It's hard to believe that boxing is ancient species martial arts, which dates back to 688 AD. This sport gained worldwide development in the 16th and 17th centuries, and nowadays boxing is known to almost everyone around the planet.

In ancient times, leather belts were used to protect against enemy blows, and now - special gloves. If you want to win this game, under the supervision of the referee, you need to make fierce blows to the opponent continuously for 2 to 3 minutes. The game ends only when the referee announces the winner. The referee also monitors compliance with the rules in the ring and the health of the competitors.

Boxing comes in two main categories - amateur and professional, and both boxers spend hundreds of hours of training and use a variety of techniques and tactics.

In this article, we've rounded up the top 10 best boxers of all time. People who made history thanks to their successes in this sport made our list.

Floyd Mayweather

He is a great boxing promoter and fighter, but there is one oddity that he is known for, he has given up many fights for fear of being defeated. It is for this reason that he ranks last in our ranking of the leading boxers in the world. But at the moment, Mayweather is the highest paid boxer in the world.

Leonard is one of the top ten boxers thanks to his elegant power, fluid movement around the ring, leg strength and wise fighting tactics. He is also one of the heaviest boxing champions. He became champion in five categories, which is really great.

The three categories in the line-ups are also his achievement, making him one of the top ten boxers of all time. Interesting - named after singer Ray Charles, is godfather Khloe Kardashian.

George Foreman

Boxing fans know George Foreman by the name "Big George", and he also cannot fail to be mentioned in the list of the best boxers. This boxer has won the world title twice in heavyweight... He also won gold medal at the Mexico City Olympics.

He is indeed a very talented person as he is an entrepreneur and preaching pastor. According to IBRO, he is included in the list of the eight greatest world world champions in boxing and that is why he is on our list.

Roy is a man with many talents, perhaps the rest of the members of our list cannot boast of this. He is a rapper, boxing trainer, promoter and actor. Roy started his career with the very basics of boxing and eventually won the heavyweight title.

Moving from middleweight to heavyweight is indeed an achievement. In 2003, Roy was declared the best fighter of the year and is therefore worth mentioning in our ranking. Interesting fact In addition to being American, Roy also has Russian citizenship.

In the boxing world, Joe was known as the Brown Scorer. Ring magazine ranked him number one in the Top 100 Puncher Boxers of All Time. He was born in 1914 and died in 1981, having experienced both the golden era of boxing and the Second World War.

When he started his career in professional boxing, he was known as the first African American to achieve such success in the boxing ring. Another achievement is striking - the world heavyweight title remained with him from 1937 to 1949, and this is really amazing. Therefore, he is without a doubt one of the ten best boxers in the world.

Rocky is another of the top ten, and he can be called special due to the fact that in his entire boxing career no opponent has been able to defeat him. He is also known for having the world title in heavyweight champion kept for four years.

Since childhood, Rocky got used to the most different work, from clearing snow to laying gas pipes. Another shock in life - due to injury, his baseball career did not work out, but as a result, he became a world famous boxer. By the way, this Rocky became the prototype of another, cinematic Rocky performed by Sylvester Stallone.

Manny Pacquiao

Manny is another of the greatest athletes of our time. WBC, WBO and Boxing Association of America announced Manny Pacquiao"Fighter of the decade". He became champion at eight! categories, and in five categories - he is the only linear five-time champion.

Manny is indeed a great boxer - he has been voted Boxer of the Year by the Association of Boxing Journalists on several occasions. Manny was so fierce and powerful in boxing attacks that Floyd Mayweather even refused to fight with Manny, fearing his defeat. Pacquiao is not only one of the best boxers in the world, but also a big politician - he is currently working as a senator in the Philippines, the country where he was born.

Mike Tyson

At birth, he received the name Michael Gerard, became known to the world under the name Mike Tyson. And now his name is Malik Abdul Aziz. This athlete has won many victories, he won many controversial fights and heavyweight championships. He is the youngest fighter to become a heavyweight champion. He was only 20 years old when he won this title and was declared the youngest boxer by IBF, WBA and WBC.

Tyson is also known in the boxing world for his incredible speed movement in the ring. His contribution to the history of world boxing may be underestimated, but according to our list, he is one of the three most talented boxers in history. He had 5-6 glorious years in his career, when he beat almost every boxer in the ring. Perhaps he should have ended his career a little earlier in order not to darken his reputation with some scandalous defeats.

Sugar Ray Robinson

Sugar Ray- it was one of the outstanding fighters, if only because the number one of this list, boxer Mohammed Ali, once stated that Sugar Ray is one of the greatest boxers of his time. Robinson competed in several weight categories, and won champion titles in each. He was called a pound-for-pound fighter.

