Every time Canelo Alvarez, Naoya Inoue, or Roman Gonzalez pick up a big win or loss, they will move up or down accordingly. Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. To be the best, you have to beat the best. so that Who is the WWE world heavyweight champion 2020? 8. That included wins at welterweight over the reigning lightweight (Juan Manuel Marquez) and junior welterweight (Ricky Hatton) champions. Calzaghe rose to number one for the first time in the September 1999 issue and fell no lower than fourth until holding the number one spot from the November 2003 issue until being crowned champion after his win over Jeff Lacy. Benitez would earn a number one ranking at Jr. middleweight after stopping Maurice Hope for the WBC belt, Benitezs last championship. 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). Mayweathers wins over Angel Manfredy and Diego Corrales were also No. A native of Panama, Duran is considered to be the best lightweight fighter in modern boxing history. There are, after all, several active fighters on the list. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. Sugar Ray Robinson (May 3, 1921April 12, 1989), Henry Armstrong (Dec. 12, 1912Oct. 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. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. It took over five years to climb to number one in the February 1940 issue, a spot he held for almost a year before sliding as low as four. Photo / THE RING archives. Boxing icon Muhammad Ali has brushed aside fierce competition to be voted the best boxer of all time by fans. The 'Greatest' is widely celebrated for his legendary achievements inside the squared results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. New Yorks Upstate Onion Farmer won three world titles as arguably the most exciting fighter of his time, competing in five consecutive Ring Magazine fights of the year from 1955-59. The first two wins against Maxim came in 1942 when Maxim was unranked and often competing at heavyweight. Emile Griffith graces the cover of the March 1965 issue of The Ring. George Costner was not ranked in a Ring top 10 when Robinson first beat him, neither was Artie Levine or Carl Bobo Olson the first two times the future middleweight champ lost to Robinson, but all three would become fixtures of the ratings. 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. Michael Spinks (737.4 points; 31-1-0) Considered to be one of the best light heavyweights of all time, Michael Spinks (known as Jinx) held world championships in both the light heavyweight class (he was the undisputed champ from 1983 to 1985) and the lineal heavyweight class (from 1985 to 1988). 92 and 93 on this very special list of greats. A move to middleweight started with a loss to Sumbu Kalambay, McCallums first, but McCallum rebounded to win the vacant WBA belt against Herol Graham. Sometimes, fighters were separated by fractions of points in the total or peak points categories so single wins and losses were impactful in the scoring. A force from bantamweight to lightweight with big wins against welterweights to go with it, Canzoneri spent more than a decade in the rankings. Oh my god! The 18-year-old Canzoneris 1927 draw with Bud Taylor was for the vacant NBA bantamweight title, though The Ring recognized no one as champion between Charley Rosenberg earlier in the year and Panama Al Brown in 1931. 10) Canzoneris record is loaded with multi-fight rivalries, including a four-way round robin with Jimmy McLarnin, Barney Ross and Billy Petrolle. Photo: The Ring archive. Toney achieved and held a number three ranking at heavyweight for two different stretches, forfeiting the WBA belt he initially won against John Ruiz and getting a draw in a challenge of WBC titlist Hasim Rahman. Hall of famers James Toney (right) and Mike McCallum are Nos. (Photo: Ring/Getty Images). Pep was Rings 1945 Fighter of the Year. 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. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Just three years later, he won the world heavyweight title, which he would retain until 1949 when he retired. Historians recognize Canzoneri as a three-division champion. Web1. Pep regained the crown from Saddler after two quick tune-ups in his most memorable win and added four more victories over ranked opponents in 15 more wins before losing the title to Saddler for the second time. Andrew Eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for Time, Inc. 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. Scoring for total points and peak points relied on a base 11-point scale (i.e. Mayweather was 8-0 against ranked welterweights, including a feud-settling decision over his most prominent contemporary in Manny Pacquiao to unify the WBA, WBC and WBO belts. Ali was Rings 1963 (as Cassius Clay), 1966 (retroactively), 1972 (with Carlos Monzon), 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fighter of the Year. (1-64). Over the next several days, RingTV.com will present Rolds list in its entirety, beginning with Nos. 23, 2006), Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. 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. 1 contender in their division. Yall musta forgot Antonio Tarver shocked the boxing world in May 2004. Mayweather also briefly held the IBF belt in 2006. 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. 2-ranked bantamweight defeated the No. Win total ties were broken based on peak score. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. One of boxings great, ageless wonders, the Old Mongoose tackled contenders from middleweight to heavyweight for 17 years before finally getting a crack at a world title. Benitez would be ranked number one or two at Jr. middleweight well into 1984. Missing Quality: A bout with Lateef Kayode result was initially a draw but changed to a No Contest when Tarver tested positive for a banned substance. Sasakul was the man who beat the man dating back to Miguel Canto. Robinson was Rings 1942 and 1951 Fighter of the Year. An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. 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. Tarver never lost to a fighter ranked outside the top five of their weight class. