The best boxers of all time. Who is the best boxer in the world

it top 10 best and greatest boxers of all time when this top it became clear that it is incredibly difficult to choose 10 boxers and think that such greats as Holyfield, Roy Jones Jr., Carlos Monzon and hundreds of other amazing fighters are not included in this top best and greatest boxers of all time. top made up of fighters who throughout history were considered the best and have contributed to the culture, development of boxing and history. Many magazines and Internet portals have come to some kind of consensus as to who is really the best, there is no distribution by weight categories, they are just best and greatest boxers.

10 Willie Pep

Willy Pep is an Italian-American boxer who has fought for 26 years and has a total of 229 wins out of 241 fights, perhaps the most impressive record in boxing. Pep competed in the featherweight division until 1943 with an impressive record of 61 wins and 0 losses until he lost to world champion Sammy Angott. However, he won the remaining five fights that year, and in 1944 he won all 16 victories. Pep continued his career with a staggering number of championship wins cementing the fact that he is one of the best boxers of all time. He won 73 fights in a row and set an amazing record in boxing. Pep, known for his speed and grace, is considered one of the best fighters 20th century and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990, voted number one of the 20th century featherweight by the Associated Press and ranked number one among best boxers of all time featherweight, according to the International Boxing Research Organization in 2005.

boxing career: 1940-1966 Fights: 241 Wins: 229 Wins by knockout: 65 Losses: 11 Draw: 0

9. Henry Jackson Jr. (Henry Armstrong)

Henry Armstrong started out as a lightweight and ended up as a middleweight. He is the only boxer in the world who managed to win three champion titles in a row in three weight categories. He could be said to have won a fourth title as well, but a controversial draw with Ceferino Garcia was admitted, although almost everyone believes that Armstrong should have won. His 27 knockout winning streak is regarded as the best winning streak in the history of boxing. Recognized by boxing critics and fellow professionals as one of the greatest fighters of all time. The authoritative boxing magazine The Ring, in 2007, recognized Armstrong as the second the greatest boxer over the past 80 years.

boxing career: 1931-1945 Fights: 181 Wins: 150 Knockout wins: 101 Losses: 21 Draws: 10

8. Rocky Marciano

Marciano competed in the heavyweight division and was famous for his toughness and ruthlessness towards his opponents. He is the only heavyweight champion to remain undefeated throughout his career. And defended his title six times. Many consider him the greatest boxers throughout history, however, there are those who believe that at that time there was no worthy competition and rivals. Yes, he endured Joe Louis, but 37-year-old Louis at that time was no longer the same. But despite all these critics, Morciano will be remembered as the only undefeated champion of all time, remembered in relevant discussions and counted in ratings for a very long time.

boxing career: 1948-1955 Fights: 49 Wins: 49 Wins by knockout: 43 Losses: 0 Draw: 0 (Undefeated)

7. Julio Cesar Chavez

Chavez is considered the greatest boxer Mexico, who competed in 5 different weight categories, is a six-time world champion in three weight categories, was recognized for several years as the best boxer in the world. Julio Cesar Chavez was known for his outstanding punching power, devastating attack, surprisingly strong chin, and relentless pursuit of his opponents. In 2010, he was inducted into the prestigious International Boxing Hall of Fame. In the ESPN ranking of the 50 greatest boxers of all time, he is ranked 24th. His records speak for themselves, for 10 years he was undefeated, had 88 fights without defeat until he lost to Frankie Randall, but after more convincingly avenged twice. Chavez beat Roger Mayweather, Hector Camacho, Sammy Fuentes and more great boxers for many years. Before his retirement, he was already a legend, respected and admired.

boxing career: 1980-2005 Fights: 116 Wins: 108 KO wins: 87 Losses: 6 Draws: 2

6. Jack Dempsey

Jack Dempsey, by far one of the most popular American boxers in history, was a cultural icon of the 20s. His fights had the highest attendance and earned the first million dollars in history. Dempsey's aggressive style and exceptional punching power have made him one of the most popular boxers of all time. He was the heavyweight champion for 7 years. All 7 years he severely punished those who tried to overthrow him. Dempsey eventually lost his title to Jin Tani in what was the most slanting fight in history for many years, but a year later he confidently took revenge. In The Ring's magazine, in the list of the best heavyweights in history, he takes the 10th position, in the top 100 boxers of the Greatest Punchers at the 7th position, in 1950 the Associated Press voted for Dempsey as the greatest boxer the last 50 years, is a member of the International Boxing Glory.

