The most titled boxer in the world. Who is the best boxer in the world

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.

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 point. 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

Weekends were held under the motto of the so-called "Fight of the Century". Indeed, many were waiting for the fight between Floyd Mayweather and Manny Pacquiao - and no one left offended. The fight between a pair of the best boxers of their time was attended by almost all Hollywood celebrities, from Clint Eastwood to Nikki Minaj. Mike Tyson himself sat in the front rows, contemptuously curling his lips at the sight of the next “hugs” of rivals in the center of the ring.

Despite all the rough edges, the fight really turned out great. Encouraged by this fight, we found a dozen more boxing matches of this century, each of which is quite worthy of the title of "Fight of the Century".

Jack Dempsey vs. Luis Angel Firpo

Short and spectacular - that's how you can describe the most powerful fight of Luis Angel Firpo against the famous Dempsey. The very first round sounded in the ears of the Latin American with a seven-fold countdown of the referee (at that time there was no rule for the opponent to move to a neutral corner, and Dempsey could knock out Firpo at the very moment the latter rises from the canvas).

Dempsey is a killer boxer with a devastating punch that only people who have experienced it can match - New York Times

Nevertheless, Firpo was also able to knock out the opponent. Yes, such a blow that Dempsey just flew out of the ring. However, the champion managed to come back and stop the Pampas Bull in just a couple of rounds.



Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn

Cohen was never a good puncher. He atoned for this shortcoming with dexterity and intelligence, practicing in the ring not the most obvious, but practical and effective tactics. The 13-round fight between Conn and Louis was repeatedly marked by commentators as the best fight of the century - and for good reason. In fact, Billy even had a chance to beat the champion, however, at the very end, he made a mistake and, having caught Louis's hardest hook, went to examine the canvas from close range.



Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier

Fight Ali-Frazer funny sports correspondents called Thrilla in Manila - "Thriller in Manila." And it was more than justified: the temperature and humidity turned every round of a boxing match into a real battle. Ultimately, Frazier's trainer, Eddie Futch, threw the towel into the ring despite the protesting yells of his charge. Muhammad Ali, on the other hand, described his opponent to the press as "the greatest fighter of all times and peoples - after me."



Ray Leonard vs. Thomas Hearns

The battle of "Sugar" Leonard and "Killer" Hearns was recognized by experts as the best of the year. There was no clear leader. Boxers alternately forced the bookmakers to tear their hair out, and the fans - tickets bought from the same bookmakers. In the 13th round, Ray Leonard simply knocked out of the "Killer" all the mood to continue the fight. By then, Hearns had a runaway lead in points and was getting ready to try on the winner's crown. But, as they say, "Killer" proposes, and "Sugar" disposes.



Marvin Hagler vs. Thomas Hearns

The bout between "Wonderful" Marvin and "Killer" Hearns began like dengue fever, as if the boxers, fueled by an electric arc, were intent on destroying each other at once, without going far and without wasting the time of the audience. Sports commentator, the famous Barry Tompkins, all the beginning of the match, yelled in ecstasy only one phrase: “This is only the first round! Only the first, motherfucking, round!”. Of course, at such a pace, even a bull on steroids could not work for a long time. Already in the third, Marvin's opponent lay down on the ropes with a dead weight, and Hagler himself, soaked in his own and other people's blood, accepted congratulations, lying in the center of the ring.



Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor

The duel was called "Thunder and Lightning": the wits had in mind the power of Chavez's strike and the incredible speed of Taylor. The final of the fight is still being discussed by experts: Taylor was almost completely in the lead in points (Chavez simply could not hit him properly), but in the last round he decided to change tactics. It didn't lead to anything good. Chavez's hardest blows turned Taylor's tactical machine into a pile of trash. Having lost all the speed, he clung to the ropes and could not answer the referee's question about the continuation of the fight. Two seconds before the final of the battle, the referee awarded Taylor a technical defeat. It is not surprising that the boxer's autobiography is called "Two Seconds to Glory".