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. George Foreman Scoring a pair of second-round TKOs of Joe Frazier and Ken Norton are a sample size of how terrifying Foreman was in The most formidable challenger in the war years may have been Jimmy Bivins. The inexhaustible Welshman tied the record for defenses of a title at super middleweight with Germanys Sven Ottke. Lulu Constantino UD 10 (6+) 135 09/44], Jimmy McAllister D 10 (UR) 126 01/46, Humberto Sierra UD 10 (8) 126 09/47, Humberto Sierra TKO 10 (1) 126 04/48, Sandy Saddler KO by 4* (1) 126 12/48, Sandy Saddler RTD by 8* (1) 126 10/50, Corky Gonzales UD 10 (10) 126 10/51, Sandy Saddler RTD by 9 (C) 126 11/51, Tommy Collins TKO by 6 (10) 126 08/52, Hogan Bassey TKO by 9 (C) 126 11/58, First Ring Ranking: #10 Jr. Lightweight (July 1998), Last Ring Ranking: Welterweight Champion (December 2015), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 23-0 (8 KOs), Ring Magazine Championships: Lightweight (2002-04), Welterweight (2006-08, 13-15), Jr. Middleweight (2013-15). WebTop 10 greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time according to Ring Magazine the Kocsis had been ranked previously at flyweight and bantamweight, the latter as late as 1932. Bivins would be Louis final victory. Saddler ended a 73-fight unbeaten streak. The first African-American light heavyweight king, Lewis rose to number one for the first time with a non-title victory of Maxie Rosenbloom, avenging a loss in the first of their five fights. Web13 Jack Johnson. 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. Joe Louis. 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. Joe Calzaghe won Ring Magazine championships at super middleweight and light heavyweight. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. McCallum was ranked number one at middleweight prior to the Toney rematch and again at light heavyweight prior to losing the WBC title to Fabrice Tiozzo. After representing Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics, the Body Snatcher would win titles at Jr. middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. 3. Bivins just missed being another contender on the ledger for Louis here. Antonio Cervantes SD 15* (C) 140 04/76, Tony Petronelli TKO 3 (9) 140 12/76, Guerrero Chavez TKO 15 (10+) 147 09/77, Carlos Palomino SD 15* (C+) 147 03/79, Ray Leonard TKO by 15* (1) 147 01/80, Tony Chiaverini TKO 8 (3+) 154 09/80, Davey Moore TKO by 2 (10) 154 08/84, Matthew Hilton KO by 9 (10-) 154 04/86, First Ring Ranking: #10 Bantamweight (July 1934), Last Ring Ranking: #3 Bantamweight (February 1945), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 21-16-11 (5 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Bantamweight (1941-42). That championship is sorely missing from his resume. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Sammy Angott handed him his first defeat in a lightweight contest in March 1943. Robinson went on to win his first 40 matches. Hernandez would go on to be ranked, and win a belt, in the 130-pound class in the years after that fight. Draw 6 (10) 122 02/02, Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11* (C) 126 03/04, Juan Manuel Marquez D 12 (1) 126 09/04, Erik Morales L12 (2+) 130 Vol. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. In an era when segregation was still legal, Louis' athleticism made him one of the few African-American celebrities of his time. 1 contender, before winning a title he would hold in his first reign for almost six years. Louis knocked out seven of them. Robinson is one of only three fighters in the study identified with 40 or more victories over Ring champions or ranked contenders. 1 in title and non-title affairs. A formula based on body weight percentage differences between divisions of ranked fighters, rather than scale weights of the fighters, was applied. 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 Yonker fight was for an interim WBC belt and set up McCallums shot at Jeff Harding to win the title outright. 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. Tyson even made a comeback in 2021 and had an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Junior. WebLet's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Jack Dempsey. WebHe is a two-time heavyweight world champion, and also held the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles in 1989. Above welterweight, Nino Benvenuti won their series 2-1. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. During his career, he fought 241 bouts, a remarkably high number by modern standards. 34 Marcel Cerdan. Anything that ends in a list that ranks fighters across eras is going to be open to debate, and the approach used to generate this list is no different. Basilio also had wins over former lightweight champions Lew Jenkins and Ike Williams after both had left contention. 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. A thrilling boxer-puncher with exceptional physical strength and stamina, Griffith was No. Heavyweight. However, for a lengthy period of time the February, and later March, issue of the magazine would only feature the annual ratings for the year. Basilio also had a win that didnt count toward him versus then-10th ranked welterweight Don Jordan in 1961. He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. When he retired in 1966, he had a record of 229-11-1 with 65 knockouts. The No. After the loss to Frazier, Ali would fight 14 times, going 8-1 in that run against ranked opposition (seven heavyweights and light heavyweight champion Bob Foster) before upsetting George Foreman to regain the title. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. Robinson turned professional in October 1940 and rose to No. Toney was ranked number one at super middleweight from his IBF title win over Barkley through the loss to Roy Jones Jr., fell out of the light heavyweight rankings in 1997 after a loss to Drake Thadzi, and then returned to the cruiserweight top ten in 1999. Missing Quality: Peps dominance at featherweight included recognizable names who werent far removed from contention when Pep defeated them. A win over the champion of ones weight class, in a title or non-title fight, was worth 11 points, a No. 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). Be ranked number one ranking at Jr. middleweight well into 1984 best, have... 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