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This list of best boxers of all time is ranked by boxing fans worldwide. The goal is to determine the greatest boxers ever. The list establishes individual rankings of specific boxers and helps answer the question, "Who is the greatest boxer of all time?" This list includes some real legends of the boxing world. Anyone can vote on the best boxers of all time, which means these boxers are truly fan favorites. Vote now to help determine the greatest pound for pound boxers of all time.

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Rank     Name Born Nationality Weight Division
  1. 1
    Up 185
    Down 45
    1942
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  2. 2
    Up 98
    Down 34
    1921
    United States of America
    Middleweight, Welterweight
  3. 3
    Up 83
    Down 32
    1914
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  4. 4
    Up 88
    Down 40
    1944
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  5. 5
    Up 73
    Down 53
    1956
    United States of America
    Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light middleweight, Welterweight
    Most Listed
  6. 6
    Up 132
    Down 83
    1966
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  7. 7
    Up 139
    Down 56
    1978
    Philippines, Filipino
    Flyweight, Bantamweight, Super Featherweight, Lightweight
  8. 8
    Up 81
    Down 53
    1949
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  9. 9
    Up 59
    Down 23
    1962
    Mexico
    Lightweight
  10. 10
    Up 56
    Down 22
    1951
    Panama
    Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight
  11. 11
    Up 47
    Down 29
    1954
    United States of America
    Middleweight
  12. 12
    Up 54
    Down 28
    1895
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  13. 13
    Up 68
    Down 29
    1923
    United States of America, Italy
    Heavyweight
  14. 14
    Up 44
    Down 31
    1878
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  15. 15
    Up 37
    Down 28
    1958
    United States of America
    Light heavyweight, Middleweight, Super middleweight, Light middleweight, Welterweight, Cruiserweight More
  16. 16
    Up 55
    Down 28
    1969
    United States of America
    Light heavyweight, Heavyweight, Middleweight, Super middleweight
  17. 17
    Up 36
    Down 51
    1973
    United States of America
    Middleweight, Light middleweight, Super Featherweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Lightweight More
    Controversial
  18. 18
    Up 27
    Down 20

    Henry Armstrong

    1912
    United States of America
    Featherweight, Welterweight, Lightweight
  19. 19
    Up 23
    Down 10
    1964
    United States of America
    Light middleweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Lightweight
  20. 20
    Up 31
    Down 21
    1952
    Nicaragua
    Featherweight, Lightweight
  21. 21
    Up 42
    Down 44
    1962
    United States of America
    Light heavyweight, Heavyweight, Cruiserweight
  22. 22
    Up 29
    Down 24
    1949
    United States of America
    Heavyweight
  23. 23
    Up 16

    Salvador Sánchez

    1959
    Mexico
    Featherweight
  24. 24
    Up 19
    Down 19
    1922
    United States of America
    Featherweight
  25. 25
    Up 24
    Down 16
    1965
    United States of America
    Middleweight
  26. 26
    Up 49
    Down 81
    1977
    United States of America
    Light middleweight, Featherweight, Super Featherweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Lightweight More
  27. 27
    Up 19
    Down 12
    1942
    Argentina
    Middleweight
  28. 28
    Up 16
    Down 12
    1956
    Puerto Rico
  29. 29
    Up 15

    Azumah Nelson

    1958
    Ghana
    Featherweight, Super Featherweight
  30. 30
    Up 15

    Aaron Pryor

    1955
    United States of America
    Light welterweight
  31. 31
    Up 26
    Down 25
    1965
    United Kingdom, Canada
    Heavyweight
  32. 32
    Up 11
    1863
    United States of America, United Kingdom, New Zealand
    Heavyweight, Middleweight
  33. 33
    Up 12
    1953
    Featherweight
  34. 34
    Up 11

    Carlos Zarate

    1951
    Mexico
    Bantamweight
  35. 35
    Up 14

    Michael Spinks

    1956
    United States of America
    Light heavyweight, Heavyweight
  36. 36
    Up 12
    Down 15

    Archie Moore

    1913
    United States of America
  37. 37
    Up 11
    1916
    United States of America
    Bantamweight
  38. 38
    Up 26
    Down 22
    1921
    United States of America, Italy
    Middleweight
  39. 39

    Bob Foster

    1938
    United States of America
    Light heavyweight
  40. 40
    Up 10
    1926
  41. 41
    Up 10
    Down 12

    Benny Leonard

    1896
    United States of America
    Lightweight
  42. 42
    Up 11
    Down 16
    1936
    Brazil
    Bantamweight, Featherweight
  43. 43
    1973
    Puerto Rico
    Middleweight, Light middleweight, Welterweight
  44. 44

    Ricardo Lopez

    1966
    Mexico
    Light flyweight, Minimumweight
  45. 45
    Up 9
    Down 12

    Joe Gans

    1874
    United States of America
    Lightweight
  46. 46

    Carlos Ortiz

    1936
    Puerto Rico
    Light welterweight, Lightweight
  47. 47
    Up 10
    Down 14

    Barney Ross

    1909
    United States of America
    Super Featherweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight, Lightweight
  48. 48
    1958
    Light middleweight, Light welterweight, Welterweight
  49. 49
    Up 8
    Down 17
    1894
    United States of America
    Middleweight
    Controversial
  50. 50
    Up 13
    Down 13
    1974
    Mexico
    Bantamweight, Featherweight, Super Featherweight
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      Joe Frazier at 11/08/2011 3:08 AM
      RIP Smokin' Joe. There may have been more skilled boxers and there may have been more devastating punchers, but surely there has never been a tougher, harder, more determined man to ever step into a boxing ring. When Joe climbed through those ropes he was there to fight and he would keep fighting till the bitter end. He had heart and he had guts and he leaves behind a legacy for which all boxing fans will be grateful. Thanks for everything Joe.
    3. madeyefergy
      Mike Tyson at 10/25/2011 8:54 AM
      While under the training of Cus D'Amato
    4. Siege
      The Best Boxers Of All Time at 12/23/2011 12:20 PM
      The biggest problem with lists of boxing greats is the bias towards heavyweights due to the extra exposure they have tended to get over the years. As I write this, the master list would seem to suggest that the second greatest boxer, pound-for-pound, in the entire history of all 16 weight categories (other than heavyweights) is not as good as the 5th best heavy. And that 6 of the top 8 and 7 of the top 10 p4p fighters in history are from the heavyweight division. I'm not saying my list is perfect (even tho it is ;-) ) but at least I have tried to analyse all fighters from all divisions and not focused on the most famous ones. You can see my comments on the late Joe Frazier in an earlier note. I have total respect for the man but seriously - the 6th best fighter in history? Check out his actual record and then compare it with that of Hagler, Jones, Chavez, Pep, Monzon, Arguello, Duran, Jofre etc and see if that seems a realistic assessment to you. Just trying to get a debate started and some serious voting/list making here!
    5. madeyefergy
      Sugar Ray Leonard at 10/23/2011 12:57 PM
      Great boxer but when you come out of retirement after two years and are given a title shot (which is BS), lose badly to Marvin Hagler and still given the fight (title, again BS), your credit goes way down. Watch the fight between Leonard and Hagler and if you say Leonard won that fight, let me know what drug you are on.
    6. madeyefergy
      Alexis Argüello at 10/23/2011 12:53 PM
      He would have been the first to have 4 different weight titles if it were not for the drug using Arron Pryor. Argüello never lost any of his world titles in the ring, instead relinquishing them each time in pursuit of titles in higher weight classes.

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