Robinson has always had a vibrant life style outside the ring in everyday life, and it is for this reason that he was so famous that even the mafia did not try to cooperate with him. But he is considered one of the top ten boxers due to his excellent boxing skills and physical strength.

Mohammed Ali

Mohammed Ali is not only the best boxer in history, but also a great man. His real name is Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. When he converted to Islam, he changed his name to Muhammad Ali. He was not only physically strong, but also spiritually strong. He was only 12 years old when he started boxing and at the age of 18 he got his first gold medal which was really a great achievement for a boxer at such a young age.

At that time he was engaged in amateur boxing, and in 1960, when he defeated Tunny Hunsacker, he began his career in professional boxing. It was a great win after 6 rounds. The opponent was also an excellent boxer, but Ali was different from him in that, using brutal attacks, he always relied on cold-blooded calculation to bring down his opponent. And Mohammed Ali is the author of many quotes about life, sports and human destiny.

Conclusion

This sport is considered very difficult, as boxers have to fight with great courage and patience in order to win. Delivering brutal savage strikes against your foe while keeping your cool is very difficult task, but in boxing, if you follow this rule, you can get out of the fight as the winner.

Who do you think is the best boxer in the world? You can reply in the comments.

George Foreman, known by the nickname "Big George" (born January 10, 1949) - American boxer, heavyweight champion of the 1968 Olympics, heavyweight champion according to the WBC versions (1973-1974), WBA (1973-1974, 1994) and IBF (1994-1995). He is the oldest world heavyweight champion in the entire history of boxing (won the title at 45), as well as the most devastating heavyweight champion of all time. In 1997, after a controversial defeat to Shannon Briggs by decision of the judges, he retired and became a pastor. Has his own church, where he preaches and helps the disadvantaged. In total, Foreman had 81 fights, of which he won 76 (by knockout 68).

Sugar Ray Leonard, known by the nickname "Sugar" (born May 17, 1956) - American professional boxer, world welterweight champion (WBC, 1979-1980 and 1980-1982; WBA, 1981-1982), 1st middle (WBA , 1981), middle (WBC, 1987), 2nd middle (WBC, 1988-1989) and light heavy (version WBC, 1988) weight categories. Is an Olympic champion 1976 and one of the strongest boxers of the 80s of the last century. For his professional career Leonard fought 40 fights, of which he won 36 (by knockout 25), one draw.

Eighth in the ranking of the best boxers of all time goes to Marvin Hagler, nicknamed "Amazing" (born May 23, 1954) - a former American professional boxer, undisputed world champion in middle weight category(1980-1987). One of the strongest boxers of the 1980s. In 1993 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. During his professional career, Hagler had 67 fights, of which he won 62 (by knockout 52), two draws.

Archie Moore, known by the nickname "Old Mongoose" (December 13, 1916 - December 9, 1998) - American professional boxer, two-time champion World Light Heavyweight Championship (Dec 1952-May 1962), one of the longest-serving boxers. He also holds the record for the most knockouts committed in his career (131). Archie Moore was one of the most aggressive boxers of all time, with an extremely heavy right hand... He fought 219 fights, of which he won 185, eleven draws. After completing his career, he trained such famous boxers as Mohammed Ali, George Foreman, James Tillis for a short period of time.

Roy Jones Jr., nicknamed "Superman", "Captain Hook", "Junior" (born January 16, 1969) - famous American professional boxer, world champion in middle (IBF, 1993-1994), second middle (IBF, 1994 -1996), light heavyweight (WBC, 1997, 1997-2002 and 2003-2004; WBA, 1998-2002; IBF, 1999-2002), first heavyweight (WBU, 2013 - present) and heavyweight (WBA, 2003 ) weight categories. Silver medalist Olympic Games in Seoul 1988. He is the only boxer in history to start a professional middleweight career and then win a heavyweight title. In the 1990s, he was named the "Boxer of the Decade". During his professional career, Jones fought 71 fights, of which he won 62 (by knockout 45). Besides boxing, he is also known for his musical and acting career.

In fifth place in the list of the best boxers in the world is Joseph Louis Barrow, nicknamed "The Brown Bomber" (May 13, 1914 - April 12, 1981) - American boxer, undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949. He is considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, who set a record - he defended his championship belt 25 times (from June 22, 1937 to March 1, 1949). Throughout his career, Joe Louis had 70 fights, of which he won 66 (by knockout 52), one draw.

