Boxing who is the greatest

The year-old American superstar, whose last fight came against Conor McGregor, retired in with an unblemished boxing record of But Mayweather interestingly finished behind fierce rival Manny Pacquiao, who he defeated in a blockbuster super-fight in Chosen for You Chosen for You. Most Read Stories Most Read. Let's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Jake LaMotta. Ezzard Charles Middleweight, light heavyweight, heavyweight Ring career: Record: 58 KOs Career notes: Had more heavyweight championship fights than anyone not named Holyfield, Louis or Ali.

Four title bouts came against Jersey Joe Walcott; won first two encounters, taking NBA heavyweight belt in before achieving universal recognition as champ with victory over Joe Louis the following year, and defeating Walcott again in March Was TKO'd by Walcott in July to lose title, lost again on points and failed in two attempts to wrest belt back from Rocky Marciano.

One of three greatest heavyweights in perhaps greatest heavyweight generation ever. Claimed world title during Muhammad Ali's suspension for refusing the draft, but many regarded Ali as true champion. Lost title to George Foreman in , and lost on points to Ali in non-title bout the following year. Fought Ali in a third time in the "Thrilla in Manila," widely regarded as greatest heavyweight title bout of all time. Ali retained title when Frazier's trainer Eddie Futch stopped contest after 14 brutal rounds.

Retired after losing again to Foreman in , but came back briefly in , scoring a draw with Jumbo Cummings. Let's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Joe Frazier. Born in Algeria before emigrating to France. Suffered four defeats in bouts, each dubious: two via disqualification, one on a controversial decision and once after injuring shoulder against Jake LaMotta in defense of world middleweight title won from Tony Zale.

Was killed in a plane crash while en route to rematch. Julio Cesar Chavez Super featherweight, lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight Ring career: Record: 87 KOs Career notes: Arguably most revered Mexican boxer in history.

Called "J. Won first 88 professional fights before escaping with draw against Pernell Whitaker in Tasted defeat for first time against Frankie Randall four months later. Won WBC super featherweight title in September Lost title to Randall, but regained it in rematch.

Lost it again, to Oscar De La Hoya, in , and did not hold a world title again. Let's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Julio Cesar Chavez. Jimmy McLarnin Flyweight, lightweight, welterweight Ring career: Record: 20 KOs and 1 no-decision Career notes: Won welterweight championship in with first-round knockout.

Then engaged in spectacular three-fight series with Barney Ross, winning one and losing two. Held victories over 13 world champions. Was perhaps first fighter to be referred to by sportswriters as best "pound-for-pound" fighter in the world. Barney Ross Lightweight, junior welterweight, welterweight Ring career: Record: 22 KOs and 2 no-decisions Career notes: Claimed both lightweight and junior welterweight titles with victory over Tony Canzoneri in , and defended both in rematch.

Defeated Jimmy McLarnin for welterweight title in , lost it in a rematch, and regained it in rubber match. Lost title to Henry Armstrong and retired. Let's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Barney Ross. Dempsey somehow recovered and in the second round he knocked Firpo out. The fight had 11 knockdowns in four minutes in what is one of the most historic and brutal fights the sport has ever seen.

The first fight between Julio Chavez and Meldrick Taylor was a spectacular battle. The fight was exhilarating from the start with Taylor landing many clean punches on Chavez who endured them like a champ. Taylor punished Chavez for most of the fight but Chavez also landed good combinations when the two got in close to trade blows.

If the fight ended before the last round, Taylor would've won , but in the epic last round Chavez landed a devastating right with only 2 seconds left of the fight that won him the fight. Sugar Ray Leonard and Thomas Hearns were the two biggest boxers at the time and this was a very anticipated fight. The fight was pretty even until the 6th round when Leonard struck Hearns on the chin leaving him stumped for the round. Round thirteen saw Sugar Ray stun Hearns with a right hand that followed by him throwing 25 punches and knocking him down.

Round fourteen was more of the same with Hearns taking a beating until the referee stopped it and raised Leonard's hand for the win.

This was the fight that crowned Muhammad Ali as the heavyweight champion of the world for the second time in his career after knocking out George Foreman in what was billed as the " Rumble in the Jungle ". Ali was the underdog coming into the fight but you can never undersell a legend like him.

Foreman landed some very hard punches on Ali, but that was the plan all along. Ali waited for Foreman to get tired and then in the eighth round he answered with a barrage of quick combinations that laid Foreman on the mat to give Ali the win. The ending of this fight is magnificent. Gatti started off better and the end of the third round was a slug fest between the two fighters. Gatti gets saved by the bell in the eigth round after some monster shots to the head by Ward.

In the last round, both fighters just unleashed as many shots as they could on each other and as soon as the final bell rang, they both fell into each other's arms. Ward was declared the winner and the two ended up having t wo more fights. Billed as " The Fight of the Century ", this was the most anticipated fight the boxing world had ever seen.

This was the first time two undefeated heavyweight boxers fought for the title. Ali took the first rounds but Frazier quickly showed why he is the champion that he was. In the 15th round Frazier hit Ali with one of the most iconic left hooks in boxing history. Ali somehow got up though, and when it was all over Frazier won via unanimous decision. The fight was outstanding and widely regarded by many as the biggest boxing match in history.

The " Thrilla in Manila " was the third fight between the two boxers after Frazier won the first bout and Ali the second. Although it didn't have the same anticipation as their very first fight, both boxers showed why they are legends in this one. Ali started strong again on the first rounds but in the middle ones Frazier bashed Ali with powerful body shots.

Ali regained momentum in the last couple of rounds and towards the end of the fight Frazier could barely see from how swollen shut his eyes were. Eddie Futch , Frazier's trainer, asked the referee to stop the fight after the 14th round to give Ali the win. This iconic fight gave Ali the win in their trilogy and is the greatest title fight in history.

Registering implies accepting the Terms and Conditions. A human-highlight reel compared to Neo from The Matrix , Lomachenko is as athletic and technically-adept as they come — reminscent of the awesome Roy Jones Jr. He has already beaten Gary Russell Jr. Lomachenko defends his titles against Teofimo Lopez later this year, Business Insider understands. Championships won : Current three-belt lightweight title holder, after winning titles at junior lightweight and featherweight.

Why he's ranked : If weight classes were a dart board, you could drink a few beers, put on a blindfold, and throw an arrow. Chances are you'd hit a weight class that "Canelo" has held a championship belt in.

Alvarez only has one official loss on his record, a defeat to Floyd Mayweather when he was a light middleweight champion at 23 years old. Alvarez is so good, he could fight pretty much anyone at middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight, and win — something he is proving right now. Championships won : Simultaneous champion of two weight classes, as well as world titles at light heavyweight and junior middleweight.

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It often indicates a user profile. Log out. US Markets Loading H M S In the news. Alan Dawson. Who are the world's best boxers? In boxing, pound-for-pound lists are made to demonstrate who the best fighters are using criteria consisting of quality of victories, achievements, and ability, regardless of weight class.

In pound-for-pound lists, a flyweight can rank higher than a heavyweight even though the bigger man would swat the smaller man with ease in reality. Business Insider created this list by looking at the quality of a boxer's victories, achievements, and talent level. These lists always create arguments, and Business Insider's will be no different.

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