boxing career: 1914-1927 Fights: 83 Wins: 65 Wins by knockout: 51 Losses: 6 Draws: 11

5. Mike Tyson

Let's be realistic, even people far from boxing have heard the name Mike Tyson. There is no such boxer in history who has accumulated as many legendary factors as: fear, risk, noise in the press and scandals as "Iron" Mike Tyson. In the 80s and early 90s, Tyson was regarded as the consummate boxer who knocked out every opponent of any size and caliber, within seconds or the first rounds of any fight. They made bets on him, only thinking about how long the opponent would last and how long the fight would continue. It was with this knockout that in the photo, at the age of 20, he became the youngest world heavyweight champion. Considered the most powerful puncher of all time and the most brutal man in sports history according to ESPN. Included in the International Boxing Hall of Fame, is in the Guinness Book of Records, for the largest number of the fastest knockouts (produced 9 knockouts in less than 1 minute) and for becoming the youngest world heavyweight champion as mentioned above. And this is probably only a couple of percent of his mentions and awards, if writing about all of them takes a lot of time and more than one page.

boxing career: 1985-2005 Fights: 58 Wins: 50 KO wins: 44 Losses: 6 Draws: 0

4. Jack Johnson

American boxer nicknamed "The Galveston Giant". At the height of the Jim Crow era, became the first African-American heavyweight boxing champion of the world (1908-1915). For many years, Johnson was the most famous African-American boxer in the world. The fact that he became the first African-American heavyweight champion and remained undefeated for over 10 years already deserves a place in any top ranking great boxers. No matter how he was insulted in battle, he remained victorious without giving the enemy a chance. He was the most hated by boxers, since no one could beat him. Jack Johnson is one of the most striking boxers of all time, using an unusual style that was difficult for opponents to predict, he was extremely elusive and evaded almost any blow in return with his own.

boxing career: 1897-1945 Fights: 114 Wins: 80 Wins by knockout: 45 Losses: 13 Draws: 12

3. Sugar Ray Robinson

Many believe that Robinson best boxer, which the world has ever seen, however, Ring magazine recognized him best boxer of all time, regardless of weight class. Robinson competed in seven different weight classes, he combined skill, talent used all the best that is in boxing. He possessed amazing strength and lightning strike, high speed, outstanding leg dexterity and a firm chin. He became the world welterweight champion (1946-1950) and middleweight (1951, 1951-1952, 1955-1957, 1957 and 1958-1960) years. Robinson was a boxing genius and proved to be the best of the best with an exclamation mark. Honorary Member of the Boxing Hall of Fame. And of course, perhaps it should be in first place in top best, but in this list, Ali and Louis were more significant in international, political and social significance, in terms of the fights they fought.

boxing career: 1940-1965 Fights: 200 Wins: 173 Wins by knockout: 108 Losses: 19 Draws: 6

2. Muhammad Ali

Ali is without a doubt a universally accepted boxing icon, the greatest person in boxing, one of the most famous and recognizable heavyweight athletes. He received the title of Boxer of the Year five times, according to Ring magazine, in 1970 he was recognized as the boxer of the decade. Became an Olympic light heavyweight champion. He was the heavyweight champion of the world more than once. However, he faced incarceration and refused to fight in Vietnam due to his religious beliefs, thus being stripped of his heavyweight titles. Muhammad Ali was a strong self-confident person who was considered invincible in the 60s. Although he also faced misunderstanding, the country tried to shame him as a blameless and running away. But he gave the whole world the reasons why this happened. Despite all this, Ali returned to the sport three years later and, in spite of everything, for his not easy career, he is deservedly considered one of the best. After completing his career, he took part in social and charitable activities, and was also a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

Boxing career: 1960-1981 Fights: 61 Wins: 56 Wins by knockout: 37 Losses: 5 Draws: 0