Julio Cesar Chavez, known by the nicknames "El Leon de Culiacan" and "JC" (born July 12, 1962) - Mexican professional boxer, world champion in the 2nd featherweight (WBC, 1984-1987), lightweight (WBC, 1987 -1988; WBA version, 1988), 1st welterweight (WBC, 1989-1994, 1994-1996; IBF, 1990-1991) weight categories. In 2011 he was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. Julio Cesar Chavez is considered the greatest Mexican boxer and one of the greatest boxers of all times. During his professional career, which lasted 25 years, he fought 115 fights, of which he won 107 (86 by knockout), two draws.

Henry Armstrong, nicknamed "Slaughter Hank" (December 12, 1912 - October 22, 1988) - American boxer, world champion in featherweight, light and welterweight. The only boxer to hold three championship titles in different weight classes for a short period in 1938. He defended his title as welterweight nineteen times. Henry Armstrong fought 181 fights during his career, of which he won 150 (101 by knockout), ten draws. After retiring from boxing in 1946, he opened night club.

Mohammed Ali, known by the nickname "The Greatest", "People's Champion" (January 17, 1942 - June 3, 2016) - the legendary American professional boxer, the champion of the 1960 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight division, the absolute world heavyweight champion (1964-1966 , 1974-1978). He is one of the most recognizable and famous boxers in history. Five-time winner of the title "Boxer of the Year" (1963, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978) and "Boxer of the Decade" (1970s). In 2002 he was awarded a Star of Fame on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. During his professional career, Ali had 61 fights, of which he won 56 (37 by knockout). After finishing sports career was engaged in charitable and social activities. Since 1984 he suffered from symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Murat Georgievich Gassiev is a first heavyweight boxer (90.7 kg), originally from Vladikavkaz.

The future world champion was born on October 12, 1993 in a large family. Murat began boxing at the age of 13, and to this day he speaks with inspiration about his first coach Vitaly Konstantinovich Slanov, who laid the foundation and instilled a true love of boxing.

Andre Ward (San Francisco, USA, 02/23/1984) was born in the family of a white Irish man Frank and an African American Madeline. The boxer's parents showed not the best example for their son, they often had problems with the police due to drug abuse.

In one interview, Ward said that, exactly volitional qualities and Objective assessment what is happening around gave a strong impetus to his boxing career.

Ward began his amateur career under the guidance of his godfather, who to this day is always with him both in the gym during training and in the corner of the ring during fights.

Roman Alberto Gonzalez Luna was born in Managua, the capital of Nicaragua on 06/17/1987 in a family for which boxing was hereditary, father and uncles, as well as Roman's grandfather practiced this sport. Gonzalez received the nickname "Chocolate" from his uncle Javier.

Roman grew up in a simple family with a difficult financial situation, initially he began to attend the football section, but later, on the strict instructions of his father, he went to the boxing hall of the legend Latin America- Alexis Arguello, three-time world champion, who immediately appreciated the potential of the young boxer and polished his technique and style.

Felix Savon "Guantanamera" was born in a small town with barely a dozen rural farms. Cockfighting and homemade baseball games were the only pastimes for the villagers. Young Savon showed an irresistible passion for sports from a young age and began to practice various disciplines such as swimming, baseball, football and even chess.

At the age of 13, he entered a special school for the development of athletic talent, where a boxing trainer found that his height, arm span and punching force, combined with his skills, were not enough. high level to succeed Teofilo Stevenson, Cuban boxing legend. Thanks to the influence of the coach, Felix took part in the 1981 championship, receiving his first title in a competition between schoolchildren in Cuba.

Anthony Joshua is one of the most talented and exciting heavyweight boxers behind last years.

Growing up in Watford, Anthony Joshua (born 10/15/1989, 199 cm, 109 kg, 208 cm arm span) moved to the capital of England when he was 17 years old. He was brought into boxing by his cousin, as a child, the future boxer played football at a high level, which significantly influenced his endurance and speed, his personal record of 100 m in less than 11 seconds. Nevertheless, boxing became a passion for him and Anthony began to actively compete in the ring.

With a height of 201 centimeters and a span of 211 centimeters, future heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder dropped out of college and began boxing in 2005 to support his daughter, who was born with spina bifida.

Breaking quickly qualifying competitions, he qualifies for the Olympics as representing the United States and earns bronze in his 21st amateur fight at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. The "Bronze Bomber" finished the first 32 professional fights by knockout, and in January 2015, the WBC world champion belt was on his list.

The future middleweight Santos Saul Alvarez Barraganode was born in Mexico in the city of Gwanalajara on July 18, 1990. At the age of 26, the Mexican nicknamed Canelo, with 49-1-1, 33 KOs, conquered the boxing world, conquering fans both in Mexico and around the world with his futuristic fighting style and charisma.

