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MANNY “THE PACMAN” PACQUIAO: GREATEST BOXER OF ALL TIME
Published November 2009
Cover Photos (by Picsearch.com): Top, Manny Pacquiao and supporters celebrate moments after
winning his bout against England’s Ricky Hatton on May 5, 2009 at MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada;
bottom, Pacquiao knocks down Miguel Cotto in the 4th round of their November 14, 2009 fight also at
MGM Grand.
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like boxers fighting for a living—and sometimes for their lives—inside the prize ring.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword iv
PART 1 BOXING THROUGH THE YEARS
Historical Notes 2
The All-Time Greats 17
PART 2 THE WORLD’S GREATEST BOXERS
Ranking The Greatest Boxers 61
The Greatest Boxer of All Time 70
PART 3 STORY BIGGER THAN BOXING
A Dreamer Goes To Work 73
Who Can Stop the Pacman? 84
PART 4 FIGHT RECORDS
Sugar Ray Robinson 89
Henry Armstrong 93
Muhammad Ali 96
Joe Louis 98
Roberto Duran 99
Willie Pep 102
Benny Leonard 106
Jack Johnson 111
Jack Dempsey 113
Sam Langford 114
Billy Conn 120
Harry Greb 122
Sugar Ray Leonard 127
Pernell Whitaker 128
Mike Tyson 130
Julio Cesar Chavez 131
Roy Jones Jr 134
Oscar De La Hoya 135
Shane Mosley 136
Bernard Hopkins 138
Floyd Mayweather Jr 139
Manny Pacquiao 140
PART 5 HOW YOU CAN MAKE MONEY 142
1 FOREWORD
Years ago, the Associated Press,
ESPN, The Ring Magazine, among
many other media organizations,
came up with their respective lists of who
almost without equal, and greater than Sugar
Ray Robinson, Henry Armstrong, and
Muhammad Ali, among others.
For example, 41 of Robinson’s 200 fights
were against opponents whose average career
were the greatest boxers of all time. While win percentage was less than 50 percent. In
they differed in their rankings from the second fights where these low-quality opponents were
spot downwards, they had been unanimous in excluded, Robinson’s winning rate goes down
picking Sugar Ray Robinson as the greatest to 83.65, compared to his career win rate of
fighter of all time. One list picks Henry 86.50. This pales in comparison to the resume
Armstrong at second, while the other puts of Pacquiao’s opponents. Pacquiao has an
Muhammad Ali in that place instead. average of 87 percent winning rate against
high-quality opponents, compared to his
Results of a recent online poll supposedly career winning rate of 91 percent.
participated in by more than half a million
respondents seem to validate the status of Even after Robinson had collected world
Robinson as the greatest boxer of all time, crowns in the Welterweight and Middleweight
pound for pound. However, neither Armstrong divisions and after having compiled a ring
nor Ali was to be found in second place. record of 127-1-2 win-loss-draw record in 130
Instead, newcomer Manny Pacquiao came in professional fights, he still fought opponents
second to Robinson, followed by Ali. with ring records of either less than 10 fights
or less than 50 percent winning rate. Thus one
Boxing fans know, of course, that rankings could even argue that Pacquiao’s sparring
and lists of all-time boxing greats are products partners (some of whom were either title
of opinion. Thus ranking the world’s greatest holders or former world champions) have
boxers (who competed in various eras and fight records that were superior to that of
across weight divisions) is source of endless many of Robinson’s opponents. And Pacquiao
debate among boxing fans. We join this goes through at least 130 rounds of sparring
debate and wish to argue our case with facts. sessions to prepare for his big fights.
Our contention: Manny Pacquiao of the
Philippines is even greater than Robinson. Altogether—that is, including low-quality
opponents—the average career win percentage
In saying that Pacquiao has taken his place in of Robinson’s opponents was 67, compared to
boxing history as the greatest fighter who ever Pacquiao’s 72 percent.
lived, pound for pound, we looked at the fight
records of the world’s greatest boxers. This book looks at several other evaluation
Although Pacquiao has done what no other criteria, such as how fighters coped with
fighter on planet Earth—living or dead—has opponents deemed to be much heftier than
achieved, we also look at his greatness in they were.
relation to what the other great fighters have A good part of this book also tells The
achieved under their own unique conditions. Pacman’s story. It is an attempt to pay homage
Of particular consequence in our analysis of not only to the man, but also to the kind of life
what these fighters had achieved is an he lives and the character that defines the way
evaluation of the quality of their respective he has succeeded—so far—in life.
opposition. It is in this context that Pacquiao
has established himself as a top level fighter, The Author
Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao
PART 1
BOXING THROUGH THE YEARS
Ingming Duque Aberia

Greatest Boxer Of All Time
2 HISTORICAL
NOTES
There are historical accounts that
suggest the existence of boxing in Africa long
before the Romans roared and thundered with
weight classes would disappear, only to re-
emerge at another time). At any rate,
consensus over their definitions has often
remained a problem.
In mid-19th century, boxing evolved into what

chants and excitement while watching the would soon become the professional sport that
deadly matches among gladiators at their it is today. The 1853 “Rules of the London
famed coliseum. Solid documentation, Prize-Ring” introduced new sets of contest
however, indicates that boxing as a sport and regulations. Boxing has, by this time, gained
form of entertainment has—like civilization popularity as a “pugilistic” contest. Pugilism
itself—originated from Europe. The Greeks was also known as bare-knuckle fighting.
for centuries have been known to fight with Here, combatants wore no gloves. London’s
their fist as a form of sporting contest. By the Pugilistic Benevolent Society further
18th century England has already devised the amended the rules in 1866 and, a year later,
word “boxing” to distinguish it as a form of John Chambers formulated what came to be
sporting competition apart from fistfights known as “Queensberry Rules.” These rules
where the primary concern was to settle provided for a more comprehensive set of
disputes among combatants. The basic rules— regulations that governed the conduct of
such as use of a ring and fighting within an boxing.
agreed number of rounds—that governed the
The Queensberry Rules had 12 key
sport emerged and gained wide acceptance.
provisions. They required, among other
In the olden days there was only one things, that matches should be conducted in "a
champion. It was hardly surprising then that fair stand-up boxing match" inside a 24-foot
the relatively bigger boxers constituted the ring. Three minutes were to be allocated for
elite crop of the sport. Boxing matches each round; and boxers could rest for a full
“tailor-made” for lighter boxers did occur minute in between rounds. A boxer who went
since mid 18th century, but they at best fitted down from a legitimate punch had ten
under the category of exhibition bouts. seconds within which to get up and resume
Although deemed professional in the sense fighting; otherwise he loses the match by
that fighters—both heavy and light—fought knockout. Boxers were allowed to wear "fair-
for money rather than for anything else, no size" gloves (to protect the knuckles). They
specific championship awaited the winners at were not allowed to "wrestle or hug."
the lighter bouts. The word “light weight” in
Boxing throughout history had largely been a
fact did not form part of the boxing
male sport. But few matches involving
vocabulary until the 19th century.
women boxers occurred as early as the 18th
Eventually, use of the terms “lightweight,” century, and organized boxing for women
“welterweight,” “middleweight” and came to life during the later part of the 20th
“heavyweight” would become commonplace, century.
but in the main each of them still needed a
Towards the end of the 19th century, the days
universally-recognized definition. By the 20th
of pugilism (bare-knuckle “Prize Ring”)
century, boxing rules would introduce new
gradually ended. Standard boxing that
weight classes, like straw weight and even up
evolved from the Queensberry Rules took its
to super heavyweight (at some point certain
http://iminstitute.ws 2
place. In the meantime, amateur boxing The 1867 Marquess of Queensberry

increasingly gained popularity in schools, armed Rules
forces and even in urban centers in England.
1. To be a fair stand-up boxing match in a
Amateur Boxing twenty-four foot ring or as near that
size as practicable.
Moral questions hounded professional boxing 2. No wrestling or hugging allowed.
from the day it was born. It appeared that the 3. The rounds to be of 3 minutes duration
indictment against boxing came mostly from the and 1 minute time between rounds.
relatively well-off members of society, since the 4. If either man fall through weakness or
rather tabloid commentary at the time went to otherwise, he must get up unassisted,
the effect that some sectors resented the way the ten seconds be allowed to do so, the
working class—from whose ranks most of other man meanwhile to return to his
boxing’s practitioners came—was profiting from corner; and when the fallen man is on
his legs the round is to be resumed
it. The insinuation was that some kind of “class and continued until the three minutes
war” was in the works somewhere. have expired. If one man fails to come
Controversial fight outcomes—like some to the scratch in the ten seconds al-
fighters being suspected of taking a “dive,” or lowed, it shall be in the power of the
even defaulting some matches—that marred the referee to give his award in favour of
the other man.
conduct of professional boxing further helped
the critics argue their case. In any case, what can 5. A man hanging on the ropes in a help-
be said on a less sensational note was that the less state, with his toes off the ground,
shall be considered down.
need to make boxing less cruel and less
commercialized has created a growing 6. No seconds or any other person to be
allowed in the ring during the rounds.
constituency. Thus by the late 1800s, amateur
boxing was on its way to becoming the popular 7. Should the contest be stopped by any
sporting event that it is today. unavoidable interference, the referee
(is) to name the time and place as
soon as possible for finishing the con-
Various governing bodies for amateur boxing test, to that the match can be won and
emerged as the sport progressed, such as the lost, unless the backers of the men
Amateur Boxing Association (1880) in England, agree to draw the stakes.
the International Olympic Boxing Federation 8. The gloves to be fair-sized boxing
(established in Paris in 1920), and the gloves of the best quality and new.
International Amateur Boxing Association 9. Should a glove burst, or come off, it
(London, 1946). Today, almost each country has must be replaced to the referee's satis-
its own governing body or bodies for amateur faction.
boxing. In the United States, there is the 10. A man on one knee is considered
Amateur Athletic Union (AAU), the Golden down, and if struck is entitled to the
Gloves Association, and USA Boxing. stakes.
11. No shoes or boots with springs al-
Key amateur boxing rules fixed, among other lowed.
things, the duration for each bout, for example
12. The contest in all other respects to be
male boxers could box 4 x 2-minute rounds or 3 governed by the revised rules of the
x 3-minute rounds by agreement. Females could London Prize Ring.
box 4 x 2-minute rounds by agreement. In Open ———————————————-
Championships and international tournaments, Source: BoxRec Wikepedia
3 Ingming Duque Aberia

males boxed 3 x 3-minute London’s Pugilistic

rounds and females 4 x 2- Benevolent Society retooled
minute rounds. The itself in 1918 and came to be
standard one-minute rest in known as the British Board of
between rounds was in Boxing Control (BBoBC). It
effect. further went re-structuring in
1929 and slightly shuffled its
Amateur boxing debuted as
PHOTO BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

name to become the British
an Olympic event in 1904 Boxing Board of Control.
Olympic Games and has Since the 1920s, the BBBoC,
since then been a part of alongside the National Boxing
the Olympic Games (except Association (USA), the New
in the 1912 Games). York State Athletic
Computerized scoring in Commission and the
the Olympics started in International Boxing Union,
1992, where at least three comprised the world's
out of five judges were Bob Fitzsimmons, a middle- dominant sanctioning bodies
required to simultaneously weight, won the heavyweight that regulated the sport as well
press the scoring button so title in 1897 and set a boxing as recognized and/or awarded
that a point could be record that remained intact for world boxing titles, among
credited to any boxer who, more than a century, until Roy other functions.
in their view, landed a Jones Jr, also a middleweight,
clean blow. won the heavyweight crown in Professional boxing flourished
2003. wherever commerce boomed.
Many professional boxers The rise of the United States
who rose in stature and as an economic power created
fame were, in their younger days, outstanding business opportunities for prizefighting, and
amateur boxers themselves. The likes of for boxing entrepreneurs to cash in on them.
Sugar Ray Robinson, Cassius Clay One such boxing visionary and apparently a
(Muhammad Ali) and Oscar De La Hoya strategic manager, Tex Rickard, established in
belong to this classification. early 1900s the Madison Square Garden
Corporation as a boxing promoter and built
The Sanctioning Bodies of Professional the Madison Square Garden in New York,
Boxing USA, as venue for boxing. Some megafights
involving Jack Dempsey, Gene Tunney, Joe
But despite the decline of bare-knuckle Louis, (all of whom were, at one time or
prizefighting and the rise in popularity of another, under the promotional outfit founded
amateur boxing, the appeal of professional by Rickard) among others, took place at the
boxing especially among hardcore fight fans Garden. At a time when pay-per-view and
was for so long a time hardly diminished. On satellite TV were yet unheard of, the Garden
the contrary, professional boxing (applying could generate millions of dollars from a
the Queensberry Rules), has gradually spread single night of boxing. Largely because of
from the United Kingdom to the rest of the this, the Garden would in time earn the title of
world. Also, the need for more effective “Mecca of boxing.”
regulations and regulating bodies governing
the sport grew in consequence. As controversies hounded the sport once more
(for example, Jack Dempsey won the in that State. The functions of the NYSAC
heavyweight title from Jess Willard but did included issuing of licenses, supervising of
not get paid because his manager lost his promoters, professional boxers and wrestlers,
purse on a bet that Dempsey would knock kick boxers, mixed martial arts fighters, ring
Willard out in the first round) the burgeoning officials, corner men, matchmakers, and the
business of boxing necessitated order. The like.
Senate of New York enacted in 1920 the
Walker Law (from its author Senator James In 1929 the NYSAC institutionalized 13
Walker) that not only affirmed the legal weight classes, namely: 1) Junior Flyweight
standing of professional boxing in New York, (109 pounds); 2) Flyweight (112 pounds); 3)
but also provided for a new set of boxing Junior Bantamweight (115 pounds); 4)
rules, including rules on weight divisions. The Bantamweight (118 pounds); 5) Junior
Walker Law impacted on the rest of the Featherweight (122 pounds); 6) Featherweight
boxing world, as more American States (126 pounds); 7) Junior Lightweight (130
promulgated their own boxing rules and pounds); 8) Lightweight (135 pounds); 9)
regulations, which often used the Walker Law Junior Welterweight (140 pounds); 10)
as basis or guide. Welterweight (147 pounds); 11)
Middleweight (160 pounds); 12) Light
The New York State Athletic Commission Heavyweight (175 pounds); and, 13)
(NYSAC) Heavyweight (unlimited).
The State of New York in the USA The NYSAC published (Self-Defense
established the NYSAC in 1920 pursuant to Sporting Annual 1929, p. 14), also in 1929,
the provisions of the Walker Law, which the new set of rules and regulations, an
regulated the conduct of boxing and wrestling excerpt of which follows:
Ring action by prizefighters of the past: Photos

