Greatest American Boxing Fighters of All Time
The greatest American boxing fighters in history — ranked by career achievements, honours and legacy.
AmericanAll American Boxing Athletes
Browse all 55 american boxing athletes in our database.
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Aaron Pryor
Junior Welterweight
The Hawk — pound-for-pound best of the early 1980s, his two fights with Alexis Argüello are the fine…
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Andre Ward
Super Middleweight
American professional boxer who won Olympic gold in 2004 and unified multiple world titles at super …
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Ann Wolfe
Super Middleweight/Light Heavyweight
American professional boxer who became the undisputed super middleweight champion, widely regarded a…
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Bernard Hopkins
Middleweight/Light Heavyweight
American professional boxer who became the oldest world champion in boxing history, winning titles i…
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Caleb Plant
Super Middleweight
American IBF super-middleweight champion whose technical boxing skills, disciplined approach and und…
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Claressa Shields
Middleweight/Super Middleweight
American professional boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist, first boxer to hold undisputed title…
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David Benavidez
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer known as 'The Mexican Monster', former two-time WBC Super Middleweight C…
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Deontay Wilder
Professional Boxer
American heavyweight boxer known for devastating knockout power, holding the WBC Heavyweight Champio…
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Devin Haney
Lightweight
American professional boxer and former undisputed lightweight champion, known for his technical skil…
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Errol Spence Jr.
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer who became a unified welterweight champion, holding IBF, WBC, and WBA ti…
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Evander Holyfield
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer known as 'The Real Deal', four-time world heavyweight champion and the o…
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Floyd Mayweather
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer who retired undefeated with a 50-0 record, widely regarded as one of the…
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Welterweight/Super Welterweight
50-0 — the most financially successful boxer in history and the unbeaten defensive genius who many c…
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Floyd Patterson
Heavyweight
American professional boxer who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 21 and th…
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Gene Tunney
Heavyweight
American professional boxer who defeated Jack Dempsey twice to become heavyweight champion, retiring…
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George Foreman
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer who became the oldest heavyweight champion at 45, known for his devastati…
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Gervonta Davis
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer known for his devastating knockout power, holding multiple world titles …
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Holly Holm
Welterweight/Light Welterweight
American boxer and mixed martial artist who became UFC Bantamweight Champion and held world boxing t…
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Jack Dempsey
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer known as the 'Manassa Mauler' who dominated the heavyweight division in t…
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Jack Johnson
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer who became the first African American world heavyweight champion, holding…
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James J. Braddock
Heavyweight
American professional boxer known as the 'Cinderella Man' who overcame poverty and early career stru…
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Jaron Ennis
Welterweight
American professional boxer known for his power and technical skill, current IBF welterweight champi…
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Jermain Taylor
Middleweight
American professional boxer who became undisputed middleweight champion by defeating Bernard Hopkins…
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Jermall Charlo
Middleweight
American WBC middleweight champion whose power, athletic ability and unbeaten record make him one of…
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Jermell Charlo
Super Welterweight
American professional boxer who became undisputed super welterweight champion in 2022, holding all f…
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Jesse Rodriguez
Super Flyweight
American professional boxer who became the youngest male world champion at 22, holding multiple titl…
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Joe Frazier
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer known as 'Smokin' Joe', Olympic gold medalist and undisputed heavyweight …
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Joe Louis
Professional Boxer
American heavyweight boxer who dominated the division for 12 years, making 25 successful title defen…
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Kelly Pavlik
Middleweight
American professional boxer who held the WBC and WBO middleweight titles, known for his devastating …
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Ken Norton
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer who famously broke Muhammad Ali's jaw in their 1973 fight and held the WB…
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Laila Ali
Super Middleweight
American professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, retiring undefeated with a 24-0 record a…
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Larry Holmes
Professional Boxer
American heavyweight boxer known as 'The Easton Assassin' who dominated the division from 1978-1985 …
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Leon Spinks
Heavyweight
American boxer who became the undisputed heavyweight champion in 1978 by defeating Muhammad Ali in o…
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Marvin Hagler
Middleweight
Undisputed middleweight champion and one of the most fearsome fighters in boxing history — changed h…
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Michael Spinks
Light Heavyweight
American professional boxer who became the first light heavyweight champion to win a heavyweight tit…
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Mike Tyson
Heavyweight
American professional boxer who became the youngest heavyweight champion in history at age 20, known…
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Muhammad Ali
Heavyweight
The Greatest — three-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medallist and the most celebrated…
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Oscar De La Hoya
Professional Boxer
American boxer known as 'The Golden Boy', Olympic gold medalist and six-division world champion, one…
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Pernell Whitaker
Welterweight
American professional boxer who dominated the lightweight division in the 1990s, becoming undisputed…
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Riddick Bowe
Heavyweight
Three-time heavyweight champion whose trilogy with Holyfield produced the finest series of heavyweig…
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Rocky Marciano
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer who retired as the only undefeated heavyweight champion in boxing history…
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Roy Jones Jr
Professional Boxer
The most athletically gifted boxer of the 1990s — light heavyweight champion who moved up to heavywe…
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Ryan Garcia
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer known for his speed and power, former WBC Super Lightweight champion wit…
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Sebastian Fundora
Super Welterweight
American professional boxer known for his exceptional height and reach advantage, holding WBC and WB…
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Seniesa Estrada
Minimumweight/Light Flyweight
American professional boxer who became the undisputed minimumweight champion, known for holding the …
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Shakur Stevenson
Lightweight
American professional boxer and Olympic silver medalist, known for his slick defensive style and und…
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Shane Mosley
Welterweight
American professional boxer who held world titles in three weight divisions and was known for his sp…
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Sonny Liston
Heavyweight
American heavyweight boxer who dominated the early 1960s as world champion, known for his intimidati…
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer who won world titles in five different weight divisions and Olympic gold…
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Professional Boxer
American boxer widely considered the greatest pound-for-pound fighter of all time, held welterweight…
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Teófimo López
Lightweight
American professional boxer who became the undisputed lightweight champion in 2020 by defeating Vasi…
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Terence Crawford
Professional Boxer
American professional boxer and undisputed welterweight champion, widely regarded as one of the best…
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Thomas Hearns
Welterweight to Light Heavyweight
The Hitman — five-division world champion whose right hand was considered the most powerful single p…
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Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Welterweight
American professional boxer known for his powerful punching and undefeated record in the welterweigh…
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Winky Wright
Super Welterweight
American professional boxer who held welterweight and junior middleweight world titles, known for hi…