Chris Eubank vs. Nigel Benn I

This pair of British gentlemen reached their peak at about the same time. Nigel Benn, known in narrow circles as the "Black Destroyer". However, Benn's nickname did not help in any way: in the 9th round, Eubank gracefully laid him on the canvas. Jim McDonald, the match announcer, yelled for the first eight rounds, “Oh my God, look at his right! Look at his right!”, addressing Benn's enthusiasm, was completely depressed.



Eric Morales vs. Marco Antonio Barrera I

A pair of Mexican boxers had a very, very spectacular fight - despite the fact that both the weight category and the nationality of the fighters did not promise this. In the fifth round, Morales defeated his compatriot, although half of the judges were against it. Despite the fact that Barrera had the only knockout in the entire fight, the decision really looked ambiguous.



Mickey Ward vs. Arturo Gatti

10 rounds of a grueling, hard battle for both sides - to call this massacre a boxing match does not turn your tongue. The ninth round has been called the "Centenary Round" by producer Emanuel Steward, and rightly so.



Diego Corrales vs. Jose Luis Castillo

The two strongest lightweights of their time came together in the ring in a long and hard fight for the title. Corrales, who had not yet been distinguished by cleanliness, used all means to save his strength and win the battle. Twice he spit out his mouthguard, buying time. After the second warning, to the screams of stunned fans and commentators, Diego Corrales nevertheless showed what it was all about. Round 10 went down in boxing history as the “round of the year”, the fight itself received the status of “fight of the year”.

Murat Georgievich Gassiev is a boxer in the first heavy weight (90.7 kg), originally from Vladikavkaz.

The future world champion was born on October 12, 1993 in a large family. Murat started boxing at the age of 13, to this day he speaks with inspiration about his first coach Vitaly Konstantinovich Slanov, who laid the foundation and instilled a true love for boxing.

Andre Ward (San Francisco, USA, February 23, 1984) was born to a white Irishman, Frank, and an African American, Madeline. The boxer's parents did not set the best example for their son, they often had problems with the police due to drug abuse.

In an interview, Ward said that it was his strong-willed qualities and an objective assessment of what was happening around that gave a strong impetus to his boxing career.

Ward began his amateur career under the guidance of his godfather, who to this day is always with him in the gym during training and in the corner of the ring during fights.

Roman Alberto Gonzalez Luna was born in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua on 06/17/1987 in a family for which boxing was hereditary, his father and uncles, as well as Roman's grandfather, practiced this sport. The nickname "Chocolate" Gonzalez received from his uncle Javier.

Ros Roman grew up in a simple family with a difficult financial situation, initially he began attending the football section, but later, on the strict instructions of his father, he went to the boxing gym of the legend of Latin America - Alexis Argüello, a three-time world champion, who immediately appreciated the potential of the young boxer and polished his technique and style.

Felix Savon "Guantanamera" was born in a small town with barely a dozen village farms. Cockfights and homemade baseball games were the only pastimes for the peasants of the village. The young Savon showed an irresistible passion for sports from a young age and began to practice various disciplines such as swimming, baseball, football, and even chess.

From the age of 13, he entered a special school for the development of sports talents, where a boxing coach discovered that his height, reach and punching power, combined with skills, were at a high enough level to become the successor to Teofilo Stevenson, the Cuban boxing legend. Thanks to the influence of the coach, Felix took part in the 1981 championship, receiving his first title in competitions between schoolchildren in Cuba.

Anthony Joshua is one of the most talented and exciting heavyweight boxers in recent years.

Growing up in Watford, Anthony Joshua (born 10/15/1989 199 cm, 109 kg, 208 cm arm span) moved to the capital of England when he was 17 years old. He was brought to boxing by his cousin, as a child, the future boxer played football at a high level, which significantly affected his endurance and speed, his personal record of 100 m in less than 11 seconds. However, boxing became a passion for him and Anthony began to actively compete in the ring.

