Both men were well removed from the rankings but had been ranked at cruiserweight in earlier years, Cunningham as one of the most prominent fighters in that division for the better part of a decade. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Louis might have been unranked when Charles defeated him, but Louis would immediately return to the top 10 after the loss and added two more top 10 wins before his career was complete. The world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, Joe Louis is one of After leaving boxing, he became the first African-American to play on the Professional Golfers Association tour. The result in the Tiberi fight resulted in calls for a Congressional investigation and could have affected Toneys placement as a loss to an unranked opponent. 31 Ezzard Charles. From a 12-year-old amateur to the greatest heavyweight of all time and an icon for change, Muhammad Ali conquered many worlds. Atilio Sabatino TKO 5 (5) 160 06/40], Eddie Booker TKO by 8 (UR) 160 03/44, Lloyd Marshall TKO 10 (2) 175 08/45], Jimmy Bivins KO by 6 (2+) Hvy 10/45, Holman Williams L 10 (1-) 160 12/45, Holman Williams TKO 11 (1-) 160 01/46, Ezzard Charles KO by 8 (1) 175 03/48, Oakland Billy Smith UD 10 (2) 175 06/48, Leonard Morrow KO by 1 (UR) 175 07/48, Charley Williams KO 7 (7) 175 02/49, Harold Johnson UD 10 (10) 175 06/49, Clinton Bacon DQ by 6 (UR) 175 07/49, Clarence Henry UD 10 (5+) Hvy 08/52, Harold Johnson TKO 14 (1) 175 09/54, Rocky Marciano KO by 9 (C) Hvy 11/55, Yolande Pompey TKO 10 (1) 175 07/56, Floyd Patterson KO by 5* (2) Hvy 01/57, Alejandro Lavorante TKO 10 (6+) Hvy 05/62, Willie Pastrano D 10 (UR) Hvy 07/62, Muhammad Ali TKO by 4 (7) Hvy 12/62, First Ring Ranking: #1 Flyweight (April 1999), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Welterweight (December 2021), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 23-7-2 (11 KOs, 2 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Featherweight (2003-05), Jr. Lightweight (2008), Jr. Welterweight (2009-10), Manny Pacquiao was Rings 2006, 2008 and 2009 Fighter of the Year. 8. 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. Were here! so that Who is the WWE world heavyweight champion 2020? The points scale shifted for those years. Robinson was recognized as the welterweight champion until the March 1951 issue while also holding the No. Whitaker retired in 2001 with a record of 40-4-1-1 with 17 knockouts. 10) 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. Losses worked in reverse. Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. Charles had won the NBAs recognition as champion in June 1949 following his first win over Walcott. Pacquiao entered the rankings winning his first major title at age 19 with a come-from-behind knockout of Chatchai Sasakul. Antonio Tarver. 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. Lynch was credited with one too many. Bivins just missed being another contender on the ledger for Louis here. It would be more fair if his place was debated more like versions of Van Halen. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Toney was never stopped in more than 90 professional starts. Combining sanctioning body and lineal and/or Ring championships, Pacquiao is the only fighter with title claims in eight weight classes. Along with Ring Magazine titles at featherweight, junior lightweight and junior welterweight, Pacquiao also achieved No. 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). 1 in all but one issue from cover dates January 1942 to March 1944. Top 10 Lightweights of All Time!Check out the best bookmakers for betting on Boxing! A 1995 world amateur champion and 1996 Olympian, the Magic Man rebounded from his first loss to Eric Harding with wins over ranked opponents in four of his next five starts. The 10 best heavyweights in the world right now Rummy's Corner Lewis also defeated future, but then unranked, heavyweight champion Jim Braddock that year in the first of their two contests. a champion and the top 10 contenders). 1 vs. No. Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in a battle of champions to move up and capture the middleweight crown but fell short in two attempts at Gene Fullmer to regain the NBA title and closed his career with a loss to Rings middleweight champion Paul Pender. Missing Quality: Canzoneri came close to being the first fighter with titles in four weight classes. Sugar Ray Robinson set the bar by which all other modern boxers are judged. Tyson even made a comeback in 2021 and had an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Junior. 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. Pierre Langlois D 10 (UR+) 160 01/54, Italo Scortichini D 10 (UR) 147 02/54, Pierre Langlois UD 10 (10+) 160 06/54, Sugar Ray Robinson SD 15* (C+) 160 10/57, Sugar Ray Robinson L 15 (1) 160 04/58, Gene Fullmer TKO by 14 (2) 160 10/59, First Ring Ranking: #10 Jr. Middleweight (August 1982), Last Ring Ranking: #9 Light Heavyweight (May 1997), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 10-5-1 (6 KO). Fights in italics denote results using rankings taken from KO Magazine. When he resumed his career in 1946, he engaged in one of historys greatest runs. However, in editing the remainder of the study, the Armstrong knockout of Davis was also found in the results of the August 1944 issue. 