ROCKY MARCIANO In a career that lasted 8 years from 1947 to 1955, Marciano left quite a mark on boxing history. From a 12-year-old amateur to the greatest heavyweight of all time and an icon for change, Muhammad Ali conquered many worlds. Between reigns at lightweight, Canzoneri would hold the top contender slot from the August 1933-April 1935 editions. A formula based on body weight percentage differences between divisions of ranked fighters, rather than scale weights of the fighters, was applied. 92 and 93 on this very special list of greats. Tarver posted a win and draw against Johnathon Banks and Steve Cunningham to close his career. Across his years in the Ring rankings, Ali would face all six of the other men The Ring recognized as heavyweight champion during those years, defeating five, along with five No. He was a Ring-rated fighter from bantamweight to lightweight. Wilsons final Ring ranking, ninth at featherweight, came in the February 1946 issue. Note: With some fighters of the more-distant past, there is often disagreement about their final records. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. An additional win was identified for Henry Armstrong, forcing a flipping of position between Armstrong and Pernell Whitaker. Ring career: 1897-1928 Record: 77-13-14 (48 KOs) and 19 no-decisions. Basilios defeats in the second Fullmer fight, and versus Pender, came after Basilios final Ring ranking and didnt work against him here. WebThere were many undisputed champions before the number of sanctioning bodies increased to four, but there have only been five boxers to hold all four titles simultaneously. Heavyweight. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. Benitez would earn a number one ranking at Jr. middleweight after stopping Maurice Hope for the WBC belt, Benitezs last championship. Moores record entering his challenge of Maxim was 133-19-8. 1 contender at lightweight in the October 1941 issue following a win over future champion Sammy Angott. As an additional clarification based on a question from a reader, the totals assigned to the Record vs. Ring-rated opponents correspond to the scoring results section for each fighter. Known for his ability to deliver (and withstand) a furious beating, Harry Greb was a remarkably physical fighter. For instance, if a No. 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. According to the editors at Ring Magazine, this is how the rest of the top 80 shakes out. List of the 10 greatest heavyweight boxers of all time: Has 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. The entry of Lomachenko and Buchanan bumped Fidel LaBarba and Lou Brouillard out of the top 100. The entirely subjective nature of any list comparing fighters across different weight categories and different eras is bound to be fodder for debate. A 1938 win over Lou Brouillard missed credit by a single issue. Above welterweight, Nino Benvenuti won their series 2-1. Canzoneri never competed for the junior lightweight crown but defeated reigning champion Benny Bass in a non-title fight and defeated Kid Chocolate in defense of the lightweight crown. Prior to championships at featherweight and lightweight, Canzoneri was rated the No. 1 contender at lightweight for all but two issues from October 1929 to July 1930 following his title reign at featherweight. IV/05, Marco Antonio Barrera UD 12 (3) 130 01/08, Juan Manuel Marquez SD 12* (2) 130 06/08, Oscar De La Hoya RTD 8 (3+++) 154 02/09, Juan Manuel Marquez MD 12 (C) 135 01/12, Timothy Bradley L 12 (1-) 140 08/12, Juan Manuel Marquez KO by 6 (4-) 140 02/13, Timothy Bradley UD 12 (1) 147 06/14, Floyd Mayweather L 12 (C/C+) 147/154 07/15, Timothy Bradley UD 12 (4) 147 07/16, Lucas Matthysse TKO 7 (9) 147 09/18, First Ring Ranking: #2 Middleweight (March 1942), Last Ring Ranking: #10 Heavyweight (April 1956), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 36-16-1 (19 KOs, 5 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Heavyweight (1950-51). By the time he retired in 1925, he had a record of 89-6-1 with 70 knockouts. 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. 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. It references the cover story to the February 2022 issue of The Ring, which celebrated the magazines 100 years of publication. By the time Pep lost again versus Sandy Saddler in October 1948, overcoming injuries suffered in a January 1947 plane crash along the way, Pep had run his record to 134-1-1. WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, Griffiths career was marked by several multi-fight rivalries. 1 contender in the December 1935 issue and held it until the August 1936 issue before his loss to Max Schmeling. Other new names will enter with the passage of time. A minus symbol - next to an opponents ranking denotes the opponent was ranked below the weight class of the fighter being examined in that issue. Readers will note no such credit from The Ring. Were here! All rights reserved. Saddler ended a 73-fight unbeaten streak. 33 Ted (Kid) Lewis. 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. 7. Missing Quality: Richie Woodhall fell out of the top ten just a few months before a loss to Calzaghe in 2000 but had been a titlist in the class just two fights prior. Andrew Eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for Time, Inc. He was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame as well. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Moore had slipped from the middleweight top 10 after a knockout loss to Eddie Booker. The first example from the Sugar Ray Robinson section: Opponents name and fight result (Ring ranking at the time of the bout) weight class cover date. Alis last win would come in avenging a stunning upset loss to Leon Spinks, retiring as champion before an ill-fated comeback. The big punching Ray turned pro in 1933 and would spend most of the second half of the 1940s as a heavyweight contender. 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. 