With a height of 201 centimeters and an arm span of 211 centimeters, future heavyweight Deontay Wilder dropped out of college and started boxing in 2005 to support his daughter, who was born with spina bifida.

Quickly overcoming the qualifying rounds, he qualified for the Olympics representing the United States, and in his 21st amateur bout earned bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The “bronze bomber” finished his first 32 professional fights by knockout and already in January 2015, the WBC world champion belt was on his list.

Future middleweight Santos Saul Alvarez Barraganode was born in Mexico in the city of Guanalajara on July 18, 1990. At the age of 26, the Mexican nicknamed Canelo with 49-1-1, 33 KO's has conquered the boxing world, conquering fans both in Mexico and around the world with his futuristic fighting style and charisma.

Alvarez came to boxing at the age of 13, spent 20 fights as an amateur.

Arturo Gatti was born on Italian soil on April 15, 1972, he later moved to Canada, where his amateur career began. The pinnacle was the victory in the national championship, and obtaining a license for the 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. On this, he completed his performances in amateurs and entered the professional ring.

In 1991, he holds his first fight, speaking in the second featherweight division, knocking out Jose Gonzalez in the 3rd round.

The Russian boxing school has brought up many promising fighters who, with their example and victories, inspire the younger generation of athletes around the world, Gennady Golovkin is a vivid example of this. Triple-G, as he was called in the world of professional boxing, was born in Kazakhstan in 1982.

Golovkin was sent to boxing along with his older brother Maxim at the age of 10, the young man’s assertiveness and determination surprised his coaches, and as a result, victory in regional competitions a year later, Gennady fought about 350 fights in the amateur ring, of which only five ended in his favor.

Vladimir Ilyich Gendlin was born in Moscow on May 26, 1936 into an acting family, thanks to his parents' tours, he was able to travel throughout the country from early childhood. After finishing school, Vladimir studies mathematics at Saratov University.

He successfully completed training up to the 4th year, but his passion for boxing changed his life dramatically, in a short time he fulfilled the standard of a master of sports, having held 51 fights in the ring, only one of which he lost.

Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov was born on January 20, 1984 in Berezovoi, Russian Federation. At the age of 10, he began to actively engage in boxing, his first coach was Evgeny Vakuev, the man who brought up and laid down the best qualities inherent in a boxer. Later, Ruslan moved to live in the city of Izluchensk, where he continued to train with Stanislav Berezin, under whose guidance he fulfilled the standard of a master of sports.

As an amateur, Ruslan had 150 fights, of which 20 ended not in his favor. The biggest achievement in the amateur ring was the victory at the junior tournament held in Greece.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kovalev was born on April 2, 1983 in the suburbs of Chelyabinsk, the city of Kopeysk. As soon as Sergei was 11 years old, he immediately enrolled in the boxing section, his first coach was Sergei Vladimirovich Novikov, with whom he achieved many results in amateur boxing.

Kovalev became the winner of the junior championship of Russia, many times reached the final of the prestigious tournaments of the country, was a participant in the European Championship, won victories in many international tournaments.

The future of the Ukrainian heavyweight division - Oleksandr Usyk was born in the city of Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula in 1987 on January 17th. Alexander's first sports hobby was football, but at the age of 15 he first got to boxing training, where he felt the strength and effectiveness of this sport in the ring, which sealed his future fate.

At the championship of Ukraine, Alexander could be seen by his demeanor, his passion for dancing in childhood formed his own warm-up style, a dancing, smiling boxer turned into a tactful, cold-blooded fighter when he entered the ring.

Vasily Lomachenko, nicknamed “Hi Tech”, is a Ukrainian boxer record holder who managed to surprise with a brilliant career in the amateur ring, and since 2012, speaking as a professional, is the most promising boxer of our time. Vasily was born in Belgorod-Dnestrovsk, Odessa region on February 17, 1988, his fate was sealed by his father, Anatoly Nikolaevich, who already in infancy set the goal of raising an Olympic champion.