Alvarez came to boxing at the age of 13, spent 20 fights in amateurs.

Arturo Gatti was born on Italian soil on April 15, 1972, later he moved to Canada, where his amateur career began. The pinnacle was the victory in the national championship, and the receipt of a license for the 1992 Olympic Games in Spain. On this he completed his performances in amateurs and entered the professional ring.

In 1991, he holds his first fight, performing in the second floor. lightweight, knocking out later - Jose Gonzalez in the 3rd round.

The school of domestic boxing has brought up many promising fighters who, with their example and victories, inspire the younger generation of athletes around the world, Gennady Golovkin is a vivid example of this. Tri-G (Triple-G), as he was called in the world of professional boxing, was born in Kazakhstan in 1982.

Golovkin was sent to boxing together with his older brother Maxim at the age of 10, the assertiveness and determination of the young man surprised his coaches, and as a result he won regional competitions a year later, amateur ring Gennady fought about 350 battles, of which only five ended not in his favor.

Vladimir Ilyich Gendlin was born in Moscow on May 26, 1936 into an acting family, thanks to his parents' tours, he was able to travel throughout the country from early childhood. After finishing school, Vladimir studies mathematics at Saratov University.

He successfully completed training until the 4th year, but his hobby for boxing dramatically changed his life, for a short time he fulfilled the standard of a master of sports, having played 51 fights in the ring, only one of which he lost.

On January 20, 1984, Ruslan Mikhailovich Provodnikov was born in Berezovoe, Russian Federation... At the age of 10, he began to actively engage in boxing, his first coach was Evgeny Vakuev, a man who raised and laid best qualities inherent in a boxer. Later, Ruslan moved to live in the city of Izluchensk, where he continued to train with Stanislav Berezin, under whose guidance he fulfilled the master of sports standard.

In amateurs Ruslan had 150 fights, of which 20 ended not in his favor. The biggest achievement in the amateur ring was winning the junior tournament in Greece.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kovalev was born on April 2, 1983 in the suburb of Chelyabinsk, the city of Kopeysk. As soon as Sergey was 11 years old, he immediately enrolled in the boxing section, his first coach was Sergey Vladimirovich Novikov, with whom he achieved many results in amateur boxing.

Kovalev became the winner of the junior championship of Russia, reached the final many times prestigious tournaments country, was a participant in the European Championship, won victories in many international tournaments.

The future of the Ukrainian heavyweight division - Alexander Usik was born in the city of Simferopol on the Crimean peninsula in 1987 on January 17. Alexander's first sports hobby was football, but at the age of 15 he first got to boxing training, where in the ring he felt the strength and effectiveness of this sport, which predetermined his future fate.

At the championship of Ukraine, Alexander could be seen by his demeanor, his hobby for dancing in childhood formed his own style of warm-up, a dancing, smiling boxer with access to the ring turned into a tactful, cold-blooded fighter.

Vasily Lomachenko nicknamed "Hi Tech" is a Ukrainian boxer record holder who managed to surprise brilliant career in the amateur ring, and since 2012, performing as a professional, is the most promising boxer of our time. Vasily was born in Belgorod-Dnestrovsk, Odessa region on February 17, 1988, his fate was predetermined by his father, Anatoly Nikolaevich, who, already in infancy, set the goal of raising an Olympic champion.

Lomachenko began to train with Joseph Katz, then came under the leadership of his father, who is still a mentor, friend and companion of the Ukrainian boxer.

WBO European Lightweight Champion, Pan-Asian Boxing Association Lightweight Champion, WBA International Lightweight Champion and WBA Intercontinental Light Welterweight Champion Eduard Troyanovsky, known as Bryansk Eagle or Troy, is a 35-year-old Russian boxer from Bryansk. He performs in two weight categories - light (61.2 kg) and welterweight (63.5 kg), since the boxer's combat weight ranges between 61 and 64 kg. In the track record of this fighter, there are 20 fights and, accordingly, 20 victories, 17 of which were by knockout.

Eduard was born in Omsk on May 30, 1980, but already in infancy he moved with his parents to Oryol, where he subsequently took his first steps in sports.

Emanuel Steward is a true legend of world boxing, both as an athlete, and even more so as a brilliant coach. The steward has brought up a whole galaxy of world-famous champions both among amateurs and professionals in the ring. Among his most famous students are Lennox Lewis, Evander Holyfield, Thomas Hearns and Wladimir Klitschko.

