It is impossible to name the best boxer in the world. You cannot compare representatives of different decades and weight categories. We can only single out a number of the most outstanding athletes who embody an entire era.
It is impossible to accurately answer the question of who is the strongest boxer. Unfortunately, humanity does not have a chance to put Mohammed Ali and Tyson, for example, into battle, since they fought in different eras. In addition, Oscar de la Hoya cannot be compared with heavyweights, as he performed in a different weight category.
In the world of boxing, everything is relative, but there are certain facts indicating that there were and exist fighters worthy of all-round respect and honor. Below are some of the best boxers from the last hundred years, when you consider their fight statistics and the length of time they have been in the ring.
Mohammed Ali
This great boxer is a role model for some. It was he who always said that one should flutter like a butterfly and sting like a bee. In the ring, Ali confirmed his statement by deed, destroying opponents.
During his sports career, the boxer won 56 victories with 5 defeats. By the way, the political struggle in the United States is also associated with his name, since in his early years, Mohammed Ali began to wage an open war against the oppression of immigrants from other countries and continents in the United States. As a result, the victory was on his side.
Joe Louis
The great boxer, whose fights boggled the imagination more than half a century ago. During his career, he was able to win 66 times with 3 defeats. Joe Louis is a true symbol of America for the forties.
He had an excellent fighting technique. This made it possible to perform in the ring even at retirement age, defeating opponents.
Sugar Ray Leonard
It is believed that after Muhammad Ali retired from boxing, it was Leonard who was able to keep the audience's interest in his sport. He was even called the "Boxer of the Decade" of the 1980s.
Sugar Ray was distinguished by attractive appearance, charm, ability to communicate with people. For a boxer, these are extremely rare qualities. During his career, he won 36 victories, lost three times and drew one fight.
Carlos Monzon
Has the longest winning streak, which is very difficult to beat - more than 60 times. A native of Argentina was able to win 87 victories in his career, with 3 defeats. But he has as many as 9 draws.
He died in a car accident immediately after he was released from prison, where he spent 11 years.
Marvin Hetler
Dominated middleweight title. He won 62 victories, losing three times and ending one fight in a draw twice. He was distinguished by perseverance and desire to restore justice in an honest way.
Roy Jones Jr
The most popular boxer of his time. He boxed in four weight categories at once, gradually gaining weight, since it was not interesting to fight opponents - he was too superior in strength.
During his career, he won 55 victories, losing 8 fights. For the first time in the history of world boxing, he managed to become a winner in both middle and heavy weight. In the ring, he played with an opponent, bringing him to a state of knockdown, but giving him the opportunity to return to the battle. He has always been distinguished by excellent reaction and endurance. He could play basketball for a professional team three hours before the fight, and then box for 12 rounds.
In the 90s of the last century he was recognized as the "Boxer of the Decade".
