After a standout amateur career, he turned pro in 1934. 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. 1 contenders in their weight class from lightweight to light heavyweight. Late in Lewiss career, Lewis would stop Elmer Ray well before Ray cracked the top ten at heavyweight. Across the years he was part of the Ring rankings, Robinson would post 14 wins over reigning champions or men ranked as the No. Lewis would move up and down the rankings for a few years, as high as number one and never lower than seventh, and was ranked third when he unseated Bob Olin for the title. WebLet's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Jack Dempsey. His back-to-back middleweight title wars with Carmen Basilio won Rings 1957 and 1958 Fight-of-the-Year award. 1 contenders at welterweight (Harry Dublinsky, McLarnin). Duran retired with a record of 103-16 with 70 knockouts. Sugar Ray Robinson (May 3, 1921April 12, 1989), Henry Armstrong (Dec. 12, 1912Oct. In 2005, Joe Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. 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. Alis last win would come in avenging a stunning upset loss to Leon Spinks, retiring as champion before an ill-fated comeback. 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. Missing Quality: Before he entered the rankings for the first time, Moore split fights with Johnny Bandit Romero in 1938. Digging into pro boxing in 1998, Ann boasts one of the most successful All rights reserved. He turned pro that same year, winning his first 19 matches and capturing the world heavyweight title in 1964. Who are the rest of the best? Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight champion for the inaugural rankings in 1925 and was rated fourth. Basilio also had a win that didnt count toward him versus then-10th ranked welterweight Don Jordan in 1961. Just three years later, he won the world heavyweight title, which he would retain until 1949 when he retired. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. 7. Left-handed Pernell Whitaker made a name for himself by winning gold medals at the 1983Pan American Games and 1984 Summer Olympics. Losses worked in reverse. 2 and ultimately held the No. A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. 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. Two + signs mean the examined fighter faced an opponent two weight classes heavier (based on the divisions The Ring ranked at the time). Indian Quintana UD 10 (7) 118 02/35, Jack Sharkey Jr. D 8 (UR+) 126 08/36, Jackie Callura D 10 (UR+) 126 05/40, Lou Transparenti L 10 (9) 118 04/41, Lou Transparenti UD 15* (5) 118 06/41, David Kui Kong Young L 10 (4) -118 12/41, Manuel Ortiz TKO by 11 (C) 118 04/43, First Ring Ranking: #8 Welterweight (June 1953), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (June 1960), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-4-3 (4 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1955-56, 56-57), Middleweight (1957-58). Missing Quality: Basilio took a hard road to contention, picking up some losses along the way including decision defeats to a ranked Chuck Davey and Bill Graham. Moore would also have a lengthy stint as the No. Louis reached No. He won the world welterweight title in 1946 and held it for five years, then captured the world middleweight title in 1957. 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: 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. 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. Anything that ends in a list that ranks fighters across eras is going to be open to debate, and the approach used to generate this list is no different. Career Record: 31-6-1 (22 KO) First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight Mayweathers wins over Angel Manfredy and Diego Corrales were also No. 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. With Berbick, Ali can be said to have faced ranked opponents in 37 of 61 fights, a staggering 61 percent of his total professional starts. In a 111-fight career, nearly half of Griffiths opponents could be found ranked in the pages of Ring Magazine. Emile Griffith. Missing Quality: On the way to Nunn, Toney defeated a Merqui Sosa who would later be ranked at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Ali was arrested in 1966 for refusing to be inducted into the U.S. Army, a case that did not end until the U.S. Supreme Court exonerated him in 1971. Missing Quality: Benitez can often be treated like his eras equivalent of the fifth Beatle. 1 contender spot at middleweight from the November 1949 issue until he won his first of five middleweight crowns in the storied St. Valentines Day Massacre versus Jake LaMotta. Sammy Angott handed him his first defeat in a lightweight contest in March 1943. Some other small corrections have been made to results and summaries but they didnt change the final results. results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Louis was 10-1 against Ring-ranked opposition before defeating James Braddock for the crown. Combining sanctioning body and lineal and/or Ring championships, Pacquiao is the only fighter with title claims in eight weight classes. It would be more fair if his place was debated more like versions of Van Halen. 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. (1-64). Hall of famers James Toney (right) and Mike McCallum are Nos. When he retired in 1966, he had a record of 229-11-1 with 65 knockouts. 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. The loss to Schmeling would be Louis only defeat from his 1934 debut until a loss to Ezzard Charles in 1950 after a brief retirement. 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. Mayweathers most impressive run may have come in his first weight class with five wins over ranked opposition in title fights at junior lightweight. 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. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. 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. 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. Mayweather was Rings 1998 and 2007 Fighter of the Year. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. The self-proclaimed Greatest is the most documented boxer in history for good reason. 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. 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). Pacquiao couldnt solve the riddle of Mayweather in the richest fight of all time, but several multi-fight rivalries magnified the greatness of Pacquiao. Web13 Jack Johnson. 1 contenders. Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. 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. Robinson is one of only three fighters in the study identified with 40 or more victories over Ring champions or ranked contenders. 1-contender rankings at junior featherweight and welterweight along with a No. The points scale shifted for those years. He was 3-0 against ranked junior middleweights, including handing Canelo Alvarez his first and to date only loss. 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. The first two wins against Maxim came in 1942 when Maxim was unranked and often competing at heavyweight. He turned pro after the Olympics and went on to win titles in the lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight divisions. 