1. Joe Louis

Joe Louis was very tall and it was believed that he could not lose, in fact he lost 1 time to Germany against Max Schmeling, but he later retaliated in a sensational and historic fight when he took out Schmeling in the first round. His other two defeats are more connected with the fact that Luis was already not the same, losing to Rocky Marciano is more attributed to age, because then he was already 37, and he opposed Marciano, who was in excellent shape, besides, there were financially difficult conditions and not the best conditions for training. Louis became an American hero and a symbol of national pride. During the World War and the racial divide in America, Louis was more than just boxing. In those days, there was no such boxer of international, political and social significance in difficult times. All over the country, people gathered in crowds around the radio and followed his performance, this gave them great strength and hope for a good future. He became the first African-American boxer to be recognized as an American Hero by whites, blacks, and all Americans. In 2005, Louis was recognized by the International Boxing Research Organization of Boxers as the number one among best and greatest boxers heavyweights of all time.

Boxing career: 1934-1951 Fights: 72 Wins: 69 Wins by knockout: 57 Losses: 3 Draws: 0

The career of a famous athlete is intertwined with victories and losses. This is the result of work and time. The best fights give not only titles and ratings. After fights, life changes for the better, and the recognition of fans gives an additional impetus for further growth. The ranking of the best boxers around the world is based on statistics that include triumph and defeat.

10 Roy Jones Jr. (50 wins, 40 KOs, 8 losses)

9 Evander Holyfield (44 wins, 29 KOs, 10 losses, 2 draws)

8 Marvin Hagler (62 wins, 52 KOs, 3 losses, 2 draws)

7 Carlos Monzon (87 wins, 59 KOs, 3 losses, 9 draws)

6 Sugar Ray Leonard (36 wins, 25 KOs, 3 losses, 1 draw)

5 Roberto Duran (103 wins, 70 KOs, 16 losses)

4 Joe Louis (66 wins, 52 KOs, 3 losses)

3 Henry Armstrong (150 wins, 100 KOs, 21 losses, 9 draws)

2 Mohammed Ali (56 wins, 37 KOs, 5 losses)

1 Sugar Ray Robinson (173 wins, 109 KOs, 19 losses, 6 draws)

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10 best Russian boxers

So serious people have gathered here that even Alexander Povetkin is not in the first place. Do you want to explain why and tell how many friends Dmitry Mikhailenko, who closes the rating, has?

10. Dmitry Mikhailenko

20 wins, 0 losses; 66.6 kg; 29 years.

Where did he come from: Slavyansk-on-Kuban, Krasnodar Territory.

2015: Felipe De La Paz Teniente - victory (refusal to continue the fight), Johan Perez - victory by TKO

The coolest in his weight:

Short: Mikhailenko trains by the sea - sometimes in Gelendzhik, sometimes somewhere in the USA: Oxnard, Atlantic City. It is led by manager Egis Klimas, the man with the best eyesight and nerves in professional boxing. So that you understand why we are talking about Klimas like that: he once invested a quarter of a million dollars of personal money in Sergey Kovalev, so that now Kovalev owns three championship belts and from Cardiff to Montreal, he collected the jaws of opponents with his fists.

9 . David Avanesyan

21 wins; 1 defeat; 66.6 kg; 27 years.

Where did he come from: With. Tabynskoye, Bashkortostan

2015: Dean Byrne - TKO victory, Charlie Navarro - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight: Manny Pacquiao, Kell Brook, Kate Thurman

Short: Avanesyan is on the ninth line of the rating, but he may well not feel the hardness of the soil, being in this place. A week ago, for example, Denis Shafikov was somewhere near the TOP-5, lost and left for 12th place. So far, David has spent most of his fights in the south of Russia, leaving it only for the last three fights: Great Britain and Poland. On the other hand, it was there that he managed to finish the fights ahead of schedule (the last two), but the first trip to Britain was not easy. The boxer spent all 10 rounds dealing with a man whose statistics were 22-16 then and 28-23 right now.

8. Fedor Chudinov

14 wins, 0 losses; 76.2 kg; 28 years.

Where did he come from: Bratsk

2015: Felix Sturm - win by split decision, Frank Buglioni - win by unanimous decision

The coolest in his weight: Manny Pacquiao, Kell Brook, Kate Thurman

Short: You may not like the "Night Wolves" who accompany Fedor and add a motorcycle race dedicated to the anniversary of the Great Victory to his fight in Germany. You may not like the promoter Vladimir Khryunov, who leads Fedor. But this does not allow us to deny two things. Fedor went to Frankfurt and beat a local boxer there, being an underdog at bookmakers. And then he came to England and defended the title. Fedor Chudinov as such is just a normal guy. “If they provoked me, like Briggs Wladimir Klitschko, I would not call lawyers. We would have put on gloves and like two men had a fight in the hall. Lives in Serpukhov, dances - apparently, he will listen to advice from Roy Jones.

