Ring ranked him No. Boxing legends Rocky Marciano and Sonny Liston finished third and fourth respectively, with Lewis rounding off the top five. Though George Dixon was the first black world champion, and Joe Gans was the first African-American champion, Jack Johnson was the first to win boxing's biggest prize—the undisputed world heavyweight champion. Langford did, however, compete for, and win, the World Colored Heavyweight Championship on five occasions. In developing this list, I examined films and clips of over 250 fights, historical boxing records, anecdotal accounts and other "greatest ever" lists, including those compiled by Ring magazine, ESPN and Bert Sugar. It's hard to believe, after all he has accomplished, that Erik Morales is only 34 years old. BoxRec.com provides Active (Current) and Active and Inactive (All Time) boxer ratings, as calculated daily by its computer. Bert Sugar ranked him No. However, Flowers, who passed away at age 32 in November 1927, fought at a tremendously active pace—he had 19 bouts, including two draws with legendary Maxie Rosenbloom, during those first 11 months of 1927. The good, hardworking Louis was also the first African-American to legitimately become a cultural hero to mainstream America. Championships: Various European Titles, NBA (later WBA) Middleweight Championship. in History at the University of York and followed it up with an M.A. Ring Magazine's Fighter of the 1980s despite fighting only 12 fights that decade, Sugar Ray Leonard's accomplishments and contributions to boxing are hard to describe in a few short paragraphs, so I'll just briefly list them here. His high loss numbers are the result of his accidentally shooting himself in the hand during a New Year's celebration, which caused him to lose more fights than he won for the remainder of his career. Boxing legends Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis have all secured a place in the top 10 heavyweight boxers of all time. He is the only heavyweight champion to retire undefeated and the greatest undefeated fighter in boxing history. Measured against his contemporaries, he holds victories over McLarnin and Kid Chocolate, but dropped two fights to Barney Ross. Aside from the four times he won the middleweight or light heavyweight title, Tiger is most famous for his two wins over Gene Fullmer and his unanimous decision victory over Rubin "The Hurricane" Carter. 85 on Ring's "Greatest Punchers" list and No. Schmeling is most famous among American fight fans as the vaunted "enemy" from Nazi Germany who was felled by Joe Louis during the heightened social struggles in World War II. For one, it doesn't adjust for the natural variations that come with larger body size—it's impossible to assume that a 5'6" boxer would be physically identical if he were a foot taller. Their first fight took place in 1941, before they entered the military, with Conn relinquishing his light heavyweight crown to face Louis. 1 on Ring's "Greatest Punchers" list. Topics: Mike Tyson, Boxing News, Boxing, Joe Louis, Lennox Lewis, muhammad ali, Wladimir Klitschko, Adnan Riaz is a journalist for SPORTbible. Johnson won via 10th-round TKO and then defended his title several times, including wins over Frank Moran and Stanley Ketchel. During his welterweight reign, he also captured the World Lightweight Championship, making him the featherweight, lightweight and welterweight champion at the same time. That's a stretch of 126 straight victories and would be unheard of today. This is simply an anomaly due to the few female entries in the database. It is a marvel that a man who began his career at 108 pounds has been able to compete at an elite level in the upper weight classes against other top-level fighters. And he ranks Ted "Kid" Lewis far higher, 33rd best of all time, than many others. The quintessential Mexican fighter, Chavez never possessed great speed but was a hard puncher and had an amazing chin, indomitable heart and an overwhelming will to win. There is no shame in losing to a fellow great fighter as long as you stand up to the challenge. The first part involves a fighter who went 70-6 to start his career, winning over former champions in three weight divisions, including Archie Moore, Joe Louis and Jersey Joe Walcott. Even with the loss to Leonard, he holds a decision victory over Roberto Duran and a knockout win over Tommy Hearns in The Ring's 1985 Fight of the Year. Despite being one of the top heavyweights in the world and having won the World Colored Heavyweight Championship, Johnson was not allowed to compete against heavyweight champion James J. Jeffries. Handsome, skilled and a good man, Tommy Loughran was not only Ring Magazine's Fighter of the Year in 1929 and 1931 but was also one of the finest light heavyweight champions of all time. Overall, though, he also beat solid contenders Mikkel Kessler, Sakio Bika and Jeff Lacy and clearly deserves a place among the all-time greats. He held the world lightweight title for seven straight years, from 1902 to 1908. Championships: Five titles in four weight divisions (WBA/WBC Lightweight, WBC Welterweight, WBA Junior Middleweight, WBC Middleweight). That's why Ring Magazine and Bert Sugar rank him among the all-time top 80, and he was No. All in all, he would hold six titles, including joining Ross and Henry Armstrong as the only three boxers to ever hold two undisputed world titles simultaneously. It was a close fight, and Johnson got the nod, but many felt this was the wrong decision. 92 on this list) in the first round in consecutive fights. Follow him on Twitter to find out what he is working on next. Universally regarded as one of the finest welterweights of all time, Griffith was a three-time titlist in the division and became the first fighter from the U.S. Virgin Islands to win a world title. In the bout, Johnson outweighed Ketchel by 35 pounds, but despite this disadvantage, Ketchel performed well. While he only fought a handful of times in the United States, he did score a notable win over middleweight champion Tony Zale to secure the NBA Middleweight Championship. 5 stars = both opponents have 68.9 rating points at least ~ best 100 boxers, 4 stars = both opponents have 21.1 rating points at least ~ best 300 boxers, 3 stars = both opponents have 6.58 rating points at least ~ best 900 boxers, 2 stars = both opponents have 1.31 rating points at least ~ best 2700 boxers, 1 stars = both opponents have 0.0529 rating points at least = best 8100 boxers, 0 stars = one opponents has not even 0.0529 rating points at least = not rated boxers, 5 stars = both opponents have 34.7 rating points at least ~ best 50 boxers, 4 stars = both opponents have 15.7 rating points at least ~ best 100 boxers, 3 stars = both opponents have 5.02 rating points at least ~ best 200 boxers, 2 stars = both opponents have 0.787 rating points at least ~ best 400 boxers, 1 stars = both opponents have 0.0128 rating points at least = best 800 boxer, 0 stars = one opponents has not even 0.0128 rating points at least = not rated boxers. He was recognized by the U.S. government for his military service and boxing prowess with a postage stamp in 1926. Overall, Pep went 1-3 against Saddler, but dominated virtually every other fighter in his division during this era, leading many to conclude that he's amongst the top fighters in history.

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