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. He was 3-0 against ranked junior middleweights, including handing Canelo Alvarez his first and to date only loss. 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. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. Ali returned to fighting in 1971 and won the heavyweight title twice more before retiring in 1981 with a record of 56-5 and 37 knockouts. Davis was not ranked in the August issue and the result of the fight was reported in the September issue, so it was not recorded as a ranked win. Sakio Bika was unranked prior to a loss to Calzaghe in 2006 but Bika would be ranked continuously for a long stretch between 2007 and 2014. 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. Moore would also have a lengthy stint as the No. Missing Quality: Peps dominance at featherweight included recognizable names who werent far removed from contention when Pep defeated them. Lynchs change has the more dramatic outcome because of the way the results were grouped. Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time As selected by The Scoring results key: Most of the fighters listed in the Scoring Results section were in The Rings ratings at the time the examined ranked fighters of this feature faced them. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. A 1939 win over Tony Olivera had already earned Salica recognition in New York and The Ring added to his accolades following the Lou Transparenti win in 1941. Those were treated as that months rankings and, if needed, were reordered as champion and top 10 to maintain consistency. Mayweathers wins over Angel Manfredy and Diego Corrales were also No. The decision in the first fight with Walcott was contentious and Louis answered the challenge with a knockout in the rematch. Losses worked in reverse. 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. 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. 1 contender, along with a win over reigning light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. 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: Basilio took a hard road to contention, picking up some losses along the way including decision defeats to a ranked Chuck Davey and Bill Graham. Sammy Angott handed him his first defeat in a lightweight contest in March 1943. 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. 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. Emile Griffith graces the cover of the March 1965 issue of The Ring. Wilsons final Ring ranking, ninth at featherweight, came in the February 1946 issue. Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams! Robinson turned professional in October 1940 and rose to No. Jack Johnson. DeGrasse, before and after the loss to Salica, could occasionally be found near the bottom of the featherweight top ten. 24, 1988), Muhammad Ali (Jan. 17, 1942June 3, 2016), Joe Louis (May 13, 1914April 12, 1981), Getty Images/Hulton Archive / Stringer, Willie Pep (Sept. 19, 1922Nov. Two + signs mean the examined fighter faced an opponent two weight classes heavier (based on the divisions The Ring ranked at the time). 1 contender for only an issue before snagging his first title from Benny Paret. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). Missing Quality: Louis could easily have been historys first two-time heavyweight king. Fernandez had been ranked at welterweight and then middleweight between 1959 and 1962. Armstrong retired in 1946 with a record of 151-21-9 with 101 knockouts. Prior to championships at featherweight and lightweight, Canzoneri was rated the No. The Yonker fight was for an interim WBC belt and set up McCallums shot at Jeff Harding to win the title outright. Other new names will enter with the passage of time. 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. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. 1 in title and non-title affairs. Louis knocked out seven of them. 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. Losses to unranked opponents drew a universal 12-point deduction. A minus symbol - next to an opponents ranking denotes the opponent was ranked below the weight class of the fighter being examined in that issue. Those were treated as that months rankings and, if needed, were reordered as champion and top 10 to maintain consistency. 