(clockwise starting from right photo, show a 1910 boxing
match (boxers unidentified); the Lewis-Summers match in
1911; a 1910 boxing write-up by Nebraska State Journal;
portrait of prizefighter Jack Daly, taken in 1898; the
magazine cover for Sporting Life in 1898. Photos by
BoxRec Photo Gallery.
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Referee Modern Rules of Boxing

The rules of boxing vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, and on
The referee shall have the whether it is an amateur or professional bout. A violation of the follow-
power: ing rules is considered a foul, and can result in a point deduction or
disqualification:
(a) To cast the third vote, in • You cannot hit below the belt, hold, trip, kick, headbutt, wrestle,
which case the three votes bite, spit on, or push your opponent.
shall be of equal value. In the • You cannot hit with your head, shoulder, forearm, or elbow.
event of two votes coinciding,
• You cannot hit with an open glove, the inside of the glove, the
the result shall be so
wrist, the backhand, or the side of the hand.
determined. In the event of all
votes disagreeing, the contest • You cannot punch your opponent's back, or the back of his head
or neck (rabbit punch), or on the kidneys (kidney punch).
shall be declared a draw.
• You cannot throw a punch while holding on to the ropes to gain
(b) To stop a bout or contest at leverage.
any stage and make a decision • You can't hold your opponent and hit him at the same time, or
if he considers it too one-sided. duck so low that your head is below your opponent's belt line.
• When the referee breaks you from a clinch, you have to take a full
(c) To stop a bout or contest if step back; you cannot immediately hit your opponent--that's called
he considers the competitors "hitting on the break" and is illegal.
are not in earnest. In this case • You cannot spit out your mouthpiece on purpose to get a rest.
he may disqualify one or both • If you score a knockdown of your opponent, you must go to the
contestants. farthest neutral corner while the referee makes the count.
• If you "floor" your opponent, you cannot hit him when he's on the
(d) To disqualify a contestant canvas.
who commits a foul and to
• A floored boxer has up to ten seconds to get back up on his feet
award decision to opponent. before losing the bout by knockout.
The referee shall not touch the • A boxer who is knocked down cannot be saved by the bell in any
round, depending upon the local jurisdiction's rules.
contesting boxers, except on
failure of one or both • A boxer who is hit with an accidental low blow has up to five min-
contestants to obey the “break” utes to recover. If s/he cannot continue after five minutes, s/he is
considered knocked out.
command.
• If the foul results in an injury that causes the fight to end immedi-
When a contestant is “down” ately, the boxer who committed the foul is disqualified.
the referee and timekeeper • If the foul causes an injury but the bout continues, the referee
shall at once commence calling orders the judges to deduct two points from the boxer who caused
the injury.
off the seconds and indicating
the count with a motion of the • If an unintentional foul causes the bout to be stopped immediately,
arm. If the contestant fails to the bout is ruled a "no contest" if four rounds have not been fully
completed. (If the bout was scheduled for four rounds, then three
rise before count of ten, the rounds must have been completed.) If four rounds have been
referee shall declare him the completed, the judges' scorecards are tallied and the fighter who
loser. is ahead on points is awarded a technical decision. If the scores
are even, it will be called a "technical draw."
Should a contest who is • If a boxer is knocked out of the ring, he gets a count of 20 to get
“down” arise before count of back in and on his feet. He cannot be assisted.
ten is reached and again go • In some jurisdictions the standing eight-count or the three knock-
down intentionally, without down rule also may be in effect.
being struck, the referee and • In other jurisdictions, only the referee can stop the bout.
timekeeper shall resume count ——————————
Source: BoxRec Wikipedia

where it left off. opponent’s method of attack; to force an

opponent to adopt a style of boxing at
Should a contestant leave the ring during which he is not particularly skillful.
the one minute rest period between rounds
and fail to be in ring when gong rings to 5. It is advisable to deduct points when a
resume boxing, the referee shall count contestant persistently delays the action of
him out, the same as if he were “down.” a contest by clinching and lack of
aggressiveness.
If a contestant is down, his opponent shall
retire to the farthest corner and remain 6. Points should be deducted for a foul
there until the count is completed. even though it is unintentional and not of
a serious nature to warrant
Should he fail to do so, the referee and disqualification.
timekeeper may cease counting until he
has so retired. 7. A contestant should be given credit for
sportsmanlike actions in the ring, close
Referee shall decide all questions arising adherence to the spirit as well as the letter
during a contest which are not specifically of the rules and for refraining from taking
covered by these rules. technical advantage of situations unfair to
an opponent.
Judges
8. In order to arrive at a true conclusion
The two judges shall be stationed at every point should be carefully observed
opposite sides of the ring. The decisions and noted as the contest progresses, the
of the judges shall be based primarily on decision going to the )contestant who
effectiveness, taking into account the scores the greatest number of effective
following points: points regardless of the number of rounds
won or lost.
1. A clean, forceful hit, landed on any
vulnerable part of the body above the belt When neither contestant has a decided
should be credited in proportion to its margin in effectiveness, the winner should
damaging effect. be determined on points scored and
aggressiveness.
2. Aggressiveness is next in importance
and points should be awarded to the In 1922, the NYSAC ruled that boxers aged
contestant who sustains the action of a below 20 could not be part of a boxing match
round by the greatest number of skillful of more than 6 rounds.
attacks.
National Boxing Association
3. Defensive work is relatively important
and points should be given for cleverly
As New York solidified its status as hub of
avoiding or blocking a blow.
professional boxing, the other American states
4. Points should be awarded where ring decided not to be left behind. In 1921, or one
generalship is conspicuous. The year after the NYSAC came into being, 17
comprises such points as the ability to (other accounts say 13) American states,
quickly grasp and take advantage of every converged to erect the National Boxing
opportunity offered, the capacity to cope Association (NBA) in Rhode Island. The
with all kinds of situations which may concerted act was, in many ways, designed to
arise; to foresee and neutralize an neutralize the growing influence of the

NYSAC over professional boxing not only in the World Boxing Council. And so the rivalry
the US but throughout the world. Twenty between the NYSAC and the NBA continued.
years later, all boxing matches in America
were sanctioned by the NBA, except in New World Boxing Association
York and Massachusetts.
Half-way through the 20th century, with two
One of the more memorable fights sanctioned devastating World Wars and a global
by the NBA involved Jack Dempsey in his economic recession still fresh in the peoples’
matches against Firpo, Carpetier and his minds, the world needed a break.
tormentor, Gene Tunney. Reconstruction and economic recovery was
high in the global agenda. In time, peoples
There were instances, particularly within the around the world picked themselves up and
1927-1940 period, where both the NYSAC gradually regained their affluence—for those
and the NBA recognized different world coming from rich nations, at least. And as
champions coming from the same weight they went back to their well off lifestyles, the
division, creating confusion among fight fans demand for entertainment and the trappings of
at the time. By 1962, the NBA the good life increased. Boxing—anything but
metamorphosed to become the present-day tools of mass destruction!—was sorely missed
World Boxing Association. A year later, in by fight fans all over the world. It was time to
1963, the NYSAC helped deliver the birth of bring the ring action back.
“
AT HEAVYWEIGHT LEVEL,
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO SKILL
At a certain weight, both of you hit hard and it comes down to skills;
who's gonna hit who the most. But at a physical standpoint, a 5-
pound and 10-pound difference is a major, major situation. When
you''re a heavyweight, it's whoever is gonna land that punch first, but
it's gonna come down to skill. The person who's skilled is going to hit
you more so they eventually going to knock you out too. When you
both have about a 5 or 10-pound difference and you're a middle-
weight, the guy is just as quick. The one thing about me fighting the
bigger guy at heavyweight is that I'm faster than them. If you're just a
10-pound difference in the lower weights, the speed is just about the
same. If there ain't no difference in speed, then that person is hitting
a lot harder and a lot stronger, how can you win? You have to be
able to take that much force so it is a little different. That's why they
made weight divisions because they knew it would be a big differ-
ence.
-- Evander Holyfield in response to the question “You've fought
guys that weighed 20 pounds more than you, of course it was at
heavyweight though. How much weight actually makes a difference
as far as the fight is concerned? by Ben Thompson of
FightHype.com.
PHOTO BY BOXREC.COM
Photo shows Heavyweight Primo

Carnera and Flyweight Frankie
Genero. Photo by BoxRec ”
Although the NBA sanctioned what it billed interview as saying that he bribed WBA
as world championship fights, the contests officials to secure higher rankings for his
were held almost exclusively in the US. Also, fighters.
most of the protagonists involved Americans.
(The politically inclined may add the On the positive side, the WBA has maintained
protagonists mostly involved white a continuous process of refining its policies. A
Americans.) Which was why, if one was not more recent innovation is the award of a
American and he wanted to become a world Super Champion status to any WBA
champion, like Pancho Villa of the champion who also holds titles from other
Philippines, he needed to sail away towards sanctioning bodies (eg WBC, IBF or WBO)
America and got himself lined up for a series for the same weight division. Otherwise a
of fights leading to the championship bout WBA champion is simply recognized as a
itself. For “outsiders,” winning titles was regular champion. Under this rule, the regular
twice harder. title for the particular weight class involved
becomes vacant whenever a Super Champion
As the boxing fever hit many countries (like emerges. Lower ranked fighters can then vie
the Central and Latin American countries, for it in a title bout.
Japan, Thailand and the Philippines in Asia,
Italy, Germany and France in Europe, aside of World Boxing Council
course from the UK and the US), the need to
make the NBA truly global resonated. And so, One year after the National Boxing
in 1962, the NBA regrouped and assumed an Association re-organized to become the
international identity, calling itself World World Boxing Association, its rival—the New
Boxing Association. York State Athletic Council—made itself
handy in facilitating the creation of what
From its birth as NBA in 1920 until 1974, the would be called the World Boxing Council
North Americans had led WBA. Dr. Elias (WBC). The government of Mexico hosted an
Cordova of Panama initiated what would 11-country convention on February 14, 1963
become an uninterrupted reign by Latin with the aim of creating a sanctioning body
Americans from 1974 up to the present. for the sport of boxing that benefited from a
Gilberto Mendoza of Panama, the current genuine international constituency.
WBA President, has been in office since
1982. Hopping from the US to Panama The countries that founded the WBC included
(1980s) and from Panama to Venezuela the USA, Argentina, Great Britain, France,
(1990s), the WBA headquarters went back to Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru,
Panama in 2007. Venezuela and Brazil. The country
representatives were Luis Spota and Professor
As it happened anywhere in boxing (or in Ramon G. Velazquez of Mexico, Onslow
anything that involves mortal beings, for that Fane, Bobby Naldoo and Alexander Elliot of
matter), the WBA has not escaped from England, Justiniano Montano of the
corruption allegations. The ones that became Philippines, Piero Pini and Antonio Sciarra of
public knowledge included (1) a 1981 Sports Italy, Fernand Leclerc and Edouard Rabret of
Illustrated story where the WBA president France and Bob Turley, Nat Fleisher, Gen.
supposedly pressured a boxing judge to favor Melvin Krulewitch, George Parnassus,
some boxers; and (2) a year later, in 1982, Anthony Petronella, Don Larsen, Emile
Top Rank’s Bob Arum was quoted in a media Bruneau, all from the USA, Lazaro Kosi and

