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lundi 8 septembre 2014

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By Mattie MacDonald


Boxing can be described as a combat sport that entails two people engaging each other in a contest of strength, speed, endurances, reflexes and will. The contestants throw punches against each other with gloved hands. Amateur boxing is an Olympic and commonwealth sport that is also a common fixture in many major international games. Since boxing is a popular sport of all times, this article unfolds some of the greatest boxers of all time.

To begin with, is the household name, mike Tyson. He is one of the most outstanding powerful boxers, dominating the era beginning 1985 to 2005. Tyson has been a legendary boxer of his time. In fact, in the early 90s, he was regarded as an unbeatable boxer that knocked out all the contenders that came in front of him. The fighter has a record of 50 wins, 44 of which were direct knockouts. He only lost 6 matches. Tyson has been the most spoken of boxer of all time, eliciting a sensational park in many.

Consistency is another factor that falls into play. Though Mike Tyson reigned for 3 solid years, he never went on to win a great heavyweight who happened to be in their peak. It is thus critical to appreciate that prize fighting dates back to Ancient Greece and has evolved with time. Fighters in the 18th and 19th century often fought 20 to 30 times annually. This statistic is crucial when compiling a top list. The list below is thus a boxing contest and not a popularity one.

Archie Moore is on record with the highest number of ring knock outs (131). He first came out in the year 1935 and struggled for numerous years to earn himself a living during the time black boxers were normally shunned from getting opportunities reserved to the whites. He however never yield in but snatched the lightweight championship title at 36. On overall, he prides himself of signature victories over Bobo Olson, Joey Maxim, Giulio Rinaldi and Yvon Durelle.

Mohammad Ali, in his era from 1960-1981 was marvelous in every aspect of the sport. He was outspoken, entertaining and undefeated champion of his era. The king of boxing had a record of aggregate 56 wins, with 37 being knock-out wins. In his career, he only had 5 losses. Apart from just being a boxer, he promoted the boxing sport.

The era 1897 to 1945 was reined by Jack Johnson. He became the first American heavy weight champion before Mohammad Ali and Roy Jones. For more than ten years, Jack Johnson was unbeatable and used to humiliate his opponents by not avoiding knock-out in order to continuously massacre them in the ring. Though the press used to discredit and abuse him, he remained unbeaten. In fact, he goes down as the most famous and hated African American for a period of more than ten years. He prides himself of a whopping 73 wins, 40 of which being knock out wins and 13 loses.

Though he never caught the admiration of the public, Gene Tunney was a brilliant master of the ring. He was also pretty much educated as evidenced in his socializing with the members of American Intelligentsia. In his era, he outsmarted Dempsey(two times) and Harry Greb (4 times).

Willie Pep is one of the finest boxer with an era from 1940-1966. He is in record for 229 wins, 65 of which are knockout wins. He only lost 11 matches and was the first feather weight champion in the whole world.




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