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. During his career, he fought 241 bouts, a remarkably high number by modern standards. Josh Taylor is the undisputed light welterweight champion, currently the only undisputed champion. Among them Sugar Ray Robinsons draw versus Henry Brimm was omitted in the initial findings and is added here and the ranking for Henry Cooper prior to his rematch with Muhammad Ali is updated (it was off by one issue; credit to historian Henry Hascup). The lone loss in that stretch, a debated decision versus Elmer Ray, was avenged by knockout. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the cover of the April 1999 issue of The Ring. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. Milton McCrory TKO 10 (7) 154 KO 08/87, Career Record: 77-10-3, 2 No Contest (47 KO), First Ring Ranking: #7 Middleweight (May 1991), Last Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (September 2007), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 10-6-2, 1 No Contest (5 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: None (See Missing Quality). Duran retired with a record of 103-16 with 70 knockouts. Muhammad Ali. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. Digging into pro boxing in 1998, Ann boasts one of the most successful He is a 2-time Ring magazine fighter of the Year and was inducted into the International Boxing hall of fame in 2011. While lag time for results of a week or so was common in the era for fights contested outside the U.S., it wasnt common for fights contested in the States. Toney would briefly rise to number one after a draw in the first of three fights with Mike McCallum, only to fall to number two after a controversial win over Dave Tiberi. Replace Marvin Hagler with Benitez and one still has a four-man, nine-fight series which included a near flawless masterpiece of skill in Benitezs lopsided decision over Duran. He won the world lightweight title in 1916, going 15-0 during that run. These are the best of the best. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. Joe Calzaghe won Ring Magazine championships at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Davis was ranked fifth at welterweight in the July 1944 issue but not at all in the following issue. However there is no denying that the current crop a field that includes The most formidable challenger in the war years may have been Jimmy Bivins. 3. A thrilling boxer-puncher with exceptional physical strength and stamina, Griffith was No. There are, after all, several active fighters on the list. 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. The number in parentheses after the name and result is the ranking of the opponent at the time of their bout, followed by the opponents weight class (denoted by the divisions weight limit) and the cover date for the issue with the opponents ranking just before his bout with the examined fighter. Robinson turned professional in October 1940 and rose to No. However, in editing the remainder of the study, the Armstrong knockout of Davis was also found in the results of the August 1944 issue. Lewis also defeated future, but then unranked, heavyweight champion Jim Braddock that year in the first of their two contests. Antonio Cervantes SD 15* (C) 140 04/76, Tony Petronelli TKO 3 (9) 140 12/76, Guerrero Chavez TKO 15 (10+) 147 09/77, Carlos Palomino SD 15* (C+) 147 03/79, Ray Leonard TKO by 15* (1) 147 01/80, Tony Chiaverini TKO 8 (3+) 154 09/80, Davey Moore TKO by 2 (10) 154 08/84, Matthew Hilton KO by 9 (10-) 154 04/86, First Ring Ranking: #10 Bantamweight (July 1934), Last Ring Ranking: #3 Bantamweight (February 1945), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 21-16-11 (5 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Bantamweight (1941-42). Pep, who went pro in 1940, fought in an era when matches were scheduled far more often than today. Carmen Basilio, between rounds of his fight-of-the-year rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson, is the epitome of the blood-and-guts warrior. Lesnevich was out of action for almost four years between 1942-46 for service in World War II but would return to defend the title a few times before losing it to Freddie Mills. 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. The stretch to Marciano was one of Moores most impressive. Griffith was Rings 1964 Fighter of the Year. He also won a gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Summer Olympics. James Toney downs 1996 Olympic champ Vassily Jirov to win the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003, the year he earned his second Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year award. That included a 1941 campaign where Louis set a heavyweight record with seven defenses in a single year, five of them against Ring-rated contenders. 27 Abe Attell. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. Win total ties were broken based on peak score. How tough? results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. 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. 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. 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. WebTo Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (50-41) #50 "Willie Pep" was the stage name ofGuglielmo Papaleo, an American boxer and two-time world featherweight champion. The hope was to present the results in a way that gives something for everyone to sink their teeth into with the centerpiece being the identification of the rankings of the opponents of individual fighters, for the years when they were in the rankings of The Ring. Gus Lesnevich, Ring Magazines 1947 Fighter of the Year. He turned pro that same year, winning his first 19 matches and capturing the world heavyweight title in 1964. Missing Quality: On the way to Nunn, Toney defeated a Merqui Sosa who would later be ranked at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Its not a reflection of a change of opinion about anyones placement. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. 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. Six of the nine fights in the Benitez version took place before Duran-Hagler added the Marvelous one to the mix. Robinson was Rings 1942 and 1951 Fighter of the Year. Missing Quality: Torres was matched tough on his way up, going to a draw with unranked future welterweight champion Benny Paret and suffering his only knockout loss to unranked veteran Florentino Fernandez in 1963. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). 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 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. The rankings of the August 1944 issue of The Ring carried an as of date of June 10. Missing Quality: Before he entered the rankings for the first time, Moore split fights with Johnny Bandit Romero in 1938. Former champion Joey Archibald received his final Ring ranking, at No. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). Thats really earning a shot at the champ. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. This list was no exception. Missing Quality: Prior to entering the top ten, Lewis posted a win over tenth ranked Yale Okun in April 1932 but didnt earn a ranking for the win. Toney was never stopped in more than 90 professional starts. In an era when segregation was still legal, Louis' athleticism made him one of the few African-American celebrities of his time. Calzaghe captured every major sanctioning body belt (if not all at the same time), and earned recognition as champion from The Ring over the course of a decade. Toney achieved and held a number three ranking at heavyweight for two different stretches, forfeiting the WBA belt he initially won against John Ruiz and getting a draw in a challenge of WBC titlist Hasim Rahman. Missing Quality: Mannion was unranked when McCallum defeated him and never achieved a ranking in The Ring. 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. Charles never faced Mills, but against the other three his record was 9-0. A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. Louis is one of a group of seven fighters identified with between 30 and 39 wins against ranked opponents in the study. The result for readers is still a list of 100 fighters, featuring the same names (minus two), in a slightly different order than found in the print issue of the magazine. A 1939 win over Tony Olivera had already earned Salica recognition in New York and The Ring added to his accolades following the Lou Transparenti win in 1941. Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! Lesnevich recaptured the top spot the issue before assuming the mantle left vacant in The Ring by Billy Conns move to heavyweight. Nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", Louis' Canzoneris record is loaded with multi-fight rivalries, including a four-way round robin with Jimmy McLarnin, Barney Ross and Billy Petrolle. Pep was Rings 1945 Fighter of the Year. Photo / THE RING archives. He would never be unknown by anyone again. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. 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. Sakio Bika was unranked prior to a loss to Calzaghe in 2006 but Bika would be ranked continuously for a long stretch between 2007 and 2014. It has been two months since the initial publication of the 100th anniversary edition of The Ring and with it the first quarter of a study of Rings rankings since their launch in the February 1925 issue. WebHeavyweight Ring career: 1947-56 Record: 49-0 (43 KOs) Career notes: Only The first two wins against Maxim came in 1942 when Maxim was unranked and often competing at heavyweight. Who are the rest of the best? Yall musta forgot Antonio Tarver shocked the boxing world in May 2004. 2 contender spot at light heavyweight in the January 1943 issue. Web1. Results are now current as of January 21, 2022. He came out ahead 2-1 in a fateful rivalry with Paret, narrowly edged Luis Rodriguez 3-1 over four fights and pounded past Denny Moyer in two of their three contests. 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. Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! Canzoneri was the No. (Photo: Ring/Getty Images). The exception was fighters moving up to face heavyweights. The Brooklyn bantamweight spent more than a decade in or near the top ten after winning bronze at the 1932 Olympics. Their rankings in each category were then averaged into a final score. 1 contender at heavyweight from the July 1955-January 1957 issues, though boxings highest honor eluded him. A force from bantamweight to lightweight with big wins against welterweights to go with it, Canzoneri spent more than a decade in the rankings. The points scale shifted for those years. Sammy Angott handed him his first defeat in a lightweight contest in March 1943. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. A bronze medalist at the 1996 Olympics, Mayweathers first win over a Ring-ranked opponent was also his first for a title (the WBC 130-pound strap). Lynchs change has the more dramatic outcome because of the way the results were grouped. Losses to unranked opponents drew a universal 12-point deduction. Armstrong defeated Al Bummy Davis on June 15, 1944. 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. 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. He turned pro in 1911, still a teen. Fights in italics denote results using rankings taken from KO Magazine. Florentino Fernandez UD 10 (6) 147 10/60, Jorge Fernandez TKO 9 (4) 147 01/63, Luis Rodriguez SD 15* (C) 147 07/63, Rubin Carter TKO by 1 (8+) 160 01/64, Manuel Gonzalez UD 15 (2) 147 01/66, Nino Benvenuti MD 15* (C) 160 11/67, Gypsy Joe Harris UD 12 (9) 160 09/68, Carlos Monzon TKO by 14 (C) 160 11/71, Jean Claude Bouttier DQ by 7 (4) 160 02/73, Donato Paduano UD 10 (9-) 154 01/75], Jose Luis Duran L 10 (UR) 160 07/75, Elijah Makhathini L 10 (UR) 160 09/75], Career Record: 137-24-10, 4 No Decisions (44 KOs, 1 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #2 Bantamweight (February 1927), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Lightweight (May 1939), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 40-21-7, 1 No Decision (8 KOs), Ring Magazine Championships: Featherweight (1927-28), Lightweight (1930-33, 35-36). Magazines 1947 fighter of the top 80 shakes out the study the boxing world in May.... Between divisions of ranked fighters, rather than scale weights of the year 15-0 during that run Armstrong. 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