Best Boxers Of All Time

Boxing fans get ready, you are about to be entertained by the fighting achievements of the best of the best boxers of all time. In the combat sport of boxing, two ringed opponents use their gloved fists in competition. Great boxers have come in all weight classes from the lightest to the heaviest. Check out this list of a few of the best and most exciting boxers of all time.

1. "Sugar" Ray Robinson (U.S.A.). During his career, Ray Robinson fought in four different weight classes from lightweight to light heavyweight. Ray, a five-time World Middleweight Champion was also crowned fighter of the decade in the 1950s. The pound-for-pound rating was created specifically for Ray Robinson to get the proper credit he deserved. Many of boxing's greatest fighters have named Robinson as the best fighter of all time. Ray won 175 of his 202 fight career, he lost nineteen, drew six and had two no contests. Robinson knocked out a total of 108 boxers.
2. Muhammad Ali (U.S.A.). Ali is definitely the most famous of the greatest boxers of all time. He is an Olympic Gold Medalist and former Heavyweight Champion of the world. He was known for quotes like "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee," cockiness, and superior boxing abilities. Ali had exceptional foot and hand speed for a heavyweight. He won 56 of his 61 fights, knocked out 37 heavyweights and lost five fights, most of them coming after his prime.
3. Joe Louis (U.S.A.). The "brown bomber" was also one of the most dominant boxers of all time. He held the heavyweight crown for a record eleven years, and defended it 27 times, which is another record that stands to this day. Joe "Brown Bomber" Louis was only beaten three times in his career, once to the legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano. Louis won 69 of his 72 fights, 55 of his wins came by way of knockouts.
4. "Iron" Mike Tyson (U.S.A.). Dubbed "The baddest man on the planet" in his prime, Tyson was no doubt the most fear boxer who ever stepped into the ring. He was the youngest man ever to win the undisputed heavyweight championship of the world at twenty years old. Tyson's career record is thought to be less than exemplary because of fights that he lost past his prime. Tyson won 50 out of 58 fights, 44 by way of knockout, he lost six and had two no contests.
5. "Sugar" Ray Leonard (U.S.A.). Ray Leonard is an Olympic Gold Medalist, he was named fighter of the decade for 1980s. Leonard was the welterweight champion in his prime and he fought the best fighters during his career who were also in their prime. Leonard fought Marvin Hagler, Roberto Duran, and Thomas Hearns. Ray won 36 of his 40 professional fights, 25 by way of knockout. Leonard lost three times and drew once.
6. Roberto Duran (PAN). Dubbed "Hands of stone," Duran knocked out 70 of the 103 opponents that he defeated. Duran fought in five different decades; he was the second boxer in history to do such. Roberto held world titles in the lightweight, welterweight, jr. middleweight, and middleweight divisions. Duran won 32 fights before losing; he went on to lose to Ray Leonard after 75 fights. Duran had a total of 119 battles, losing sixteen. 
7. "Big" George Foreman (U.S.A.). George is an Olympic Gold medalist. He was also one of the most fear boxers in the ring. Foreman was notorious for his punching power, one punch from Foreman was sure to knock his opponent out. Big George fought in two of the biggest boxing matches in history: "The Sunshine Showdown" against former heavyweight champ Joe Frazier, and "The Rumble in The Jungle" against Muhammad Ali. In 1994, Foreman became the oldest world champion at 45 years old, winning it twenty years after losing it to Ali. George won 76 of his 81 fights, 68 by way of knockout. George lost just six fights.