who is the best boxer ever lived?

Answer 1

It's Sugar Ray Robinson without a question.

Answer 2

To answer this question properly, we would have to stage an elimination bout between all weight classes in history.

Since this is impossible, we might at least make an educated guess by watching old films and reading what the experts today and in the past wrote on this topic.

One of the big difficulties is that the current generation always holds its own heroes in such high esteem, while forgetting those of the past.

Muhammad Ali or Mike Tyson will be the most common choices for this very reason. Familiarity convinces us that these champions are a cut above.

My faded copies of old Ring magazines tell different stories, again depending on the published date. Each era has its own champions. The two fighters most frequently honored seem to be Joe Lewis and Sugar Ray Robinson.

Ali is certainly the modern contender for the prize. He had middleweight speed and heavyweight power. He could move and counter punch. He also had intelligence and bravado not seen in anyone other than perhaps Sugar Ray Robinson or Jack Johnston.

Is he our victor?

George Foreman felt Ali's sting firsthand, and acknowledges that Ali put him down with the fastest combination that he had ever seen. Ali was the only boxer to really beat big George, and he now considers him a friend.

But when asked who was the greatest, Foreman had this to say:

"Joe Louis was so far and away the greatest that it is almost an insult to rank anyone second to him," says Foreman. "He was the pure heavyweight. A machine whose timing of the knockout punch was sweet perfection."

And Foreman went on to rank the top heavyweights thus:

Here are George Foreman's top 10:

1 Joe Louis
2 Rocky Marciano
3 Lennox Lewis
4 Mike Tyson
5 JL Sullivan
6 Jack Dempsey
7 Muhammad Ali
8 Evander Holyfield
9 Larry Holmes
10 Gene Tunney

Remember that George is only listing heavyweights.

We might quibble with some of Foreman's choices, but Joe Lewis at number one comes as no surprise.

He was a complete fighter who had power in both hands, stamina and resilience, and a great career.

If we are talking pound for pound, we might consider Sugar Ray Robinson. If we are talking man to man, its Joe Lewis.

Honorable mention goes to Billy Conn, the light heavyweight (at only 169 pounds) who nearly beat Lewis in a 12 round battle of the century.

He must have been one tough Irishman.

Answer 3

the greatest of all times are
1. Joe Louis (69-3-0) 55ko's
2. Muhammad Ali (56-5-0)37ko's
3. Sugar Ray Robinson (175-19-6-2 no contest)108ko's

Answer 4

Mike Tyson
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Answer 5

Picture of Muhammad ali

Answer 6

What day are we talking about? In what atmospheric conditions was fighter best at? Substance free boxer or not so much?

Answer 7

FLOYD JOY MAYWEATHER JR.
Without question he is the best fighter of all time. I don't even like Money May, but he is the best fighter hands down.

Answer 8

Roberto Duran at lightweight was the best pound for pound I ever saw he also won world titles at light welter,welter light middle and beat some great fighters at these weights but at lightweight had to be best ever pound for pound ever and is the opinion of several ex world champions..a close second would be haggler at middleweight who I believe was underestimated a great champion as everyone knew but better than most realized and I think would have beaten Ray Robinson which would be no mean feat..any of these three may have been the best they were just that special and I hope someone of the same caliber comes along soon

Answer 9

Muhammad Ali was the greatest I've ever seen & I only saw him on tape when he was Cassius Clay & maybe even more skilled of a boxer. For me a close 2nd is Sugar Ray Robinson.

Answer 10

Edwin Valero (born December 3, 1981 in Bolero Alto, Mérida, Venezuela) is an undefeated southpaw boxer who fights in the super featherweight (130 lb) division. His professional boxing record is 23-0 (23 KOs, 19 of which occurred in the first round. (Right now he has a 100% knockout rate, due to all of his fights being won by knockout) Valero is the current WBA super featherweight champion.

have you ever imagined how terrible that record was...he is great..