the end of his career, he became a faded shadow of his old self and out of the last ten fights he won only one, after which he finally decided to leave the sport. By the mid-1950s, Wright had squandered the fortune he had made as a boxer and, at the time of his death, was working in a Los Angeles bakery. On August 12, 1957, Wright's mother found his body in the bathroom of her apartment.his head was submerged, the water was turned on. Later it turned out that he slipped in the bathroom and hit his head, losing consciousness, ehis death was an accident.Wright's funeral was held on August 26, where Baptist preacher Henry Armstrong, a former rival of Wright's, delivered a eulogy.
#11. Sugar Ray Robinson: 173 -19-6
· Full record : 173 (108 ko) - 19 (1 ko) - 6 ; 54% KO
· Career years : 1940-1965 (age 25)
· Nickname: Sugar
· Total number of fights : 200 (1400 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
"Sugar" Ray Robinson is widely regarded as greatest boxer regardless of weight categories in the history of boxing, with which the author of this article fully agrees. Walker Smith Jr. or Sugar Ray Robinson had an amateur record of 85 wins, 40 of which were by knockouts in the first round, and it was just a warm-up before the brightest professional career. Some of his amateur rivals would then have thought that one of the greatest boxers in the history of the sport stood before them. The youngest of three children, Robinson originally wanted to be a doctor, but, as time will later show, Robinson was born for the diametrically opposite kind of activity, namely, maiming people..
Professional career was as brilliant as amateur , he won his first 40 fights and then lost to Jake LaMotta (Raging Bull) in February 1942.After this loss, he would go on a phenomenal 91 win streak. Wow! To confirm his status, he will meet with LaMotta as many as five more times and win each of these meetings. Robinson would retire in 1952 with a 131-2-2 record, but would unfortunately return to compete for another three years and add another 42 wins and 17 losses to his record. He was a phenomenon in the sport and was unacceptably good for those years, being a fighter who was decades ahead of his time.
#10. Alabama Kid : 176 -59-20
· Full record : 176 (108 ko) - 59 (19 ko) - 20 ; 41% KO
· Career years : 1928-1950 (aged 22)
· Nickname: Alabama Kid
· Total number of fights : 260(1833)
Smoothly, we crept up to the top ten of our rating. Alabama Kid, oddly enough, is not from Alabama, moreover, he has not fought a single fight in this part of the world.
Clarence Reeves never liked his real name. The story goes that as a young man he spent some time in Alabama and became involved in street fight witnessed by promoter Le Huffman. He liked this young man and he awarded him this nickname, so Baby Alabama was born. Under Huffman's guidance, he fought his first fight that same night and earned 75 cents for the win. He will spend most of his long and eventful career in Australia, fighting the best fighters the country has to offer.Among the biggest fights in Kid's career is a fight with one of the best middleweights and light heavyweights in the world, top Australian boxer Ron Richards. On December 22, 1938, a live audience of 14,000 people packed the stadium in Sydney and witnessed a spectacular and uncompromising confrontation thatafter 12 rounds Alabama lost by decision. But later, on January 26, 1941, he nevertheless managed to snatch revenge and won one of best wins in his career, stopping Richards in the eighth round of the fight. Other landmark victories in The Kid's career were over Jack McNamee, heavyweight Billy "Wokko" Britt and even a knockout over Le McNabb, who weighed in at a whopping 126kg against Alabama's average 76kg. Do not be surprised, it was the harsh 30s and people earned as much as they could.
Unfortunately, he was deported in 1948 under the White Australia policy and left behind his wife and three children. A large contingent of people were opposed to his deportation, including some of the major newspapers, but the favorite of the Australian public was never allowed to return to the country. "The Kid" amassed an astonishing 108 knockouts during his 22-year career.
#9. Cocoa Kid : 176 -56-11
· Full record : 176 (48ko) - 56 (7 ko) - 11 ; 20% KO
· Career years : 1929-1948 (aged 19)
· Nickname: Baby Cocoa
· Total number of fights : 245(2095)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
His father was on vacation and left his native island, not knowing that Maria was pregnant with his child and on May 2, 1914, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, Herbert Lewis Hardwick was born. Subsequently, when he was still a child, his family moved to New Haven, Connecticut. After this comes a dark streak for the Hardwick family, tragedy struck the family when the father and the rest of the crew of the USS Cyclops disappeared during World War II. The loss of a ship and 306 crew and passengers occurred sometime after March 4, 1918, and remains to this day the largest loss of life in U.S. Navy history not directly related to combat. The reason for the disappearance of the ship is unknown. Herbert was only four years old at that time, soon his mother also died and he remained in the care of relatives.
