Thursday, 4 September 2014

Top Seven Greatest Boxers Of All Time

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.

Jack Johnson. Possibly the most questionable man in boxing history, was never expected to achieve what he did. However he took no notice of the social standards. He won the heavyweight title of the world on 26th December 1908 and held in for seven years. He tormented greats, for example, Stanley Ketchel and jim Jeffries and could have accomplished progressively had he not existed so carelessly.

Joe Louis is considered as the man who beat the Hitlor. He is denoted as the brown bomber and regarded as an American Icon. The fighter is on record for winning 66 matches, 52 knock out winnings and 3 loses. Louis was indeed a shining star with a great record. During his reign, he ruled as a national hero for America, with a symbol of pride. His fights, during the world war, had political, social and international significance.

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.

Henry Armstrong had an era from 1980-2005, with a record that speaks for itself. This includes 107 wins, with 80 knockouts and mere 6 lost matches. Armstrong is a Mexican legend that prides himself of 10 years without a single loss. His toughness entertained people of all walks of life.

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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