Lomachenko started training with Joseph Katz, then came under the guidance of his father, who is still a mentor, friend and companion of the Ukrainian boxer.

WBO European Lightweight Champion, Pan-Asian Boxing Association Lightweight Champion, WBA International Lightweight Champion and WBA Intercontinental Welterweight Champion Eduard Troyanovsky, known as Bryansk Eagle or Troy, is a 35-year-old Russian boxer from Bryansk. He performs in two weight categories - light (61.2 kg) and welterweight (63.5 kg), since the boxer's combat weight ranges between 61 and 64 kg. The track record of this fighter has 20 fights and, accordingly, 20 victories, 17 of which were by knockout.

Eduard was born in Omsk on May 30, 1980, but already in infancy he moved with his parents to Oryol, where he subsequently took his first steps in sports.

Emanuel Steward is a real legend of world boxing, both as an athlete and, moreover, as a brilliant coach. The steward has brought up a whole galaxy of world famous champions both among amateurs and among professionals of the ring. Among his most famous students are Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Thomas Hearns and Wladimir Klitschko.

Emanuel Steward was born on July 7, 1944 in the American town of Bottom Creek (West Virginia). The boy started boxing at an early age. When he was 12 years old, after the divorce of his parents, Steward moved to Detroit with his mother. At the new place of residence, the young boxer began to train at the Brewster Recreation Center - the very one in the rings of which the famous Joe Lewis and Eddie Futch honed their skills.

Continuation of the biography of Alexandra Povetkin.

The victory was then awarded to Alexander Povetkin. So he became the WBA heavyweight champion of the world.

In December of the same year, Alexander defended his new title in a fight with Cedric Boswell, and two months later, in February 2012, he did it again in a duel with Marco Hook. September 2012 brought Povetkin a victory over the American boxer Hasim Rahman, in a duel with whom he again defended the WBA champion title, defeating his opponent in the 2nd round. Well, in May 2013, the Russian boxer deprived Pole Andrzej Wawrzyk of his chances for the WBA champion belt by knocking him out in Moscow. By the way, it should be noted that at that time the Polish boxer had no defeats.

The world-famous boxing trainer Freddie Roach, known mainly by the nicknames "Cucaracha" and "Glee Boy", was born in America. The future boxer, eight-time winner of the title of "coach of the year" was born in Massachusetts on March 5, 1960. The surname of the boxer is translated into Russian in different ways: both as a recess, and as a roach, and as hashish, and even as a cockroach. Actually, "cucaracha" in Spanish means "cockroach".

The boxer received the nickname "Boy from the choir", as Freddie Roach himself recalls, for his "cute baby face." It was also for this reason that the successful boxer was sometimes referred to as the "baby-faced killer". Indeed, if a stereotype has developed in society that a boxer is a thug without an extra imprint of intelligence on his face, then you need to understand that appearance is very often deceptive, and the example of Freddie Roach is just that case. Rather, it can be assumed that he is a bank employee.

For more than a century of history of professional world boxing, even experts can remember a few names of champions who have never experienced the bitterness of defeat in their entire career. Sports biography of Joe Calzaghe- a boxer of the 2nd middle weight category, a multiple world champion title holder in different versions, is an example of such an invincible boxer. During his performance in the professional ring (1993 - 2008), he entered the ring 46 times, and each time he won.

"Terminator" Joe (Joseph) Calzaghe was born on March 23, 1972 in England (London). But soon the family moved to the town of Newbridge in Ireland, and the first successes of the future boxer are associated with the Newbridge Boxing Club, where his father Enzo Calzaghe began to train from the age of 9.

Argentina has always been famous for good fighters. Oscar Bonavena, Grigorio Peralta, Sergio Martinez and others. Today our story is about Carlos Monsone whose name is now almost forgotten.

