Rankings
50 Greatest Boxers in History
The champions of the sweet science ranked across all eras.
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| # | Athlete | Sport | Why They Rank Here |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Muhammad Ali American · b.1942 |
Boxing | The Greatest — three-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medallist and… |
| 2 | Mike Tyson American · b.1966 |
Boxing | The youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20 years and 145 days — the most… |
| 3 | Floyd Mayweather Jr. American · b.1977 |
Boxing | 50-0 — the most financially successful boxer in history and the unbeaten defensi… |
| 4 | Manny Pacquiao Filipino · b.1978 |
Boxing | The only boxer in history to have won world titles in eight different weight div… |
| 5 | George Foreman American · b.1949 |
Boxing | Two-time world heavyweight champion who returned to boxing at 45 and became the … |
| 6 | Joe Frazier American · b.1944 |
Boxing | Olympic gold medallist and world heavyweight champion who defeated Muhammad Ali … |
| 7 | Rocky Marciano American · b.1923 |
Boxing | The only heavyweight champion in history to retire undefeated — a perfect 49-0 r… |
| 8 | Roberto Durán Panamanian · b.1951 |
Boxing | Four-division world champion from Panama — one of boxing's toughest and most fea… |
| 9 | Marvin Hagler American · b.1954 |
Boxing | Undisputed middleweight champion and one of the most fearsome fighters in boxing… |
| 10 | Thomas Hearns American · b.1958 |
Boxing | The Hitman — five-division world champion whose right hand was considered the mo… |
| 11 | Anthony Joshua British · b.1989 |
Boxing | Two-time world heavyweight champion and Olympic gold medallist who unified the h… |
| 12 | Tyson Fury British · b.1988 |
Boxing | The Gypsy King — undefeated WBC heavyweight champion whose remarkable comeback f… |
| 13 | Wladimir Klitschko Ukrainian · b.1976 |
Boxing | Ukraine's dominant heavyweight champion who held world titles for ten consecutiv… |