Emanuel Steward was born on July 7, 1944 in the American town of Bottom Creek (West Virginia). The boy began to practice boxing already in early childhood... When he was 12 years old, after his parents divorced, Steward moved to Detroit with his mother. In his new place of residence, the young boxer began to train at the Brewster Recreation Center - the very one in the rings of which the famous Joe Lewis and Eddie Futch perfected their skills.

Continuation of the biography of Alexandra Povetkin.

The victory was then awarded to Alexander Povetkin. So he became the WBA world heavyweight champion.

In December of the same year, Alexander defended his new title in a fight with Cedric Boswell, and two months later, in February 2012, he did it again in a duel with Marco Hook. September 2012 brought Povetkin a victory over American boxer Hasim Rahman, in a duel with whom he again defended the WBA title, defeating his opponent in round 2. Well, in May 2013, the Russian boxer deprived the candidate for this title, Pole Andrzej Wawzhik, from the chances for the WBA champion belt by knocking him out in Moscow. By the way, it should be noted that at that time the Polish boxer had no defeats.

World renowned boxing trainer Freddie Roach, best known by the nicknames "Cucaracha" and "Choir Boy", was born in America. Future boxer eight-time winner of the title of "trainer of the year" was born in Massachusetts on March 5, 1960. The surname of the boxer is translated into Russian in different ways: both as a notch, and as a roach, and as hashish, and even as a cockroach. Actually, "cucaracha" in Spanish means "cockroach".

The boxer received the nickname "Boy from the Choir", as Freddie Roach himself recalls, for his "cute baby face". It is also for this reason that the successful boxer has sometimes been called the "child-faced killer." And in fact, if a stereotype has developed in society that a boxer is a thug without an unnecessary imprint of intelligence on his face, then you need to understand: appearance is very often deceiving, and the example of Freddie Roach is just that case. Rather, one can assume that he is a bank clerk.

For more than a century of professional world boxing history, even experts can remember a few names of champions who have never experienced the bitterness of defeat in their entire career. Sports biography of Joe Calzaghe- a boxer of the 2nd middle weight category, a multiple winner of the world title in different versions, is an example of such an invincible boxer. During his performance in the professional ring (1993 - 2008), he entered the ring 46 times, and each time he won.

The Terminator Joe (Joseph) Calzaghe was born on March 23, 1972 in England (London). But soon the family moved to the town of Newbridge in Ireland, and the first successes of the future boxer are associated with the Newbridge Boxing Club, where from the age of 9 his father Enzo Calzaghe began to train.

Argentina has always been famous good fighters... Oscar Bonavena, Grigorio Peralta, Sergio Martinez and others. Today is our story about Carlos Monsone whose name is now almost forgotten.

Carlos Roque Monson(Carlos Roque Monzón) was born on August 7, 1942 in the town of San Javier in the province of Rio Negro in the center of Argentina in a poor family. When Carlos was 7 years old, his large family moved to live in a poor suburb of Santa Fe. To help his family survive, Carlos dropped out of school in 3rd grade and went to work.

Edwin Valero professional boxer, world champion according to the WBA, originally from Venezuela. Valero won 27 victories in the professional ring, all by knockout, with his first 18 fights Edwin completed in the first round, thereby setting a world record. Edwin made his last 18 knockout on February 25, 2006. Later, this record was broken by Tyrone Brunson, who won 19 knockout wins.

Disputes about who best boxer in history, periodically flare up in discussions in many media, among professionals and amateurs of this sport. Objectively speaking, this is the point of view of one or another expert, and, like any point of view, in many respects the definition of the best and worst boxer is subjective.

For the first time, they began to talk about who is the best regardless of the weight category for a long time. The first such title was awarded boxer Benny Leonard who dominated the ring from May 1917 to January 1925. Now, many boxing historians reasonably believe that best boxer in history boxing regardless of the weight category ...

In the world of sports, it is customary to compile a wide variety of ratings. And not only to calculate who has been a champion for longer, and at what age, but also by indicators that cannot be measured. For example, how many years has the sport been conducted about which boxer has the most strong punch in boxing... Various ratings and lists are compiled. But ... Until now, no one has come up with a device that can measure the force of a boxer's blow just as objectively as the scales - the weight of an athlete or a ruler - his height. Probably because in battle it is not so important.

Research by scientists has convincingly proved that in order to knock out a boxer, it is enough to hit him in the chin with a force of 15 kilograms. And a person, depending on the degree of preparation, can hit with a force of 200 to 1000 kilograms.

Sports biography of Nikolai Valuev begins in school years. But he was not engaged in boxing, but in basketball, and even as part of the Frunzenskaya Sports School (St. Petersburg) became the champion of the country. Also among his hobbies was athletics.