2-ranked bantamweight defeated the No. Robinson exited the ratings during his period of service during World War II, returned to the ratings ranked second in the January 1945 issue and then resumed as leading contender until defeating Tommy Bell for the vacant crown. Over the next several days, RingTV.com will present Rolds list in its entirety, beginning with Nos. Randall Yonker had previously been ranked at both super middleweight and light heavyweight but was unranked when McCallum defeated him in 1994. WebHe is a two-time heavyweight world champion, and also held the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles in 1989. A 1995 world amateur champion and 1996 Olympian, the Magic Man rebounded from his first loss to Eric Harding with wins over ranked opponents in four of his next five starts. After leaving boxing, he became the first African-American to play on the Professional Golfers Association tour. A 1956 silver medalist at light middleweight for the United States, Torres fought most of his first six years at middleweight, peaking at a number six ranking. Lesnevich also posted a win in 1937 over Atilio Sabatino; Sabatino would go on to be ranked for chunks of time at middleweight between 1938 and 1940. Antonio Tarver. In an era when segregation was still legal, Louis' athleticism made him one of the few African-American celebrities of his time. Losses to unranked opponents drew a universal 12-point deduction. 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. Following the loss, he was ranked first or second in every issue until defeating DeMarco for his first of two welterweight crowns. McCallum was ranked number one at middleweight prior to the Toney rematch and again at light heavyweight prior to losing the WBC title to Fabrice Tiozzo. At number one, Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, and a champion and the top 10 contenders). During his career, he fought 241 bouts, a remarkably high number by modern standards. Carlos Monzon held off two challenges for the middleweight title while Dick Tiger came up empty-handed in two fights vs. Griffith, who held Bad Bennie Briscoe at bay with a win and a draw. Fights in italics denote results using rankings taken from KO Magazine. 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). The following year, he bulked up to fight for and win the world welterweight title, then slimmed down and captured the world lightweight belt. Join our newsletter to get info about latest events and deals! 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. Griffiths 1962 win over Ted Wright crowned the first junior middleweight titlist (at least in Austria, where the bout took place, and other parts of Europe), though the WBA wouldnt recognize the title on a global scale until soon after when Moyer defeated Joey Giambra. Lesnevich retired after a losing crack at the NBA heavyweight title versus Ezzard Charles. The second Wilson win came shortly after that. Thanks for signing up! Oh my god! Results placed between brackets [ ] denote fights that were covered in the same issue (an interesting detail that shows how often some of the earlier fighters were in action). 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. Lewis also defeated future, but then unranked, heavyweight champion Jim Braddock that year in the first of their two contests. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. So, LaMotta was The Rings No. Bud [Terence Crawford] is the best fighter in boxing, said Stevenson during an interview with BoxingInsider.com. Alvarez, now 31, seemingly solidified his placement as the best fighter in the world following his recent run at 168 pounds. After 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. 1 contender spot at middleweight just once, in the March 1943 issue. 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. The as of date for the rankings in the August 1944 issue was likely incorrect and the results were amended accordingly. 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). 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. A missing win in the initial tabulation for former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was also identified and incorporated, pushing Buchanan into the top 100. Click here to read the introduction to the rankings feature, Click here to purchase a copy of the Collectors Issue. Leonard learned how to fight on the streets of New York City, where he grew up in the Jewish enclave on the Lower East Side. 1 contender spot from the April 1949 issue until earning recognition from The Ring as heavyweight champion in the December 1950 issue following a win over an unranked and recently unretired Joe Louis. Emile Griffith graces the cover of the March 1965 issue of The Ring. Tyson even made a comeback in 2021 and had an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Junior. 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. He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. [California Jackie Wilson MD 10 (3) 147, Henry Armstrong UD 10 (3) 147 10/43, Vic Dellicurti UD 10 (10+) 160 01/45, Georgie Abrams SD 10 (3+) 160 07/47, Bernard Docusen UD 15 (1) 147 08/48, Steve Belloise RTD 7 (2+) 160 10/49, Robert Villemain UD 15 (3) 160 07/50, Robert Villemain TKO 9 (5) 160 02/51, Joey Maxim RTD by 13 (C+) 175 08/52, Rocky Castellani SD 10 (2) 160 09/55, Carmen Basilio L 15* (C-) 147 10/57, Carmen Basilio SD 15* (C) 160 04/58. 29 Bob Fitzsimmons. Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time As selected by The The lone loss in that stretch, a debated decision versus Elmer Ray, was avenged by knockout. To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. 3. Above welterweight, Nino Benvenuti won their series 2-1. The big punching Ray turned pro in 1933 and would spend most of the second half of the 1940s as a heavyweight contender. 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. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. The Ring ranked him as Robinson retired 25 years later with a record of 175-19 and 110 knockouts.. Genius is a word easily abused, but not when it comes to Peps best years at featherweight. Missing Quality: Pacquiao is one of the most decorated fighters in history and the highest-finishing southpaw in this study. 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. Missing Quality: Canzoneri came close to being the first fighter with titles in four weight classes. 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. Missing Quality: Peps dominance at featherweight included recognizable names who werent far removed from contention when Pep defeated them. Willie Pastrano TKO 9* (C) 175 05/65, First Ring Ranking: #4 Light Heavyweight (January 1933), Last Ring Ranking: World Light Heavyweight Champion (January 1940), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 16-9-4 (4 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1935-39). WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, When Robinson handed 42-0 future welterweight champion Marty Servo his first loss in September 1941, Servo had yet to crack Rings top 10. Charles lost most of three years activity (between 1943-45) to service in World War II and left for the war with a professional mark of 30-4-1. The technical storage or access is required to create user profiles to send advertising, or to track the user on a website or across several websites for similar marketing purposes. 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