Carlos Roque Monson(Carlos Roque Monzón) was born on August 7, 1942 in the town of San Javier in the province of Rio Negro in the center of Argentina in a poor family. When Carlos was 7 years old, his large family moved to live in a poor suburb of the city of Santa Fe. To help his family survive, Carlos dropped out of school in the 3rd grade and went to work.

Edwin Valero boxer professional, world champion According to the WBA, he is from Venezuela. Valero has 27 victories in the professional ring, all by knockout, with his first 18 fights Edwin finished in the first round thus setting a world record. Edwin made his last 18 knockouts on February 25, 2006. This record was later broken by Tyrone Brunson with 19 knockout wins.

Arguments about who best boxer in history, periodically flare up in discussions in many media, among professionals and amateurs of this sport. Objectively speaking, this is the point of view of one or another expert, and, like any point of view, in many respects the definition of the best and worst boxer is subjective.

For the first time, they began to talk about who is the best, regardless of the weight category, for a long time. The first to receive this title boxer Benny Leonard, who dominated the ring from May 1917 to January 1925. Now, many boxing historians rightly believe that best boxer in history boxing, regardless of weight category ...

In the world of sports, it is customary to compile a wide variety of ratings. And not only to calculate who was the champion for the longest time, and at what age, but also by indicators that cannot be measured. For example, how many years the sport has been played about which boxer has the most strong punch in boxing. Compiled various ratings, lists. But... Until now, no one has come up with a device that could measure the strength of a boxer's punch as objectively as scales - the weight of an athlete or a ruler - his height. Probably because in combat it is not so important.

Research by scientists has convincingly proven that in order to knock out a boxer, it is enough to hit him in the chin with a force of 15 kilograms. And a person, depending on the degree of training, can hit with a force of 200 to 1000 kilograms.

Sports biography of Nikolai Valuev starts during school years. But he was engaged not in boxing, but in basketball, and even as part of the Frunzenskaya Youth Sports School (St. Petersburg) team he became the champion of the country. Also among his hobbies was athletics.

In recent years, European boxers, the natives of European countries, do not often delight their fans with championship belts. Completed not too long ago Biography of Ricky Hatton in a professional boxing ring. Two defeats in a row - from the famous Filipino Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2009. It was his second defeat in the ring. The first is December 28, 2007 from rising star Floyd Mayweather Jr. After the defeat in 2009, Hatton stopped performing for a while.

But three years later he decided to return. Defeat from a less famous Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Senchenko On November 24, 2012, the once-famous British puncher was finally retired.

The era when in America boxing was associated only with the names of heavyweights ended with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Today, the most spectacular boxing in the United States is demonstrated by middleweight boxers. And Floyd Mayweather- the best among them. So say the statistics, so say the professionals.

The biography of Floyd Mayweather Jr., as it is customary to call the world's best boxer in today's ratings, to distinguish him from his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., who at one time also performed in the professional ring and fought against Sugar Ray Leonard, began quite standardly.

Floyd Mayweather achieved his first successes in the All-American ring while still an amateur.

Started boxing Cassius Marcellus Clay, who only after receiving the first champion title in a fight against Sonny Liston in February 1964 began to be called Muhammad Ali at the age at which many young boxers start today - at 12 years old. First Muhammad Ali workout were held in a boxing club in his homeland, in the American town of Louisville (Kentucky).

Already the first classes showed the outstanding talent of a teenager. His first fight took place under the lenses of the cameras of the local TV channel in six weeks after the start of training. Muhammad Ali defeated a white boy who had been training for over a year. When he was declared the winner, he shouted that he would become the champion. And the boxer fulfilled his childhood promise, winning the champion title more than once in his life and winning when others no longer hoped for it.

Having decided to become a champion, the boy began train frantically.

