Moore suffered defeats to Teddy Yarosz and Shorty Hogue as well before breaking through at middleweight with a win over Ron Richards. Sugar Ray Robinson graces the cover of the December 1949 cover of The Ring. Top 10 Greatest Boxers Of All TimeMuhammad Ali. Image Credits: blackhistorymonth.org.uk Muhammad Ali is not only regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time but also the greatest athlete to ever exist.Sugar Ray Robinson. Image Credits: theepochtimes.com Speaking of great records, Sugar Ray Robinson. Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny Pacquiao. Mike Tyson. Joe Louis. Sugar Ray Leonard. More items He would never be unknown by anyone again. T o celebrate its centenary, boxing magazine The Ring has ranked the 100-91, counting down by sets of 10 to the top 10 rated fighters. Kane and LaMotta were each missing a result. Web26 Eder Jofre. Lesnevich also posted a win in 1937 over Atilio Sabatino; Sabatino would go on to be ranked for chunks of time at middleweight between 1938 and 1940. 8. While lag time for results of a week or so was common in the era for fights contested outside the U.S., it wasnt common for fights contested in the States. Missing Quality: Richie Woodhall fell out of the top ten just a few months before a loss to Calzaghe in 2000 but had been a titlist in the class just two fights prior. Ali was Rings 1963 (as Cassius Clay), 1966 (retroactively), 1972 (with Carlos Monzon), 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fighter of the Year.He was in Rings Robinson turned professional in October 1940 and rose to No. List of the 10 greatest heavyweight boxers of all time: Has Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. While Pacquiao was widely unknown when he received his second title shot against Lehlo Ledwaba at junior featherweight, its easy to overlook that he was a fixture in The Rings junior featherweight top 10 for almost two years prior to the fight. The Filipino icon cracked Ring Magazine top 10s in four different decades from the 1990s to the 2020s with wins over reigning champions or opponents ranked in the top two of every weight class he competed in from flyweight to welterweight. The loss to Schmeling would be Louis only defeat from his 1934 debut until a loss to Ezzard Charles in 1950 after a brief retirement. Mayweather was Rings 1998 and 2007 Fighter of the Year. Ali would defend the title successfully 10 times in his second reign, with seven wins against The Rings top 10. Scoring for total points and peak points relied on a base 11-point scale (i.e. The Brooklyn bantamweight spent more than a decade in or near the top ten after winning bronze at the 1932 Olympics. Romero was ranked intermittently at light heavyweight from 1937-38 and for most of 1943. 1 vs. No. He is a 2-time Ring magazine fighter of the Year and was inducted into the International Boxing hall of fame in 2011. Missing Quality: Peps dominance at featherweight included recognizable names who werent far removed from contention when Pep defeated them. To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. That included his most legendary win, the first-round knockout of Max Schmeling in their rematch. In 2005, Joe Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. One of her most memorable fights was when she had the greatest knockout in female boxing history after she sent Vanda Ward to the ground, unconscious, with one punch. "Willie Pep" was the stage name ofGuglielmo Papaleo, an American boxer and two-time world featherweight champion. Group three was derived from fighters who scored in the top 75 of any of the three scoring categories or whose final scoring average was higher than what would otherwise be the bottom ten of the top 100 (70-100). Basilios defeats in the second Fullmer fight, and versus Pender, came after Basilios final Ring ranking and didnt work against him here. The inexhaustible Welshman tied the record for defenses of a title at super middleweight with Germanys Sven Ottke. WebHe is a two-time heavyweight world champion, and also held the unified WBA, WBC, Torres entered ranked sixth at light heavyweight when he unseated Willie Pastrano. Two + signs mean the examined fighter faced an opponent two weight classes heavier (based on the divisions The Ring ranked at the time). Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). The FINAL TEN of Cliff Rolds unique evaluation of The Rings 97-year-old divisional ratings and the 100 fighters who faced the best of their respective weight classes and eras during their time in the Bible of Boxings rankings. Genaro Hernandez RTD 8 (1) 130 Holiday 1998, Gregorio Vargas UD 12 (10) 130 06/00, Diego Corrales TKO 10 (1) 130 05/01, Jose Luis Castillo UD 12* (1) 135 08/02, Jose Luis Castillo UD 12 (1) 135 02/03, DeMarcus Corley UD 12 (5+) 140 09/04, Carlos Baldomir UD 12* (C) 147 02/07, Oscar De La Hoya SD 12 (5+) 154 07/07, Juan Manuel Marquez UD 12 (C) 135 11/09, Robert Guerrero UD 12* (3) 147 07/13, Canelo Alvarez MD 12* (C) 154 11/13, Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #10 Welterweight (May 1960), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (April 1976), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 36-19-2 (6 KOs, 2 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1961, 62-63, 63-66), Middleweight (1966-67, 67-68). 50. Indian Quintana UD 10 (7) 118 02/35, Jack Sharkey Jr. D 8 (UR+) 126 08/36, Jackie Callura D 10 (UR+) 126 05/40, Lou Transparenti L 10 (9) 118 04/41, Lou Transparenti UD 15* (5) 118 06/41, David Kui Kong Young L 10 (4) -118 12/41, Manuel Ortiz TKO by 11 (C) 118 04/43, First Ring Ranking: #8 Welterweight (June 1953), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (June 1960), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-4-3 (4 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1955-56, 56-57), Middleweight (1957-58). Some other small corrections have been made to results and summaries but they didnt change the final results. (1-64). Prior to championships at featherweight and lightweight, Canzoneri was rated the No. Lewis would move up and down the rankings for a few years, as high as number one and never lower than seventh, and was ranked third when he unseated Bob Olin for the title. Everyone who finished in the top 100 of preliminary research for those three categories was moved into a final pool of what came out to 150 fighters. Mayweathers most impressive run may have come in his first weight class with five wins over ranked opposition in title fights at junior lightweight. 1-ranked fighter became the 11-point win, deduction for an unranked loss was eleven points, and unranked draws were a 5.5-point deduction. It references the cover story to the February 2022 issue of The Ring, which celebrated the magazines 100 years of publication. Sugar Ray Robinson (May 3, 1921April 12, 1989), Henry Armstrong (Dec. 12, 1912Oct. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. There is no specific heavyweight ceiling so the formula divides the weight limit of the smaller fighters division against the actual weight of the heavyweight. The result for readers is still a list of 100 fighters, featuring the same names (minus two), in a slightly different order than found in the print issue of the magazine. An illustrated portrait of Ezzard Charles graces the December 1950 issue of The Ring. Peter Manfredo TKO 3 (10) 168 07/07, Bernard Hopkins SD 12* (C+) 175 07/08, First Ring Ranking: World Jr. Welterweight Champion (May 1976), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (April 1986), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 12-5-1 (5 KO, 3 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Jr. Welterweight (1976-79), Welterweight (1979), Wilfredo Benitez on the April 1982 cover of The Ring Magazine. For the 1925 rankings, and the period when Ring didnt recognize single champions from 1989 to 2001, only 10 fighters per weight class were ranked. Career Record: 31-6-1 (22 KO) First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight Given the method used to process the findings of the study, ranking fighters in three categories based on their official in-ring results, every change can have a butterfly effect. Florentino Fernandez UD 10 (6) 147 10/60, Jorge Fernandez TKO 9 (4) 147 01/63, Luis Rodriguez SD 15* (C) 147 07/63, Rubin Carter TKO by 1 (8+) 160 01/64, Manuel Gonzalez UD 15 (2) 147 01/66, Nino Benvenuti MD 15* (C) 160 11/67, Gypsy Joe Harris UD 12 (9) 160 09/68, Carlos Monzon TKO by 14 (C) 160 11/71, Jean Claude Bouttier DQ by 7 (4) 160 02/73, Donato Paduano UD 10 (9-) 154 01/75], Jose Luis Duran L 10 (UR) 160 07/75, Elijah Makhathini L 10 (UR) 160 09/75], Career Record: 137-24-10, 4 No Decisions (44 KOs, 1 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #2 Bantamweight (February 1927), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Lightweight (May 1939), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 40-21-7, 1 No Decision (8 KOs), Ring Magazine Championships: Featherweight (1927-28), Lightweight (1930-33, 35-36). Joe Louis. Muhammad Ali. (Photo: Ring/Getty Images). Salica posted a win over unranked future bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz in 1939. WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, Lewis also defeated future, but then unranked, heavyweight champion Jim Braddock that year in the first of their two contests. Losses worked in reverse. Tarver was inconsistent from there, but managed impressive