7. Ruslan Provodnikov

25 wins, 4 losses; 63.5 kg; 31 year.

Where did he come from: With. Berzovo, KhMAO

2015: Lucas Matisse - lost by majority decision, Jesus Rodriguez - won by TKO

The coolest in his weight:

Short: The most beloved (this is a little different compared to the “popular”) boxer of Russia continues to box with himself and fight with his rivals. Provodnikov has three twin years behind him: defeat in the first half, victory in the second. Only if in 2013 the defeat from Bradley was a victory in content, and the next fight brought the title taken from Alvarado, then further defeats became less obligatory, and victories were not so memorable. In 2015, Ruslan lost a very important fight with Matthysse and forced his manager to talk about the need to change. Provodnikov began to work with a new coach, but, having defeated Jesus Rodriguez in Monaco, he did not give an answer to what this led to.

6. Artur Beterbiev

9 wins, 0 losses; 79.3 kg; 30 years.

Where did he come from: Khasavyurt

2015: Gabriel Campillo - KO victory, Alexander Johnson - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight:

Short: The verbal skirmish with Kovalev was more memorable this year than the fights with Campillo and Johnson. Arthur either himself or at the suggestion of managers reminded Sergey how he defeated him in amateurs, and Sergey recalled how Beretbiev's head flew off to f ... py in sparring.

After that, everything was even more strange: Arthur, who offered a duel to Kovalev, suddenly refused to fight himself. True, it was not he who spoke, but the manager: "Arthur needs one more fight before going to Kovalev."

5. Eduard Troyanovsky

23 wins, 0 losses; 63.5 kg; 35 years.

Where did he come from: Omsk

2015: Hayk Shahnazaryan - KO victory, Ronald Pontillas - KO victory, Cesar Cuenca - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight: Tarence Crawford, Viktor Postol, Adrien Broner

Short: In terms of modesty / level, he could be in first place. Smiling, sociable, and only because of the weight category it is difficult to guess a person who has never lost in 23 professional boxing fights and is in fourth place in the world ranking. Ahead - Broner, behind - Provodnikov. Bringing the first to Russia could be the main goal for Andrey Ryabinsky for 2016.

4. Denis Lebedev

20 wins, 2 losses; up to 90.7 kg; 36 years.

Where did he come from: Stary Oskol

2015: Youri Kalenga - victory by unanimous decision, Latif Kayode - victory by TKO

The coolest in his weight:

Short: Somehow, no one noticed that Denis spent, perhaps, the best year of his sports career. Two title defenses, one of which was at the same boxing evening in Kazan, where the Russians fell confidently, and the guests destroyed the jaws and statuses of the losers in advance. Denis has shown that he is able to learn, able to become more mobile and able to grow. If in the battle with Kalenga he added in footwork and thinking, then by the second fight of the year he managed to add to this a blow that was always with him.

3. Grigory Drozd

40 wins, 1 loss; up to 90.7 kg; 36 years.

Where did he come from: Prokopyevsk

2015: Lukasz Janik - victory by TKO

The coolest in his weight: Grigory Drozd, Denis Lebedev, Krzysztof Glowacki

Short: Gregory's career is now on a turn, similar in trajectory to a question mark. Firstly, he is at a level that 99% of boxers will not reach, and you need to understand that it is not always easy to motivate yourself when the main goal is achieved. Secondly, Drozd is one of those boxers to whom boxing gave not only the opportunity to realize themselves in life, but also the opportunity to develop somewhere else. He holds Muay Thai tournaments, commentates on fights, and is engaged in social activities. At 36 years old, this can be tritely more interesting than two workouts a day for three months. Gregory has announced a fight for the spring, and there will be an answer.

2. Alexander Povetkin

30 wins, 1 loss; over 90.7 kg; 36 years.

