Tarver posted a win and draw against Johnathon Banks and Steve Cunningham to close his career. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. So, LaMotta was The Rings No. Mayweather was nearly untouchable in the class. Peter Manfredo TKO 3 (10) 168 07/07, Bernard Hopkins SD 12* (C+) 175 07/08, First Ring Ranking: World Jr. Welterweight Champion (May 1976), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (April 1986), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 12-5-1 (5 KO, 3 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Jr. Welterweight (1976-79), Welterweight (1979), Wilfredo Benitez on the April 1982 cover of The Ring Magazine. However, in editing the remainder of the study, the Armstrong knockout of Davis was also found in the results of the August 1944 issue. Pep posted two wins over Jackie Wilson, in 1943 and 1946, both with Wilson outside the rankings. 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. Armstrong retired in 1946 with a record of 151-21-9 with 101 knockouts. Moores record entering his challenge of Maxim was 133-19-8. At number one, Muhammad Ali is the greatest boxer of all time, and 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. Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. And the final part of this series (originally published in the February 2022 issue of The Ring) makes its RingTV.com debut on the 100th birthday of the venerable boxing magazine. How tough? Pep was Rings 1945 Fighter of the Year. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. Late in Lewiss career, Lewis would stop Elmer Ray well before Ray cracked the top ten at heavyweight. Photo: The Ring archive. A native of Panama, Duran is considered to be the best lightweight fighter in modern boxing history. A move to middleweight started with a loss to Sumbu Kalambay, McCallums first, but McCallum rebounded to win the vacant WBA belt against Herol Graham. All fighters who finished in the top 100 of each scoring category were included in the first grouping. The entry of Lomachenko and Buchanan bumped Fidel LaBarba and Lou Brouillard out of the top 100. An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. 1 ranking at flyweight in the era when The Ring did not recognize singular champions. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. In three straight fights, Moore knocked out longtime rival and leading contender Harold Johnson, jumped up to decision Valdez at heavyweight and then returned to light heavyweight to knock out reigning middleweight champion Bobo Olson. Missing Quality: Between wins over Diego Corrales and Jesus Chavez in a stellar 2001 campaign, Mayweather defeated Carlos Hernandez, who was unranked by The Ring at the time. Alejandro Lavorante KO 5 (10) Hvy 09/62, Floyd Patterson TKO 12 (1) Hvy 12/65, Karl Mildenberger TKO 12 (3) Hvy 9/66, Cleveland Williams TKO 3 (3) Hvy 01/67, Oscar Bonavena TKO 15 (3) Hvy 02/71, Floyd Patterson RTD 7 (3) Hvy 11/72, Larry Holmes RTD by 10 (C) Hvy 10/80, First Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (February 1935), Last Ring Ranking: #6 Heavyweight (March 1952), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 31-3 (24 KOs, 2 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Heavyweight (1937-49). 8. Results are now current as of January 21, 2022. Davis was ranked fifth at welterweight in the July 1944 issue but not at all in the following issue. 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. Joe Louis; Sam Langford; Jimmy Wilde; Archie Moore; Sandy Saddler; Stanley Ketchel; Jack Dempsey; Bob Fitzsimmons; George Foreman; Earnie Shavers; Sugar Ray Robinson; Ruben Olivares; Wilfredo Gomez; Rocky Marciano; Sonny Liston; Mike Tyson; Bob Basilio also had wins over former lightweight champions Lew Jenkins and Ike Williams after both had left contention. 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. Stuhley was unranked before either contest but had been ranked at middleweight earlier in 1936 and occasionally since 1932. Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY) First Ring Ranking: Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. 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. Louis was 10-1 against Ring-ranked opposition before defeating James Braddock for the crown. Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. 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. Sugar Ray Robinson graces the cover of the December 1949 cover of The Ring. 14 Roy Jones Jr. Roy Levesta Jones Jr. is an American former professional boxer, boxing commentator, boxing trainer, rapper, and actor who holds dual American and Russian citizenship. Toney was ranked number one at super middleweight from his IBF title win over Barkley through the loss to Roy Jones Jr., fell out of the light heavyweight rankings in 1997 after a loss to Drake Thadzi, and then returned to the cruiserweight top ten in 1999. 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. 2 and ultimately held the No. 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 self-proclaimed Greatest is the most documented boxer in history for good reason. 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. When he retired in 1966, he had a record of 229-11-1 with 65 knockouts. Pep, who went pro in 1940, fought in an era when matches were scheduled far more often than today. By clicking Accept All Cookies, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. 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. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. 