performances to recapture the Ring crown after losing it to Glen Johnson and won another IBF belt later against Clinton Woods. results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. As an additional clarification based on a question from a reader, the totals assigned to the Record vs. Ring-rated opponents correspond to the scoring results section for each fighter. Fighters were then given a ranking in each scoring category: overall total, peak score (the highest point their points for wins and losses reached), and ranked wins. Pep was Rings 1945 Fighter of the Year. Tony Canzoneri was Rings 1934 co-Fighter of the Year (with Barney Ross). His back-to-back middleweight title wars with Carmen Basilio won Rings 1957 and 1958 Fight-of-the-Year award. On The Ring magazines list of all-time heavyweights, Dempsey holds the 10 th position and 7 th position among the Top 100 greatest punchers. He would enter the top 10 of his signature weight class in the March 1945 issue and have several stints as the top contender in all but one issue from August 1945-July 1946; the June-August 1949 issues; and then for all but two issues from April 1950 to his victory over Maxim for the title as recognized in the February 1953 issue. The as of date for the rankings in the August 1944 issue was likely incorrect and the results were amended accordingly. Reggie Johnson SD 12 (10) 160 10/91, Charles Williams KO 12 (4+) 175 11/94, Montell Griffin L 12 (10) 175 06/95, Evander Holyfield TKO 9 (5+) Hvy 01/04, First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight (November 1998), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Cruiserweight (December 2012), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-6-1, 1 No Contest (4 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (2004, 05-06). 1 contenders. He stood as number one contender after his first loss to Dick Tiger but slipped from the post after the rematch and fought only twice more in his career. In three straight fights, Moore knocked out longtime rival and leading contender Harold Johnson, jumped up to decision Valdez at heavyweight and then returned to light heavyweight to knock out reigning middleweight champion Bobo Olson. He won the world welterweight title in 1946 and held it for five years, then captured the world middleweight title in 1957. WebIn 2005, Louis was ranked as the best heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, and was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of the "100 greatest punchers of all time". We have used BoxRec.com as our source. And the final part of this series (originally published in the February 2022 issue of The Ring) makes its RingTV.com debut on the 100th birthday of the venerable boxing magazine. Charles was The Rings leading light heavyweight contender for all but two issues from August 1946 to October 1948 without ever receiving a title shot. Twenty-seven of those wins came against ranked opposition after Moore entered the rankings for the first time. Combining sanctioning body and lineal and/or Ring championships, Pacquiao is the only fighter with title claims in eight weight classes. Basilio also had a win that didnt count toward him versus then-10th ranked welterweight Don Jordan in 1961. Web13 Jack Johnson. An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. The lone loss in that stretch, a debated decision versus Elmer Ray, was avenged by knockout. Muhammad Ali graces the cover of the December 1972 issue of The Ring. The 10 best heavyweights in the world right now Rummy's Corner Above welterweight, Nino Benvenuti won their series 2-1. Missing Quality: On the way to Nunn, Toney defeated a Merqui Sosa who would later be ranked at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Benitez then captured the welterweight crown from Carlos Palomino before losing in his first defense to Sugar Ray Leonard. Across the years he was part of the Ring rankings, Robinson would post 14 wins over reigning champions or men ranked as the No. Genius is a word easily abused, but not when it comes to Peps best years at featherweight. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. History could have played differently for both with just a few rounds of difference. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the cover of the April 1999 issue of The Ring. WebHeavyweight Ring career: 1947-56 Record: 49-0 (43 KOs) Career notes: Only For now, thank you again for taking the time to read and thank you to the editors at The Ring for their support of this project. Pacquiao couldnt solve the riddle of Mayweather in the richest fight of all time, but several multi-fight rivalries magnified the greatness of Pacquiao. The junior middleweight division today is a 60-year stalwart of the game, but in the 1960s it was a new concept with which Griffith lightly flirted. Michigans Lights Out won titles in three weight classes and lost a heavyweight belt to a PED test while vacillating between moments of brilliance and inconsistency often attributed to conditioning. He won the world lightweight title in 1916, going 15-0 during that run. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. A force from bantamweight to lightweight with big wins against welterweights to go with it, Canzoneri spent more than a decade in the rankings. McCallum is in the conversation for the greatest Jr. middleweight in the divisions history. Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY) First Ring Ranking: so that Who is the WWE world heavyweight champion 2020? (1-64). The 1926 and subsequent annual rankings prior to the introduction of monthly rankings included more than 10 fighters so the first 11 were all factored in. It would be more fair if his place was debated more like versions of Van Halen. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. At number one, Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, and Andrew Eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for Time, Inc. 1 contender or next highest-rated contender after a division-leading Mayweather. Who are the rest of the best? Anton Christoforidis TKO 3 (2+) 175 02/42, Charley Burley UD 10 (3-) 147 07/42, Charley Burley UD 10 (4-) 147 08/42, Booker Beckwith KO 9 (3+) 175 09/42, Jimmy Bivins L 10 (1/4+) 175/Hvy 02/43, Lloyd Marshall TKO by 8 (4) 175 05/43, Oakland Billy Smith UD 10 (9) 175 11/46, Fitzie Fitzpatrick TKO 4 (9+) Hvy 01/48, Jersey Joe Walcott UD 15 (2) Hvy 08/49, Jersey Joe Walcott UD 15 (6) Hvy 04/51, Joey Maxim UD 15 (C-/3) 175/Hvy 07/51, Jersey Joe Walcott KO by 7* (2) Hvy 08/51, Jersey Joe Walcott L 15 (C) Hvy 07/52, Tommy Harrison TKO 9 (5-) 175 03/53, Rocky Marciano KO by 8 (C) Hvy 10/54, John Holman TKO by 9 (UR) Hvy 06/55, Young Jack Johnson TKO by 6 (UR) Hvy 02/56, First Ring Ranking: #9 Featherweight (August 1942), Last Ring Ranking: #10 Featherweight (February 1959), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 29-10-1 (7 KOs, 6 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Featherweight (1942-48, 49-50). Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao were the Fighters of the Decade for the 2000s and the 2010s. An additional win was identified for Henry Armstrong, forcing a flipping of position between Armstrong and Pernell Whitaker. A bronze medalist at the 1996 Olympics, Mayweathers first win over a Ring-ranked opponent was also his first for a title (the WBC 130-pound strap). Across his years in the Ring rankings, Ali would face all six of the other men The Ring recognized as heavyweight champion during those years, defeating five, along with five No. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. WebThe International Boxing Research Organization rates Foreman as the eighth greatest heavyweight of all time. BornCassius Marcellus Clay Jr.,Muhammad Ali began boxing at the age of 12 and won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. Toney had wins over former titlists like Steve Little and Adolpho Washington after they exited the rankings and suffered four losses after his final exit from the rankings. During a pro career that ran from 1977 to 1997, "Sugar" Ray Leonard won titles in a remarkable five divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight. As an interesting footnote, a fight that has gained fame over time came at a time when Moore was unranked: his defeat at the hands of Charley Burley. Arguably the most dominant champion in the history of boxing, the Brown Bomber reigned for a dozen years with a record 25 consecutive title defenses against all comers in his time. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. Those were treated as that months rankings and, if needed, were reordered as champion and top 10 to maintain consistency. Tyson even made a comeback in 2021 and had an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Junior. Their rankings in each category were then averaged into a final score. The NBA recognized the title change when Canzoneri stopped Jackie Kid Berg in three in 1931 with both Bergs junior welterweight crown and Canzoneris lightweight crown billed as at stake. After representing Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics, the Body Snatcher would win titles at Jr. middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao All fighters who finished in the top 100 of each scoring category were included in the first grouping. 