Where did he come from: Kursk

2015: Mike Perez - TKO victory, Mariusz Wach - TKO victory

The coolest in his weight: Tyson Fury, Wladimir Klitschko, Alexander Povetkin

Short: The hero of his time unexpectedly received support from the UK: Tyson Fury, who had arranged a thrashing for Wladimir Klitschko, confused the situation a little in the heavyweight division. As things look now, Povetkin needs a belt for status. There are four of them in total: Fury has two, who will give revenge to Klitschko. One from the American Wilder, who will ask for a lot of money for a fight with himself and, most likely, will lose to Alexander. There is another belt - Fury flushed it down the toilet after the organization said it was taking it from the Brit. Wilder, who will have to wait for a rematch between Fury and Klitschko, may agree to a fight in Moscow with Povetkin.

1. Sergey Kovalev

28 wins, 1 draw; 79.3 kg; 32 years.

Where did he come from: Kopeysk, Chelyabinsk region

2015: Jean Pascal - TKO victory, Najib Mohammedi - KO victory

The coolest in his weight: Sergey Kovalev, Adonis Stevenson, Andre Ward

Short: The boxer, whom the planet was waiting for, was born in Kopeysk and this should be rejoiced. After Klitschko's defeat and Tyson Fury's conflict with the IBF, he is the only one in the world with three championship belts and the only Russian in the top ten boxers on the planet, regardless of weight. It somehow coexists with the cry “AUE, Chelyaba”, and the English language in which he gives interviews in America, and the house in the USA, and the Russian flag on his shoulders. As well as the ability to hit hard and interesting to tell. Having made himself, butchering almost three dozen rivals, Kovalev has never been the first number of the Russian national team in the amateurs and is now catching up.

What was ten a year ago *: 10. Evgeny Gradovich, 9. Khabib Allahverdiev, 8. Rakhim Chakhkiev, 7. Ruslan Provodnikov, 6. Denis Lebedev, 5. Denis Shafikov, 4. Matvey Korobov, 3. Grigory Drozd, 2. Alexander Povetkin, 1. Sergey Kovalev .

Text: Vadim Tikhomirov

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The best boxers in the history of mankind were able not only to contribute to the development of sports, but also changed the attitude towards this sport. When mentioning such names as Mike Tyson, Ali, Jones, many immediately have a lot of associations in their heads, due to the spectacular fights of these fighters. But you need to understand that the success of most people is due not so much to their merits as to the respect of the crowd for the personality of a person. Many well-known boxers are respected precisely for their actions and attitude towards boxing. We propose to consider an independent rating of the most outstanding boxers in the world of all time.

The best boxers in the world in history

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Opens the Top 10 Roy Jones Jr., speaking from 1989 to 2011. Out of 55 fights, he managed to win 40 victories. In doing so, he suffered 8 defeats. During his brilliant existence in the ring, Roy was able to win 7 belts. Over the past 106 years, he was the only one who managed to win the world in both middleweight and heavyweight. He started his career, of course, on average. Being a junior. In the 90s he was recognized as the boxer of the century. Each fight was spectacular and interesting for the public.

In the ranking of the best boxers in the world, Marvin Hagler was clearly not for his beautiful eyes. He was a real beast in the ring. He spent 65 fights, of which he won 52. 2 draws and 3 losses. Performed from 1973 to 1987. It should be added that Marvin has the highest percentage of wins by knockout. In my opinion, it was this man who had the most spectacular fight in the history of world boxing. Surely, true boxing fans understood that we are talking about a confrontation with Sugar Ray Leonard. In this confrontation, Marvin defeated the legend!

The next in the ranking of the best boxers in the world is Sugar Ray Leonard with 36 wins. Completed 25 performances with a victory. Lost three times and once the fight ended in a draw. Performed from 1977 to 1997. It was this boxer who managed to fill the void in this discipline after Muhammad Ali. He was able to get the title of boxer of the decade. He never turned down a fight with the best. Actually, only with such athletes did I see the point in fighting for the first place.

A very talented boxer from Argentina who managed to win 59 knockout fights. Impressive figure, agree? Total 87 victories. At the same time, 9 draws and only 3 defeats. And he realized this indicator from 1963 to 1977. In just 14 years, Carlos managed to enter the history of world boxing as an athlete with one of the longest victories. He suffered all 3 defeats on points, and in the first 20 performances. Won about 60 times in a row.