Yçcaro Frusca of Argentina, and Rodrigo boxing publics, gradually establishing its
Sanchez of Panama, among others. legitimacy as the "third" consequential
sanctioning body of boxing (outside of the
A policy innovation currently introduced by WBA and WBC).
the WBC which can be viewed as resembling
the aesthetic intent of WBA’s Super Other great boxers who won IBF
Champion is its “Diamond Belt.” This one is championship belts included Félix Trinidad
meant for elite champions whose title or titles (Welterweight champion from 1993 to 2000)
were contested at an agreed catch weight. and Ukrainian Vladimir Klitschko, the current
IBF heavyweight champion.
Lawyer Rodrigo Salud of the Philippines
served as its first Secretary General. Mexico’s Like the WBA and WBC at some points in
Jose Sulaiman is the current President. The their respective histories, the IBF went down
WBC maintains its head office in Mexico. once from the weight of unsavory charges. In
1999, Lee was convicted for racketeering and
International Boxing Federation other crimes (like bribery for better boxer
rankings). He left as IBF President in shame.
The International Boxing Federation (IBF)
could be considered as a descendant of the Hiawatha Knight replaced Lee to become the
United States Boxing Association (USBA). first woman president of any boxing
The USBA used to be a regional affiliate of organization with a global constituency. Her
the World Boxing Association. When the successor, Marian Muhammad assumed the
WBA convened in Puerto Rico in 1983 to IBF presidency in 2001.
elect a president, the USBA was represented
by Bob Lee, its president. He ran for the World Boxing Organization
WBA presidency but lost to Gilberto
Mendoza. What the IBF did in 1983 would be repeated
in 1988. But while North American delegates
Lee and some of his supporters in the bolted the WBA the first time, delegates from
convention left the WBA afterward and went Latin America led the breakaway group the
on to organize the IBF (initially called USBA- second time. The WBA was holding its
International). The IBF put up, and currently annual convention in Venezuela in 1988 when
maintains, its headquarters in New Jersey, businessmen from Puerto Rico and the
USA. Dominican Republic decided to do it their
own way and proceeded to put up the World
The IBF’s maiden year went largely Boxing Organization (WBO).
unnoticed. By its second year, in 1984, it
recognized big names like Larry Holmes, In a relatively short time that the WBO has
Marvelous Marvin Hagler and Aaron Pryor as been in existence, several name fighters have
IBF champions in their respective divisions. It won its championship belts. They included
was a masterstroke. Holmes, widely known as Oscar De La Hoya, Marco Antonio
the most deserving among the heavyweight Barrera,Ronald "Winky" Wright, Naseem
champions at the time, decided to relinquish Hamed, Verno Phillips, Michael Carbajal,
his WBC belt and kept his IBF title. Johnny Tapia, Harry Simon,Jermain Taylor,
Nigel Benn, Paul "Silky" Jones, Gerald
This gave rise to a situation where the IBF McClellan, Joe Calzaghe, Steve Collins,
gained some degree of acceptance from the Daniel Santos, Michael Moorer, Dariusz
Saga of the 17 Weight Classes ranged from (130-150); established by the ABA as 10
stone (in 1889); modified by the NSC (in 1909) as 9
From 2 divisions in the 18th century, there are now 17 stone, 9 pounds or 135 lbs.
weight divisions. Each of the division has its own story,
• Junior Lightweight—created by the Walker Law, es-
as presented below:
tablished by the NYSAC (in 1930). NOTE: this weight
• Heavyweight—first originated as 160 pounds plus by class can be divided into distinct historical periods:
Jack Broughton (in 1738); established by the ABA as 1921-1933 and 1959-present.
unlimited (in 1889); reaffirmed as no limit by the NSC
• Featherweight—first created under London Prize Ring
(in 1909); changed by the NYSAC to 175 plus in
Rules (in 1860) as 118 lbs (53.6 kg or 8 stone, 6
1920; modified again in 1979 by the WBC (followed
pounds); established by the ABA as 126 lbs (57.3 kg
by the WBA in 1982 and the IBF in 1983); again
or 9 stone in 1889); changed under Marquess Rules
modified in 2004 by the WBA, WBC and IBF to mean
to 110 lbs (in 1889); changed to 115 pounds (52.3 kg
201-plus pounds.
or 8 stone, 3 pounds) when George Dixon beat Cal
• Cruiserweight (also called junior heavyweight)—first McCarthy in 1890; his manager then changed to 120
originated in England (later called lighter- lbs (54.4 kg or 8 stone, 8 pounds) when Dixon beat
heavyweight); established as 176-190 lbs by the Abe Willis; modified by the NSC (in 1909) as 126 lbs
WBC in 1979, then the WBA in 1982, and the IBF in (57.3 kg or 9 stone).
1983; modified in 2004 first by the WBC, then the
• Junior Featherweight—first created by the Walker
WBA and next by the IBF to allow a maximum limit of
Law, though not fully established by the NYSAC;
200 pounds.
sanctioned by the WBC (in 1976).
NOTE: the English class Cruiserweights (from 1889-
1937) became Light Heavyweight (1937-present). • Bantamweight—first established by the ABA; fully
The name reappeared in America (in 1980) for a new sanctioned by the NSC (in 1909) as 118 lbs (53.6 kg
class of 190, then 195 and now 200 pounds. or 8 stone, 6 pounds); later solidified by the Walker
Law for standardized weight divisions (in 1920); en-
• Light Heavyweight (also called lighter-heavyweight)— dorsed by the NYSAC, and sanctioned by the NBA.
initially created by Lou Houseman for his fighter Jack Under London Prize Ring Rules, the weight division
Root (in 1903); first established by the NSC (in 1909) was 105 lbs (47.7 kg or 7 stone, 7 pounds). Increased
as 12 stone, 7 pounds or 175 lbs. to 112 lbs (50.9 kg or 8 stone in 1880) and then 115
• Super Middleweight (also called Junior Light Heavy- pounds (52.3 kg or 8 stone, 3 pounds in 1890) under
weight)—first established in Salt Lake City, Utah in Queensberry Rules. The weight class was set at 116
1967; re-established by the Ohio Boxing Commission pounds (52.7 kg or 8 stone, 4 pounds in 1898). The
(in 1974); "resurrected" by the World Athletic Associa- present 118 pound limit was first adopted in England
tion (in 1982); recognized by the IBF (in 1984); then (in 1904), then by the NSC (in 1909).
the WBA (in 1987): and last by the WBC (in 1988). • Junior Bantamweight—first created by the Walker
• Middleweight—first established by the ABA as 11 Law (in 1920).
stone, 4 pounds (in 1889); modified by the NSC (in • Flyweight—first established by the NSC (in 1909) as
1909) as 11 stone, 6 pounds or 160 lbs. 112 lbs (50.9 kg or 8 stone). English boxing authori-
• Junior Middleweight (also called Light Middleweight, ties followed suit and set the weight limit as 108 lbs
Super Welterweight)—first created by the Walker Law (49.1 kg or 7 stone, 10 pounds in 1910). United
(in 1920); established by the NBA (in 1956); univer- States boxing commissions NBA and NYSAC recog-
sally accepted by the Austrian Boxing Council and nized this weight class (in 1927). New York’s Walker
European Boxing Union (in 1962). Law established the weight class (in 1920) as 112
NOTE: this weight class can be divided into two histori- pounds.
cal periods: 1956-1962 and 1963-present. • Junior Flyweight—first established by the Walker
• Welterweight—first recognized in England as 142-145 Law; sanctioned by the WBC in 1975.
pounds (in 1889, then 1892); Established by the NSC • Strawweight (also called Minimumweight, Mini-
(in 1909) as 10 stone, 7 pounds or 147 lbs and made Flyweight)—first established by the IBF (in 1987) and
uniform as 147 pounds by the NYSAC and NBA (in later recognized by both the WBA and WBC (in
1920). 1988).
• Junior Welterweight—first created by the Walker Law; • Paperweight—first established by the Queensberry
recognized by Boxing Blade and also sanctioned by Amateur Championship and ABA as 95 lbs and less
the NBA (in 1922); established by the WBC in 1968. (in 1880). In time the paperweight champion became
NOTE: This weight class can be divided into three synonymous with the flyweight and bantamweight
distinct historical periods: 1922-1930, 1946-1959, and champions, although the weight actually increased 17
1968-present. pounds by sanctioning of the NSC around 1896-1898.
• Lightweight—first originated as any fighter whose ——
weight was less than 160 pounds by Jack Broughton
Source: BoxRec Wikipedia
(in 1738); under London Prize Ring, weight class
establishing himself as perhaps the greatest lightweight ever, he also had

POUND-FOR-POUND: A HISTORY Harry Greb raising hell at middleweight. Greb held the title for three years
and tore through the best middleweights and light heavyweights of the era.
by William Dettloff
Many rate him among the three or four best 160-pounders ever.
Most associate the origin of the "pound-for-pound" title with Sugar
If Greb wasn't the best in the game pound-for-pound in the era, maybe it
Ray Robinson in the 1940s and indeed, to this day most recognize was Jimmy Wilde, possibly the best flyweight in history, or Tony Canzoneri
Robinson as the best fighter ever to tie on a pair of gloves. The or Barney Ross, a pair of wonderful three-division champions. Either way,
lore is that the newspaper guys needed a way to distinguish Rob- you can be sure it wasn't Dempsey, as great as he was.
inson as the best fighter of the day as Joe Louis, a giant even
then, was clearly the sport's emperor. Yes, Louis was the heavy- Dempsey wasn't the first heavyweight champ to be outshone by the
weight champion, a national icon and beloved figure, the king of smaller guys. The great Jack Johnson fared no better. While he was
establishing his legacy at the turn of the century on the way to becoming
sport. But pound for pound, Robinson was better.
the first black world heavyweight champion, "Terrible" Terry McGovern
was winning the bantamweight and featherweight titles and staking his
Some historians trace the concept of a pound-for-pound best back
claim as the best all-around fighter there was.
farther, to the teens and '20s, when the great lightweight cham-
pion Benny Leonard was one of the kings of the game, even as Unfortunately for Greb, so was the brilliant lightweight champion Joe Gans,
Jack Dempsey was making his legend at heavyweight. over whom McGovern claimed a kayo victory that was a clear fix. Gans,
the first native-born black American to win a world title at any weight, won
The greatest heavyweights are never recognized as the best in the lightweight title in 1902 and defended it 13 times over two reigns. "The
the game, pound-for-pound. There are two reasons: first, the very Dancing Master" was universally recognized as the best 135-pounder ever
designation is a means to separate heavyweight champions, until Leonard came along and even then the old-timers still preferred
typically the most popular and most watched fighters in the game, Gans, who has a legitimate claim to being the best fighter pound-for-pound
of his era.
from the smaller, harder-working, under-rewarded guys. Secondly,
even the best heavyweights are not as skilled, as fast, as good as Many of the fighters who have over time been seen as the best pound-for-
the smaller guys. There could never be a heavyweight Willie Pep, pound have been, like Gans, more boxer than puncher (though Gans did
even on Pep's worst day. end up with 85 career knockout wins). Same with Leonard. The great
Pernell Whitaker, who spent nearly an entire decade (the '90s) at the top
No heavyweight champion - not Dempsey, not Louis or Marciano or Fra- of most pound-for-pound ratings, was his era's Pep, a defensive genius.
zier or Ali or Foreman or Tyson - was considered by anyone to be the best Mayweather falls solidly in this category. He's the slickest fighter in the
fighter in the business pound-for-pound during his reign, because he business today.
wasn't. In any era you can name, there was a smaller guy who was better.
Faster, smarter, more skilled, you name it. A few pound-for-pound guys have been great punchers. Robinson, for
one. Wilde certainly was - he ended up with 101 career kayo wins. Duran
When in its January 1990 issue The Ring magazine for the first time pub- belongs in this category (though his skills were criminally underrated) and
lished its ranking of the best fighters in the world pound-for-pound, it intro- so does long-time junior middleweight titleholder Terry Norris, who spent
duced to fight aficionados a whole new realm in which to debate fighters' some time on the pound-for-pound list. Norris was a crippling puncher
merits. But fans knew all along that the best fighters in the world, pound- when he wanted to be.
for-pound, were the littler guys. There wasn't as much formal consensus or
attention on it as there is now, but real fight fans knew. The great Sam Langford was a hitter too, who fought in Johnson's era and,
as a welterweight, routinely knocked out heavyweights. While not a devas-
While Ali was grabbing all the headlines in the 1960s, it was two smaller tating puncher, Julio Cesar Chavez, who was at the top of the pound-for-
guys, Carlos Ortiz and Eder Jofre, who jockeyed for unofficial status as the pound ratings for several years and is the most accomplished Mexican
pound-for-pound best. Ortiz, a marvelous boxer-puncher and brilliant fighter ever, also qualifies as a great puncher. Ask Meldrick Taylor.
combination hitter, won the world lightweight and junior welterweight titles
and defended the lightweight belt nine times over two reigns, including Still, for the most part, the fighters who have spent the longest stretches on
seven title fight wins over future Hall of Famers. the pound-for-pound lists have been efficient boxer/punchers. Think Sugar
Ray Leonard, who, at the height of his career, in the early '80s, was the
Jofre won his first 53 fights and ruled the bantamweight division from '61 to best boxer/puncher in the game. Same with Roy Jones, who was untouch-
'65, retired in '67, came back as a featherweight in '69, won the title at that able in his prime primarily for his great speed, but never was enamored of
weight and ultimately lost just two of 78 career fights. You can throw into the knockout. Monzon wasn't a great puncher, but he did everything well.
the mix too Pascual Perez, the dynamite punching Argentine who reigned Same with the mature Bernard Hopkins, and Oscar De La Hoya and
as the flyweight world champ for better than five years. Shane Mosley, all recent pound-for-pound entrants.
It got no better in a pound-for-pound sense for Ali in the '70s, even as he As great and as exciting as he was, Kostya Tszyu never got close to the
grew into the sport's biggest star. Long-reigning lightweight champion top of the pound-for-pound ratings until he stopped relying so much on the
Roberto Duran was viewed by many as the best in the sport regardless of right hand. Marco Antonio Barrera wouldn't be there today if he were still
size, and he had the record to prove it. He ruled the lightweight division for the gun slinging left-hooker that he was 10 years ago. He's a calmer, more
six solid years and went - get this - 53-1 in the decade. complete fighter.
As great as Duran was, some recognized middleweight champion Carlos Either way, you don't get called the best fighter in the world pound-for-
Monzon as the sport's best, pound-for-pound. Not as flashy as Duran or as pound without being special, no matter what the era. The ghosts of the
exciting, Monzon nonetheless rode a 56-fight, six-year undefeated streak best prizefighters ever will be watching Mayweather on November 4. He's
into the decade, went 26-0 between '70 and '77, made 14 title defenses, got a lot of history to live up to.
and hadn't lost a fight since '64. Ali couldn't touch that.
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Source: http://hbo.com/boxing
Dempsey had it even worse than did Ali. Not only did he have Leonard
Michalczewski, Chris Eubank, Vitali All About Weight

Klitschko, Wladimir Klitschko, Chris Byrd,
among others. In the beginning when weight classes became
part of boxing, there were only two divisions:
The WBO headquarters are based in San Juan, the Heavyweight and the Light(er)weight), set
Puerto Rico. Francisco Varcarcel, its current by the 1738 Broughton’s Rules governing
president, has been in office since 1996. prize fights.
International Boxing Organization The Amateur Boxing Association brought it