Gerald McLellan- an outstanding professional boxer, champion, whose fate convincingly indicates that big sport is a big risk. Start biographies of Gerald McLellan similar to the biographies of many professional boxers of his period. Started training at a young age. Then - an amateur career, performances at the Golden Glove tournament. At the age of 21 (August 12, 1988) he had his first fight in the professional ring.

During his performances in the amateur and professional ring, the outstanding Russian boxer Kostya Ju developed his own training cycle, which helped him win and win championship titles. When asked to compare with well-known training methods, he answered simply: “ Kostya Ju training regimen, is my technique. And you can only compare it with the Kostya Ju training regimen.

Among our contemporaries, probably, there is no person who would not have heard of great boxer Mike Tyson, whose biography is replete with ups and downs. Michael Gerard Tyson was born in the Negro area of ​​New York - Brooklyn. Father, who left his mother shortly before birth, Mike did not know. And the mother was not particularly worried about her son. Tyson was brought up by the street.

At the age of 14, when the boy was once again in a correctional facility, in biographies of Mike Tyson there was a turning point: he faced boxing icon Mohammed Ali. It was then that for the first time he seriously thought about the career of a boxer.

In professional boxing scandalous Briton David Haye came, like most professionals, from amateurs. But, despite the fact that he began to study at the age of ten, there were no high-profile victories in his amateur career in David Haye's biography. At the World Championships in 1999, he lost in his first fight, and at the next, two years later, he still managed to win a place in the final, but lost to Odlanier Solis. David Haye went professional with only World Championship silver.

David Haye began his career in the professional ring in the first heavyweight.

Sports biography of Alexander Povetkin began in 1992 in the Kursk sports complex "Spartak", when the future winner and champion turned 13 years old. The talent of the boxer showed up immediately. In 1995 he became Champion of Russia among youths, and in 1997 - among juniors.

The first time to take part in the Olympics (Sydney-1998) as part of the Russian team, Alexander was prevented by an injury. In the Olympic off-season, the biography of Alexander Povetkin lists several significant victories in the amateur ring.

In the world history of boxing, in that part of it that can be called happy for heavyweights in the 70s, there are many athletes who could have achieved much better results, if not for the fact that at that time several not just talented boxers competed at the same time, and amazing legends of world boxing. So, in the Soviet Union, heavyweight Igor Vysotsky did not become a champion and did not fully reveal his talent.

In the USA, such a boxer was Ron Lyle, whose biography is full of amazing fights in the professional ring (43 wins, of which 31 by knockout, 7 losses and one draw), but he never managed to win the championship belt.

Among the many legendary personalities of world sports in boxing, there are few athletes who would be on a par with Mike Tyson. His amazing knockout victories, his fighting style, demeanor in the ring and today, many years later, cause only surprise and delight. Many would like to become so famous, but very few can prepare for fights as selflessly as Mike Tyson trained.

The legendary champion made the decision to become a boxer at the age of 14 after meeting with Muhammad Ali, when he was in a specialized school for juvenile delinquents. Boxer Bob Stewart At that time he taught physical education at school. Mike Tyson turned to him for help.

The first coach laid in the minds of the future champion and winner the basics of training a boxer. There were legends about how Mike Tyson trained at school.

Klitschko brothers nowadays are one of the most famous boxers in the world. They have collected all the possible championship belts that there is in professional boxing, but they will never stand in the ring against each other.

The youngest of the famous brothers began playing sports in 1990. Started at the age of 14 biography of Wladimir Klitschko as an athlete, when he began to study boxing at the Brovarsky Olympic Reserve School. Already in 1993, he won his first significant victory among amateur juniors, receiving a gold medal at the European Boxing Championship.

Among professional boxers, whose records are unlikely to be beaten, or at least repeated, the best boxer of the decade (2000s) undoubtedly stands out, regardless of the weight category, according to many experts Filipino Manny Pacquiao. He became the world champion in various versions in eight weight categories. And the difference between the minimum (flyweight) and maximum (first middleweight) weight categories that Manny Pacquiao performed was ten weight categories, which is also not easy to achieve.

