Explaining some of the changes you will read: All-time great Henry Armstrong held featherweight, lightweight and welterweight titles simultaneously. For instance, champions havent automatically secured the top spot in every era of Ring rankings. 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). One of boxings great, ageless wonders, the Old Mongoose tackled contenders from middleweight to heavyweight for 17 years before finally getting a crack at a world title. Among them Sugar Ray Robinsons draw versus Henry Brimm was omitted in the initial findings and is added here and the ranking for Henry Cooper prior to his rematch with Muhammad Ali is updated (it was off by one issue; credit to historian Henry Hascup). Louis is one of a group of seven fighters identified with between 30 and 39 wins against ranked opponents in the study. So, LaMotta was The Rings No. 1 contender at lightweight in the October 1941 issue following a win over future champion Sammy Angott. Lesnevich retired after a losing crack at the NBA heavyweight title versus Ezzard Charles. Charles had won the NBAs recognition as champion in June 1949 following his first win over Walcott. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. (1-64). 1 contender, before winning a title he would hold in his first reign for almost six years. Missing Quality: Louis could easily have been historys first two-time heavyweight king. Joe Calzaghe won Ring Magazine championships at super middleweight and light heavyweight. Career Record: 31-6-1 (22 KO) First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight Torres entered ranked sixth at light heavyweight when he unseated Willie Pastrano. 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. The exception was fighters moving up to face heavyweights. 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. Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. Career Record: 186-23-10, 1 No Contest (132 KOs, 7 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #5 Middleweight (July 1940), Last Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (May 1963), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 39-19-7 (18 KOs, 7 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1952-62), Archie Moore was a Ring-rated fighter from middleweight to heavyweight during the 1940s, 50s and 60s. Muhammad Ali, Floyd Mayweather, Evander Holyfield, Manny Pacquiao 1 contender at lightweight for all but two issues from October 1929 to July 1930 following his title reign at featherweight. Mayweather also briefly held the IBF belt in 2006. 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. WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. Draws against ranked opponents were worth half a win; draws against unranked opponents were a six-point deduction. Seventeen of Louis 25 defenses came against ranked heavyweights, seven of them Rings No. An asterisk * is used to note a Ring championship title change or a vacancy being filled. Lesnevich was out of action for almost four years between 1942-46 for service in World War II but would return to defend the title a few times before losing it to Freddie Mills. From that win over Genaro Hernandez to his farewell against mixed martial artist Conor McGregor, Mayweather would face 23 men found in the Ring rankings across 33 fights. 2023 RING TV LIVE. Nicknamed "Brown Bomber" for his fearsome fists, Joe Louis is considered one of the best heavyweight boxers of all time. Lesnevich recaptured the top spot the issue before assuming the mantle left vacant in The Ring by Billy Conns move to heavyweight. Oh my god! Late in Lewiss career, Lewis would stop Elmer Ray well before Ray cracked the top ten at heavyweight. Griffiths career was marked by several multi-fight rivalries. Charles also posted an early career win over Teddy Yarosz just one month after Yarosz exited the Ring rankings for the last time. The number in parentheses after the name and result is the ranking of the opponent at the time of their bout, followed by the opponents weight class (denoted by the divisions weight limit) and the cover date for the issue with the opponents ranking just before his bout with the examined fighter. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. 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. Moore made the most of his opportunity and would be recognized by The Ring as champion for the next decade. Ring career: 1897-1928 Record: 77-13-14 (48 KOs) and 19 no-decisions. Fernandez had been ranked at welterweight and then middleweight between 1959 and 1962. 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. He turned pro in 1911, still a teen. Basilios defeats in the second Fullmer fight, and versus Pender, came after Basilios final Ring ranking and didnt work against him here. Wins and losses to opponents in higher and lower divisions were included. WebBoxing legends Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis have all secured a place in the top 10 heavyweight boxers of all time.The 10 Best Heavyweight Boxers In The World Right Now, Named And Ranked. Meet Ring Magazine's top 10 fighteres. After representing Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics, the Body Snatcher would win titles at Jr. middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. 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. Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the cover of the April 1999 issue of The Ring. 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. 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. In other words, Angott was The Rings No. Armstrong, born Henry Jackson Jr., turned pro in 1931. Missing Quality: A little luck goes a long way, and Griffiths three wins over Rodriguez were all by split decision. Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. The study is primarily based on monthly rankings. Pep regained the crown from Saddler after two quick tune-ups in his most memorable win and added four more victories over ranked opponents in 15 more wins before losing the title to Saddler for the second time. The most formidable challenger in the war years may have been Jimmy Bivins. Click here to read the introduction to the rankings feature that was published in the February 2022 issue. 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 Filipino icon cracked Ring Magazine top 10s in four different decades from the 1990s to the 2020s with wins over reigning champions or opponents ranked in the top two of every weight class he competed in from flyweight to welterweight. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. The biggest question for Louis might be how many more title defenses he would have had without service in World War II. Click here to read the introduction to the rankings feature, Click here to purchase a copy of the Collectors Issue. In nine fights against the Mexican trio of Marco Antonio Barrera, Erik Morales and Juan Manuel Marquez, Pacquiao was an impressive 6-2-1 and rebounded from a devastating knockout loss to Marquez in the last of those fights to add seven more wins over ranked opponents before what appears to be his farewell loss to Yordenis Ugas. 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. Antonio Tarver. He stood as number one contender after his first loss to Dick Tiger but slipped from the post after the rematch and fought only twice more in his career. 15 Vitali Klitschko. Michael Spinks (737.4 points; 31-1-0) Considered to be one of the best light heavyweights of all time, Michael Spinks (known as Jinx) held world championships in both the light heavyweight class (he was the undisputed champ from 1983 to 1985) and the lineal heavyweight class (from 1985 to 1988). The study tried to respect the varying standards The Ring has used to rank fighters over the last century. Mayweathers most impressive run may have come in his first weight class with five wins over ranked opposition in title fights at junior lightweight. Leonard retired with a record of 36-3-1 with 25 knockouts. DeGrasse, before and after the loss to Salica, could occasionally be found near the bottom of the featherweight top ten. The big punching Ray turned pro in 1933 and would spend most of the second half of the 1940s as a heavyweight contender. Ali returned to fighting in 1971 and won the heavyweight title twice more before retiring in 1981 with a record of 56-5 and 37 knockouts. Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY) First Ring Ranking: 1-ranked contender at light heavyweight, four in defense of the crown, five more over No. 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 contender to champion Freddie Red Cochrane. 2 and ultimately held the No. Kane and LaMotta were each missing a result. Fighters were then given a ranking in each scoring category: overall total, peak score (the highest point their points for wins and losses reached), and ranked wins. 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. The stretch to Marciano was one of Moores most impressive. Kocsis had been ranked previously at flyweight and bantamweight, the latter as late as 1932. Puerto Ricos El Radar was a prodigious talent, capturing the Jr. welterweight crown at just seventeen years old before engaging in a four-way rivalry with Sugar Ray Leonard, Thomas Hearns, and Roberto Duran at welterweight and Jr. middleweight. 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. In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine. Ali would defend the title successfully 10 times in his second reign, with seven wins against The Rings top 10. From a 12-year-old amateur to the greatest heavyweight of all time and an icon for change, Muhammad Ali conquered many worlds. Basilio also had a win that didnt count toward him versus then-10th ranked welterweight Don Jordan in 1961. 1 contenders at welterweight (Harry Dublinsky, McLarnin). The Ring recognized only four men as light heavyweight champion from August 1941 to March 1962: Gus Lesnevich, Freddie Mills, Joey Maxim and Moore. 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. Moores record entering his challenge of Maxim was 133-19-8. Mike McTigue was the light heavyweight champion for the inaugural rankings in 1925 and was rated fourth. To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. WebHe is a two-time heavyweight world champion, and also held the unified WBA, WBC, IBF, and The Ring heavyweight titles in 1989. It would be more fair if his place was debated more like versions of Van Halen. All rights reserved. Photo: The Ring archive. A formula based on body weight percentage differences between divisions of ranked fighters, rather than scale weights of the fighters, was applied. 22, 1926), Getty Images/The Stanley Weston Archive / Contributor, Benny Leonard (April 7, 1896April 18, 1947), Oscar De La Hoya Career Record, Fight-by-Fight, Meet the 15 Best MMA Fighters of All Time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Fight-by-Fight Career Record, Bernard Hopkins Fight-By-Fight Career Record, Ring Magazine Top 100 Punchers Of All Time. Twenty-seven of those wins came against ranked opposition after Moore entered the rankings for the first time. He is a 2-time Ring magazine fighter of the Year and was inducted into the International Boxing hall of fame in 2011. The No. Every time Canelo Alvarez, Naoya Inoue, or Roman Gonzalez pick up a big win or loss, they will move up or down accordingly. Randall Yonker had previously been ranked at both super middleweight and light heavyweight but was unranked when McCallum defeated him in 1994. 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