The 26 Most Overrated Boxers of All Time

Great records, thin resumes, and arguments that never get settled in a bar.

1. 1
   Deontay Wilder

   A five-year title reign built on one punch and a thin list of opponents.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Adrien Broner

   Marketed as the next Mayweather and beaten every time he stepped up.
   999pts
3. 3
   Roy Jones Jr.

   Untouchable for a decade, then knocked out in three of five fights after 2004.
   900pts
4. 4
   Manny Pacquiao

   Eight divisions and eight losses, including one knockout that ended a fight he was winning.
   840pts
5. 5
   Devin Haney

   Undisputed lightweight champion whose safety-first style drew criticism, and who was knocked down three times by Ryan Garcia in 2024.
   800pts
6. 6
   Wladimir Klitschko

   Ruled the heavyweights for nearly a decade, yet critics say he did it in a weak era with a cautious jab-and-clinch style.
   771pts
7. 7
   Mike Tyson

   Terrifying for four years, then 6-3 in his last nine professional fights.
   692pts
8. 8
   Oscar De La Hoya

   The sport's biggest draw of the 1990s, who lost most of his defining fights.
   600pts
9. 9
   Chris Eubank

   Undefeated for six years on decisions that the crowd frequently disagreed with.
   600pts
10. 10
    Gerry Cooney

    Promoted as the next great heavyweight on a thin résumé, then stopped by Larry Holmes in their record-gate 1982 title fight.
    600pts
11. 11
    David Haye

    Talked his way into a 2011 heavyweight unification with Wladimir Klitschko, then lost a wide decision and blamed a broken toe.
    600pts
12. 12
    Audley Harrison

    Sydney 2000 super-heavyweight gold medallist handed a big BBC deal, who never won a world title and lost to David Haye in three rounds.
    600pts
13. 13
    Floyd Mayweather

    The 50-0 record is real; the argument is about how many of the fifty were taken at the right time.
    491pts
14. 14
    Andrew Golota

    Twice beat Riddick Bowe on the cards and twice lost by disqualification.
    491pts
15. 15
    Ryan Garcia

    A social-media star with blazing hand speed, stopped by a Gervonta Davis body shot and stripped of his Devin Haney win after a failed drug test.
    491pts
16. 16
    Amir Khan

    Olympic medallist with fast hands and a chin that kept ending his biggest nights.
    491pts
17. 17
    Ricky Hatton

    Hugely popular in Manchester but stopped in both of his biggest fights, by Floyd Mayweather in 2007 and Manny Pacquiao in 2009.
    491pts
18. 18
    Julio César Chávez Jr.

    Rode his famous name to a middleweight title, then lost to Sergio Martínez and Canelo Álvarez and kept struggling to make weight.
    491pts
19. 19
    Jake Paul

    A YouTuber turned professional boxer who drew huge pay-per-view numbers against retired MMA fighters and a 58-year-old Mike Tyson.
    360pts
20. 20
    Anthony Joshua

    Olympic champion and stadium headliner who lost three of his next eight after 2019.
    360pts
21. 21
    Vasiliy Lomachenko

    Called the best technician alive, and beaten in three of his marquee fights.
    360pts
22. 22
    Primo Carnera

    A giant heavyweight champion of 1933 whose record was padded by mob-arranged fights, then knocked down eleven times by Max Baer.
    360pts
23. 23
    Errol Spence Jr.

    An unbeaten welterweight star who was knocked down three times and stopped by Terence Crawford in their 2023 undisputed fight.
    360pts
24. 24
    Naseem Hamed

    Unbeaten showman whose career effectively ended the first time he met Marco Antonio Barrera.
    0pts
25. 25
    Canelo Alvarez

    Four-division champion whose record includes a draw and a decision that split the sport.
    0pts
26. 26
    Joe Calzaghe

    Retired unbeaten at 46-0, but critics note that most of his title defences came at home in Wales against little-known challengers.

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