Missing Quality: Pacquiao is one of the most decorated fighters in history and the highest-finishing southpaw in this study. Fernandez had been ranked at welterweight and then middleweight between 1959 and 1962. 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-ranked fighter became the 11-point win, deduction for an unranked loss was eleven points, and unranked draws were a 5.5-point deduction. 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. Corrections to the initial findings of Peter Kane, Benny Lynch, and Jake LaMotta changed the position of each. It has been two months since the initial publication of the 100th anniversary edition of The Ring and with it the first quarter of a study of Rings rankings since their launch in the February 1925 issue. Their rankings in each category were then averaged into a final score. 15 Vitali Klitschko. History could have played differently for both with just a few rounds of difference. 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. Indian Quintana UD 10 (7) 118 02/35, Jack Sharkey Jr. D 8 (UR+) 126 08/36, Jackie Callura D 10 (UR+) 126 05/40, Lou Transparenti L 10 (9) 118 04/41, Lou Transparenti UD 15* (5) 118 06/41, David Kui Kong Young L 10 (4) -118 12/41, Manuel Ortiz TKO by 11 (C) 118 04/43, First Ring Ranking: #8 Welterweight (June 1953), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (June 1960), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-4-3 (4 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1955-56, 56-57), Middleweight (1957-58). 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. A 1960 Olympic gold medalist at light heavyweight and the only fighter to capture the Ring (and lineal) heavyweight title three times, Ali entered the ratings less than two years into his career and defeated four top-10 contenders to earn his shot at Sonny Liston. Armstrong defeated Al Bummy Davis on June 15, 1944. Charles also posted an early career win over Teddy Yarosz just one month after Yarosz exited the Ring rankings for the last time. 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). A missing win in the initial tabulation for former lightweight champion Ken Buchanan was also identified and incorporated, pushing Buchanan into the top 100. 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. Late in Lewiss career, Lewis would stop Elmer Ray well before Ray cracked the top ten at heavyweight. Had The Ring continued to recognize champions in 1991, Toneys win over Nunn would have made him The Ring middleweight champion dating to their recognition of Sumbu Kalambay. a champion and the top 10 contenders). Not consenting or withdrawing consent, may adversely affect certain features and functions. 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. 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. The 10 best heavyweights in the world right now Rummy's Corner 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. A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. The result in the Tiberi fight resulted in calls for a Congressional investigation and could have affected Toneys placement as a loss to an unranked opponent. 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. By the time Pep lost again versus Sandy Saddler in October 1948, overcoming injuries suffered in a January 1947 plane crash along the way, Pep had run his record to 134-1-1. New Yorks Upstate Onion Farmer won three world titles as arguably the most exciting fighter of his time, competing in five consecutive Ring Magazine fights of the year from 1955-59. An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. Missing Quality: Basilio took a hard road to contention, picking up some losses along the way including decision defeats to a ranked Chuck Davey and Bill Graham. They include a win over leading bantamweight Bud Taylor and two No. 7. 2023 RING TV LIVE. During a pro career that ran from 1977 to 1997, "Sugar" Ray Leonard won titles in a remarkable five divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight. Assuming that would have crowned a king, the straight line from there would have ended at Mayweather-Hernandez. A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. The final average score was used to order the fighters in each group for those who made the top 100. 1 contender, before winning a title he would hold in his first reign for almost six years. Web1. Missing Quality: The welterweight top 10 of the early 1940s was tough to crack. Conversely, some scoring luck in Alis second reign against Jimmy Young and Ken Norton contributed to his placement here. (1-64). He was a Ring-rated fighter from bantamweight to lightweight. A thrilling boxer-puncher with exceptional physical strength and stamina, Griffith was No. Following the loss, he was ranked first or second in every issue until defeating DeMarco for his first of two welterweight crowns. Twelve of those 23 wins came against men The Ring recognized in their division as champion, No. The lone loss in that stretch, a debated decision versus Elmer Ray, was avenged by knockout. 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. In a 111-fight career, nearly half of Griffiths opponents could be found ranked in the pages of Ring Magazine. 2-ranked featherweight, 126 was divided by 118 and then multiplied by standard win/loss points, making the win worth 9.61 points to the bantamweight and the loss a deduction of 3.2 points for the featherweight. He also hosts TV and radio sports talk shows. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. The technical storage or access is necessary for the legitimate purpose of storing preferences that are not requested by the subscriber or user. Josh Taylor is the undisputed light welterweight champion, currently the only undisputed champion. 30 Terry McGovern. 2-ranked bantamweight defeated the No. 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. To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. Tarver posted a win and draw against Johnathon Banks and Steve Cunningham to close his career. 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. Wins and losses to opponents in higher and lower divisions were included. McCallum was forced to vacate prior to a planned unification with IBF titlist James Toney. 1 contender or next highest-rated contender after a division-leading Mayweather. Leonard learned how to fight on the streets of New York City, where he grew up in the Jewish enclave on the Lower East Side. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. The entry of Lomachenko and Buchanan bumped Fidel LaBarba and Lou Brouillard out of the top 100. results from January-June 1925 used the 1925 annual and the rest of the year used 1926s. Harry Greb (June 6, 1894Oct. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. After the loss to Frazier, Ali would fight 14 times, going 8-1 in that run against ranked opposition (seven heavyweights and light heavyweight champion Bob Foster) before upsetting George Foreman to regain the title. He was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame as well. 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). 1 contender at heavyweight from the July 1955-January 1957 issues, though boxings highest honor eluded him. 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. For instance, champions havent automatically secured the top spot in every era of Ring rankings. 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). 2 contender spot at light heavyweight in the January 1943 issue. It would be more fair if his place was debated more like versions of Van Halen. 92 and 93 on this very special list of greats. 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. Was anything from 30 to 40 out of the question? Heavyweight. 2 contenders, and bested No. It took over five years to climb to number one in the February 1940 issue, a spot he held for almost a year before sliding as low as four. 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. For instance, if a No. When Azumah Nelson defeated Jeff Fenech in their 1992 rematch, they were The Rings top two contenders in the class. Ring career: 1897-1928 Record: 77-13-14 (48 KOs) and 19 no-decisions. To provide the best experiences, we use technologies like cookies to store and/or access device information. The 1926 and subsequent annual rankings prior to the introduction of monthly rankings included more than 10 fighters so the first 11 were all factored in. Web26 Eder Jofre. Rankings from 1925-1928 had no monthly movement. Alis last win would come in avenging a stunning upset loss to Leon Spinks, retiring as champion before an ill-fated comeback. 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