After starting to box, he comes under the attention of future state senator Harry Durant, who later sponsored his boxing expenses. Around this time, he took on the alias Baby Cocoa as a tribute to the great Cuban boxer, Hall of Famer Baby Chocolate and soon attracted the attention of the fistfighting world. In 1933, having gained experience and skill, 18-year-old Herbert goes into a big fight against former champion featherweight champion Louis Kaplan and, after 10 rounds, wins by decision. In 1935 he defeated Frankie Britt to capture the welterweight title, and the following year faced Holman Williams in the first of an incredible 13 fights to come. From 1936 to 1945, the Kid defeated Williams eight times, lost three times, and drew one fight. A true veteran of 245 professional fights, Malysh has scalped names like Eddie Booker, Steve Mamakos, Jack Chase and fought Charlie Burley in a draw. He also met with Hall of Famers Battling Battalino, Lou Ambe and Archie Moore. In 1948, he retired after almost two decades in the ring, subsequently entering the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
#8. Sam Langford: 179-30-39
· Full record : 179 (128 ko) - 30 (9 ko) - 39 ; 41% KO
· Career years : 1902 - 1926 (24 years old)
· Nickname: Pitch Baby from Boston
· Total number of fights : 255 (1994 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
As for Langford, he is considered the Greatest Fighter to ever fight for a title, in addition to being the second-greatest puncher in the history of boxing by The Ring magazine.Perhaps at first glance it will seem strange, because it is simply impossible to pass by the world champion title with such results, buto Langford's "problem" was personal, not professional. At the time, the king of the division was Jack Johnson, who became the first black world champion in heavyweight champion and he refused to fight Langford... that'sbecause they were both black, you ask? Johnson's argument was that people wanted to see white fighters and a fight between black fighters for a title wouldn't attract fans (keep in mind this was in the early 1900s). For this reason, he had to be content with the championship belt among colored people, racism in those days was reflected in literally all areas of life in white America. So Langford continued to fight, destroying his opponents, and the incredible thing about it all was that throughout his fighting career he was completely blind in one eye and partially blind in the other.
In 1920 about challenged world heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey - Dempsey's manager told him, "Sam, I'm sorry, we're looking for someone lighter."In his autobiography, Dempsey admitted: " I wouldn't fight him because I knew he would beat me. I was afraid of Sam Langford.» Langford continued to fight, despite being almost completely blind, he had to beat his inferiority by fighting in close range to better see and feel the opponent. AND Sam Langford's struggle story is a great example of resilience and the ability to move forward when everything goes against you.
#7. Freddie Miller: 185-29-6
· Full record : 185 (43 ko) - 29 (2 ko) - 6 ; 17% KO
· Career years : 1927 - 1940 (13 years old)
· Total number of fights : 223(1890 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Freddie Miller is american boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He is one of the best featherweights in history and was included in Ring Magazine's list of "The 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years" at 62 positions. It may sound insane, but after making his debut in April 1927, he fought 29 fights over the remainder of the year, losing only five. The start of his career coincided with the global economic crisis, so his desperate desire to fight went against the demand of the public, which was then in a precarious financial situation. But despite this, by the end of the third decade, he was among the contenders for the champion title, certainly a high result in less than 3 years of his career. After two victories over future world champion Tommy Paul, he was given a ticket to title fight with Christopher Battaglia, but he failed in the first attempt to win. In the second, he also failed, but this time due to the fact that the fight had the characteristic features of a fixed meeting and was stopped and left without a result. Miller finally took his own in 1933, defeating Tommy Paul, already familiar to him, and winning the NBA title. By the way, Miller has fought Tommy Pala six times, more than any other boxer in his career, his record against Tommy is 4-2-0. He managed to defend his own title 12 times.
Let's fast forward to February 21, 1938 at the Granby Halls arena, where at the boxing evening our hero meets the legendary Len Vikvar in the main event of the evening (we will return to him later). At the end of the allotted rounds, Miller wins by decision of the judges, everything would be fine, but the total track record of fighters was 489-100-47, these guys but two had more than 600 hundred fights by that time, just think about it! Despite the fact that this was not a title fight, the interest in this fight was more than high. Miller's trump card was his activity, he fought as often as he could. 185 wins (203 including Newspaper decision) over 13 years of career and the seventh line of our rating.
