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The 18 Best Boxers of All Time

By YPB Team

Heavyweight sluggers, slick defensive masters and pound-for-pound wizards span more than a century of the sweet science. Who is the greatest of them all?

  1. Muhammad Ali — ranked #11
    Muhammad Ali
    The three-time heavyweight champion and cultural icon widely called 'The Greatest.'
    1000pts
  2. Canelo Álvarez — ranked #22
    Canelo Álvarez
    The modern Mexican superstar and undisputed super-middleweight champion.
    877pts
  3. Sugar Ray Robinson — ranked #33
    Sugar Ray Robinson
    The welterweight and middleweight master regarded by many as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter ever.
    877pts
  4. Rocky Marciano — ranked #44
    Rocky Marciano
    The only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated at 49-0.
    771pts
  5. Jack Dempsey — ranked #55
    Jack Dempsey
    The 1920s 'Manassa Mauler' whose aggressive style drew boxing's first million-dollar gates.
    692pts
  6. Manny Pacquiao — ranked #66
    Manny Pacquiao
    The only boxer to win world titles in eight divisions, a Filipino national hero.
    692pts
  7. George Foreman — ranked #77
    George Foreman
    The fearsome puncher who became the oldest heavyweight champion in history.
    692pts
  8. Pernell Whitaker — ranked #88
    Pernell Whitaker
    'Sweet Pea,' a defensive virtuoso considered among the slickest boxers ever.
    692pts
  9. Sugar Ray Leonard — ranked #99
    Sugar Ray Leonard
    The charismatic face of boxing's golden 1980s welterweight era.
    600pts
  10. Joe Louis — ranked #1010
    Joe Louis
    'The Brown Bomber,' whose record heavyweight title reign defined an era.
    491pts
  11. Joe Frazier — ranked #1111
    Joe Frazier
    'Smokin' Joe,' the relentless champion and Ali's fiercest rival.
    491pts
  12. Mike Tyson — ranked #1212
    Mike Tyson
    The youngest heavyweight champion ever, whose ferocious power made him a global phenomenon.
    491pts
  13. Evander Holyfield — ranked #1313
    Evander Holyfield
    The only four-time heavyweight champion, famed for his rivalry with Tyson.
    491pts
  14. Henry Armstrong — ranked #1414
    Henry Armstrong
    The only fighter to hold world titles in three divisions simultaneously.
    360pts
  15. Lennox Lewis — ranked #1515
    Lennox Lewis
    The unified heavyweight champion who beat every man he faced.
    360pts
  16. Marvin Hagler — ranked #1616
    Marvin Hagler
    'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler, one of the most dominant middleweight champions ever.
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  17. Julio César Chávez — ranked #1717
    Julio César Chávez
    The Mexican legend whose long unbeaten streak made him a national icon.
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  18. Floyd Mayweather Jr. — ranked #1818
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    The defensive genius who retired a perfect 50-0 across five weight classes.
    0pts

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Comments

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