2-ranked bantamweight defeated the No. Greb, whose face had taken a beating over the years, died later that year during cosmetic surgery. Emile Griffith graces the cover of the March 1965 issue of The Ring. After leaving boxing, he became the first African-American to play on the Professional Golfers Association tour. Griffiths 1962 win over Ted Wright crowned the first junior middleweight titlist (at least in Austria, where the bout took place, and other parts of Europe), though the WBA wouldnt recognize the title on a global scale until soon after when Moyer defeated Joey Giambra. As an amateur, he made a name for himself by going 86-0 before turning pro in 1940. Robinson is one of only three fighters in the study identified with 40 or more victories over Ring champions or ranked contenders. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. Leonard learned how to fight on the streets of New York City, where he grew up in the Jewish enclave on the Lower East Side. 14 Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. is an American former professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper, and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. After a standout amateur career, he turned pro in 1934. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. He posted five wins over The Rings No. It cost him a fourth divisional crown from the publication. Toneys cruiserweight run culminated with a number one ranking after defeating Vasily Jirov for the IBF belt. Missing Quality: Mannion was unranked when McCallum defeated him and never achieved a ranking in The Ring. Group one: anyone who finished in the top 100 of all three scoring categories or whose scoring average was higher than those who did. If the featherweight won, 118 would be divided by 126 with the win worth 8.42 points for the featherweight and the loss meaning a deduction of 2.81 points for the bantamweight. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. He held the welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight titles during a career that began in 1913 and lasted until 1926 when he retired. He won 11 straight matches in 1933 and then 22 consecutive bouts in 1937. The points scale shifted for those years. Note: With some fighters of the more-distant past, there is often disagreement about their final records. Thats really earning a shot at the champ. 28 Jack Britton. The Ring recognized only four men as light heavyweight champion from August 1941 to March 1962: Gus Lesnevich, Freddie Mills, Joey Maxim and Moore. Group three was derived from fighters who scored in the top 75 of any of the three scoring categories or whose final scoring average was higher than what would otherwise be the bottom ten of the top 100 (70-100). Hall of famers James Toney (right) and Mike McCallum are Nos. The shortest resume to make the top 100, the lack of volume for Puerto Ricos Chegui was offset by a collection of highly rated wins and no bad losses while in the rankings. Lesnevich battled out of New Jersey, staying in the light heavyweight rankings for all but two issues from his debut in the top ten until exiting for the heavyweight ranks in 1949. Twenty-five consecutive title defenses more than imprinted Louis as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Benitez was unranked when he defeated Antonio Cervantes for his first title, spending his entire tenure in The Rings rankings at Jr. welterweight as champion. 1 contender in the December 1935 issue and held it until the August 1936 issue before his loss to Max Schmeling. Willie Pastrano TKO 9* (C) 175 05/65, First Ring Ranking: #4 Light Heavyweight (January 1933), Last Ring Ranking: World Light Heavyweight Champion (January 1940), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 16-9-4 (4 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1935-39). In other words, Angott was The Rings No. By the time he retired in 1925, he had a record of 89-6-1 with 70 knockouts. 2 fights and surely would have filled a vacancy had The Ring resumed recognizing champions again before either fight. Armstrong, born Henry Jackson Jr., turned pro in 1931. Thanks for signing up! Missing Quality: Alis lost years between 1967 and 1970 will always leave room to wonder if he might have been able to surpass Louis division record of 25 consecutive title defenses. Gus Lesnevich, Ring Magazines 1947 Fighter of the Year. The points scale shifted for those years. Toney would briefly rise to number one after a draw in the first of three fights with Mike McCallum, only to fall to number two after a controversial win over Dave Tiberi. WebTo Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (50-41) #50 DeGrasse, before and after the loss to Salica, could occasionally be found near the bottom of the featherweight top ten. In an era when segregation was still legal, Louis' athleticism made him one of