#6. Archie Moore: 185-23-10-1
· Full record : 185 (131ko) - 23 (7 ko) - 10 ; 60% KO
· Career years : 1935-1963 (aged 28)
· Nickname: Old mongoose
· Total number of fights : 219 ( 1473)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Archie Moore made his way into our ranking through dozens and dozens of bloody warriors. Known as "The Old Mongoose," Moore was the epitome of professionalism and boxing prowess, even at the age of 47 he was defending the light heavyweight title. After Moore turned forty, he had another 41 fights, of which he lost only three!As for his career, he holds the record in boxing history as the fighter with the most knockout wins with 131.!
He didn't fight for a championship until he was 39 when he defeated Joey Maxim. Aged At 45, Moore fought 20-year-old Muhammad Ali (Cassius Clay) in 1962 and was knocked out in four rounds. This will be the penultimate fight in the career of a great fighter. He is the only fighter in history to fight Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali. Moore inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame and was also the inspiration for the film Rocky Balboa in 2006. In the list of the greatest punchers in the history of boxing, ‘Old Mongoose’ took the rightful fourth place, Great fighter with a Great legacy!
#5. Ted Lewis: 192-32-14
· Full record : 192 (80 ko) - 32 (6 ko) - 14 ; 26% KO
· Career years : 1909-1929 (aged 20)
· Nickname: Baby
· Total number of fights : 238 (2020 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
A physically gifted, young Jewish boy named Gershon Mendeloff grew up in a rented apartment in the East End [London]. This frail boy at the age of 14 joined the members of the London Judaic Sports Club and fought under the name of Little Lewis, receiving six pence and a cup of tea for a fight. With his elusive style and polished left hook, Lewis became a professional boxer a year after starting. Four years later, in 1913, he won the British featherweight title, and a year later he won the European Championship in the same category.
When the walls of Europe began to put pressure on the fighter, he begins travel the world in search of a big challenge and eventually win the World Welterweight Championship against Jack Britton at the legendary Madison Square Garden, New York. Who then could have known that Lewis and Britton would later meet each other as many as 18 more times, of which he would win 7 wins and 2 draws. In 1992, Lewis was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame.
#4. Max Rosenblum:207 -39-26
· Full record : 207 (19 ko) - 39 (2 ko) - 26; 6% KO
· Performance years : 1923-1939 (aged 16)
· Nickname: Spanker
· Total number of fights : 274 (2523 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
It's quite funny to see a boxer with a 6% KO rate in his career, Max did not have good knockout power and focused on defense, and his punches were more like slaps, for which he received the nickname "Spanker", a sort of Chris Bird of our time. Max was born into a family of Jewish immigrants from Russia and from a very young age was distinguished by a violent temper and aggressive behavior. In the fifth grade, he beat a teacher in a rage and was expelled from school, after which he continued his studies at a school for difficult teenagers. Like many boxers of that time, he had to combine fights with work, in parallel with the fights, he worked part-time as a bodyguard, lifter and even an employee. railway. He did not miss the opportunity to fight. Living in this mode, Max had practically no time for training. During his career, he managed to fight with such eminent boxers as Dave Slade, Henry Lewis, heavyweight Young Stribling, defeated Hall of Famers Jack McWeeny, Ted Lewis and many others.
In 1932 he successfully defends the title against Lou Scuso and becomes absolute champion, after which in 1933 he met in a sensational duel with the German boxer Adolf Heyser. In those days, Nazi Germany was active in propagandasuperiority of the Aryan race, the fight went in a one-sided manner and the Jewish boy Max Rosenblum after 15 rounds was named the winner, effortlessly taking up over the German boxer. The most interesting thing is that after this fight, Adolf Hitler issued an order forbidding German boxers to oppose the Jews. After the end of his boxing career, Max walked to wide leg, since, unlike many, he did not lose the money he earned on boxing, he also plays in films and manages to act in more than a hundred films, but realizing that working as an actor does not bring him the money he wants, he opens his own restaurant in Hollywood called "Slapsie Maxie's.
