Rankings
50 Greatest Boxers in History
The champions of the sweet science ranked across all eras.
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| # | Athlete | Sport | Why They Rank Here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Ali American · b.1942 |
Boxing | The Greatest — three-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medallist and… |
| 2 | Mike Tyson American · b.1966 |
Boxing | The youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20 years and 145 days — the most… |
| 3 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. American · b.1977 |
Boxing | 50-0 — the most financially successful boxer in history and the unbeaten defensi… |
| 4 | Manny Pacquiao Filipino · b.1978 |
Boxing | The only boxer in history to have won world titles in eight different weight div… |
| 5 | George Foreman American · b.1949 |
Boxing | Two-time world heavyweight champion who returned to boxing at 45 and became the … |
| 6 | Joe Frazier American · b.1944 |
Boxing | Olympic gold medallist and world heavyweight champion who defeated Muhammad Ali … |
| 7 | Rocky Marciano American · b.1923 |
Boxing | The only heavyweight champion in history to retire undefeated — a perfect 49-0 r… |
| 8 | Roberto Durán Panamanian · b.1951 |
Boxing | Four-division world champion from Panama — one of boxing's toughest and most fea… |
| 9 | Marvin Hagler American · b.1954 |
Boxing | Undisputed middleweight champion and one of the most fearsome fighters in boxing… |
| 10 | Thomas Hearns American · b.1958 |
Boxing | The Hitman — five-division world champion whose right hand was considered the mo… |
| 11 | Anthony Joshua British · b.1989 |
Boxing | Two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist who unified the h… |
| 12 | Tyson Fury British · b.1988 |
Boxing | The Gypsy King — undefeated WBC heavyweight champion whose remarkable comeback f… |
| 13 | Wladimir Klitschko Ukrainian · b.1976 |
Boxing | Ukraine's dominant heavyweight champion who held world titles for ten consecutiv… |
| 14 | Joe Louis American · b.1914 |
Boxing | The Brown Bomber — World Heavyweight Champion for a record 11 years and 8 months… |
| 15 | Sugar Ray Robinson American · b.1921 |
Boxing | Pound for pound, the greatest boxer who ever lived — Ray Robinson's combination … |
| 16 | Lennox Lewis British/Canadian · b.1965 |
Boxing | Britain's last undisputed heavyweight champion — a technically precise, intellig… |
| 17 | Evander Holyfield American · b.1962 |
Boxing | The Real Deal — four-time heavyweight world champion and the only man to hold th… |
| 18 | Prince Naseem Hamed British/Yemeni · b.1974 |
Boxing | Prince Naz — the most flamboyant and naturally gifted British boxer of his gener… |
| 19 | Floyd Patterson American · b.1935 |
Boxing | The first two-time heavyweight champion in history — Floyd Patterson's combinati… |
| 20 | Ricky Hatton British · b.1978 |
Boxing | The Hitman — Manchester's most beloved sporting figure and two-time world champi… |
| 21 | Carl Froch British · b.1977 |
Boxing | The Cobra — four-time world super middleweight champion whose unforgettable knoc… |
| 22 | Joe Calzaghe Welsh · b.1972 |
Boxing | The Pride of Wales — undefeated in 46 professional fights, Joe Calzaghe's extrao… |
| 23 | Sir Henry Cooper British · b.1934 |
Boxing | Our 'Enry — Britain's most beloved heavyweight and the man who floored Cassius C… |