In recent years, European boxers, indigenous to European countries, do not often delight their fans with championship belts. Not so long ago came to an end biography of Ricky Hatton in a professional boxing ring. Two defeats in a row - from the famous Filipino Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2009. This was his second defeat in the ring. The first is December 28, 2007 from rising star Floyd Mayweather Jr. After the defeat in 2009, Hatton stopped performing for a while.

But after three years he decided to return. Defeat from a lesser-known Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslava Senchenko On November 24, 2012, he finally retired the once famous British knockout.

The era when in America boxing was associated only with the names of heavyweights ended with Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson. Today, the most spectacular boxing in the United States is shown by middleweight boxers. AND Floyd Mayweather- the best among them. This is what the statistics say, the professionals think so.

The biography of Floyd Mayweather Jr., as it is customary to call the best boxer in the world in today's ratings, in order to distinguish it from his father, Floyd Mayweather Sr., who at one time also played in the professional ring and fought against Sugar Ray Leonard, began quite standardly.

Floyd Mayweather achieved his first successes in the All-American ring while still an amateur.

Started boxing Cassius Marcellus Clay, who only after receiving the first champion title in a fight against Sonny Liston in February 1964 began to be called Muhammad Ali at the age at which many young boxers are starting today - at the age of 12. The first Muhammad Ali's workouts took place in a boxing club in his homeland, in the American town of Louisville (Kentucky).

Already the first classes showed the remarkable talent of the teenager. His first fight took place under the lenses of a local TV channel in six weeks after the start of training. Muhammad Ali defeated a white-skinned boy who trained for over a year. When he was declared the winner, he shouted that he would become the champion. And the boxer fulfilled his childhood promise, winning the champion title more than once in his life and winning when others no longer hoped for it.

Having made the decision to become a champion, the boy began train furiously.

Gerald McLellan- an outstanding professional boxer, champion, whose fate convincingly testifies that big sport Is a big risk. Start biographies of Gerald McLellan similar to the biographies of many professional boxers of his period. He began to train at a young age. Then - an amateur career, performances at the Golden Glove tournament. At the age of 21 (August 12, 1988) he had his first fight in the professional ring.

During his performances in the amateur and professional ring, an outstanding Russian boxer Kostya Ju developed his own training cycle, which helped him win and win championship titles. When asked to compare with known training methods, he replied simply: “ Kostya Ju training regimen, Is my technique. And it can only be compared with the Kostya Ju training regime. "

Among our contemporaries, probably, there is no person who would not have heard of great boxer Mike Tyson, whose biography is replete with ups and downs. Michael Gerard Tyson was born in the Negro district of New York - Brooklyn. The father, who left his mother shortly before birth, Mike did not know. And the mother was not particularly worried about her son. Tyson was raised by the street.

At the age of 14, when the boy was once again in a correctional institution, in biographies of Mike Tyson there was a turning point: he met with the boxing icon Muhammad Ali. It was then that for the first time he seriously thought about the career of a boxer.

In professional boxing, a scandalous British David Haye came, like most professionals, from amateurs. But, despite the fact that he began to study at the age of ten, in the biography of David Haye high-profile victories in an amateur career was not. At the 1999 World Championships, he lost in the very first fight, and the next, two years later, he still managed to win a place in the final, but lost to Odlanier Solis. David Haye went professional, having only the silver of the world championship.

David Haye started his career in the professional ring in the first heavyweight division.

Sports biography of Alexander Povetkin started in 1992 in the Kursk sports complex "Spartak", when the future winner and champion turned 13 years old. The boxer's talent manifested itself immediately. In 1995 he became Champion of Russia among youth, and in 1997 - among juniors.

For the first time to take part in the Olympics (Sydney-1998) as part of the Russian national team, Alexander was prevented by an injury. In the Olympic offseason, in the biography of Alexander Povetkin, there are several significant victories in the amateur ring.

In the world of boxing history, in that part of it that can be called the happy 70s for heavyweights, there are many athletes who could have achieved many great results if it were not for the fact that at this time several not just talented boxers competed at the same time, but the amazing legends of world boxing. So, in the Soviet Union, heavyweight Igor Vysotsky did not become a champion and did not fully reveal his talent.

In the USA, such a boxer was Ron Lyle, whose biography is full of amazing fights in the professional ring (43 victories, of which 31 by knockout, 7 defeats and one draw), but he never managed to win the championship belt.

Among the many legendary personalities of world sports in boxing, there are few athletes who would be on a par with Mike Tyson... His amazing victories by knockout, his fighting style, demeanor in the ring, today, after many years, cause only surprise and delight. Many would like to become so famous, but very few can prepare for fights as selflessly as Mike Tyson trained.