22, 1926) Known for his ability to deliver (and He would remain recognized as Rings champion until his retirement following the only knockout loss of his career to heavyweight champion Joe Louis. It references the cover story to the February 2022 issue of The Ring, which celebrated the magazines 100 years of publication. Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao were the Fighters of the Decade for the 2000s and the 2010s. Gus Lesnevich, Ring Magazines 1947 Fighter of the Year. Some other small corrections have been made to results and summaries but they didnt change the final results. 10 contender. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Freddie Steele TKO by 2 (1-) 160 01/37, Young Corbett III TKO by 5 (UR-) 160 05/37, Anton Christoforidis UD 15 (3) 175 07/41, Tami Mauriello SD 15* (4) 175 10/41, Bruce Woodcock KO by 8 (6+) Hvy 11/46, Tami Mauriello UD 10 (6+) Hvy 09/47, Tami Mauriello TKO 7 (6+) Hvy 12/47, Ezzard Charles RTD by 7 (1+) Hvy 09/49, First Ring Ranking: #9 Middleweight (March 1964), Last Ring Ranking: #7 Light Heavyweight (January 1969), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 7-2 (4 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1965-66). Lesnevich battled out of New Jersey, staying in the light heavyweight rankings for all but two issues from his debut in the top ten until exiting for the heavyweight ranks in 1949. Antonio Tarver. Missing Quality: Louis could easily have been historys first two-time heavyweight king. There are, after all, several active fighters on the list. Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams! Pacquiao entered the rankings winning his first major title at age 19 with a come-from-behind knockout of Chatchai Sasakul. 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. Sasakul was the man who beat the man dating back to Miguel Canto. For instance, if a No. As noted in the introduction piece in the anniversary issue, a study of this size will inevitably miss something along the way, but every effort was made to ensure complete and accurate results for this top 100. Missing Quality: Charles is lauded by many, including biographer William Dettloff while writing for The Ring, as the greatest light heavyweight of all time. List of the 10 greatest heavyweight boxers of all time: Has These are the best of the best. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for anonymous statistical purposes. Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time As selected by The The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. They include a win over leading bantamweight Bud Taylor and two No. 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. 1 contender at heavyweight from the July 1955-January 1957 issues, though boxings highest honor eluded him. Joe Calzaghe won Ring Magazine championships at super middleweight and light heavyweight. That included wins at welterweight over the reigning lightweight (Juan Manuel Marquez) and junior welterweight (Ricky Hatton) champions. Calzaghe defended the WBO belt he won versus Chris Eubank 21 times. Josh Taylor is the undisputed light welterweight champion, currently the only undisputed champion. 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. 1 contender, before winning a title he would hold in his first reign for almost six years. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Wins and losses to opponents in higher and lower divisions were included. A win over the champion of ones weight class, in a title or non-title fight, was worth 11 points, a No. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. (Getty Images). 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. He also avenged pre-war losses to Jimmy Bivins and Lloyd Marshall multiple times apiece while winning all three battles with Archie Moore. Group one: anyone who finished in the top 100 of all three scoring categories or whose scoring average was higher than those who did. Ali was Rings 1963 (as Cassius Clay), 1966 (retroactively), 1972 (with Carlos Monzon), 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fighter of the Year.He was in Rings History could have played differently for both with just a few rounds of difference. McCallum is in the conversation for the greatest Jr. middleweight in the divisions history. 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. 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). 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. If the featherweight won, 118 would be divided by 126 with the win worth 8.42 points for the featherweight and the loss meaning a deduction of 2.81 points for the bantamweight. Sugar Ray Robinson (May 3, 1921April 12, 1989), Henry Armstrong (Dec. 12, 1912Oct. The big punching Ray turned pro in 1933 and would spend most of the second half of the 1940s as a heavyweight contender. 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. 2-ranked bantamweight defeated the No. 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. Charles was The Rings leading light heavyweight contender for all but two issues from August 1946 to October 1948 without ever receiving a title shot. 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. 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. He turned pro in 1911, still a teen. 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. Photo / THE RING archives. 