the few African-American celebrities of his time. For instance, if a No. He was in Rings 1963, 1964, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fights of the Year. Canzoneri was the No. Freddie Steele TKO by 2 (1-) 160 01/37, Young Corbett III TKO by 5 (UR-) 160 05/37, Anton Christoforidis UD 15 (3) 175 07/41, Tami Mauriello SD 15* (4) 175 10/41, Bruce Woodcock KO by 8 (6+) Hvy 11/46, Tami Mauriello UD 10 (6+) Hvy 09/47, Tami Mauriello TKO 7 (6+) Hvy 12/47, Ezzard Charles RTD by 7 (1+) Hvy 09/49, First Ring Ranking: #9 Middleweight (March 1964), Last Ring Ranking: #7 Light Heavyweight (January 1969), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 7-2 (4 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1965-66). Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. For instance, if a No. 1 in title and non-title affairs. Bivins was unrated on the eve of his 1951 fight with Louis but would continue to fall in and out of the top 10 into 1953. results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. The number in parentheses after the name and result is the ranking of the opponent at the time of their bout, followed by the opponents weight class (denoted by the divisions weight limit) and the cover date for the issue with the opponents ranking just before his bout with the examined fighter. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. Calzaghe captured every major sanctioning body belt (if not all at the same time), and earned recognition as champion from The Ring over the course of a decade. From 1930-1956, nine men would hold the heavyweight crown. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. Thanks for signing up! The No. 1-ranked contender at light heavyweight, four in defense of the crown, five more over No. Charles had won the NBAs recognition as champion in June 1949 following his first win over Walcott. Sugar Ray Robinson set the bar by which all other modern boxers are judged. The stretch to Marciano was one of Moores most impressive. The No. The change to Lynch pushed him out of the top 100 for wins against ranked opponents, leaving Jack Sharkey as the cut off for group one. However, in editing the remainder of the study, the Armstrong knockout of Davis was also found in the results of the August 1944 issue. Fighters were then given a ranking in each scoring category: overall total, peak score (the highest point their points for wins and losses reached), and ranked wins. Griffith was Rings 1964 Fighter of the Year. Josh Taylor is the undisputed light welterweight champion, currently the only undisputed champion. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Griffith could be defeated, but his ability to consistently rebound from losses was remarkable. WebNow looking through all 100 of the boxers Ring Magazine named and ranked would leave us, and you as the reader, here all day, so instead, wee decided to look into their top 30. Moores first win over Jack Chase came when Chase was unranked, though Chases name comes up often from there. Following the loss, he was ranked first or second in every issue until defeating DeMarco for his first of two welterweight crowns. Lesnevich recaptured the top spot the issue before assuming the mantle left vacant in The Ring by Billy Conns move to heavyweight. Missing Quality: Prior to entering the top ten, Lewis posted a win over tenth ranked Yale Okun in April 1932 but didnt earn a ranking for the win. Missing Quality: Canzoneri came close to being the first fighter with titles in four weight classes. He was a Ring-rated fighter from bantamweight to lightweight. Over the next several days, RingTV.com will present Rolds list in its entirety, beginning with Nos. Louis is one of a group of seven fighters identified with between 30 and 39 wins against ranked opponents in the study. Bivins would be Louis final victory. Terence Crawford advanced his standing with a win over a ranked Shawn Porter while Vasiliy Lomachenko entered the top 100 with his latest win over a ranked Richard Commey. During his career, went 66-3 with 52 knockouts. With Berbick, Ali can be said to have faced ranked opponents in 37 of 61 fights, a staggering 61 percent of his total professional starts. The stretch included revenge versus Harding, capturing the vacant WBC and IBF belts versus Montell Griffin, and Tarver moving to number one contender en route to the first of three fights with Roy Jones Jr. Tarvers close loss there set up a memorable knockout win in the rematch. The entirely subjective nature of any list comparing fighters across different weight categories and different eras is bound to be fodder for debate. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. 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