The decision to become a boxer legendary champion accepted at the age of 14 after meeting with Muhammad Ali when he was in specialized school for juvenile offenders. Boxer Bob stewart at this time he taught physical education at school. Mike Tyson turned to him for help.

The first trainer laid the foundation for the training of a boxer in the minds of the future champion and winner. How Mike Tyson trained was legendary at school.

Klitschko brothers are among the most famous boxers in the world. They have collected all the possible championship belts that can be found in professional boxing, but they will never stand in the ring against each other.

The youngest of the famous brothers started playing sports in 1990. At the age of 14, it began biography of Vladimir Klitschko as an athlete when he began to study boxing at the Brovary School Olympic reserve... Already in 1993, he won his first significant victory among amateur juniors, receiving a gold medal at the European Boxing Championships.

Among professional boxers, whose records it is unlikely that someone will manage to break, but at least repeat, the best boxer of the decade (2000s) undoubtedly stands out, regardless of the weight category, according to the versions of many experts. Filipino Manny Pacquiao... He became the world champion in various versions in eight weight categories. And the difference between the minimum (lightest weight) and maximum (first middle weight) weight categories, which was performed by Manny Pacquiao, was ten weight categories, which is also not easy to achieve.

There are many outstanding family duos in the world of sports. But, perhaps, none of them can compare with fame today. boxing brothers Vitaly and Wladimir Klitschko... The biography of Vitali Klitschko, the eldest of the brothers, begins in Kyrgyzstan, where he was born into a military family on July 19, 1971. But this fact did not affect his development as an athlete. Soon my father was assigned to another garrison, and the family left Kyrgyzstan.

In his youth, together with his brother, they studied different kinds martial arts, but Vitaly chose kickboxing. He performed successfully both in amateur (two-time world champion) and professional ( four-time champion world) kickboxing ring.

The turning point in the biography of Vitali Klitschko was 1995, when he decided to go in for boxing.

Among professional boxers, not many showed such a variety of talents and managed to realize themselves not only in boxing, but also in other spheres of life, from excellent boxing.

Roy Jones biography- a clear confirmation that a person can have many talents and, having skillfully disposed of time, he has the opportunity to develop them. The athlete proved that he not only managed to reach the heights in amateur and professional boxing, but also realized himself as a singer, successfully performing rap, and as an artist who starred in more than one film.

Multimillion-dollar prize money, crowds of fans, fame, ring, training - all these words are united by boxing. Its popularity is growing every day.

The best boxers in the world enter the ring for money or fame and put on a real show. People have always wanted two things - bread and circuses. As long as there are athletes who can provide the latter, this sport will live on.

In order to become the best, they worked for a long time and worked on themselves, improving themselves every day. Before presenting the rating of the boxers in the world, it is necessary to figure out “where the legs grow from”.

Boxing history

Officially, such a sport as boxing was recognized only in 1719 in England. An interesting fact is that from that moment this country still counts all its tournaments and championships, consistently printing reports in newspapers.

Unofficially, we can say that boxing is at least more than 5 thousand years old. This is exactly what archaeologists confirm, who found 2 tablets in the vicinity of Baghdad, where boxers with wrestlers were depicted.

V Olympic program such competitions appeared in only 23 games. Many years have passed since that time and boxing has undergone constant changes until it acquired its final form, which we can observe at the moment.

How are the best boxers in the world chosen?

To have an idea of ​​how the best boxers in the world are selected, it is necessary to consider the criteria by which an athlete is determined.

Of course, the number of fights fought is taken into account, victories are analyzed in relation to defeats, draws and won fights ahead of schedule. In addition, not only the style is important, but also the manner of fighting, along with the average number of points. Despite this, many boxers - world champions - were not included in this list, and those who were deprived of their belts and titles (for example, Muhammad Ali) are leading it. This is due to the fact that as such a specific list of requirements does not exist, but the best one is chosen, relative to certain non-prize associations by popular vote.

Top boxers in the world of all time

Willie Pep is ranked 10th. He showed himself excellently during the period of his career (1940-1966), with a large number of victories and a minimum number of defeats. A lightweight champion, he set a kind of record, having spent 69 fights in a row without defeat.

9th place. This boxer is famous not only for the fact that he began his career in lightweight, but finished on average. Twenty-seven knockouts in a row, 3 championship awards in different weight categories. He was recognized as a great boxer not only by his fans and experts, but also by other athletes with famous names.

Rocky Marciano - 8th place. Didn't get a single defeat. He played in the heavyweight division and became famous for his cocky character and cruelty.