to 4 in 1880, by adding the Middleweight and
The International Boxing Organization (IBO) Featherweight classes. Then the UK’s Pelican
is another sanctioning body for professional Club (Pugilistic Society and London Boxing
boxing that awards world championship titles. Club), which was the forerunner of the
Incorporated as a for-profit organization by National Sporting Club, and which in turn
John Daddono in 1992, the IBO holds offices became the British Board of Boxing Control,
in Florida, USA. Ed Levine currently serves added one more in 1889, the Bantamweight
as President of the IBO. division. This would later become flyweight,
only to be modified three times later as
A significant contribution by IBO to boxing is featherweight.
the computerized system of rating boxers
which it implemented in late 1990s. The When the National Sporting Club amended
system seeks to eliminate the subjective the Queensberry Rules in 1891 (fleshing out
nature in which the rating process is done and in more detail the rules on roles of officials,
thereby enhance the credibility of rankings system of scoring bouts, and enabling referees
and championships awarded to boxers. to determine who won, among other things), a
coherent attempt to define the weight classes
Apparently wary of cases of dysfunctions and began. By 1910, 8 weight classes became
irregularities that tarnished the reputation of official, namely: (1) Heavyweight (176 lbs
the more established sanctioning plus); (2) Cruiserweight (175 lb maximum)
organizations, the IBO branded itself as later called "lighter heavyweight" by the
champion of integrity and trust in boxing. It British and "light heavyweight" by the
limits, as one of its integrity-enhancing Americans; (3) Middleweight (160 lbs
measures, the grant of licenses to rigorously- maximum); (4) Welterweight (147 lbs
selected 30 judges and 20 referees. It also maximum); (5) Lightweight (135 lbs); (6)
vows transparency in the conduct of its Featherweight (126 lbs maximum); (7)
business, particularly where its financial Bantamweight (118 lbs maximum); and (8)
records are concerned. Flyweight (112 lbs max).
Other Organizations In 1920, the Walker Law (and as implemented
by both the NBA and NYSAC)
Although less known to the public, there are institutionalized 14 weight divisions, adding
other sanctioning bodies of professional to the original list of 8 the Junior
boxing. To this group belong the likes of the Middleweight, Junior Welterweight, Junior
International Boxing Association, Lightweight, Junior Featherweight, Junior
International Boxing Council, International Bantamweight and Junior Flyweight.
Boxing Union, World Boxing Federation,
World Boxing Union, among many others.
The WBC introduced the Cruiserweight in A close look at the weight divisions will show
1979. From the original weight limit of 190- that the difference in weights between
195 pounds, the WBC, WBA and IBF (in divisions decrease as the division becomes
2004) altogether fixed it to 200 pounds. In lighter. For example, the difference from
1984, the IBF added the Super Middleweight Cruiserweight (200 lbs) to Light Heavyweight
division and, in 1987, included Straw weight (175 lbs) is 25 pounds. The difference
or Minimum weight into its official list of narrows to 15 pounds at the next major
weight classes. division (Middleweight), which is pegged at
160 pounds. From Middleweight to
More historical trivia on the weight divisions Welterweight (147 lbs), the difference drops
are on Page 11. Also presented in summary further to 13 pounds. Going down to the next
form on Page 15 is the current configuration major division, which is Lightweight (135
of the 17 weight divisions. lbs), the difference is 12 pounds. From
Lightweight to Featherweight (126 lbs), the
What’s Weighty About A Few Pounds difference continues to decrease at 9 pounds.
More? From Featherweight down to the next major
Diego Corrales-Jose Luis Castillo 1: Left photo shows Diego Corrales, right, pummeling
Luis Castillo with both hands in the 10th round of their lightweight title match on May 5, 2005
in Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, USA. Universally acclaimed Fight of the Year in 2005, Corrales
pulled himself up from the brink of defeat to stop Castillo in that round.
division, which is Bantamweight (118 lbs), the difference is 8 pounds. Finally, from
Bantamweight to Flyweight (112 lbs), the difference shrinks even more to 6 pounds.
Weight Limit WBA WBC IBF WBO
Unlimited Heavyweight
200lb (90.72kg) Cruiserweight Cruiserweight Cruiserweight Junior Heavyweight
175 lb (79.4 kg) Light Heavyweight
168 lb (76.2 kg) Super Middleweight
160 lb (72.6 kg) Middleweight
154 lb (69.9 kg) Super Welterweight Super Welterweight Junior Middleweight Junior Middleweight
147 lb (66.7 kg) Welterweight
140 lb (63.5 kg) Super Lightweight Super Lightweight Junior Welterweight Junior Welterweight
135 lb (61.2 kg) Lightweight
130 lb (59.0 kg) Super Featherweight Super Featherweight Junior Lightweight Junior Lightweight
126 lb (57.2 kg) Featherweight
122 lb (55.3 kg) Super Bantamweight Super Bantamweight Junior Featherweight Junior Featherweight
118 lb (53.5 kg) Bantamweight
115 lb (52.2 kg) Super Flyweight Super Flyweight Junior Bantamweight Junior Bantamweight
112 lb (50.8 kg) Flyweight
108 lb (49.0 kg) Light Flyweight Light Flyweight Junior Flyweight Junior Flyweight
105 lb (47.6 kg) Minimumweight Strawweight Mini Flyweight Mini Flyweight
Source: http://boxrec.com
Why is a difference in weight seemingly more crucial at the lighter weights than at the heavier
weight divisions?
Sanctioning bodies and government regulating agencies are one in saying that inputs from
related scientific research and ring doctors form part of the information that went into the
overall safety framework for boxing, as defined, for example, in fixing weight limits for each
division, or the number of rounds for which kind of bout (say title or non-title) or at what level
boxers are competing.
Evander Holyfield, former heavyweight champion and future Hall of Famer, once explained
that boxers who compete at the higher divisions, particularly the heavyweight division, possess
power that is more or less equal even if their weights differ by several pounds (Box, page 8).
This does not seem to be the case among lighter fighters. The late Diego Corrales, for example,
once backed out in 2006 from a title fight that a few pounds more in favor of the
against challenger Jose Luis Castillo because opponent could be dangerous to his health.
the latter could not shed an excess of 4½ Making up for family welfare must have
pounds at weigh-in. Billed as “The War To meant something to him. Four years earlier, in
Settle The Score,” the bout should have been 2002, Corrales served 14 months of jail time
the third fight between the two boxers. Their for charges of beating his pregnant wife.
first fight (for WBC and WBO lightweight
titles) on May 5, 2005 was a classic in non- It turned out that Corrales didn’t have much
stop action, with Castillo flooring Corrales time to personally take care of his family. On
several times in the latter rounds. But in the May 5, 2007, or exactly 2 years after he faced
10th round, Corrales—although bleeding and Castillo in their epic first fight, Corrales died
visibly dazed from the constant pounding he from a motorcycle accident in Las Vegas.
got from Castillo—stunned Castillo with a
short right hook, and the latter could not The Pound for Pound Debate
recover in time to ward off a barrage of two-
fisted attack from Corrales in the ensuing few Boxing experts for years have indulged
seconds. Castillo lost by TKO. The way the themselves in the unending debate of who is
fight was fought by both fighters was the greatest ever among the great fighters. But
compelling enough that talk of a rematch had because it seldom happened that these great
already started even before the fight ended. fighters faced each other owing to differences
in size and time in which they actively
The rematch happened 5 months later, on competed, all products of any effort to rank
October 8, 2005 at Thomas & Mack Center, boxers according to their relative places in the
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. Despite efforts to list of all-time greats would have to remain an
rid himself of excess poundage during weigh- opinion, and therefore a potential “fodder for
in, Castillo still ended up heavier by more more debate.”
than 3 pounds. Corrales could have refused to
fight Castillo by invoking pertinent contract Syllogism could have been useful, like: All
provisions, such as on the ground of weight heavyweights are KO artists; Mike Tyson is a
violation, but he opted to face Castillo on the heavyweight; therefore Mike Tyson is a KO
next day anyway. On fight night, both fighters artist.
dished out the same brand of toe-to-toe non-
But in boxing, basic logic offers little help:
stop action, like they did in their first bout.
Antonio Tarver lost to Bernard Hopkins;
But unlike the way it ended in their first duel,
Bernard Hopkins lost to Roy Jones Jr;
Castillo this time exacted revenge, knocking
therefore, Antonio Tarver will lose to Roy
Corrales out in the fourth round.
Jones Jr? That’s where the problem lies. Jones
Their head-to-head match-up now even, a Jr, in fact, has already lost to Antonio Tarver.
deciding third bout between them not only Not once, but twice.
appeared logical, it seemed that fight fans just
What seems settled is the fact that differences
could not get enough of Corrales and Castillo.
in terms of poundage are more crucial at
But Corrales refused to fight Castillo this lighter weights than at heavier weights. It
time, saying “I have a family to support.” suggests, then, that for lighter fighters to
With Corrales-Castillo 2 still freshly looming succeed in higher divisions, they need to
as backdrop, he was undoubtedly concerned hurdle tougher tests than there normally are.
3 THE ALL-TIME GREATS

Professional boxing had its grand
moments in various eras brought
Fighters of the Decade
1910s-1920s
BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia wrote that

about by the extra-ordinary achievements of
its practitioners. Since the rise in consequence “Jack Dempsey changed the sport of boxing
of financial opportunities it offered at the turn from a slow, defense-minded contest of single
of the 20th century, boxing has produced punches and frequent holding into an exciting,
phenomenal athletes, and has generated quite aggressive battle of furious combinations and
a following throughout the world. As an blazing knockouts.” But his life outside the
example: Jack Dempsey and Gene Tunney ring gave him a bad press. Widely regarded
attracted 120,557 fans in a single bout they by many as “a thug wallowing in immorality
held at the Sesquicentennial Stadium, and brutality,” fans loved to hate him. And yet
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, on when Gene Tunney dethroned him in 1926
September 23, 1926. On September 12, 1951, after a 7-year reign, fans ironically began to
England’s Randy Turpin, after having admire him. Tunney was the epitome of an
dethroned Sugar Ray Robinson for the intelligent and scientific boxer, and they
Middleweight crown 2 months earlier in found him boring to watch. They missed
London, staked and lost his title in a rematch Jack’s “ultra-masculine charisma and
before a crowd of 61,437 in New York, USA. slugger’s brawn.” In his time, nobody packed
Before defending the Junior Lightweight belt the crowds in quite like Dempsey did.
for 7 straight years in the 60s, Filipino Gabriel
“Flash” Elorde won his title from Harold Still, when the scribes minted the term
Gomes in front of some 26,000 paying fans at “pound-for-pound” during this period, it was
the Araneta Coliseum (same site of Ali- not because of Dempsey. It was because of
Frazier 3), Quezon City, Philippines. And, Benny Leonard, who reigned as Lightweight
fast forward, get this: more than 2.15 million Champion from May 1917 to January 1925.
American boxing fans paid an average of $56 Boxing experts argued that Leonard at this
dollars for pay-per-view access to the Oscar time was the best, pound for pound. They also
De La Hoya match in Las Vegas, Nevada, made mention of Harry Greb, a
USA on May 5, 2007. Millions more with Middleweight Champion from 1923 to 1926.
online access and satellite links watched the Greb has incredibly beaten heavier opponents
in the light heavyweight and heavyweight
fight throughout the world.
divisions. He held the distinction of being the
Except for the periods in which the countries only fighter to ever beat Gene Tunney.
of the world were at war, boxing rocked and
rolled, as it were, alongside the pages of 1930’s
human history. Glimpses of great moments in Henry Armstrong rocked the boxing world in
boxing were forever etched in the memory of 1937 and 1938, generating after-shocks that
hard core fans. It is fitting, now as it was then, would continue to be felt until now. At a time
to once more recognize the fighters who when there were only 8 weight divisions, he
shined the brightest during their time, won the featherweight, welterweight and
bringing prestige to the craft with their lightweight titles in succession within a period
discipline, hard work, courage and God-given of 10 months (from October 1937 to August
athletic abilities. 1938). Thus Armstrong would go down in

boxing history as the only fighter ever to hold weights afterward, the term “pound-for-
3 world titles in 3 different divisions all at the pound” champion that briefly emerged during
same time. Leonard’s era was back, and it was firmly
associated with Robinson. Fans found him so
Also at this time, Heavyweight Champion Joe good that beating him—which the likes of
Louis started a terrific run and would continue Carmen Basilio and Gene Fullmer did when
to dominate the opposition towards the latter Robinson was apparently past his prime—
part of the 40s. Earlier in the decade, Barney meant earning for themselves a hallowed
Ross stamped his class in the lightweight and place in the all-time greats list.
welterweight divisions, besting fellow all-
time great Tony Canzoneri, among others, 1960’s
twice.
Cassius Clay became Muhammad Ali on the
1940’s same night he wrested the heavyweight crown
from Sonny Liston in 1964. Producing
World War 2 momentarily halted ring action spectacular wins inside the ring and creating
except on very few occasions. Joe Louis kept political drama outside of it made Ali the
his title despite being out of ring action due to most recognized—and probably adored—
his military service, and when he did return in athlete in this era.
1946, he defended it 5 more times until
Ezzard Charles defeated him in 1950. The lighter weight divisions produced more
exciting fighters in Bantamweight Champion
At the lighter divisions, Featherweight Edre Jofre, his conqueror Fighting Harada of
Champion Willie Pep was making it hard for Japan, Junior Lightweight King Gabriel
anyone not to notice him. He won 229 of his “Flash” Elorde, and Lightweight Champion
241 fights, and showing, in the process, his Carlos Ortiz.
opponents the finer points of defense in
boxing. 1970’s
Towards the late 1940’s, the welterweight In no time was there such a bumper harvest,
division had ran out of warm bodies that were so to speak, of talent in the heavyweight
capable of putting up a decent competition division as in this period. Ali, Joe Frazier and
against a rising star named Sugar Ray George Foreman were not only former
Robinson. Olympic stars, all of them were also
undefeated challengers when they all won the
1950’s heavyweight championship. Frazier grabbed
the title vacated by Ali (who preferred to be in
Sugar Ray Robinson remained lord of jail rather than in military service during the
welterweights and was, by now, the newest American-Vietnam war in the 60s and 70s).
darling of boxing. He reminded boxing Frazier yielded it to Foreman via a second
historians of Benny Leonard, Henry round KO loss. Ali recaptured his title from
Armstrong, Willie Pep and all the great Foreman after besting the latter in 8 rounds.
boxers of the lighter weight divisions before
him. The only difference, it seemed, with the Elsewhere, Carlos Monzon rose to the
rest of them was that he was better. When he Middleweight throne in 1970 and ran out of
annexed the middleweight crown early in the abled opponents in that division until he
decade and outclassed the best middle- retired in 1977. Experts considered him as the
pound for pound champion in this era—that light welterweight trophy in May 2009, and
is, until Roberto Duran came along. the welterweight 6 months later. In December
2008, he faced De La Hoya also at 147
1980’s pounds and mauled him in 7 rounds. Experts
conceded that the kind of ascent he did had
Like Monzon, Duran thrashed all comers in never been done by any fighter before.
the lightweight division. He eventually
invaded the talent-laden welterweight and Meantime, Mayweather decided to rejoin the
middleweight divisions. He won the fray, celebrating his return to ring action with
welterweight championship from Sugar Ray a convincing decision win over Juan Manuel
Leonard in their first encounter (1980), only Marquez in September 2009. A month later,
to relinquish it back to Leonard in their return Pacquiao himself solidified his unique status
bout. Leonard did not only bested Duran in among the world’s greatest boxers by
their 3-bout match-up, he beat Hall of Famer becoming the only fighter to have won world
Thomas Hearns and decisioned Middleweight titles in 7 weight divisions when he defeated
all-time great Marvin Marvelous Hagler, Miguel Cotto for the latter’s welterweight
among many other who’s who in boxing. crown. The result of both bouts had left the
boxing world itching to see if Mayweather
1990’s can reclaim his pound for pound title from
Pacquiao through a ring battle.
Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell Whitaker, Oscar
De La Hoya and Roy Jones Junior dominated Lists of All-Time Greats
their respective divisions during this period.
Although Chavez, Whitaker and De La Hoya There can be as many lists of who are the
crossed paths at some points in their careers, greatest fighters of all time as there are fans
one would be off his peak in relation to the and stakeholders of boxing. But, as has been
other. The outcomes of their personal match- mentioned, such lists are products of opinion.
ups could therefore hardly be a measure of Which means one list can only be as good as
who was superior to whom. Jones? He rocked the other. As Andrew Eisele of About.com
(for a time, that is). notes on the Ring Magazine’s list of 80 best
fighters of the previous 80 years which came
2000’s out in 2002, “the entirely subjective nature of
any list comparing fighters across different
Jones and De La Hoya eventually shared the weight categories and different eras is bound
limelight to relative newcomers Shane to be fodder for debate…”
Mosley, Bernard Hopkins and Floyd
Mayweather. All of them would be accorded We are presenting here four lists of the
with the pound for pound title at certain points greatest fighters of all time. The lists are made
in their careers, with Mayweather considered by the ESPN, Associated Press and Ring
as the best until he retired in 2007. Magazine. The Ring Magazine list comprises
Meanwhile, Manny Pacquiao scaled the two separate lists, one is the 80 best fighters
higher weight divisions in blitzkrieg fashion. of the previous 80 years released in 2002, as
Starting as a flyweight champion in 1998, he mentioned above, and the other is its annual
won the bantamweight crown in 2001, the pound-for-pound list, which first came out in
featherweight top honor in 2003, the super 1989. We feel the Ring Magazine’s pound-
featherweight belt in March 2008, the for-pound list is important, because the three
lightweight championship in July 2008, the
other lists have been published prior to the period covered by, or not as updated as, the P4P list.
The choice itself of the ESPN, AP and Ring Magazine lists can be tagged as subjective. Except
to say that these list-makers have been around long enough to know what they are talking about,
there is nothing much we can do by way of defending that choice, because that’s what it truly
is—subjective.
One may notice that the lists stopped at ten, the pound-for-pound list at 8. Except for the pound-
for-pound list, the lists themselves did not stop there. We did. We will try to fully cover them in
the next edition, hopefully.
Presented below are the top ten greatest boxers of all time, according to the ESPN, AP and Ring
Magazine.
The ESPN top ten boxers of all time:

