The Best Boxers Of All Time

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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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Muhammad Ali

1942
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Sugar Ray Robinson

1921
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Joe Louis

1914
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Rocky Marciano

1923
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Sugar Ray Leonard

1956
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Mike Tyson

1966
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Joe Frazier

1944
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George Foreman

1949
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Manny Pacquiáo

1978
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Julio César Chávez

1962
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Jack Dempsey

1895
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Roberto Durán

1951
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Marvin Hagler

1954
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Roy Jones Jr.

1969
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Jack Johnson

1878
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Thomas Hearns

1958
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Evander Holyfield

1962
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Larry Holmes

1949
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sugar ray robinson
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Henry Armstrong

1912
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Muhammad Ali
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Oscar de la Hoya

1973
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Willie Pep

1922
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Lennox Lewis

1965
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Bernard Hopkins

1965
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Pernell Whitaker

1964
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Floyd Mayweather Jr.

1977
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Salvador Sánchez

1959
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Alexis Argüello

1952
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Jake LaMotta

1921
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Grorge Foreman
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Sonny Liston

1932
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Carlos Monzón

1942
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Archie Moore

1916
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Nonito Donaire

1982

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Erik Morales

1976
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Ray Mercer

1961
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Wilfredo Gómez

1956
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Wladimir Klitschko

1976
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Gene Tunney

1897
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Harry Greb

1894
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Benny Leonard

1896
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Aaron Pryor

1955
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Marco Antonio Barrera

1974
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Marco Huck

1984

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Micky Ward

1965
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Azumah Nelson

1958
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Eder Jofre

1936
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Bob Fitzsimmons

1863
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Joe Gans

1874
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Ali Moothart
The Best Boxers Of All Time at 8/21/2012 7:30 AM

Best Boxers Of All Time? At this time of year? At thist ime of day? In this part of the country? Localized entirely within your kitchen?
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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!
Siege
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.
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Mike Tyson at 10/25/2011 8:54 AM

While under the training of Cus D'Amato
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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.
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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.