#3. Young Stribling: 223-13-14
· Full record : 223 (129ko) - 13 (1 ko) - 14; 44% KO
· Performance years : 1921-1933 (aged 12)
· Nickname: King of the cane
· Total number of fights : 252 (1669 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Despite the fact that Young was a great boxer, fate turned out in such a way that he never became a world champion, but this did not prevent him from getting into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. He is considered one of the best boxers in history among those who did not manage to win the World title. One of the reasons that he did not become a champion is a motorcycle accident that ended the life of a boxer in its prime (28 years old), it’s scary to imagine how crazy the fighter’s record could have become if this tragedy hadn’t happened. Young Young was taught from infancy to exercise since his parents were circus acrobats.
The mother played the role of a fistfighting coach in the Stribleng family, and the father took on leadership functions, and later he became his promoter and manager. He combined boxing with playing American football and performing in basketball team secondary school. After he turned 16, he successfully made his professional debut and immediately attracted the attention of local promoters, who offered him a contract for 4 fights, for each of which he would receive $10. In many of his fights, Young had a fairly strong advantage in speed, power and reflexes, thanks to his training with his parents.An amazing fact about Stribling's life is that he started his career as a featherweight and went up to heavyweight.
#2. Willie Pep: 229-11-1
· Full record : 229 (65 ko) - 11 (6 ko) - 1 ; 27% KO
· Career years : 1940-1966 (aged 26)
· Nickname : will-o'-the-wisp
· Total number of fights : 241 (1956 rounds)
· Member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame
Guglielmo Papaleo, Willy Pep, Will o Weeps, call it what you will. The 167cm Italian American from Middleton, Connecticut has amassed 241 boxing bouts during his career for a total of 1,956 rounds. He is regarded as potentially the best featherweight in the history of boxing and is renowned for his speed and defensive prowess. In an amateur fight he fought Sugar Ray Robinson, the fight took place in the basement of a store in Norwich, in this fight Pep was defeated by a decision of the judges, this is old school, baby, it happened before and not like that. He had no idea who Robinson was, as Robinson boxed under a pseudonym. This is comparable to seeing a duel between young Mayweather and Pacquiao somewhere at the diner in our time.
Another incredible fact about Willie Pep, he survived a plane crash in 1947 in which the pilot and two passengers died. He recovered from serious injuries in the accident, and incredibly, he continued to box successfully. He retired at the age of 43, leaving behind a brilliant winning career and a name that is forever tied to the history of boxing.
#1. Len Vikvar: 340-87-42
· Full record : 340 (93ko) - 87 (37 ko) - 42 ; 20% KO
· Career years : 1928-1947 (aged 19)
· Total number of fights : 470 (4014 rounds)
Before we introduce you to our chart winner and Guinness World Record holder, we want you to realize just how big his score is. He spent 4014 rounds in the ring, in order for you to repeat his record, you will need to conduct an 11-round fight every day throughout the year. And so - Len Vikvar, british boxer who turned pro at the age of 18. Having started his career, he boxed in small clubs, having up to three fights in one night. Not sparing his health and strength, he quickly breaks into the highest echelon, which is not surprising, because it is difficult to stop such an assertive and desperate guy. And as a result, one of his biggest fights would be at Welford Road Stadium in the late 1930s, where he lost to British lightweight Erica Boone.
But at one point, everything ends when, during the Second World War, he had to suspend his career for 6 years (1940-1946). He did return to boxing after the war, but fought only four fights before retiring in 1947. He had a total of 470 professional fights, among which 340 victories, which is the most high score in boxing history! 340 victories is 73% of the total number of fights, while the number of defeats was only 19%, an excellent efficiency for such a number of fights, which cannot but cause admiration. You probably think that having traveled such a stunning path, he should have been carelessly rocking on a rocking chair for the rest of his life, in the backyard of his house, drinking cocktails in the backyard of his house, but alas, mistress reality does not always pace with our desires, and Vikvar worked the rest of his life at a local engineering company.
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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 gets a ticket to Olympic Games, representing the United States, and in his 21st amateur fight earns bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. 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 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 true 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 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 amateurs 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 some time.
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 much better 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 middleweight) weight categories that Manny Pacquiao performed was 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 his youth, together with his brother, they were engaged in various types of 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.
Top 5 fastest boxers
Boxers have always been the focus of all the popular martial arts. To this day, they attract the attention of all lovers of shock sports with their technique, power, aggression and inspire millions of athletes!
One quality distinguishes a good boxer from an ordinary one - speed! Again and again, every fight proves that this is the main aspect that is the key to victory.