1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Muhammad Ali
3. Henry Armstrong 4. Joe Louis
5. Willie Pep 6. Roberto Duran
7. Benny Leonard 8. Jack Johnson
9. Jack Dempsey 10. Sam Langford
The Associated Press top ten boxers of all time:
5. Willie Pep 6. Jack Dempsey
7. Roberto Duran 8. Benny Leonard
9. Billy Conn 10. Harry Greb
The Ring Magazine top ten boxers in the last 80 years:
1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Henry Armstrong
3. Muhammad Ali 4. Joe Louis
5. Roberto Duran 6. Willie Pep
7. Harry Greb 8. Benny Leonard
9. Sugar Ray Leonard 10. Pernnell Whitaker
The Ring Magazine Pound-For-Pound Champions (from its annual list that first appeared in
1989):
1. Mike Tyson (1989) 2. Julio Cesar Chavez (1990-1992)
3. Roy Jones (1996, 1999, 2003) 4. Oscar De La Hoya (1997-1998)
5. Shane Mosley (2000-2001) 6. Bernard Hopkins (2002, 2004)
7. Floyd Mayweather (2005-2007) 8. Manny Pacquiao (2008-2009)
The elite boxers who are in at least one of the three lists, as well as the pound-for-pound list
above are:
5. Willie Pep 6. Roberto Duran
7. Benny Leonard 8. Jack Johnson
9. Jack Dempsey 10. Sam Langford
11. Billy Conn 12. Harry Greb
13. Sugar Ray Leonard 14. Pernnel Whitaker
15. Mike Tyson 16. Julio Cesar Chavez
17. Roy Jones Jr 18. Oscar De La Hoya
19. Shane Mosely 20. Bernard Hopkins
21. Floyd Mayweather 22. Manny Pacquiao
Again, it must be mentioned at this point that the three lists did not stop at ten. It is only here,
and for purposes of this book, that the lists did not go beyond number ten. The Ring Magazine’s
pound for pound list is kind of exception, since all pound for pound
champions who made it to the top of that list since 1989 are included here.
Having said that, we shall now subject these top 22 fighters to further
analysis and come up with a final overall ranking.
Sugar Ray Robinson
"Sugar" Ray Robinson’s resume speaks for itself. A hundred seventy-three

wins out of 200 fistic contests in a pro career that span 23 years. PHOTO BY BOXREC.COM
But what separates Robinson from ordinary size.

fighters is seen not only by way of looking at
the long list of his conquests, but also at the And probably the most eloquent expression of
way he conquered his opponents. His his greatness could be found in the way future
technique, boxing skills and ring generalship boxers who would be legends themselves
were simply too advanced—even for his have made his brand of boxing their own.
time—to be ignored. To his credit must also
Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard, for
go true grit and courage by which he tested
example, had displayed boxing wizardry that
his limits inside the ring, as well as an infinite
reminded the fans of Robinson. Applying
supply of passion for the sport. excellent footwork to launch their attack, they
Robinson had a natural flair for boxing. executed one of the most electrifying fistic
Almost always being able to find a way to flurries ever seen in boxing.
win, his boxing style was a study of how
Even the rapid hooks for which Roy Jones Jr
fighters should respond to any given situation
felt he owned a patent have in some ways
presented to them by their opponents. He was
been lifted from the vast inventory of
quick with both hands and feet. He was
Robinson’s arsenal.
impeccable with his jabs. He loads, unloads
and reloads at the perfect time. He was Robinson was 19 (in 1940) when he
fearless in mixing up with brawlers. He can jumpstarted his professional career at 135
throw bombs and knock people out double his
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Sugar Ray Robinson Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Sugar Total Fights 200
Birth Name: Walker Smith, Jr Wins 173
Birth Place: Ailey, Georgia, United States Winning Percentage 86.50
Birth Date: 3 May 1921 Losses 19
Death Date: 12 April 1989 Draws 6
Nationality: United States NCs/Disqualifications 2
Residence: Harlem, New York, US KOs 109
Stance: Orthodox KO Percentage 63.01
Height: 5’11” / 180 cm Percentage of Quality Wins 83.65
Reach: 72½” / 184 cm Years Active 23
World Titles in Different Weight Divisions
DIVISION TOTAL DIV FROM TO
TITLES
Month Year Month Year
Welterweight 1 Dec 1946 Feb 1951
Middleweight 1 Feb 1951 Jul 1951
Middleweight Sep 1951 Dec 1952
Middleweight Dec 1955 Jan 1957
Middleweight Mar 1958 Jan 1960
TOTAL 2
pounds. His devastating form manifested Like most fighters of his time and those who
early, storming to a 40-0 win-loss record in preceded them, Robinson was a busy fighter.
only 3 years. His first taste of defeat came at On average, he fought once in each month
the hands of Jake LaMotta who, at 160.5 during the first 12 years of his professional
pounds, outweighed him by 16 pounds at career. In one European “tour,” he was inside
weigh in. They mixed gloves 5 months the ring four times in one month (December
earlier, with Robinson winning the bout 1950) in four different countries.
although LaMotta was heavier by almost 13
pounds. A tragic incident marred Robinson’s career.
On June 24, 1947, at the Arena, Cleveland,
Robinson and LaMotta went on to clash six Ohio, USA, he knocked out and hurt Jimmy
more times. It was a tough series for Jake, Doyle in a welterweight title bout. Doyle died
winning once but losing five times (once by a few hours after the fight.
TKO).
Robinson figured in a series of benefit
A breeze of 88 straight wins by Robinson matches intended to help (financially) the
followed that solitary loss to LaMotta. This family which Jimmy Doyle left. One might
incredible streak was interspersed only by a have thought that Robinson would be less
couple of draws and a No Contest bout generous this time with servings of his lethal
against Gerhard Hecht of Germany on June fists. We did. But what happened was
24, 1951. The referee, Otto Nispel, had Robinson knocked out his next 5 opponents, 2
disqualified Robinson for an illegal kidney in the first round.
blow, but the German Boxing Commission
would later change the ruling to “no contest.” Wear and tear visibly slowed down Robinson
at age 36, picking up a string of losses since
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Sugar Ray Robinson in action:

Above photo shows Robinson vs
Jake LaMotta; extreme left, Rob-
inson in SI cover and left, one of
his exhibition matches at 51.
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then. The rising stars of the watch him perform as a boxer.

middleweight division at the
time—Carmen Basilio, Paul And the interesting part about
Pender and Gene Fullmer—were Clay was that he lived up to
beating him almost in uniform his own hype. Boxing night
fashion. Although he continued after boxing night, he did his
to be active until he was 51 years job almost always with
old (like appearing in exhibition exclamation marks, and fans
bouts), he retired from conceded that he was good as
professional boxing at age 44. advertised.
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Muhammad Ali Born To Be A Star
Cassius Clay did not need a After having been crowned as

publicist. He was his own best the Light Heavyweight
endorser. Calling himself “The champion in the 1960 Rome
Greatest” and “The Prettiest” of Olympics, Clay would broke
all time, he liked to be in front of camera. himself into the limelight as he outclassed his
opponents in the professional ranks. He
Even on his first televised amateur bout when splattered media interviews with rhymes, like
he was around 15, he knocked on his “They all fall / In the round I call.”
neighbors’ doors to make sure people got to
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Muhammad Ali Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Louisville Lip / The Greatest Total Fights 61
Birth Name: Cassius Marcellus Clay Wins 56
Birth Place: Louisville, Kentucky, USA Winning Percentage 91.80
Birth Date: 17 January 1942 Losses 5
Death Date: NA Draws 0
Residence: Louisville, Kentucky, USA KOs 37
Reach: 80” / 203 cm Years Active 19
TITLES
WBA/WBC Heavyweight 1 Feb 1964 May 1967
WBA/WBC Heavyweight Oct 1974 Feb 1978
WBA Heavyweight Sep 1978 Sep 1979
TOTAL 1
By 1963, big names like Archie Moore, raged at the core of his being. On the night he
Henry Cooper and the upcoming Billy won the heavyweight title, he announced his
Daniels had been caught in a whirlwind that conversion to Islam. He called himself a
Clay was. Black Muslim, and answered back only when
called by his new name—Muhammad Ali.
At 24 his numbers were already quite
impressive: 19 straight wins, 16 of them by In time he would defy America. He slammed
knockout, along with probably thousands of the American-Vietnam war in the 60s and
clowning antics before the media. And yet, as refused, on religious grounds, to be enlisted
he faced Sonny Liston for the heavyweight for military service in that war.
crown on February 25, 1964, boxing fans still
hardly saw him as a serious contender. And Times were tough for his otherwise booming
Liston had a lot to do with it. Like Mike boxing career. His social beliefs were getting
Tyson who would succeed him a couple of in the way of his rise in stock as a celebrity,
decades later, Liston evoked fear in his like humps on the road to greatness. That was
opponents that they looked defeated even how his fans saw it. On the other hand, fame
before a fight started. On two occasions helped get his message across. This was how
Liston had knocked out Floyd Patterson, from Ali saw it. In any case, he lost his
whom wrested his title, in the first round. heavyweight crown in 1967 due to the
political conflicts he created.
But Clay would have none of Liston’s
intimidating credentials. Instead, he vowed to It took him three years to navigate back from
finish Liston inside 7 rounds. And he the fringes to the boxing mainstream. On
delivered. In an instant, he converted March 8, 1971, he faced a future arch-rival in
thousands of unbelievers. Eyes followed him Smoking Joe Frazier in a bout dubbed as
wherever he went. He was, by now, a star. “Battle of Champions” at the Madison Square
Garden, New York, USA. Also an Olympic
Celebrity With A Cause? Gold medalist and so far unbeaten as a
professional fighter like himself, Frazier on
It turned out his playful mien was cover for a fight night bobbed and weaved, braving a
serious racial and political advocacy that continuous assault of jabs and straights from
Photos show
Ali and Joe
Frazier in two
of the three
fierce ring bat-
tles they waged
against each
other. In Ali-
Frazier 3, right
photo, Ali ad-
mitted to media
after the bout
that he was
close to dying.
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Ali. Frazier’s hope was in landing one solid the two-time undisputed heavyweight
left hook of his own; and he succeeded in the champion, owing largely to his relative
11th round. Ali crashed backwards against the inexperience. He fought a total of only 7
ropes before finally hitting the canvass, like a times (6 wins and a draw) before he faced Ali.
chopper that lost three of its four blades.
Frazier won by decision. Ali recaptured his title (WBA side only; the
WBC stripped Spinks of his title when he
Three years later Ali and Frazier would clash opted to fight Ali instead of Ken Norton, its
again (1974), and again (1975), with Ali top challenger) for the third time when he beat
coming out victorious on both occasions. Spinks in their return bout on September 15,
1978 (7 months after their first fight).
Ali recaptured his crown when he dethroned
George Foreman on October 30, 1974 in Ali retired after the second Spinks fight, only
Kinshasha, Zaire (now Congo). After seeing to return 2 years later. He lost 2 more times
his defeat to Frazier, who had KOd 23 of his before finally retiring for good, first to Larry
27 victims (no loss) at the time they first met, Holmes, then to Trevor Berbick.
fight fans were back at not taking Ali too
seriously. Apparently for good reasons. Now 67, he lives a modest life in Berrien
Foreman had, 2 years earlier, dethroned Springs, Michigan, USA, with his family.
Frazier with a single blow to the head in the
second round of their championship bout. He Henry Armstrong
made short work of most other guys too.
Coming to the Ali fight, Foreman had an Aspiring and average
unblemished record of 40 wins, 37 of which boxers may do well to
inside the distance. draw inspiration from
Henry Armstrong.
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And yet, as in the Liston fight, Ali silenced
the doubters. He used the ropes to cushion the Early in his career,
impact of Foreman’s thunderous gloves. It Armstrong hardly made
was “rope a dope,” another grain of science an impression he would
brought to boxing by Ali, said the boxing go on to become one of
scholars. Sensing the dissipation of energy in the world’s greatest
his foe, Ali went for the kill in the 8th round. fighters. He had, well, an average start: 4
Lefts and rights from all directions landed on losses and 5 draws in his first 23 fights. His
Foreman’s face. Foreman fell; his feet almost next 21 bouts were equally unimpressive,
touching the roof of the boxing arena as his again losing 4 times and drawing once. By
back settled on the floor of ring. He appeared this time, he had compiled a 30-8-6 win-loss-
relieved, nevertheless, when the referee draw record in 44 professional fights.
counted him out to end the fight.
But after turning 24 in 1936, he started a
Ali reigned for 4 more years before a 12- dramatic run that would see him chalk up 41
round decision loss to the upset-minded Leon straight wins in 3 years, including 28 wins in
Spinks dislodged him from his perch. 1937 alone. He opened that year with a third-
Although a former Olympic champion round knockout of Rodolfo Casanova on New
himself like his predecessors, boxing experts Year’s Day. After that he fought an average
did not give Spinks much of a chance against of 2.3 fights per month.
On October 29, 1937, he challenged Petey Armstrong was lighter by 8.5 lbs at 133.5 lbs
Sarron for the World Featherweight crown. than Ross, who came in at 142 lbs.
He knocked out Sarron in 6 rounds and began
to establish a boxing record that would remain By no means a so-so champion, Ross had a
intact until now (2009). Manny Pacquiao may 74-3-3 win-loss-draw record when he faced
have matched that feat, except that Pacquiao Armstrong. He would eventually rank 21st in
carved a niche for himself with slightly Ring Magazine’s 2002 list of 80 best fighters
different dimensions. of the last 80 years. He defeated Tony
Canzoneri (No. 34 in the Ring list) twice,
Armstrong fought 14 more times before among other elite fighters.
challenging Welterweight Champion Barney
Ross on May 31, 1938. From featherweight But when they clashed, Armstrong dominated
(126 lbs), he jumped over the lightweight the heftier Ross throughout their 15-round
division (135 lbs), to face Ross at bout. The 3 judges unanimously (12-2, 11-2,
welterweight (147 lbs). At weigh in, and 10-4) awarded the fight in his favor.
Henry Armstrong, extreme left, in ac-

tion against Lou Ambers, middle; mid-
dle, against Beau Jack and, right,
against Ceferino Garcia for the middle-
weight title.
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Henry Armstrong Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Homicide Hank Total Fights 180
Birth Name: Henry Melody Jackson Wins 149
Birth Place: St. Louis, MO Winning Percentage 82.78
Birth Date: 12 December 1912 Losses 21
Death Date: 23 October 1988 Draws 10
Residence: LA, California, USA KOs 101
Height: 5’5½” / 180 cm Percentage of Quality Wins 82.84
TITLES
Featherweight 1 Oct 1937 Sep 1938
Welterweight 1 May 1938 Oct 1940
Lightweight 1 Aug 1938 Aug 1939
TOTAL 3

PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Joe Louis Professional Career Highlights
Alias: The Brown Bomber Total Fights 69
Birth Name: Joseph Louis Barrow Wins 66
Birth Place: LaFayette, Alabama, United States Winning Percentage 95.65
Residence: Detroit, Michigan, United States KOs 52
TITLES
Heavyweight 1 Jun 1937 Dec 1942
Jun 1946 Sep 1950
Note: Joe Louis was in military service
from 1943 to 1945.
TOTAL 1
Maintaining his weight at 134 lbs, Armstrong that it prompted the NBA to revise its rules to
returned to the ring 2½ months later to the effect that no champion would be allowed
challenge Lou Ambers for the latter’s to hold more than one title simultaneously.
lightweight crown. Like Ross, Ambers had an
outstanding 75-5-7 win-loss-draw ring record, He almost rocked history books even more by
and undefeated in his last 6 fights. trying to wrest the middleweight title
(recognized by the State of California) from
During the fight itself (August 17, 1938 at Filipino Ceferino Garcia. But he failed in that
Madison Square Garden, New York, USA), attempt as the bout ended in a draw. Some
George Blake, on his last assignment as fans, however, felt that he should have won it.
referee, penalized Armstrong
repeatedly and awarded 4 Armstrong started his career at 19
rounds to Ambers. Armstrong, and retired at 33.
however, managed to win the

bout by split decision. Joe Louis
Armstrong thus captured world “Twenty-five consecutive title

titles in 3 weight divisions defenses. A world record. Twelve
within a period of 10 months, consecutive years as a world
and held them simultaneously. champion. Another world record.
The feat was so extra-ordinary Three consecutive first-round
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Above, left photo: Max Schmeling

floored Joe Louis (1936); right,
Louis and Schmeling changed
places in their return bout (1938);
right, Billy Conn against Louis
(1941). Having cleared all worthy
challengers among heavyweights,
Louis finally found his match in a

light heavyweight champion, Conn.
Leading on judges’ scorecards after
12 rounds, Conn felt it was time to
take Louis out and decided to fight PHOTO BY BOXREC.COM
toe-to-toe with the heavyweight
champion. Conn, however, did not
finish the next round standing (inset
photo).
knockouts in title defenses. Ten
victories over world champions. Only one made him the perfect symbol of national pride
loss in his first sixty-two fights. Any way one during the troubled years of the Great
looks at it, Joe Louis is an all-time great in the Depression and then World War II. He may
sport of boxing and a deserving hall-of-famer. have been the greatest heavyweight in history,
But the legacy and importance of Louis exists but much more importantly, he was a hero to
beyond the realm of statistics. In an era when an entire generation.”
blacks were shut out of most opportunities for
social equality or upward mobility, Louis With that paragraph, BoxRec Boxing
succeeded in gaining the richest prize in Encyclopedia summarizes Joe Louis’ life and
sports, opening doors and minds like no other boxing career.
athlete before him. His overwhelming abilities
and skills inside the ropes got him to the Louis toiled at an early age to help his big
championship, but his sportsmanship and soft- family earn money. His parents were
spoken dignity made him an idol to millions. sharecroppers in Alabama before they decided
In his private life, Louis was far from a role to relocate to Detriot, Michigan, assumably in
model, but in public he was a symbol of search of better income opportunities. Louis
values larger than himself. Americans of all would later reveal that delivering ice blocks—
colors, sexes, and creeds saw in him the ideals one of the odd jobs he took as a youngster—
of freedom, competition, and patriotism that up several stairs in tenement buildings helped

build his muscles and boost his stamina. lbs. By 1936, his handlers had positioned him
for the big time.
But his mother might have wished Joe to
become a musician instead of a boxer. Joe Louis faced Max Schmeling in an elimination
himself had no inkling he would one day be bout for the heavyweight belt on June 19,
wearing gloves and become the world’s most 1936 at the Yankee Stadium, New York,
feared puncher in his time, until one of his USA. A former heavyweight champion
friends, Thurston McKinney, an amateur himself, Schmeling bucked the odds and the
boxer, introduced him to the sport. It was on fearsome reputation Louis brought with him
McKinney’s prodding that Joe paid for boxing inside the ring. Counter-punching efficiently,
lessons with the money his mom gave him for Schmeling had Louis in trouble most of the
piano lessons. time until the bout ended in the 12th round.
Louis lost by KO and dashed his
In 1934, at age 20, Louis would become an championship dreams away.
out-standing amateur boxer himself. He won
the Amateur Athletic Union’s Light But he came back—and quickly. He grabbed
Heavyweight Championship in that year. 7 straight wins (6 by KO) in 8 months after
Soon after this he turned professional. tasting his first defeat. He earned another shot
at the title. Due to the political tensions
Louis had a rousing start in the pro ranks: 21 hounding Schmeling’s country—Germany—
straight wins (18 by KO) in less than 2 years. at the time, he failed to challenge Jim
The casualties included the Italian Primo Braddock, the champion. Soon, on June 22,
Carnera, who outweighed him by at least 64 1937, Louis found himself contending for
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Willie Pep Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Will o’ the Wisp Total Fights 241
Birth Name: Gugliermo Papaleo Wins 229
Birth Place: Connecticut, United States Winning Percentage 95.02
Birth Date: 19 September 1922 Losses 11
Death Date: 23 November 2006 Draws 1
Residence: Rocky Hill, Connecticut, USA KOs 70
TITLES
Featherweight 1 Nov 1943 Oct 1948
2 1949 Sep 1950
TOTAL 1
Braddock’s title. He knocked out the essentially, was how he won 95 percent of his
champion, won the title, and would go on to career fights. It must be remembered that
defend it 25 times in succession for 12 years. boxing rules adopted since 1929 recognized
His title defenses included one that avenged the value of defense in boxing. The rules
his only loss so far, knocking out Schmeling stated, among other things, that
in Round 1.
"Defensive work is relatively important
He enlisted for the military service during the and points should be given for cleverly
Second World War, and was allowed to keep avoiding or blocking a blow."
his boxing title while he was on military duty.
He returned to ring action in 1946 and After turning professional in 1940 at age 18,
defended his title 4 more times. Ezzard Pep stormed to 63 straight wins. That win
Charles ended his reign in 1950. A KO loss to streak included the Featherweight title bout
Rocky Marciano in 1951 pushed him to against Chalky Wright on November 20,
retirement. 1943.
With a boxing style that—reminiscent of Jack After losing a non-title bout against Sammy
Dempsey—entertained the paying fans, he Angott in 1943, Pep charged back with
was easily one of the richest athletes in his another 73 straight wins in 5 years (from 1943
time. He soon dissipated most of his earnings, to 1948), halted only by a solitary draw in
however. At some point later in 1945 against Jimmy McAllister.
his life, he went broke and had
to beg from family and friends From his pro debut in July 25,
to survive. 1940 until 1948, Pep had already
fought 138 times—winning all of
them except on three occasions (2
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Willie Pep
losses and 1 draw)—for an average
When it came to "hit and don't of 23 fights in a year.
get hit" approach to boxing,
Willie Pep had no equal. That Pep was a two-time featherweight
was how he earned his "Will o' champion. He held the title from
the Wisp" alias. And that, 1943 to 1948, and then from 1949
to 1950. During the more than six
years that he was champion, he defended his
crown against the best fighters in the division
during this period.
Aside from Wright, he has fought and

outclassed Sal Bartolo, Phil Terranova, Eddie
Compo, Charley Riley, and Ray Famechon,
If Jack Dempsey had a tormentor in Gene

Tunney, Willie Pep had one in fellow Hall of
Famer Sandy Saddler. Pep and Saddler met 4
times—the score stood at 3-1 in Saddler’s fa-
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vor. Left photo shows Pep vs Saddler.
among others. But Pep had a Waterloo in He contemplated retirement in 1959 and did
Sandy Saddler. The first time he lost his title, it not see ring action until 1965. He celebrated
was to Saddler. He regained it though in a his return to boxing with 9 straight wins in
rematch some 5 months later. In the third of 1965. But time had slowed him down and,
what would become a 4-bout match-up, Pep unlike in his early years as a boxer, could not
lost the championship again to Saddler. In keep one more unbeaten streak much longer.
1951, both great fighters met again inside the On March 16, 1966, he battled and lost to
ring. The championship was at stake and Pep Calvin Woodland by unanimous decision in 6
was out to reclaim it. But Saddler was rounds. That would be his last fight. After 241
emphatic in his defense, imposing his mastery bouts in 22 years as a prizefighter, Pep retired
over Pep with a ninth-round knockout win. for good.
Pep was active as a prizefighter for 11 more He remained actively involved in the sport,
years after losing his crown. He remained however. After he retired from boxing, Pep
competitive for most of these years, although tried his hand as a boxing referee. He also
most of his 11 career losses happened during became the Deputy Commissioner for Boxing
this span of time. of Connecticut.
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Roberto Duran Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Manos de Piedra / El Cholo Total Fights 119
Birth Name: Roberto Duran Samaniego Wins 103
Birth Place: El Chorillo, Panama Winning Percentage 86.55
Birth Date: 16 June 1951 Losses 16
Nationality: Panama NCs/Disqualifications 0
Residence: Panama City, Panama KOs 70
TITLES
WBA Lightweight 1 Jun 1972 Jan 1979
WBC Welterweight 1 Jun 1980 Nov 1980
WBA Light Middleweight 1 Jun 1983 Jan 1984
WBC Middleweight 1 Feb 1989 Jan 1990
Note: WBC Lightweight Champion from
Jan 1978 to Jan 1979
TOTAL 4

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Roberto Duran in two of his fierce battles inside the ring. Left photo shows him against Hec-
tor Camacho; right, against Davey Moore (Photo by SI).
Roberto Duran If Duran’s first few fights were any

indication, his boxing career was no
Legend has it that Roberto doubt headed to something great,
Duran swam across rivers in and the prizefighter to stardom.
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his hometown to steal

mangoes at the other side. It All but 4 of his first 31 fights ended
was his way of ensuring that in either KO or TKO.
he would find himself
involved in fisticuffs. Esteban de Jesus halted his run at
32, losing to him by unanimous
The local police could only decision in 10 rounds. De Jesus
shake their heads as they ran out of supplies floored Duran in the first round, and after that
updating the Duran files and trying to contain the bout was a breathtaking display of vicious
the youngster, until they thought of how such give and take from beginning to end.
a hyper-active fetish for mayhem could be put
to good use. Duran and de Jesus would clash 3 more times
after that. As in the first, the two locked horns
They brought him to a boxing gym. And the in the middle of the ring, with either one
rest was history: The kid who loved to fight unwilling to yield an inch of space to the
would one day become one of the greatest other. But Duran was just too much class. He
fighters who ever lived. knocked out de Jesus in the 11th of the second
bout, and in the 12th in the third and last bout.
He had yet to turn 17 when, on February 23,
1968, he took prizefighting as his life-long Fighting mostly in his hometown Panama
occupation. His first opponent as a early in his career, Duran brought his brand of
professional fighter was Carlos Mendoza, boxing to the United States and to the world
whom he defeated by unanimous decision in 4 in a 1971 fight against Benny Huertas at the
rounds. Madison Square Garden in New York.
Boxing fans who saw him for the first time

wondered if what was before them was at all reluctance, but he nevertheless ended his
human. He had fire in his eyes that boxing career with a 103-16 win-loss record.
encouraged an opponent to seek out the
nearest exit. And when the bell rang, he was Duran fought the who’s who of boxing in his
like a bomb packaged in human form, ready time and beyond: Ken Buchanan, Sugar Ray
to detonate anytime inside the ring. Leonard (winning once but losing twice), Iran
Barkley, Davey Moore, Marvin Hagler,
Ring action had barely turned on the heat Thomas Hearns, among many others.
when Duran exploded, knocking out Huertas Anywhere and whomever he fought he
in the first round. brought to the ring an almost unique menu of
boxing, one that would not be his if it did not
That fight alerted the boxing world of his consist of ferocious and relentless attack.
arrival, and from then on boxing fans wanted
to see more of Duran. And yes, he went on to At 51, Duran was the same 15-year-old kid
awe the fans in more than a hundred exacting who loved to fight, the same thrill-seeker who
ring battles. He competed for 31 years (the forced the police to dump him to the gym. He
longest in boxing history) in a career that did become fight shy 2 decades earlier. Duran
spanned 5 decades (also a record). No one was 29 when Leonard, in their rematch, boxed
knew how much longer he planned to him rather than engaged him in a brawl. He
continue fighting. What many people would would have none of that and
later know was that a life-threatening car said “no mas.”
accident in Argentina in 2001 forced him out
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of the ring, never to compete again. The Benny Leonard
decision may have been made with
From the beginning few had
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Benny Leonard Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Total Fights 217
Birth Name: Benjamin Leiner Wins 183
Birth Place: East Side, New York, NY, USA Winning Percentage 84.33
Birth Date: 17 April 1896 Losses 19
Residence: New York, NY, USA KOs 70
TITLES
Lightweight 1 May 1917 Jan 1925
TOTAL 1
doubted that Benny Leonard