Julio Cesar Chavez - 7th place. One of the most famous boxers in Mexico, who competed in 3 weighting criteria. Defeated a large number of eminent boxers. He became famous due to the fact that he constantly controlled all the actions of his opponent and managed to defeat them using his power.

Jack Dempsey - 6th place. A large number of people were always present at his fights. This athlete can even be called the favorite of all America. The most famous boxer made him aggressive and powerful. For 7 years he was the undisputed champion.

The famous Mike Tyson is in 5th place. Probably, there are no people who do not know his name. No one doubts his fame, but all thanks to his phenomenal aggression during the fight, which allowed him to win fights either in the first seconds after the gong hit, or in the first 2-3 rounds. The bets on fights with Mike were only on how long it would take for him to knock out his opponent. There is a line about him in the Guinness Book of Records.

Jack Johnson and an honorable fourth place. For 10 years he was the undisputed heavyweight champion. He was disliked not only by boxers, but also by the audience, and all because of the technique and style of fighting. Despite all the negativity, he emerged victorious from almost every fight.

Three leaders

Sugar Ray Robinson - bronze in the ranking. It was a boxer with capital letter... He combined the best qualities that allowed him to compete in seven weight categories. Despite his large size, he possessed amazing stamina and invested in every blow.

Muhammad Ali - silver. Of all the famous boxers, this one is perhaps the most famous. He was named the Boxer of the Decade five times in a row. Olympic champion in the heavyweight division. The scandalous boxer was the de facto world champion, but de jure he was deprived of these titles because of his character, and most importantly, because he went to the Vietnam war. He was invincible. Neither society, nor the country, nor rivals could break him.

He occupies the first line of the ranking of boxers of all time, not because he was the best heavyweight boxer, but because he set a record that has not yet been broken by anyone. The championship title belonged to him for 11 years, eight months and seven days.

in boxing

In fact, the strongest boxer in the world cannot be determined if it comes precisely about the force of his blow. This is due to the fact that no one has ever measured the impact force of all athletes in order to compile some more or less acceptable statistics. At the same time, it should be understood that during the strike, it is important not only muscle strength, but also its knockout component. It is because of this that it is very difficult to make specific calculations. At the same time, jerking and sharp strikes can be completely the same in their strength, but their knockout components are completely different.

The impact force of an average man is in the region of 200-1000 kg. Moreover, the lower figure is a good blow for a boxer of 60 kg, while the upper one is for a super heavyweight. For a knockout, 15 kg is enough in the chin area.

Despite this, there is an opinion in the world that the most strong blow of all the boxers that once existed, it was Mike Tyson who possessed.

Strongest blows

Many boxers dream of a crushing blow. World champions and contenders for this title in all weight categories always hope to finish the fight ahead of schedule, but unfortunately not all have the right punch. Despite the fact that Mike Tyson's right cross is considered the strongest punch, in fact there are several other boxers who had, if not stronger, then clearly not weaker punch.

1. George Foreman - Right Uppercut
2. Ernie Shavers - Right Cross.
3. Max Baer (rumored to have knocked out a real bull).
4. Joe Fraser - left hook.

Strength is not the main thing

Even the boxer who possesses crushing blow, cannot win without the necessary tactical plans for each battle. All opponents are different and have own style and strategy, and where the counterattack takes place, the power emphasis cannot always pass. Famous boxers become such not only because of their impeccable, which, of course, is also important. But also a boxer cannot do without a trainer and special psychological attitude before the fight. It is important to beat the opponent already at the weigh-in stage.

Modern boxing

Despite the fact that the best boxers in the world of all time have been announced, modern boxing dictates its own rules. If we talk about the achievement of an athlete, regardless of his weight category, then at the moment it is worth noting Floyd Mayweather. He holds the World Boxing Council welterweight title.

The rating of eminent fighters is headed by this one american boxer, and right behind him is the Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko. Further, the rating of the best modern boxers, regardless of their weight category, is as follows:

• Juan Manuel Marquez.
• Saul Alvarez.
• Gennady Golovkin.
• Karl Froch.
• Danny Garcia.
• Adonis Stevenson.
• Sergey Kovalev.

Grandiose meeting

Despite the achievements of boxers of the last century, speaking of the best, one cannot ignore the 2015 meeting, where Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather will meet. Probably, there is no fan of this sport who would not talk about a future fight. Truly great boxers of the world meet in a face-to-face fight, the rate in which will be respect and an unprecedented nine-figure fee. In addition, athletes will finally decide who is the great fighter of our time and will take three titles with them.