Top 5 fastest boxers
1. Sugar Ray Leonard (36-3-1)
3. Manny Pacquiao (57-6-2)
Pacquiao's hands are blindingly fast! He has inhuman speed, which is so mesmerizing for the public. And he demonstrated it in 8 weight categories, where he managed to win champion titles. He was compared to an octopus, all because he poured a hail of blows from unpredictable angles - opponents defeated by him: Eric Morales, Marco Antonio Barrera, Juan Manuel Marquez, Oscar De La Hoya, Ricky Hatton, Miguel Cotto, Antonio Margarito - everyone can attest to this fact!
4 Roy Jones Jr. (61-8-0)
Roy Jones Jr. is the epitome of power and speed in this sport. Knockout blows from behind. Dexterity of movement, speed, lightning strikes in Jones' arsenal - he opened up a whole new style of fighting for boxing fans.
5. Pernell Whitaker (40-4-1)
Pernell Whitaker was so quick on his feet and threw invisible punches so smartly that even the most formidable opponents looked very weak in the ring compared to him.
Of course, speed and quickness in boxing, as in any other martial art, seem to be a gift of nature, let's not forget that for the most part this is the result of hard work in gym!
May the boxers from the above list continue to inspire you to improve and get better and faster!
Boxing as a sport has millions of fans around the world. Two athletes meet in the ring at the peak of their form to determine the best. But who are they - the legendary boxers of all times and peoples?
There have been many brilliant talented and charismatic fighters in the history of boxing. We take a look at ten of the most legendary boxers in history.
10 PHOTOS
1. Riddick Bowe.
A fantastically talented fighter, he ruled the heavyweight division for years. He became the absolute world champion in 1992.
2. Willie Pep. A true legend in the sport, Pep was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990. His performance in the featherweight division, his speed and finesse were excellent, as was his elusiveness. With a record of 229 wins of which 65 were knockouts, he held the title twice in 1947 and 1950. Willie Pep is considered one of the best boxers of the 20th century and it's not hard to see why.
3. Manny Pacquiao. Originally from the Philippines, Manny Pacquiao is now a politician and senator in his home country. His record in the ring is very impressive and leads him to a well-deserved place here. His dynamic strength and relentless pressure on his opponent made him a truly great boxer.
4. Floyd Mayweather Jr. If you're looking for a charismatic boxer, this is Floyd. He is well known for his controversial press conferences and his fights. World champion in five weight categories without defeat. Mayweather Jr. is a formidable opponent in the ring. His numerous famous fights include fights with Ricky Hatton and Oscar De La Hoya.
5. Sugar Ray Robinson Widely known by many boxing fans, Sugar Ray was one of the best fighters in the history of boxing. Robinson held the world welterweight title from 1946 to 1951 and also won the middleweight title in 1951. A truly skilled fighter, he possessed great strength in his fists.
A vibrant character in and out of the ring, he created the modern idea of a boxing match and inspired boxers like Floyd Mayweather Jr.
6. Rocky Marciano. Many say that he is one of the greatest boxers, and doubters point out that he operated in a very weak heavyweight division. But what is known for sure is the 87.75% knockout percentage making him one of the best boxers in the history of boxing.
7. Jack Dempsey. Jack Dempsey was one of the most popular boxers in America, and one of the most successful. 66 wins and 51 knockouts speak to why he was so loved. He reigned in the heavyweight division from 1919 to 1926.
,8. Julio Cesar Chavez. Mexico has produced a lot of tough, experienced and entertaining fighters, but this guy has to be the best out there. After all, it's impossible to become a six-time world champion in three different weight divisions by accident. Sometimes it seemed that the boxer's head was made of granite. Known for his onslaught, brutal punching and explosive power, he was a nightmare to all who faced him.
Chavez is considered one of the best boxers to ever grace the sport.
9. Mike Tyson. Mike Tyson was the most popular boxer in 1980. Tyson really had everything - quick hands, good legs, excellent headwork, aggression and explosive power.
All this caused him to quickly rise through the amateur and professional ranks before defeating Trevor Berbick in 1986 to become the WBC heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 20. He then defeated James Smith and Tony Tucker in 1987 to win the WBA and IBF heavyweight titles. This made him the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world.
10. Mohammed Ali. The undisputed leader of the list. In 1964, at the age of 22, Ali used clever tactics to defeat Sonny Liston and become heavyweight champion. Enjoying a long career, he fought many iconic fights and will forever remain the greatest boxer in history.