would embrace a life in the
square ring. He ducked
regulations to be able to
launch his professional
boxing career at 15, got Benny Leonard wrote and published in a
knocked out in his first fight, book his exploits in the ring titled “My
but came back to become one Greatest Ring Battles,” which included fights
of the greatest lightweights in against Lew Tendler, photo above.
boxing history.
The referee disqualified
On one occasion he fought two guys (Sammy Leonard and gave the fight
Marino and Smiling Kemp) in one day to the defending champion.
(December 25, 1911, the year he turned pro).
He won both bouts, one by decision and the Leonard was lording it over his opponents at
other by knock out. He was back in the ring 5 about the same time when Jess Willard was
days later, knocking out Paddy Parker in 4 heavyweight champion. At 6’6”, Willard was
rounds. Early in the year that followed so big a boxer that he literally towered over
(January 18, 1912), he KOed Lewis Gibbs in his opponents. The problem with him was he
2 rounds and, on the next day, also KOed looked awkward and moved even more
Willie Singer in 1 round. awkwardly.
But like Henry Armstrong who would follow Thus Leonard provided contrast to the
in his footsteps 3 decades later, Leonard heavyweight champion. His skills level was
struggled in the early years of his professional obviously notches higher. Hence it was in this
career. After 54 fights, he barely managed to context that the press minted the term “pound
win 28 of them, losing 11, and the rest were for pound” champion, and people used it to
either draws or no contests. refer to Leonard.
After 58 more fights he challenged Freddie He was a picture of graceful aggression and
Welsh for the latter’s lightweight title on May cunning inside the ring. Often talking to his
28, 1917 at the Manhattan S.C., New York, opponents, he was a master of tactically-
USA. It was a successful attempt (coming by defensive fighting as he was an explosive
way of TKO in the 9th) and so started his 6- puncher.
year reign as lightweight king.
Leonard’s no-fear approach to combat was
In 1922, he made an attempt to wrest the legendary. Sportswriters at the time noted
welterweight crown as well. But for a mental how often he would come out of fights with
lapse on his part, he nearly succeeded. the same unruffled and tidily combed hair he
had when he first entered the ring. It implied,
In the title bout with Jack Britton, the at least figuratively, that no fighter and no
welterweight champion, Leonard looked situation inside the ring frightened him.
headed to a rousing win. He floored and hurt
the champion in the 13th round, who was He wowed the crowds with his boxing style;
about to be counted out by the referee when and the fans loved the way he bludgeoned his
Leonard hit him some more. adversaries into submission. A 1923 fight at

the Yankee Stadium in New York against Lew Tendler attracted close to 60,000 paying fans—a
record at the time.
He retired in 1925. But the 1929 stock market crash in the US, which buried away most of his
earnings, forced him back to the ring to earn a living. He remained active until 1932. A TKO
loss to Jimmy McLarnin in that year prompted him
to hang up his gloves for good.
In retirement, he continued to be involved in boxing

one way or the other. Ironically for one who showed
no fear inside the ring, he died of heart attack while
refereeing a boxing match.
Jack Johnson
One can say that Jack Johnson had the tough luck of

having been a professional athlete at a place where,
and in a time when, businessmen involved in boxing
shied away from “colored” fighters for fear that
paying fans may reject them.
And yet one can also say that Johnson was lucky for
being a beneficiary of a prank dare.
After he had beaten all contenders of consequence in

PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Jack Johnson Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Galveston Giant Total Fights 101
Birth Name: John Arthur Johnson Wins 73
Birth Place: Galveston, Texas, USA Winning Percentage 72.28
Birth Date: 31 March 1878 Losses 13
Death Date: 10 June 1946 Draws 10
Residence: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA KOs 40
TITLES
Heavyweight 1 Dec 1908 Apr 1915
TOTAL 1
the heavyweight division, Johnson put himself with white women in public.
in a position to challenge Tommy Burns, then
the heavyweight champion. But the latter The boxing constituency vowed not to have
avoided him by demanding a guaranteed another colored champion. Even a large part
purse of US$ 30,000. At the time the amount of the African-American community
was outlandish, and was the equivalent of disowned Johnson. He has unnecessarily
ensuring that a fight with Johnson would not dragged its members into a tense social
happen. environment.
Johnson hounded Burns anywhere the latter In time he would come in conflict with the
went, until a boxing promoter in Australia law. He fled his homeland, became a fugitive,
risked the huge amount of money he needed and forced to campaign overseas.
to stage a Burns-Johnson title fight.
He eventually returned to America and lost to
On December 26, 2008, Johnson became the Jess Willard, a hulk of
first black American to become a boxing a white man, on April
champion by defeating Tommy Burns. 5, 1915.
He reigned for 7 years. That reign was not Jack Dempsey
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totally majestic, however. Johnson flaunted
his rebellious bent. He defied social For one who did not
convention. He attacked the racial standards get paid for winning
of his time and did what colored people were the heavyweight crown
expected not to do , such as by hanging out against Jess Willard,
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Jack Dempsey Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Manassa Mauler Total Fights 83
Birth Name: William Harrison Dempsey Wins 66
Birth Place: Manassa, Colorado, USA Winning Percentage 79.52
Death Date: 31 May 1983 Draws 11
Residence: Salt Lake City, Utah, USA KOs 51
TITLES
Heavyweight 1 July 1919 July 1926
TOTAL 1
Photo shows Jack

Dempsey knocked out-
side of the ring by Luis
Angel Firpo. Dempsey
floored Firpo 7 times in
the first round alone, but
Firpo returned the favor,
knocking Dempsey down
once each in rounds 1 and
2. In the second knock-
down, the referee counted
from the ring while
Dempsey sprawled with
his back on the press
desk. Dempsey climbed
back into the ring and
knocked Firpo out in the
second round.
Jack Dempsey surprises boxing students for September 23, 1926 at Philadelphia, USA,
being one of few financial stories in their attracted 120,557 fans—a long-standing
post-boxing life. record for live gate attendance.
As already mentioned earlier in this book, Dempsey thus became one of the highest paid
Dempsey ascended to the apex of prize athletes in his time. In retirement, he put up
fighting without his prize. His manager has several business ventures and succeeded in
lost his purse on a bet Dempsey would win them as well.
the fight right in the first round. Although
Dempsey did floor Willard 7 times in the Sam Langford
opening round, the fight went on until the
third round, when Willard was thoroughly Sam Langford did not win a single world title.
beaten and unable to continue. But his exploits inside the ring has earned for
him worldwide acclaim.
Perhaps Dempsey was himself to blame for
his misfortune. Prior to his bout against Langford competed for 25 years, from 1902 to
Willard, Dempsey had a string of 25 wins, 24 1926. It was a time when prize fighters earn
of which coming by way of knockout (18 in purses solely from live gate proceeds. It was
the first round). Fans felt a Dempsey fight therefore important for boxers like Langford
was good for as long as it lasted. It hardly to fight in as many places as he could to
went the distance. maximize their earnings.
Although his personal life often got him Quite not surprisingly, Langford recorded one
tagged with a bad press, fans came in droves of the most number of career fights in boxing
to watch his fights. They liked the way he history: 315. It was not uncommon for him to
fought relentlessly and aggressively inside the fight twice in a single day.
ring. His rematch with Gene Tunney on

He won 203 of his fights, for a career win
clip of 64 percent. Of those wins, 128 of
them were knockouts. When fans asked
him why he often finished off an
opponent early in the fight, the press had
often quoted Langford as saying: “I have
to catch that eleven-thirty train, you
know.”
Aside from his outstanding ring record,

Langford often gave away height and heft
to his opponents. Although he stood only
at 5’6½, he competed as a heavyweight
(in those times, most fights were
conducted at the limitless—
heavyweight—division anyway).
Some boxing experts had recognized

Langford as one of the greatest
heavyweights of all time. Nova Scotia
likewise also cited him as the best athlete
of the 20th century.
Ring wizardry was not enough to elevate

him to the status of world titlist, however.
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Sam Langford Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Boston Tar Baby Total Fights 315
Birth Name: Sam Langford Wins 203
Birth Place: Weymouth, Nova Scotia, Canada Winning Percentage 64.44
Birth Date: 4 April 1883 Losses 47
Death Date: 12 January 1956 Draws 50
Nationality: Canada NCs/Disqualifications 15
Residence: Boston, Massachusetts, USA KOs 128

TITLES
0
TOTAL 0
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Billy Conn Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Pittsburgh Kid Total Fights 77
Birth Name: William David Conn Wins 64
Birth Place: East Liberty, PA, USA Winning Percentage 83.12
Birth Date: 8 October 1917 Losses 12
Death Date: 29 May 1993 Draws 1
Residence: Pittsburgh, PA, USA KOs 15
TITLES
Light Heavyweight 1 July 1939 June 1941
TOTAL 1
He never got around to fight for a world crown, despite beating

its top contenders. Racism in his era had something to do with
it.
Billy Conn
After a not-so-impressive start as a professional boxer in 1934

(7 losses in his first 15 fights), Billy Conn terrorized the
opposition by winning all 28 of his fights (with one draw) in the
next two years.
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Another winning streak in 1938 all the way up to 1941 (a
solitary loss in 22 fights) catapulted him to the elite company of
world boxing greats. On July 13, 1939, at age 22, he won the
Light Heavyweight championship from Melio Bettina.
Ironically, Conn is best remembered not for his wins, but for a
loss to then heavyweight champion Joe Louis. The latter had
toppled all contenders in his division in almost singular
manner—by knockout.
Thus when Conn challenged the heavier Louis for the latter’s crown, the fans went to watch his
execution. But Conn proved to be a fine boxer. His speed made the opponent’s punching power
insignificant. As the bout progressed the fans realized it was Louis, not him, who risked being
executed.
Conn did go for the kill. In the 13th round, thinking Louis

was ready to go down, he brawled. It was a mistake. Louis
saw an opening to counter and knocked Conn out in that
round.
Harry Greb
Like Sam Langford, Harry Greb fought in an era where

making a living from boxing relied on what the fans paid at
the gates. He thus had to be inside the ring as much as he
could to get ahead financially in his career.
Greb was a true warrior. Again like Langford, there were

times when Greb fought twice in a single day; other times he
entered the ring with a bruised face or a black eye.
Once he fought in an exhibition bout (against Kid Lewis)

that turned into a serious match. Reacting to a vicious attack
from his foe, Greb knocked Lewis out with a powerful left hook to the body.
His greatness can be viewed in the context of one’s competition. If heavyweight champion Jack
Dempsey had a conqueror in light heavyweight Gene Tunney, Tunney had a conqueror in
middleweight Greb.
Greb competed in at least 299 fights throughout his career, winning 260 of them. He could have
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Harry Greb Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Pittsburgh Windmill Total Fights 299
Birth Name: Edward Henry Greb Wins 260
Birth Place: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA Winning Percentage 86.96
Death Date: 22 October 1926 Draws 18
Residence: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA KOs 48
TITLES
Middleweight 1 Aug 1923 Feb 1926
TOTAL 1
competed some more, but failing health kept him away

from the ring. He was seriously injured in a car accident on
August 21, 1925. He died a year later from complications
brought about by eye surgery. He was 32.

Sugar Ray Leonard
There were 4 key reasons why boxing reached

unprecedented levels of popularity in the 1980s. Sugar Ray
Leonard was one of them. The other three would include
Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler.
Together, they created masterpieces of boxing matches. But
in individual match-ups among themselves, Leonard has
emerged as the best fighter. He has defeated all three,
although the one against Hagler—a split decision—was
controversial.
Leonard’s rise to the top of professional boxing was preceded by an outstanding amateur
record. He was champion in almost all amateur boxing tournaments he participated in,
highlighted by his winning the light welterweight gold medal in the 1976 Montreal (Canada)
Olympics.
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Sugar Ray Leonard Professional Career Highlights
Birth Name: Ray Charles Leonard Wins 36
Birth Place: Wilmington, North Carolina, USA Winning Percentage 90.00
Residence: Palmer Park, Maryland, USA KOs 25
TITLES
Welterweight 1 Nov 1979 Nov 1982
Light Middleweight 1 June 1981 June 1981
Middleweight 1 Apr 1987 May 1987
Light Heavyweight 1 Nov 1988 Feb 1989
TOTAL 4
As a professional, he was one of few fighters who

won titles in at least 4 weight divisions—
welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight and
light heavyweight.
Pernell Whitaker
Like Sugar Ray Leonard and many other legendary

professional boxers, Pernell Whitaker had an
outstanding amateur stint. He won the lightweight
gold medal during the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
He turned pro right after the Olympics. He was

equally impressive as a professional fighter. Except
for a single loss and a draw, he won all his first 42
bouts. He has beaten the top contenders in all the
weight divisions where he competed. From 1989 to
1997, he has ruled at one time or another the
lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight and
light middleweight divisions.
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Pernell Whitaker Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Sweat Pea Total Fights 46
Birth Name: Pernell Whitaker Wins 40
Birth Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA Winning Percentage 86.96
Residence: Raleigh, North Carolina, USA KOs 17
Stance: Southpaw KO Percentage 42.50
TITLES
Lightweight 1 Feb 1989 Jan 1992
Light Welterweight 1 Jul 1992 Jan 1993
Welterweight 1 Jul 1992 Apr 1997
Light Middleweight 1 Mar 1995 Dec 1995
TOTAL 4
Oscar De La Hoya halted his busting.
run on April 12, 1997 in his
10th defense of the The parallelism with Duran
welterweight title. Now 34, he does not end there. Both of
dropped 3 more matches after them went to war with the
that before finally retiring. intent of courting bedlam, as if
devastation was something to
Mike Tyson relish. They were ferocious,
aggressive and explosive inside
Like the young Duran, young the ring. Like Jack Dempsey,
Tyson was a frequent guest of Joe Louis and George Foreman
the local police. And the New before them, they evoked fear
York police, too, would lend a in the hearts of their foes—and
hand in introducing Tyson to for good reason. For these guys,
boxing. It was like monkey throwing turtle to knocking people out seemed like “all in a
the water. Everything suited to him fine. He day’s work.”
searched every possible outlet for the psycho-
social baggage that piled up from his troubled Tyson started to compete in amateur boxing at
adolescent years. He found one in beck- 15. Even at this early stage, he already showed
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Mike Tyson Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Iron Total Fights 58
Birth Name: Michael Gerard Tyson Wins 50
Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA Winning Percentage 86.21
Residence: Catskill, New York, USA KOs 44
TITLES
Heavyweight 1 Nov 1986 Feb 1990
WBC (1986-1990)
WBA (1987-1990)
IBF (1987-1990)
WBC Heavyweight Mar 1996 Jun 2002
TOTAL 1
All in a day’s work. In his time, it was all Mike

