Boxing has been an interesting sports for centuries. It has been existing long before the reign of "Alexander the great" and the origin of the formidable "roman empire". The earliest evidence of boxing dates back to Egypt around 3000 BC, quite a long time. The sport was introduced to the ancient Olympic Games by the Greeks in the late 7th century BC, when soft leather thongs were used to bind boxers' hands and forearms for protection.
For centuries this sport has been an interesting aspect of entertainment. It is actually a sport for real men who have guts!. Quite a number of professional fighters have made history that nothing can erase. When they had their backs on the ropes, the world felt their greatness.
Below are the top greatest professional boxers of all time. They fight like beast- knock opponents out like meal.
Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar
Ray Robinson was the best pound-for-pound fighter in history. He won
126 straight fights to begin his career. He was a very ruthless fighter.
He became the first boxer to win a divisional world championship five
times and was named “fighter of the year” in 1942 and 1951. Robinson was
the most complete fighter to ever take the ring, dominating the
competition throughout his career.
Muhammad Ali
Muhammad Ali was the first boxer to win heavyweight championship of the world three times. He called himself "the Greatest" of which nobody could deny the facts. He’s one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures in American history, with many regarding him as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all-time.
Ali became an icon figure in the
civil rights movement after he refused to serve in the United State
armed forces During the Vietnam War. He was a very intelligent and
skillful fighter. To many, Ali is the definition of a champion.
Joe Louis
Joe
Louise was the world heavyweight champion from 1937 to 1949, the tittle
he held for over 140 months, successfully defending it a record 25
times. He was nicknamed by fans as “Brown Bomber” due to his punching
power. He was one of the most popular champions of all time.
Rocky Marciano
Rocky
Marciano is the only heavyweight champion in
boxing history to retire with an undefeated record. He fought 49 matches
with 43 knockouts without loosing any. He was a problem to all fighters
that came his way.
Mike Tyson
Mike
Tyson was the youngest heavyweight champion in the boxing history. He
won his first 37 fights before being
upset by James "Buster" Douglas in 1990. He was convicted in 1992 for a
rape case and served three years in prison. He won two titles upon his
return
but lost to Evander Holyfield in rematch. He was a very ruthless and a
celebrated fighter but his attitude outside the ring brought lots of
smudge marks to his name.
Henry Armstrong
Henry
Armstrong was one of the first boxers to simultaneously hold world
titles at three different weights. He held those three titles when there
were only eight recognized divisions as at then. Armstrong faced 17
world champions throughout his career and defeated 15 of them. After
winning the World Welterweight Championship in 1938, He defended his
title 18 times -which is pretty much a record, before eventually
dropping it in 1940.
Roberto Duran
Roberto Duran was a boxer from Panama. He had a career that spanned over 50 years. He was seemingly an unstoppable lightweight who dominated his competition all through his career, winning several world championships in four different weight classes: lightweight, welterweight, light middleweight, and middleweight. He was famous for his versatility, technique, and ability to create pressure in a fight.
Sugar Ray Leonard
Seven-time
champion Sugar Ray Leonard fought the best boxers of his era, beating
each and every one of them. Among those he beat are some huge names:
Wilfred Benitez, Tommy Hearns, Marvin Hagler, and Roberto Duran. Over a
20-year career, Leonard won world titles in five weight divisions, the
lineal championship in three weight divisions, and the undisputed
welterweight title.
Leonard was named “Boxer of the Decade” in the
1980s, earning more than $100 million in purses over the course of his
career. Leonard won an Olympic gold medal in 1976 and is widely regarded
as a top-10 boxer of all-time.
