10 Boxers of All Time!

10 Boxers of All Time!

10. Willie Pep

One of the finest featherweights and boxing innovators to ever enter the ring, Willie Pep made it in our list of top 10 boxers of all time because of his smooth boxing skills. Living in the early days of boxing during 40s to 60s, he finished his historic career with a total of 229 wins with 65 knockouts.

9. Julio Cesar Chavez

Mexican boxers are known for their heart in the ring. And if there’s anyone who embodies this trait, that would be Mexico’s favorite son, Julio Cesar Chavez. JC Chavez made his career from 1980 to 2005, facing the likes of Oscar Dela Hoya, Meldrick Taylor and Hector Camacho. Chavez is not only known for his win streak, winning 87 straight fights in 13 years, but also for his exciting matches.

8. Bernard Hopkins

If there is something that made Bernard Hopkins in our list of top 10 boxers of all time, it is his ability to compete against high level boxers despite his age. Born in 1965 at age 51, The Executioner has been able to face the biggest names from middleweight to light heavyweight division. He broke George Foreman’s record as the oldest boxer to win a world championship.

7. Joe Frazier

Joe Frazier has been known as the toughest rival of Muhammad Ali. He is an Olympic gold medalist and a world champion who lived in the glory days of the heavyweight division. Smokin Joe is a star pupil of Eddie Futch, a boxing trainer known as a tactician for his methodical approach in training fighters.

6. Roberto Duran

Nicknamed the Hands of Stone, Roberto Duran is the number six in our list of top 10 boxers of all time. He is considered by many as the best lightweight in history. He is one of the four horsemen who fought during the best era of welterweights in the 80s. During his career, he’s been able to fight in four different weight divisions from lightweight all the way up to middleweight.

5. Mike Tyson

Who wouldn’t remember Mike Tyson? Mike Tyson is considered by many as the hardest hitting heavyweight who ever lived. He fought the heavyweight division with a fearsome reputation. His quick bobbing and weaving reflexes combined with fast heavy hands made him the youngest heavyweight champion.

4. Sugar Ray Robinson

Another all-time great in our list of top 10 best boxers is Sugar Ray Robinson. Sugar Ray Robinson is considered the pound for pound number one by many boxing critics. He could also easily be the number one in our list of top 10 best boxers of all time. In fact, Sugar Ray Robinson was the very first boxer to be considered as the pound for pound champion.

3. Manny Pacquiao

Manny Pacquiao is larger than life in the Philippines. He is a politician, an actor, and a singer in his home country. However, what made Manny Pacquiao one of the all-time boxing greats is his ability to fight and dominate in different weight classes.

2. Joe Louis

Considered by many as one of the best heavyweights of all time, Joe Louis was able to become the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. Joe Louis helped popularize the sport right after Jack Dempsey. He made a reputation as a clean and honest boxer, who at that time was a breath of fresh air when the sport was ruled by gambling interests.

1. Muhammad Ali

Making it on top of our top 10 boxers of all-time list is none other than Muhammad Ali. Muhammad Ali is considered by many as the greatest boxer of all time by many critics. He was able to defeat the likes of Joe Frazier and George Foreman during one of the best years of the heavyweight division.

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