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. Genius is a word easily abused, but not when it comes to Peps best years at featherweight. A formula based on body weight percentage differences between divisions of ranked fighters, rather than scale weights of the fighters, was applied. 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. 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. As an amateur, he made a name for himself by going 86-0 before turning pro in 1940. Lesnevich retired after a losing crack at the NBA heavyweight title versus Ezzard Charles. An asterisk * is used to note a Ring championship title change or a vacancy being filled. He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. From February 1946 to losing the heavyweight title to Jersey Joe Walcott in July 1951, Charles went 39-1 overall with a 20-1 mark against opponents ranked at light heavyweight and heavyweight. 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. 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. Web26 Eder Jofre. Muhammad Ali graces the cover of the December 1972 issue of The Ring. Assuming that would have crowned a king, the straight line from there would have ended at Mayweather-Hernandez. Davis was not ranked in the August issue and the result of the fight was reported in the September issue, so it was not recorded as a ranked win. Robinson went on to win his first 40 matches. Emile Griffith. Who are the rest of the best? Jack Johnson. 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. He would enter the top 10 of his signature weight class in the March 1945 issue and have several stints as the top contender in all but one issue from August 1945-July 1946; the June-August 1949 issues; and then for all but two issues from April 1950 to his victory over Maxim for the title as recognized in the February 1953 issue. Bivins just missed being another contender on the ledger for Louis here. Thanks for signing up! Thanks for signing up! 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). 1 contender in the December 1935 issue and held it until the August 1936 issue before his loss to Max Schmeling. He held the welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight titles during a career that began in 1913 and lasted until 1926 when he retired. Between reigns at lightweight, Canzoneri would hold the top contender slot from the August 1933-April 1935 editions. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). A 1963 win over ranked welterweight Ralph Dupas was outside the study scope. Muhammad Ali. He won the world welterweight title in 1946 and held it for five years, then captured the world middleweight title in 1957. Tarver was inconsistent from there, but managed impressive performances to recapture the Ring crown after losing it to Glen Johnson and won another IBF belt later against Clinton Woods. Hall of famers James Toney (right) and Mike McCallum are Nos. A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. 10) The Brooklyn bantamweight spent more than a decade in or near the top ten after winning bronze at the 1932 Olympics. Scoring results key: Most of the fighters listed in the Scoring Results section were in The Rings ratings at the time the examined ranked fighters of this feature faced them. Cecilia Braekhaus. (1-64). He remained active in boxing, refereeing frequently until dying of a heart attack while officiating at a match in 1947. Moore suffered defeats to Teddy Yarosz and Shorty Hogue as well before breaking through at middleweight with a win over Ron Richards. WebLet's go to the video: 50 Greatest: Jack Dempsey. 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). Scoring for total points and peak points relied on a base 11-point scale (i.e. 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. 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. He won 11 straight matches in 1933 and then 22 consecutive bouts in 1937. Charley Retzlaff KO 1 (4) Hvy 03/36, Max Schmeling KO by 12 (2) Hvy 08/36, John Henry Lewis KO 1 (C-) 175 03/39, Johnny Paycheck TKO 2 (5) Hvy 05/40, Jersey Joe Walcott SD 15 (1) Hvy 01/48, Jersey Joe Walcott KO 11 (1) Hvy 08/48, Rocky Marciano TKO by 8 (3) Hvy 12/51, Career Record: 174-19-6, 2 No Contests (109 KOs, 1 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #7 Lightweight (May 1941), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (July 1962), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 41-10-3 (17 KOs, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1946-51), Middleweight (1951, 51-52, 55-57, 57, 58-60). The No. Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight champion for the inaugural rankings in 1925 and was rated fourth. 27 Abe Attell. Moores first win over Jack Chase came when Chase was unranked, though Chases name comes up often from there. 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. When Robinson handed 42-0 future welterweight champion Marty Servo his first loss in September 1941, Servo had yet to crack Rings top 10. Meet Ring Magazine's top 10 fighteres. Griffith could be defeated, but his ability to consistently rebound from losses was remarkable. An alphabetical addendum will also be posted on RingTV.com, with the scoring results for anyone who finished in the top 100 of one of the scoring categories but didnt make the final 100 along with a couple additional names in Sandy Saddler and George Foreman. Seven months later, Pep defeated him by wide decision. 6, in the January 1942 issue. Combining sanctioning body and lineal and/or Ring championships, Pacquiao is the only fighter with title claims in eight weight classes. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Remarkably, after more than three years of political exclusion from the game, Ali skipped tune-ups and defeated two prominent contenders to set up his first of three fights with Joe Frazier. Ring career: 1897-1928 Record: 77-13-14 (48 KOs) and 19 no-decisions. Hernandez would go on to be ranked, and win a belt, in the 130-pound class in the years after that fight. We have used BoxRec.com as our source. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Salica posted a win over unranked future bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz in 1939. The following year, he bulked up to fight for and win the world welterweight title, then slimmed down and captured the world lightweight belt. One of her most memorable fights was when she had the greatest knockout in female boxing history after she sent Vanda Ward to the ground, unconscious, with one punch. The as of date for the rankings in the August 1944 issue was likely incorrect and the results were amended accordingly. The most formidable challenger in the war years may have been Jimmy Bivins. Mayweathers junior lightweight run came during the era where The Ring didnt render championships. Tarver never lost to a fighter ranked outside the top five of their weight class. WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, That championship is sorely missing from his resume. 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 When he resumed his career in 1946, he engaged in one of historys greatest runs. 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. Missing Quality: A little luck goes a long way, and Griffiths three wins over Rodriguez were all by split decision. 1 vs. No. Digging into pro boxing in 1998, Ann boasts one of the most successful careers, with a 24-1-1 record. Antonio Margarito was not ranked by The Ring in the top 10 at junior middleweight when Pacquiao defeated him at a catchweight for a belt in that class but had been a fixture in the welterweight top 10 for nearly a decade. From his entry into the Ring rankings until the Saddler loss, Peps record against champions and contenders from bantamweight to lightweight was 22-1-1, included wins over one of the dominant bantamweight champions ever in Manuel Ortiz and future lightweight champion Paddy DeMarco. He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. Your destination for the best boxing news, videos and live streams! The points scale shifted for those years. Robinson was Rings 1942 and 1951 Fighter of the Year. Armstrong defeated Al Bummy Davis on June 15, 1944. In 2002, the writers of Ring Magazine published a ranking of the 80 best fighters of the previous 80 years. The Cincinnati Cobra competed with the elite from middleweight to heavyweight for the better part of a decade without a title shot. Photo: The Ring Magazine/ Getty Images. 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. Moore would also have a lengthy stint as the No. Moore made the most of his opportunity and would be recognized by The Ring as champion for the next decade. 33 Ted (Kid) Lewis. However there is no denying that the current crop a field that includes Charles had won the NBAs recognition as champion in June 1949 following his first win over Walcott. Along with Ring Magazine titles at featherweight, junior lightweight and junior welterweight, Pacquiao also achieved No. If the featherweight won, 118 would be divided by 126 with the win worth 8.42 points for the featherweight and the loss meaning a deduction of 2.81 points for the bantamweight. Robinson would stay ranked No. Emile Griffith graces the cover of the March 1965 issue of The Ring. He is a 2-time Ring magazine fighter of the Year and was inducted into the International Boxing hall of fame in 2011. Benitez then captured the welterweight crown from Carlos Palomino before losing in his first defense to Sugar Ray Leonard. This list was no exception. Duran retired with a record of 103-16 with 70 knockouts. Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Boxing icon Muhammad Ali has brushed aside fierce competition to be voted the best boxer of all time by fans. The 'Greatest' is widely celebrated for his legendary achievements inside the squared According to the editors at Ring Magazine, this is how the rest of the top 80 shakes out. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). For now, thank you again for taking the time to read and thank you to the editors at The Ring for their support of this project. Bivins would be Louis final victory. DeGrasse, before and after the loss to Salica, could occasionally be found near the bottom of the featherweight top ten. After representing Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics, the Body Snatcher would win titles at Jr. middleweight, 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. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the cover of the April 1999 issue of The Ring. The stretch included revenge versus Harding, capturing the vacant WBC and IBF belts versus Montell Griffin, and Tarver moving to number one contender en route to the first of three fights with Roy Jones Jr. Tarvers close loss there set up a memorable knockout win in the rematch. 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). Wilsons final Ring ranking, ninth at featherweight, came in the February 1946 issue. July 1944 issue but not overall points ( 65-69 ) Dec. 12, 1912Oct first major at... 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