It is difficult, especially, for those of us who love boxing to label and classify the best boxers in the history of this great sport . Avoiding difficulties, the Buddha Sport team gets wet, creating a Complete list of the 5 best boxers in history.

5th MayWeather

Born in the United States as Flody Joy Sinclair, this American professional boxer has boxing in his blood as he is the son of Floy Mayeeather Sr. and nephew and pupil of world champion Roger “Black Mamba” Mayweather.

Flody Joy Mayweather, Jr. has been world champion in five different categories , super featherweight, lightweight, super lightweight, welterweight and super welterweight. His combat stands out for using a good technique, very refined, for a long time he was considered the best pound for pound according to The Ring .

At the moment He is still active fighting with the best professional boxers , to date he remains an undefeated boxer, he has won all his fights.

4th Sugar Ray Leonard

Leonard, legendary American boxer, was the first boxer to obtain a world title in five different categories .

During his amateur career he was already beginning to stand out, winning many championships such as the Gold Medal at the Olympic Games in Montreal in 1976, with a record of 145-5, 75 victories by KO.

The last fight he fought was in 1997 at the age of 40 and although it ended in defeat and being the farewell to his career, he demonstrated his courage as a boxer. That same year he entered the Boxing Hall of Fame through the front door.

His rivalry with Roberto Durán caused one of the best fights in history . In their first fight together Durán took him to his field and led the fight at all times. Leonard learned from his mistakes and 6 months later he won the rematch with Roberto who decided to retire due to stomach problems.

3rd Julio Cesar Chávez

Half a century of professional career in the world of boxing was enough for Julio César Chávez González to win five world awards in three different categories . The boxer is considered the best fighter in Mexico, his native country, and it is no wonder since he has awards such as Super Featherweight from the WBC (World Boxing Council) in 1984, Lightweight from the WBA (World Boxing Association) in 1987. , WBC lightweight in 1988, IBF super lightweight in 1990, WBC super lightweight in 1991.

Some curious facts about the boxer and his career , Chávez is the boxer who has accumulated the most fights in the world, he remained undefeated for more than 13 years, he is known for his knockouts, 86 fights won by KO out of 115, it was such a spectacle that one of his nicknames was Mr. Knockout.

One of his legendary fights was the victory against Meldrick Taylor, by winning this fight he retains the WBC super lightweight title and wins the IBF super lightweight title.

At the age of 31, the decline of his career began until he hung up his boxing gloves , leaving an impressive and glorious career with three different titles, and being one of the best pound-for-pound boxers.

 2nd Muhammad Ali

The heavyweight without a doubt is and will be a world icon and not only in boxing since Muhammad Ali has been a famous and glorious fighter, but also, a influential in his generation and a reference in the fight against social and humanitarian inequalities .

Muhammad was born in the United States in 1942 with the name Cassius Marcellus Clay, which is why at the beginning of his amateur career he was known as Cassius Clay. Without being a professional, he began to stand out, winning the gold medal in Rome at the 1960 Olympic Games.

The three-time champion did and achieved what he wanted on a professional and personal level, nicknamed by many as "The King." It is clear that this heavyweight has left his mark on world history, has been hated in his native country and acclaimed by half the world.

Ali used to say to himself “I am the greatest” and that's how he was, the king among heavyweights, so we can see it in his best fights :

Muhammad Ali Vs. Karl Mildenberger

Muhammad Ali Vs. Zora Folley

Muhammad Ali vs. Jimmy Ellis

Muhammad Ali vs. Chuck Wepner

Muhammad Ali Vs. Brian London

Muhammad Ali vs. Sonny Linston II

Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Fraser

1st Roberto Durán

Also known as “Cholo” or “Hands of Stone”, Roberto Durán He is considered the best boxer that Latin America has ever produced , and we also place him at number 1 worldwide.

Durán, who started boxing almost on the rebound, with the purpose of buying his mother a house, has been a lightweight, welterweight, super welterweight and middleweight champion. Without a doubt, this Panamanian, originally from El Chorrillo in Panama, is a champion of champions and this is demonstrated by the results obtained during his professional career.

Today his career continues to make history and is an example for professional and amateur boxers around the world. Among his achievements, he became the first four-time champion in Latin America, 4-time world champion, listed by ESPN as the sixth best boxer in the world. , The Ring placed him in fifth place and the AP placed him as the best Lightweight of the 20th century. XX.

An outstanding 135-pounder, the best 135-pounder boxing has ever produced, the only fighter who has fought in five different decades, he began fighting in the 60s and ended his career in 2001.

According to Durán himself in an interview for ESPN, the secret of his success lies in intelligence and not in brutality.

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