100-91, counting down by sets of 10 to the top 10 rated fighters. Missing Quality: Prior to cracking the top ten, Salica took a loss to Midget Wolgast but also picked up solid wins over Antal Kocsis and Pete DeGrasse among others in 1933. The study tried to respect the varying standards The Ring has used to rank fighters over the last century. Basilio also beat Gaspar Ortega in 1961 between stretches in the top ten at welterweight for Ortega. As the title To Be the Best suggests, the feature looked back at 100 men who personified that phrase by facing the best opposition of their respective weight classes and eras. Joe Louis; Sam Langford; Jimmy Wilde; Archie Moore; Sandy Saddler; Stanley Ketchel; Jack Dempsey; Bob Fitzsimmons; George Foreman; Earnie Shavers; Sugar Ray Robinson; Ruben Olivares; Wilfredo Gomez; Rocky Marciano; Sonny Liston; Mike Tyson; Bob To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. 27 Abe Attell. Group one: anyone who finished in the top 100 of all three scoring categories or whose scoring average was higher than those who did. That effort has continued since initial publication, revising and updating the findings for new results since November 2021 and seeking to correct any omissions or errors found since the study was first submitted. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao were the Fighters of the Decade for the 2000s and the 2010s. The solution was to include all results from 1924 in evaluating 1925 and then applying six-month increments with spare exception near mid-year dates until the debut of monthly rankings; i.e. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. The Ring ranked him as Readers will note no such credit from The Ring. The No. 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 would never be unknown by anyone again. History could have played differently for both with just a few rounds of difference. 32 Packey McFarland. Above welterweight, Nino Benvenuti won their series 2-1. Photo: The Ring archive. So, LaMotta was The Rings No. Emile Griffith. 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. Mayweathers junior lightweight run came during the era where The Ring didnt render championships. For instance, if a No. 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. While the nickname Bum of the Month Club lingers on, a deeper look reveals those bums to be an assortment of the best heavyweights in the world for a generation. Nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", Louis' Across the years he was part of the Ring rankings, Robinson would post 14 wins over reigning champions or men ranked as the No. That championship is sorely missing from his resume. (1-64). The lone loss in that stretch, a debated decision versus Elmer Ray, was avenged by knockout. Missing Quality: Lesnevich posted wins in 1936 and 37 over Young Stuhley. McCallum was forced to vacate prior to a planned unification with IBF titlist James Toney. Joe Calzaghe won Ring Magazine championships at super middleweight and light heavyweight. By the time Pep lost again versus Sandy Saddler in October 1948, overcoming injuries suffered in a January 1947 plane crash along the way, Pep had run his record to 134-1-1. Basilio also had a win that didnt count toward him versus then-10th ranked welterweight Don Jordan in 1961. 1 contenders in their weight class from lightweight to light heavyweight. 2 contender spot at light heavyweight in the January 1943 issue. 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. 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. Tony Canzoneri was Rings 1934 co-Fighter of the Year (with Barney Ross). Louis reached No. From February 1946 to losing the heavyweight title to Jersey Joe Walcott in July 1951, Charles went 39-1 overall with a 20-1 mark against opponents ranked at light heavyweight and heavyweight. The self-proclaimed Greatest is the most documented boxer in history for good reason. 7. He posted five wins over The Rings No. He entered the heavyweight ratings at No. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. 2023 RING TV LIVE. It cost him a fourth divisional crown from the publication. Returning to the ring in 1955, Robinson was never quite as consistent again but still added critical victories against Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio to further cement his legend. Just three years later, he won the world heavyweight title, which he would retain until 1949 when he retired. 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). A 1938 win over Lou Brouillard missed credit by a single issue. 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. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. He won 11 straight matches in 1933 and then 22 consecutive bouts in 1937. Muhammad Ali graces the cover of the December 1972 issue of The Ring. Charles also posted an early career win over Teddy Yarosz just one month after Yarosz exited the Ring rankings for the last time. 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. The second Wilson win came shortly after that. 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). An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. Ali would defend the title successfully 10 times in his second reign, with seven wins against The Rings top 10. 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