103 wins

Roberto Duran, who won 103 times, must be included among the best boxers in the world. Of these, 70 fights he completed in his favor by knockout. He suffered only 16 defeats, most of which were at the beginning of his career. Performed from 1968 to 2001. For about 30 years it remained unsurpassed. No one could find him a worthy opponent. You only need to watch a few of Duran's performances to understand why he enjoys such prestige among other boxers. It was he who managed to rebel against the young star Leonard. He released the rematch not only beautifully, this fight was brilliant and he deservedly entered the history of world boxing.

2 draws, 10 losses, 29 knockouts and 44 wins - this is the indicator of Evander Holyfield's realized fights. However, in this rating, he was not at all because of his dynamics of victories and defeats. Evander can be called one of the best boxers in the world of all time because he deserves the respect of fans and boxers alike. The eternal opponent of Mike Tyson expresses to go against him in the ring even at 51 years old. You can talk about it non-stop. He always dominated opponents, always responded to challenges. He gave himself completely to every fight. Great fighter!

173 wins

Just imagine, over a 25-year career, this boxer managed to realize 175 fights, of which he completed 109 performances by knockout in his favor. A total of 19 losses and 6 draws. One of the most talented boxers in history. He had unimaginable physical strength. A strong character and a strong chin allowed him to instill fear in every opponent with whom he happened to intersect in the open spaces of the ring. Sugar Ray is the owner of a famous club in Haarlem, he sang, danced and easily aroused the audience's delight when he entered the ring.

Another amazing boxer who made history with a hundred knockouts. In total, he won 150 times, 9 times ended in a draw. Lost 21 fights. He performed for 14 years from 1931 to 1945. He is the first boxer to achieve 3 championship belts at once. However, he could get a fourth, but the draw against Garcia is to blame. Many sports fans to this day consider such an end to the fight an unfair decision. It is worth noting that Henry's career did not start in the best way.

15) Manny Pacquiao.

Many may disagree, but Manny Pacquio is a man who has been a champion in eight weight divisions. Menny defeated such boxing legends as: Oscar De La Hoya, Shane Moseley, Eric Morales (though not on the first try), Marquez (including losing), Ricky Hatton and many others. It is possible to list for a very long time. But you tell me why he is in 15th place and not higher? First, sluggish wins over Marquez. Secondly, a heavy knockout from the same Marquez, losses from Morales, and losses at the beginning of his career.

14) "Golden Boy" Oscar De La.

Despite the fact that Oscar lost to Menny Pacquio, we have it higher. I explain: the loss of Oscar was at the end of his career, when he did not even resemble his own shadow. In fact, Oscar could be higher in the ranking, but six defeats, albeit from strong opponents, will not allow him to do this. You should not think that the reasoning is based on who has better statistics, no. It's just that the guys are even more masterful and bigger.

13) Henry Armstrong.

Suffice it to say that Henry was a champion from easy to middle. He is the only boxer in the world who has managed to win three champion titles in three weight classes.

12) Julio Cesar Chavez (senior).

The greatest Mexican boxer. Terrifying striking power, devastating attacks and of course the character of a real warrior. You can talk endlessly about what Chavez achieved in boxing. I will single out the most amazing - Chavez did not lose during the 10 years of his career. How many people can at least work in one place for 10 years?! Chavez is even more popular in Mexico than such a popular person as Oscar. He is just a hero for his nation.

11) Jack Dempsey.

Everyone who went against Jack into the ring and left on his own feet can consider himself a hero. These are not just words, this is reality. The strength of Jack's urad was such that once he broke the jaw in 7 places, at that time, the world champion. Jack developed his own training methods. It was he who invented the hit "Sunny Dempsey". This is truly a boxing warrior who knew no fear.

10) Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Many may ask: why is Floyd not in the first place? I want to quote my article to explain why exactly:

The whole room roars, of course, because many people want someone to defeat Mayweather, the bad guy. At this time, Floyd, for the first time with a broken nose, sits in the corner. The camera captures his face, seeing this, Floyd smiles. This episode literally characterizes him, speaks about him. In the fight with Cotto, Floyd did not look like himself, but still got together and did his job, no matter what anyone said, and Floyd hit more, just the public does not like him. Is Floyd a bad person? Far from it, it's just that the bad boy tactics chosen by his team started to work both for him and against him. For, because the earnings are huge, against because the viewer never likes arrogant, impudent guys, although I am silent about Ali. In addition, he had a controversial fight against Castillo, however, he immediately won confidently in the second fight. But who cares? After all, the person who says I'm the best won not as confidently as usual, not with a difference of 9 rounds. The same thing happened in the fight with Oscar, the Mexican hits a 3-punch block, the audience roared. Floyd throws 2 accurate shots on the target, the audience boos. Just think, he does not lose, and for good, has not had competition for 17 years. People of 17 years cannot stay in one job. There was a fight with Gatti, with the public's favorite, and Floyd simply destroyed him, and the public, of course, is not happy, how is it, their favorite is weaker. He comes out with a bad arm, comes out and hits guys who are bigger than him, younger, doesn't that deserve respect?! Are you talking about throwing money around? You earn them, then do what you want with them. Are you talking to Bieber hanging out? Floyd goes to clubs, but he does not drink, does not smoke, leads a healthy lifestyle, does this not deserve respect?! A man who devoted his whole life to boxing. Floyd is at a level where there is only one of him, and if he is in shape he is second to none. He's in his own division, he's a legend, a living legend. And while you are sitting and wanting him to lose as soon as possible, he gets up at 3 am and is already doing his third workout in a day. And in the fight with Cotto, his nose was broken, Floyd lost the round ... the whole room roars, of course, because many at least, that someone would defeat Mayweather, the bad guy ... and he smiles, with a broken nose, smiles at all of us because he doesn't want to show weakness. Behind the pathos, behind the pride, behind the rudeness, is the same Floyd who went to the Olympics. You look into those eyes and that smile, can you see a bad person in them? No, handsome Floyd is a good guy. Floyd the great, Floyd the legend. And it remains to look at him, there are only 5 fights maximum, so use your chance, there will be no more boxers like that, there will be no more smiles like that. The greats do not need to be discussed, they need to be respected! The whole hall roars, of course, because Floyd is in the hall!

Floyd's problem is clear, he's not great yet, he's still the best! Needless to say, Floyd hasn't lost in 17 years, that he has no competition. In order to become the greatest, he needs a fight with Pacquiao. to prove to everyone.

May the fans of this great boxer forgive me. But his apposition was weak. Yes, Mike beat Spinks, yes he beat Holmes, the great Holmes. But Holmes was already old, and could not do anything with Mike. I think that if it were not for the fact that Mike is the youngest absolute world champion, and the fact that he is an admirer of the public, then he would not be even at 10. Look at the current boxer Deontay Wilder, this guy has already killed 28 boxers and all the victories by knockout. Moreover, he won almost half of the fights in the first rounds. Does that mean he's great? Not! Same with Mike. As soon as he met Daglos, who, to put it mildly, was not a very strong boxer (which the fight with Holyfield later showed), it immediately became clear that "iron" Mike was not so terrible. In any case, he should be in the top 10. But do not rush to reproach me, why not higher. After all, further are the great ones, who gave boxing more than beautiful knockouts.

8) George Foreman.

I could not decide which of the bottom is better: The man who defeated the greatest Ali with his huge brave heart, or the man who regained the title after 20 years. Both great warriors, both boxers from God. But it is impossible to put higher than those people who will be further. After all, then the gods of boxing. Yet George and Joe remain great boxers. both for various ratings and in our hearts.

7) Joe Frazier.

As I said above, these champions of yours will always be the best in our hearts. But still, I consider Frazier's victory over Ali to be the highest heroism, and I will give him seventh place.

6) Roy Jones Jr.

Let's discard the defeat from Lebedev, which was at the moment when Roy was already at retirement age. Yes, Roy lost to Tarver, yes, there were cases when Jones almost ran away from the fight. But still, let's remember that he was the best for 7 years, it's scary to imagine. His elegance just made us fall in love with him. So Roy rightfully takes sixth place in the ranking.

5) Bernard Hopksin.

