A missing win in the initial tabulation for former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was also identified and incorporated, pushing Buchanan into the top 100. 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. Missing Quality: Between wins over Diego Corrales and Jesus Chavez in a stellar 2001 campaign, Mayweather defeated Carlos Hernandez, who was unranked by The Ring at the time. In a pro career that began in 1968 and lasted until 2001, he won titles in four different divisions: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight. Tarver never lost to a fighter ranked outside the top five of their weight class. 1 contender for only an issue before snagging his first title from Benny Paret. Charley Retzlaff KO 1 (4) Hvy 03/36, Max Schmeling KO by 12 (2) Hvy 08/36, John Henry Lewis KO 1 (C-) 175 03/39, Johnny Paycheck TKO 2 (5) Hvy 05/40, Jersey Joe Walcott SD 15 (1) Hvy 01/48, Jersey Joe Walcott KO 11 (1) Hvy 08/48, Rocky Marciano TKO by 8 (3) Hvy 12/51, Career Record: 174-19-6, 2 No Contests (109 KOs, 1 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #7 Lightweight (May 1941), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (July 1962), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 41-10-3 (17 KOs, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1946-51), Middleweight (1951, 51-52, 55-57, 57, 58-60). 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. The exception was fighters moving up to face heavyweights. 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. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. 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. In a 111-fight career, nearly half of Griffiths opponents could be found ranked in the pages of Ring Magazine. Joe Louis was Rings 1936, 1938, 1939 and 1941 Fighter of the Year. Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY) First Ring Ranking: Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! Torres entered ranked sixth at light heavyweight when he unseated Willie Pastrano. 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. Tony Canzoneri was Rings 1934 co-Fighter of the Year (with Barney Ross). That championship is sorely missing from his resume. Across the years he was part of the Ring rankings, Robinson would post 14 wins over reigning champions or men ranked as the No. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. 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. 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. Who is the greatest boxing athlete of all time?Muhammad Ali Throughout his entire career, he only lost one fight by knockout. Julio Cesar Chavez professional record of 107-6-2 with 88 knockouts.Floyd Mayweather 43-0 professional record, with 26 knockouts.Sugar Ray Robinson 175-19-6 record, with 109 knockouts.Mike Tyson 44 of his 50 victories were by knockout. By the time he retired in 1925, he had a record of 89-6-1 with 70 knockouts. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Ali was Rings 1963 (as Cassius Clay), 1966 (retroactively), 1972 (with Carlos Monzon), 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fighter of the Year. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. 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. 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. When Robinson handed 42-0 future welterweight champion Marty Servo his first loss in September 1941, Servo had yet to crack Rings top 10. 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. The big punching Ray turned pro in 1933 and would spend most of the second half of the 1940s as a heavyweight contender. They include a win over leading bantamweight Bud Taylor and two 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. Charles also posted an early career win over Teddy Yarosz just one month after Yarosz exited the Ring rankings for the last time. 1 ranking at flyweight in the era when The Ring did not recognize singular champions. Basilio also had a win that didnt count toward him versus then-10th ranked welterweight Don Jordan in 1961. 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. How tough? Following the loss, he was ranked first or second in every issue until defeating DeMarco for his first of two welterweight crowns. Cecilia Braekhaus. After a standout amateur career, he turned pro in 1934. Toney was never stopped in more than 90 professional starts. As an amateur, he made a name for himself by going 86-0 before turning pro in 1940. Group one: anyone who finished in the top 100 of all three scoring categories or whose scoring average was higher than those who did. Hernandez would go on to be ranked, and win a belt, in the 130-pound class in the years after that fight. Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight champion for the inaugural rankings in 1925 and was rated fourth. The study is primarily based on monthly rankings. 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. Mayweathers wins over Angel Manfredy and Diego Corrales were also No. 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. 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. List of the 10 greatest heavyweight boxers of all time: Has At the time of his first retirement in 1952, Robinsons career record stood at 132-3-2 with no losses versus welterweights, unbeaten streaks of 40 and then 91 contests, and a record against champions and ranked opposition from lightweight to light heavyweight of 35-3-2. 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. 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. 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. Missing Quality: Before he entered the rankings for the first time, Moore split fights with Johnny Bandit Romero in 1938. This is a project intended to be kept up for as long as Ring continues to issue rankings and there is thought to publishing all of the findings of the study, in an expanded format, later on. BornCassius Marcellus Clay Jr.,Muhammad Ali began boxing at the age of 12 and won a gold medal in the 1960 Rome Olympics. Missing Quality: Pacquiao is one of the most decorated fighters in history and the highest-finishing southpaw in this study. Of his 40 wins against ranked opposition, 11 were against reigning champions or fighters ranked No. Basilio also beat Gaspar Ortega in 1961 between stretches in the top ten at welterweight for Ortega. Heavyweight. Scoring for total points and peak points relied on a base 11-point scale (i.e. Lynch was credited with one too many. 2-ranked featherweight, 126 was divided by 118 and then multiplied by standard win/loss points, making the win worth 9.61 points to the bantamweight and the loss a deduction of 3.2 points for the featherweight. Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. 100-91, counting down by sets of 10 to the top 10 rated fighters. He entered the heavyweight ratings at No. He was 3-0 against ranked junior middleweights, including handing Canelo Alvarez his first and to date only loss. Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight champion for the inaugural rankings in 1925 and was rated fourth. 2 fights and surely would have filled a vacancy had The Ring resumed recognizing champions again before either fight. During his career, went 66-3 with 52 knockouts. Moore made the most of his opportunity and would be recognized by The Ring as champion for the next decade. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. According to the editors at Ring Magazine, this is how the rest of the top 80 shakes out. The following year, he bulked up to fight for and win the world welterweight title, then slimmed down and captured the world lightweight belt. When Azumah Nelson defeated Jeff Fenech in their 1992 rematch, they were The Rings top two contenders in the class. 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. 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. 6, in the January 1942 issue. Bivins would be Louis final victory. 2 bantamweight in the world and was ranked the top contender at junior lightweight from the March to August 1929 issues. 1-contender rankings at junior featherweight and welterweight along with a No. 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. 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. Pep posted two wins over Jackie Wilson, in 1943 and 1946, both with Wilson outside the rankings. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. 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. Kane and LaMotta were each missing a result. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. 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. 2 contender spot at light heavyweight in the January 1943 issue. Ring career: 1897-1928 Record: 77-13-14 (48 KOs) and 19 no-decisions. At number one, Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, and Just as the men who ranked from #20 to #11 were beyond mere hall of famers, each individual in the top 10 is a bonafide all-time great the man the world knows as THE GREATEEST and the Sweet Scientist that The Greatest and most boxing historians called the G.O.A.T are among the near-mythical legends and modern icons in this group. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. A 1963 win over ranked welterweight Ralph Dupas was outside the study scope. Losses worked in reverse. Bivins just missed being another contender on the ledger for Louis here. He also avenged pre-war losses to Jimmy Bivins and Lloyd Marshall multiple times apiece while winning all three battles with Archie Moore. However there is no denying that the current crop a field that includes 1 contender, along with a win over reigning light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. When he resumed his career in 1946, he engaged in one of historys greatest runs. 22, 1926), Getty Images/The Stanley Weston Archive / Contributor, Benny Leonard (April 7, 1896April 18, 1947), Oscar De La Hoya Career Record, Fight-by-Fight, Meet the 15 Best MMA Fighters of All Time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Fight-by-Fight Career Record, Bernard Hopkins Fight-By-Fight Career Record, Ring Magazine Top 100 Punchers Of All Time. The lone loss in that stretch, a debated decision versus Elmer Ray, was avenged by knockout. 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). T o celebrate its centenary, boxing magazine The Ring has ranked the 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. Where does Joe Rogan rank among the greatest boxers of all time?.. Losses to unranked opponents drew a universal 12-point deduction. All rights reserved. Davis was ranked fifth at welterweight in the July 1944 issue but not at all in the following issue. 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. So, LaMotta was The Rings No. He topped Tim Bradley in two of their three fights. Pacquiao couldnt solve the riddle of Mayweather in the richest fight of all time, but several multi-fight rivalries magnified the greatness of Pacquiao. A product of lengthy and extensive research, the response has been overwhelmingly positive and to anyone who has been waiting for the finished results, or anyone reading for the first time now, thank you for taking the time. He remained active in boxing, refereeing frequently until dying of a heart attack while officiating at a match in 1947. Those were treated as that months rankings and, if needed, were reordered as champion and top 10 to maintain consistency. Missing Quality: Louis could easily have been historys first two-time heavyweight king. Eight of the nine title defenses in Alis first reign, including a rematch knockout of Liston, stoppage of former two-time champion Floyd Patterson and reunification win against WBA titlist Ernie Terrell, were against Ring-ranked contenders. 1 contender spot at middleweight just once, in the March 1943 issue. 27 Abe Attell. Were here! 1-rated lightweight, as of the September 1941 issue, when Robinson beat him by unanimous decision in a lightweight bout. To be the best, you have to beat the best. 1 contender spot at middleweight in the October-December 1942 issues before assuming the No. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Antonio Tarver. 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. 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. 92 and 93 on this very special list of greats. Fernandez had been ranked at welterweight and then middleweight between 1959 and 1962. Combining sanctioning body and lineal and/or Ring championships, Pacquiao is the only fighter with title claims in eight weight classes. Click here to read the introduction to the rankings feature that was published in the February 2022 issue. 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. 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. 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. Benitez would earn a number one ranking at Jr. middleweight after stopping Maurice Hope for the WBC belt, Benitezs last championship. WebTop 10 greatest pound-for-pound fighters of all time according to Ring Magazine the 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. Benitez deserves remembrance as the fifth king. All fighters who finished in the top 100 of each scoring category were included in the first grouping. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. 50. The as of date for the rankings in the August 1944 issue was likely incorrect and the results were amended accordingly. Mayweather was Rings 1998 and 2007 Fighter of the Year. so that Who is the WWE world heavyweight champion 2020? Had The Ring maintained its title policy through the 1990s, Pacquiao would likely have a fourth Ring title at flyweight for his win over Sasakul. All rights reserved. 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. Twenty-five consecutive title defenses more than imprinted Louis as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. He won 11 straight matches in 1933 and then 22 consecutive bouts in 1937. Robinson went on to win his first 40 matches. WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, 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. 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. 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. 2023 RING TV LIVE. 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). Of note, the parameters of this study exclude Alis final loss to a rated Trevor Berbick. Canzoneri was the No. The stretch to Marciano was one of Moores most impressive. Pep won his first 62 fights with four wins against Ring-ranked opposition, including his featherweight title win over Chalky Wright, before his career was three years old. 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. A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. WebLet's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Jack Dempsey. Explaining some of the changes you will read: All-time great Henry Armstrong held featherweight, lightweight and welterweight titles simultaneously. A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. Alejandro Lavorante KO 5 (10) Hvy 09/62, Floyd Patterson TKO 12 (1) Hvy 12/65, Karl Mildenberger TKO 12 (3) Hvy 9/66, Cleveland Williams TKO 3 (3) Hvy 01/67, Oscar Bonavena TKO 15 (3) Hvy 02/71, Floyd Patterson RTD 7 (3) Hvy 11/72, Larry Holmes RTD by 10 (C) Hvy 10/80, First Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (February 1935), Last Ring Ranking: #6 Heavyweight (March 1952), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 31-3 (24 KOs, 2 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Heavyweight (1937-49). Missing Quality: On the way to Nunn, Toney defeated a Merqui Sosa who would later be ranked at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Web26 Eder Jofre. 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. Over the next several days, RingTV.com will present Rolds list in its entirety, beginning with Nos. There are, after all, several active fighters on the list. Griffiths career was marked by several multi-fight rivalries. After defeating an undefeated Mikkel Kessler in a unification match to complete his tenure at super middleweight, Calzaghe rose to light heavyweight and defeated Bernard Hopkins for Rings light heavyweight honors. This list was no exception. Along with Ring Magazine titles at featherweight, junior lightweight and junior welterweight, Pacquiao also achieved No. The Ring recognized only four men as light heavyweight champion from August 1941 to March 1962: Gus Lesnevich, Freddie Mills, Joey Maxim and Moore. Mayweathers junior lightweight run came during the era where The Ring didnt render championships. 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. 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 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. Moore faced everyone in the famed murderers row of the 1930s and 40s, and while he didnt best them all, Moores remarkable durability allowed him to long outlast the field. He turned pro after the Olympics and went on to win titles in the lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight divisions. As noted in the introduction piece in the anniversary issue, a study of this size will inevitably miss something along the way, but every effort was made to ensure complete and accurate results for this top 100. Two + signs mean the examined fighter faced an opponent two weight classes heavier (based on the divisions The Ring ranked at the time). Wilsons final Ring ranking, ninth at featherweight, came in the February 1946 issue. 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. Toneys cruiserweight run culminated with a number one ranking after defeating Vasily Jirov for the IBF belt. 8. After representing Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics, the Body Snatcher would win titles at Jr. middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. 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. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. Griffith was Rings 1964 Fighter of the Year. (1-64). 1 contender was worth 10, etc. 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. (Photo: Ring/Getty Images). Saddler and Pep would face off one more time, Pep losing the series to his archrival 3-1 with all three losses inside the distance. 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. In an era when segregation was still legal, Louis' athleticism made him one of the few African-American celebrities of his time. The No. That included his most legendary win, the first-round knockout of Max Schmeling in their rematch. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Over time, these results will continue to change. 32 Packey McFarland. Saddler ended a 73-fight unbeaten streak. 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". Louis is one of a group of seven fighters identified with between 30 and 39 wins against ranked opponents in the study. WebHe is a two-time heavyweight world champion, and also held the unified WBA, WBC, Mayweather was nearly untouchable in the class. Those were treated as that months rankings and, if needed, were reordered as champion and top 10 to maintain consistency. 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. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. Toney was ranked seventh when he shocked Michael Nunn for the IBF belt less than three years into his career. Win total ties were broken based on peak score. Twelve of those 23 wins came against men The Ring recognized in their division as champion, No. 1 contenders. Salica achieved his first number one rating at bantamweight in the September 1935 issue and he would stay up and down in the top five for most of the next five years. 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. 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