Who is the best Australian boxer of all time?

Bare-knuckle-era wizards line up beside modern belt holders, with a couple of heartbreaking what-ifs in between.

1. 1
   Kostya Tszyu

   Russian-born Sydney resident who unified the light welterweight titles and entered the Hall of Fame.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Jeff Fenech

   Three-weight world champion of the 1980s and one of Australia's most decorated fighters.
   862pts
3. 3
   Danny Green

   Perth knockout artist who won world titles at super middleweight and cruiserweight.
   596pts
4. 4
   Young Griffo

   Defensive genius of the 1890s, regarded as one of the most skilful boxers of the bare-knuckle-to-gloves era.
   517pts
5. 5
   Tony Mundine

   Hard-hitting Aboriginal middleweight of the 1970s who fought Carlos Monzón for the world title.
   517pts
6. 6
   Lionel Rose

   First Aboriginal Australian world champion, winning the bantamweight title in Tokyo in 1968.
   517pts
7. 7
   Anthony Mundine

   Former rugby league star who became WBA super middleweight champion and a box-office draw.
   310pts
8. 8
   Les Darcy

   Legendary middleweight of the 1910s who was rarely beaten before his early death at 21.
   310pts
9. 9
   Jeff Horn

   Brisbane schoolteacher who took Manny Pacquiao's WBO welterweight title in 2017.
   310pts
10. 10
    Jimmy Carruthers

    Undefeated world bantamweight champion of 1952, Australia's first undisputed world champion.
    310pts
11. 11
    Dave Sands

    Aboriginal middleweight star of the late 1940s who beat world-class opposition before dying at 26.
    310pts
12. 12
    Daniel Geale

    Tasmanian middleweight who held the IBF and WBA world titles from 2011 to 2013.
    0pts

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