The 18 Best Boxers of All Time
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?
1Muhammad Ali
The three-time heavyweight champion and cultural icon widely called 'The Greatest.'
1000pts
2Canelo Álvarez
The modern Mexican superstar and undisputed super-middleweight champion.
923pts
3Sugar Ray Robinson
The welterweight and middleweight master regarded by many as the greatest pound-for-pound fighter ever.
923pts
4Rocky Marciano
The only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated at 49-0.
856pts
5Jack Dempsey
The 1920s 'Manassa Mauler' whose aggressive style drew boxing's first million-dollar gates.
807pts
6Manny Pacquiao
The only boxer to win world titles in eight divisions, a Filipino national hero.
807pts
7George Foreman
The fearsome puncher who became the oldest heavyweight champion in history.
807pts
8Pernell Whitaker
'Sweet Pea,' a defensive virtuoso considered among the slickest boxers ever.
807pts
9Sugar Ray Leonard
The charismatic face of boxing's golden 1980s welterweight era.
749pts
10Joe Louis
'The Brown Bomber,' whose record heavyweight title reign defined an era.
681pts
11Joe Frazier
'Smokin' Joe,' the relentless champion and Ali's fiercest rival.
681pts
12Mike Tyson
The youngest heavyweight champion ever, whose ferocious power made him a global phenomenon.
681pts
13Evander Holyfield
The only four-time heavyweight champion, famed for his rivalry with Tyson.
681pts
14Henry Armstrong
The only fighter to hold world titles in three divisions simultaneously.
599pts
15Lennox Lewis
The unified heavyweight champion who beat every man he faced.
599pts
16Marvin Hagler
'Marvelous' Marvin Hagler, one of the most dominant middleweight champions ever.
499pts
17Julio César Chávez
The Mexican legend whose long unbeaten streak made him a national icon.
499pts
18Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The defensive genius who retired a perfect 50-0 across five weight classes.
499pts
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