The 10 Greatest Boxers In History
by admin10.Roy Jones Jr.
Roy Jones Jr. was a true natural athlete, built for the sport of boxing. His rare combination of speed, and power led him to one of the most dominant championship reigns in boxing history. When Jones was at his peak he had no equal.
9.Roberto Duran
The man with the hands of stone battled through 119 professional fights, winning 103 of them, and knocking out 70 of the men who faced him. He became the second boxer in history to fight in fight different decades, and held world titles in four weight classes.
8.”Sugar” Ray Leonard
Ray Leonard was a gold medalist in the Olympic games, and was named fighter of the decade for the 1980′s. He had numerous wars with the like of Marvin Haggler, Roberto Duran, and Tommy Hearns, which forever cemented him as one of the greatest in boxing history.
7.Mike Tyson
While Tyson’s career became more defined by his savage assault on the ear of Evander Holyfeild, during his prime Tyson was less a fight, and more like a force of nature. Those who saw Tyson fight in his prime understand how great he truly was.
6.Archie Moore
While the exact numbers are skewed, Archie Moore was estimated to have fought as many as 221 fight. Of those 221 he came out victorious in 194 of them. He battled such greats as Rocky Marciano, And Cassius Clay during his career. To this day he hold the highest number of knock outs for a boxers with 145.
5.Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano is the only man in boxing to have retired as an undefeated heavyweight champion. In his entire career he suffered only two knock downs. He fought 49 times, won them all, and knocked out his opponents a staggering 43 times, giving him the highest KO ratio of any fighter in history at 88.
4.’Big’ George Foreman
George Foreman began his boxing career by capturing an Olympic gold medal. He would then go one to become one of the most feared heavyweight champions in history. His size, and power made him one of the most dominant champions in history. He also became the oldest Heavyweight champ in history when he captured the title at the age of 45.
3.Muhammad Ali
Ali is without question the most famous fighter in the history of boxing. His brash trash talking earned him the ire of many, but his unmatched skills in the ring struck down some of boxing’s biggest names like George Foreman, and Joe Frazier.
2.’The Golden Boy’ Oscar De La Hoya
De La Hoya was one of the greatest fighters to ever lace up his boots. His speed, and sized belied the power behind his fists. During his career he won 10 major titles in six different weight classes, as well as a gold medal at the Olympics. In his prime De La Hoya was as dominant as any champion in history.
1.”The Brown Bomber’ Joe Louis
With a record of 69-3 Joe Louis was one of the most dominant boxers in the history of the sport. He help the heavyweight title for a unprecedented 11 years, a records which no one has come close to breaking. He inspired other great fighters such as Muhammad Ali, and ‘Sugar’ Ray Robinson. The technical way Louis approached each bout changed the entire sport of boxing, turning it into ‘The Sweet Science’.