There are many outstanding family duets in the world of sports. But, perhaps, none of them can be compared today with fame. boxing brothers Vitali and Wladimir Klitschko. The biography of Vitali Klitschko, the eldest of the brothers, begins in Kyrgyzstan, where he was born into the family of a military man on July 19, 1971. But this fact did not affect his development as an athlete. Soon my father was assigned to another garrison, and the family left Kyrgyzstan.

In his youth, together with his brother, they were engaged in various types of martial arts, but Vitaly chose kickboxing. He successfully performed both in the amateur (two-time world champion) and professional (four-time world champion) kickboxing ring.

The turning point in the biography of Vitali Klitschko was 1995, when he decided to go in for boxing.

Among professional boxers, not many have shown such diverse talents and managed to realize themselves not only in boxing, but also in other areas of life, other than boxing.

Biography of Roy Jones- a clear confirmation that a person can have many talents and, having skillfully managed his time, he has the opportunity to develop them. The athlete proved that he not only managed to reach the heights in amateur and professional boxing, but also realized himself as a successful rap singer and as an artist who starred in more than one picture.

It is impossible to accurately answer the question of who is the strongest boxer. Unfortunately, humanity does not have a chance to put up a fight between Muhammad Ali and Tyson, for example, since they fought in different eras. In addition, Oscar de la Hoya cannot be compared with heavyweights, as he performed in a different weight category.

In the world of boxing, everything is relative, but there are certain facts that indicate that there have been and are fighters worthy of all respect and honor. Below are the best boxers in the last hundred years, if we consider the statistics of their fights and the duration of their appearances in the ring.

Muhammad Ali

This great boxer is a role model for some. It was he who always said that one should flutter like a butterfly, and sting like a bee. In the ring, Ali confirmed his statement with deeds, destroying opponents.

During his sports career, the boxer won 56 victories with 5 defeats. By the way, the political struggle in the United States is also associated with his name, since in his youth, Mohammed Ali began to wage an open war against the oppression of immigrants from other countries and continents in the United States. In the end, victory was on his side.

Joe Louis

A great boxer whose fights boggled the imagination more than half a century ago. During his career, he was able to win 66 times with 3 defeats. Joe Louis is a true symbol of America in the forties.

He had excellent fighting technique. This made it possible to perform in the ring even at retirement age, hitting opponents.

Sugar Ray Leonard

It is believed that after the departure of Muhammad Ali from boxing, it was Leonard who was able to maintain spectator interest in his sport. He was even called the "Boxer of the Decade" of the 80s of the last century.

Sugar Ray was distinguished by his attractive appearance, charm, and the ability to communicate with people. For a boxer, these are extremely rare qualities. During his career, he won 36 victories, lost three times and drew one fight.

Carlos Monzon

He has the longest winning streak, which is very difficult to beat - more than 60 times. A native of Argentina was able to win 87 victories in his career, with 3 defeats. But he has 9 draws.

He died in a car accident just after he was released from prison, where he spent 11 years.

Marvin Hetler

dominated the middleweight division. He won 62 victories, losing three times and drawing twice in one fight. He was distinguished by perseverance and the desire to restore justice in an honest way.

Roy Jones Jr.

The most popular boxer of his time. He boxed in four weight categories at once, gradually gaining weight, since it was not interesting to fight with opponents - he was too superior to everyone in strength.

During his career, he won 55 victories, losing 8 fights. He managed for the first time in history to become the winner of both middleweight and heavyweight. In the ring, he played with an opponent, bringing him to a state of knockdown, but giving him the opportunity to return to the fight. Always distinguished by excellent reaction and endurance. I could play basketball for a professional team three hours before the fight, and then box 12 rounds.

In the 90s of the last century, he was recognized as the “Boxer of the Decade”.