You can talk about Ali, Tyson, Jones for a long time, but I would like to talk about a person who, unfairly, does not stand on the same level with them, and maybe even higher. The Executioner has a very difficult fate. It's not even worth listing what he went through. Let me just say the worst thing he's ever been through. What do you think it is? Prison? No, this is worse. This "woe from the mind is called." There are people like Calzaghe, Tarver, Walcott, whom fate simply offended, and they still took their toll, but no one loved them. Why do you think? I will answer you. They beat the ones they shouldn't have. It's like Mayweather defeated the audience's favorite Gatti with one goal, and they began to dislike him even more. So, Hopkins won many, his losses were always either controversial or unfair. Bernard lost to Jones Jr in '96, and got his revenge, just think, in 2010. what Jones did and what Bernard did. And do not say that Roy was already different, Hopksin is older than him, and if Roy was different, that's his problem. And Hopkins did his job, throughout his life. He is strong in spirit, he plows in training, and in this way, he is still the world champion. That's what professional means. Yes, he sometimes fights dirty, yes, sometimes he is not so colorful in actions, but guys, let's be fair, if God gave talent to some, and they lose to Lebedev, after that they are greater? If they give up fights, are they great? No, the great one is the one who goes to the end. Unrecognized Genius, The public may not love you, but you spun them you know what. And the judges who were against you, and the fans and fate with luck in one place!

4) Sugar Ray Robinson

Almost all experts are convinced that Sugar Ray Robinson is the best boxer in the history of boxing! All times, all peoples, all weight categories. I may agree with this, because Robinson has won more knockouts than Ali has fought, just fought. Imagine it. But why is it not higher? - you ask. After all, in various versions, he is the best. There are greater boxers who have achieved even more with and without talent. Do you think there are none? There is! After all, the number of victories is not everything. Robinson also lost a lot. But still, we do not compare who would defeat whom, but we compare who is greater.

3) Rocky Marciano, Larry Holmes

In the ring, I never knew fear. Rocky Marciano Indeed, Rocky is the one who conquered fear, pain... Rocky Marciano is a man who was a believer. Rocky Marciano is a man who, in spite of everything, became a world champion, but did not become conceited, moreover, he began to help his neighbors and not only ... Rocky Marciano is a man who was a faithful family man, a man who never used alcohol or cigarettes! Rocky Marciano...who is the greatest!

I wrote these words in a public in VK. To be honest, Rocky is my favorite. And the point is not that he did not lose, and that only 6 people were able to get away on their feet from him, who nevertheless then spent three to four months in the hospital, no. The fact is that Rocky was not a talent from God, like Jones. Rocky was short. Legs are heavy, hands are slow. It seemed that he could not even become an average peasant. But this man gathered all his strength, all his will into a fist and fought, gave battle to the whole world. You ask: Who did he defeat? I answer: Joe Louis, yes, Joe was old, but with what difficulty Rocky won him. He gave all his health for the victory. Jersey Joe Walcott - in this fight, Rocky did not see almost 70%. Walcott beat Rocky for two rounds, but when the seconds returned Rocky's sight, the fight evened out, moreover, Rocky knocked out Walcott. There was a fight with the great Archie Moore when Moore tore Rocky's nostril. He got over it too, swallowing blood, he knocked out Moore! Great is not the one who would have defeated everyone, but the one who gave everything he could and did more than was in his power.

Larry is just a forgotten hero. Who retained his title for 7 years. Few people know, but Holmes defeated Ali, so much so that Ali refused to enter the ring after another crushing round. Larry was a great boxer, but his problem was the same as Rocky's. For example, someone loves Floyd Mayweather, someone hates him, but no one is indifferent to him. You may be hated, but indifference is the worst. Forgot about Larry...

1-2) Ali, Joe Louis.

You can argue for a long time who is the best boxer in the history of boxing. Modern boxers, boxing fans will say: Of course, Ali! Who is Joe Louis?

Yes, because Ali is truly the greatest, he did a lot for boxing. But I'll object here: Was there a heavyweight champion who held the belt for almost 12 years?! Was there a champion who gave black "life", who equalized them with white. Was there a man who hit as fast as he hit as hard? The person who moved around in the ring like that and performed such combinations?! I think knowledgeable people will agree with me. Joe Louis and Muhammad Ali are two of the best boxers in the history of boxing. But of course we will argue with me and you will be right. Of course! After all, truth is born in disputes. This was my first article. I apologize for the terrible layout. In the future I will study, and you come to us. Soon we'll be talking about the upcoming fight of the century. In which two invincible boxers will fight: Floyd Mayweather and Saul Alvarez. And of course we will talk about historical figures in boxing.