The 11 Greatest Undisputed Champions in Boxing History

Four belts, one name. Heavyweight kings, bantamweight pioneers and a few pound-for-pound arguments packed into one field.

1. 1
   Mike Tyson

   Brooklyn heavyweight who became the youngest heavyweight champion at 20 and was undisputed champion by 1987.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Claressa Shields

   American two-time Olympic champion who became undisputed champion in multiple weight classes.
   848pts
3. 3
   Bernard Hopkins

   Philadelphia middleweight who unified the division by beating Félix Trinidad in 2001 and made 20 title defenses.
   752pts
4. 4
   Oleksandr Usyk

   Ukrainian southpaw who became undisputed cruiserweight champion in 2018 and undisputed heavyweight champion in 2024.
   734pts
5. 5
   Naoya Inoue

   Japanese champion who became undisputed at bantamweight in 2022 and at super bantamweight in 2023.
   636pts
6. 6
   Lennox Lewis

   British heavyweight who became undisputed champion in 1999 by beating Evander Holyfield.
   636pts
7. 7
   Canelo Álvarez

   Mexican star who became the first undisputed super middleweight champion of the four-belt era in 2021.
   520pts
8. 8
   Katie Taylor

   Irish Olympic champion who became undisputed at lightweight and later at super lightweight.
   520pts
9. 9
   Riddick Bowe

   Brooklyn heavyweight who won the undisputed title by beating Evander Holyfield in 1992.
   520pts
10. 10
    Evander Holyfield

    Boxer from Atlanta who was undisputed champion at both cruiserweight and heavyweight.
    382pts
11. 11
    Terence Crawford

    Omaha fighter who became undisputed at junior welterweight in 2017, welterweight in 2023 and super middleweight in 2025.
    0pts

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