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He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, and is considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight boxers of all time. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] In 2005, Louis was ranked as the best heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, [ 10 ] and was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of the "100 greatest ...
Boxers who have won 3 or more Olympic medals. Western athletes usually participate in a single Olympic tournament and then turn pro, while boxers from Cuba and other countries with state support of the sport might compete in several Olympics, therefore having a clear advantage in terms of age and experience.
Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1934 to 1951. Nicknamed "the Brown Bomber", Louis is widely regarded as one of the greatest and most influential boxers of all time. He reigned as the world heavyweight champion from 1937 until his temporary retirement in 1949.
View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... This is a list of notable male boxers. ... (American boxer); Joe Erskine (Welsh boxer)
The International Boxing Research Organization rates Frazier among the ten greatest heavyweights of all time. [ 3 ] The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1969, 1971, and 1975.
As of May 2023, BoxRec ranks him the second greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound. [5] [6] [7] He is referred to as one of the best defensive boxers in history: since the existence of CompuBox, Mayweather is the most accurate puncher among professional boxers, having the highest plus–minus ratio in recorded boxing history.
10 of boxing’s greatest Black boxers. These ten men stand out as some of the greatest athletes of all time. Muhammad Ali. American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) training with a speed bag ahead ...
In 2005, he was named the fifth greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. [47] In 2007, on ESPN.com's list of the 50 Greatest Boxers of All Time, Marciano was ranked number 14, and was the 5th highest ranked heavyweight, behind (in order) Muhammad Ali, Joe Louis, Jack Johnson, and Jack Dempsey. [48]