Tyson. Seen in these photos are some of the me-
lees by which Iron Mike Tyson had put an early
end to his bouts. Left and above, left, against
Frank Bruno, above (right), as challenger
against Trevor Berbick.
some habit of knocking people out. He held got himself tagged instead. He lost in round 1.
the record of the fastest knock out win, ever: 8
seconds. At 18, he won the national Golden There is another side of Tyson’s story,
Gloves championship—heavyweight division. however. Quite arguably still captive of his
past, he easily got himself into trouble with
He turned pro at 19 and rocked the world of the law. That kept him out of boxing at
boxing right away. Thirty-eight wins in several points of his career, the longest period
succession, all but 4 of them inside the being the one in which he served time from
distance. These four survivors, obviously, had 1992 to 1994 for rape conviction.
the common sense of using their feet to run
instead of their hands to fight. It was not good for his boxing career. After
defending his title 11 times in more than 3
On November 22, 1986, he became the years before losing it to Buster Douglas in
youngest heavyweight champion in boxing 1990, he did manage to recapture it from
history. He wrested the title from Trevor Frank Bruno 6 years later. But people knew
Berbick, who couldn’t take much more that his time as a prizefighter was up. Seven
punishment from Tyson after 2 rounds. of his last 12 fights ended either in defeat or
no contest. After Douglas, Evander Holyfield,
His knock out record of 44 out of 50 wins Lennox Lewis, Danny Williams and Kevin
ranks at the top of the all-time list. It seemed McBride beat him the way he beat the rest—
the mere shadow of his glare could already by KO.
stun his prey. Those who watched on TV his
fight against Peter McNeely in 1995, for Julio Cesar Chavez
example, would recall the pre-fight ritual in
the middle of ring where the referee mumbled Probably the greatest
the rules and asked the fighters to fighter that Mexico has
acknowledge each other with a glove shake. ever produced, Julio
For a minute or two Tyson did not move a Cesar Chavez is also
muscle except his eyes—they followed one of the world’s best
McNeely as he tensely shifted his body boxers.
weight from left to right. McNeely grinned for PHOTO BY BOXREC.COM
what the viewers felt was cover for fear. He was undefeated in
When the bell rang, he charged at Tyson and his first 90 professional fights. Perhaps an

even more awesome part of this extra- met), Roger Mayweather (twice, both TKO
ordinary feat was that most of these wins (79 wins for Chavez), Alberto Cortes (undefeated
to be exact) did not go the distance. In the in 44 fights), Angel Hernandez (undefeated in
current list of greatest fighters, Chavez ranks 37 fights), Frankie Mitchell (29-1-0), Hector
third in terms of highest knock out rate. Only Camacho (only one defeat in 42 fights), Marty
Mike Tyson (first) and Shane Mosley Jakubowski (undefeated in 37 fights), and
(second) had outperformed him in this Andy Holligan (no loss in 21 fights).
category.
One of the most dramatic and unforgettable
In that remarkable stretch he would eventually fights in boxing history pitted Chavez against
collect world titles in 3 different weight Meldrick Taylor on March 17, 1990. It was a
divisions—super featherweight, lightweight slam-bang contest. Chavez, in his signature
and light welterweight. He held these titles for non-stop, action-packed attacking style, tried
a combined period of more than 11 years. to engage Taylor in a close-range fighting all
Most notable among the opponents who throughout. But the unexpectedly game and
bowed to him included Rocky Lockridge, unintimidated Taylor chose to box him,
Edwin Rosario, Jose Luis Ramirez (who had a unloading shots with precision even as he was
101-6-0 win-loss-draw record when they busy taking cover. He was leading Chavez on
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Julio Cesar Chavez Professional Career Highlights
Alias: JC Total Fights 115
Birth Name: Julio Cesar Chavez Gonzalez Wins 107
Birth Place: Ciudad Obregon, SON, Mexico Winning Percentage 93.04
Birth Date: 12 July 1962 Losses 6
Nationality: Mexico NCs/Disqualifications 0
Residence: Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico KOs 86
TITLES
WBC Super Featherweight 1 Sep 1984 Nov 1987
Lightweight 1 Nov 1987 Jan 1989
WBA (1987-1989)
WBC (1988-1989)
WBC Light Welterweight 1 May 1989/1994 Jan/Jun 1994/1996
IBF (1990-1991)
TOTAL 3
Julio Cesar Chavez has made his

mark as a fearless fighter. Photos
show some of Chavez’s more than a
hundred memorable fights, including
one against Pernell Whitaker (middle)
and Oscar De La Hoya (right).
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the judges’ scorecards going to the final battles, and get

seconds of the fight. Most boxing fans who away with it
saw it conceded that Chavez was on his way unchallenged.
to being beaten for the first time. But the
Mexican showed his fighting heart to the end, Roy Jones Jr
until a fierce exchange of gloves in the
closing seconds (something which Taylor The guy made
could have avoided and run away with the himself one-of-a-
win) hurt Taylor badly that the referee had to kind when he
stop the fight and declare Chavez the winner jumped from
by TKO. middleweight all
the way up to PHOTO BY BOXREC.COM
His first loss came at his 92nd fight, a split heavyweight,
decision setback to Frankie Randall on collecting titles at every stop. No other
January 24, 1994. He quickly avenged that fighter, living or dead, has done that since
loss, however, when he upended Randall in 8 1897, when England's Bob Fitzsimmons
rounds in a rematch 4 months later. crossed the imaginary boxing divide. At that
time, there was only one world boxing
His longest reign was at light welterweight, champion (always a heavyweight, ie, until
from 1989 to 1996. Earlier, he was super Fitzsimmons came along), and there were
featherweight champion from 1984 to 1987; only two weight divisions (the heavyweight
and lightweight champion from 1987 to 1989. and the “lighter weight,” which comprised all
other weights under heavyweight).
Chavez started to uncharacteristically suffer Fitzsimmons was in the lighter weight
losses in 1996, and onwards until 2005, when division when he defeated the then current
he retired at age 43. Devastating losses to world champion to become the new world
Oscar De La Hoya (twice, by TKO), Kostya boxing champion.
Tszyu and Grover Wiley forced his otherwise
reluctant slide to retirement. Jones weighed 193 pounds (up from 175
pounds in his previous bout 6 months earlier),
Chavez had a career record of 107 wins, 6 when he snatched part of the heavyweight
losses and 2 draws out of 115 total fights, for diadem from John Ruiz on March 1, 2003. He
an exceptional 93 percent winning percentage. gave away 33 pounds to Ruiz, who weighed
Of the 5 opponents who defeated him, all 226 pounds. But the disparity in weight
were beaten in rematches (except De La hardly showed as Jones cruised to a 12-round
Hoya; and there was no rematch against unanimous decision win over Ruiz.
Kostya Tszyu). One can say today that
Chavez in effect lost only twice in 115 ring Jones was proud of his work. He said during

the post-fight interview: “I know what people heavyweight title bout against Montell
are going to say, but there is nothing wrong Griffin. Jones knocked Griffin down in the
with John Ruiz. Like a lot of other guys I 7th round of that fight. In the 9th, Jones had
fought, he was just slower than me. And I Griffin in even more dire situation. A wicked
kind of out thought him.” right—sleek as an arrow and precise as a
computer-aided missile—put Griffin down on
Indeed, most guys he fought looked like one knee, ready to roll over like an uprooted
PODs (persons with disabilities, no disrespect gmelina. But Jones could not hold back his
intended to them) in comparison to him. The excitement; he hit Griffin two more times. It
phenomenal Jones earned the "Fighter of the was a clear and obvious foul. Referee Tony
Decade" award from the Boxing Writers Perez had no other option but to disqualify
Association of America for his sterling ring him and gave the fight to Griffin. Jones led on
performance in the late 80s until the early the scorecards of two judges—77-75 (Chuck
2000s. A quick look at what he accomplished, Hasset) and 76-75 (Terry Smith)—when the
so far: a solitary loss (which should have been fight was stopped.
a win, in the first place) in 50 fights, all but 9
of them coming by way of either knock out or Jones quickly removed that blight on his
technical knock out. resume, however. He avenged that loss to
Griffin in a rematch 5 months later, on August
That loss came on March 21, 1997 in a light 17, 1997, with three—possibly 5—
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Roy Jones Jr Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Junior Total Fights 59
Birth Name: Roy Levesta Jones Wins 54
Birth Place: Pensacola, Florida, US Winning Percentage 91.53
Residence: Pensacola, Florida, US KOs 40
TITLES
IBF Middleweight 1 May 1993 Nov 1994
IBF Super Middleweight 1 Nov 1994 Nov 1996
Light Heavyweight (WBC, WBA, IBF) 1 Aug 1997 May 2004
WBA Heavyweight 1 Mar 2003 Feb 2004
TOTAL 4
Roy Jones Jr raises his arms after winning a bout in the Seoul Olympics (left photo, above);
other photos show Jones in some of his professional fights, including the historic win for the
heavyweight title against John Ruiz (2nd to the right). Photos by Picsearch.com
exclamation marks. He knocked the guy out Oscar De La Hoya

in the first round.
For the first time in history
Jones was no stranger to strange fight since boxing became part of
outcomes. He was one of the boxers sent by the Olympics, the US was
the US to the 1988 Seoul Olympics after almost shut out of the gold
topping the Olympic trials for the light hunt in that event at the PHOTO BY PICSEARCH.COM
middleweight division. After getting through Barcelona Games in 1992.
the qualifying rounds, he met local bet Park Thanks to Oscar De La Hoya, the US Boxing
Si-Hun in the finals for the light middleweight Team did not go home totally empty-handed.
gold. He dominated Park all throughout their De La Hoya won the gold in the featherweight
bout, but ended up losing by a 2-3 decision. division and, from then on, the world would
refer to him as the "Golden Boy."
One judge later admitted that in his view
Jones clearly won. He voted for Park, After capping his tour in amateur boxing with
nonetheless, because he was sure his fellow a flourish, he turned professional late in that
judges would vote for Jones, and he didn't same year and fought twice. He became
want the host country's boxer to be busier in the next 7 years, fighting at least 4
embarrassed by losing a 5-0 decision. times each year. Throughout this period, his
Interestingly, organizers awarded him the Val reputation as a world-class boxer has been
Barker Trophy, which is reserved for boxers validated many times over. His record was
whose performance in the Games had been impeccable—no loss in 31 fights, 25 of them
found above the norm. by knock out or TKO. He was not only
winning big; he was also winning against big
At the pro ranks, his superiority over the names. By this time, he had already beaten at
competition has been as telling. He has ruled least 19 world champions or top-ranked
4 divisions—middleweight, super contenders, collecting world titles in 4 weight
middleweight, light heavyweight and divisions along the way.
heavyweight—one at a time, in his 21 (still
active) years as boxer. But the best for De La Hoya was yet to come.
He spent the next 9 years of his professional
Jones is a man of many talents. Aside from boxing career seeking out top-level
boxing, he dabbles as a businessman, a competition. In this period he faced 14 world
basketball player, a recording artist, a music champions, with at least 6 of them future
manager, an actor, etc. Hall-of- Famers, and in the process collecting
2 more world titles in yet different weight
divisions. attraction to the glitter of the Golden Boy. No

doubt about it, Oscar was boxing’s mega star.
Although not as successful as in the first half
of his career, his following has multiplied the De La Hoya got credit for being a performer.
world over. Endowed with looks and He had talent and skills that won fights for
physique that made boxing fans out of movie him. He has defeated the likes of Pernell
fans, he attracted hordes of spectators into his Whitaker, Julio Cesar Chavez, Hector
fights like nobody before him ever did. People Camacho, among others—all at the top of
mobbed him. They adored him. Wherever he most greatest-fighters-of all-time lists. His
fought, boxing venues burst to the brim—and gait and competitive instinct, like that of the
for the first time the boxing public had now Roman Emperor, denied chances for the unfit
constituted more and more shrieking female to survive. He had a heart of a warrior that
fans. On the May 5, 2007 fight with Floyd wowed the crowd.
Mayweather, 2.15 million homes in
America—a record—paid an average of US$ What separated De La Hoya from the other
56 to watch it via HBO’s pay-per-view feed. all-time greats of boxing was the quality of
There simply was no stopping the fans’ fighters he fought. The career win average of
his opponents was 88 percent, which was
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Oscar De La Hoya Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Golden Boy Total Fights 45
Birth Name: Oscar De La Hoya Wins 39
Birth Place: Montebello, CA, USA Winning Percentage 86.67
Birth Date: 4 February 1973 Losses 6
Residence: Los Angeles, California, US KOs 30
TITLES
Super Featherweight 1 Mar 1994 Jul 1994
Lightweight 1 Jul 1994 Jan 1996
Light Welterweight 1 Jun 1996 Apr 1997
Welterweight 1 Apr 1997 Jun 2000
Light Middleweight 1 Sep/May 2002/2006 Sep/May 2003/2007
Middleweight 1 Jun 2004 Sep 2004
TOTAL 6
In his heyday, Oscar De La Hoya was con-

sidered as boxing’s biggest draw, whether as
an amateur or professional. As an amateur,
shown in the left photo fighting in the Olym-
PHOTOS BY PICSEARCH.COM pics, Americans hailed him as hero for win-
ning the lone US boxing gold in the Barce-
even higher than his own career win lona Games. As a pro, he fought and won (39
percentage at 86. For one who collected world out of 45 fights) against the best in the sport,
championships in 6 different weight divisions, who included Julio Cesar Chavez, Pernell
this meant not only testing his own limits, it Whitaker, Hector Camacho, among others.
also meant testing the limits of the best
fighters out there.
ensure his lofty standing in places where the
At some point he started to touch base with likes of De La Hoya are revered.
the business side of boxing, projecting the
image of one who thinks and manages things Indeed the Ring Magazine has recognized him
rather than one who thinks and brawls. In as pound for pound champion in 2000 and
2001, he put up Golden Boy Promotions (as 2001 during which time he outclassed, aside
part of Golden Boy Enterprises) to stage his from De La Hoya, Antonio Diaz, Shannon
own fights. In 2007, he bought The Ring Taylor and Adrian Stone.
Magazine, among other media outfits, and put
up several businesses and not-for-profit And yet Mosley had a lot more to show. Like
organizations. most fighters in the all-time greats list, he
showed his class early. He could box and he
In time, his management skills, too, would be could punch. He thrived in striking from long
evident and in harness. His businesses, led by distance as much as in toe-to-toe middle-of-
the Golden Boy Promotions, grew. Marquee the-ring action. He packed power in both
names in boxing—Shane Mosley, Bernard hands. In the current list, only Mike Tyson
Hopkins, Marco Antonio Barrera, Ricky has a higher KO rate—88 percent to Mike, 85
Hatton—became part of his promotional percent for Mosley. No wonder his resume
outfit one way or the other. For years it stood out. He went 39 and 0 before losing to
seemed there was no major boxing event that the late Vernon Forrest, his tormentor way
did not have Golden Boy Promotions as one back in their amateur days.
of its organizers. De La Hoya made tons of
money both inside and outside the ring. For At the time of his first defeat to Forrest
many, he was like a whiff of fresh air, (Mosley lost again to Forrest in a rematch), he
succeeding financially in a sport where most was already on the 9th year of his boxing
of the legends before him had gone bankrupt career, and relatively old at 31. Either he
as soon as they retired. started to show signs of
wear and tear or the
Shane Mosley competition for him has
become tougher to
In a fair contest, beating a great boxer means overcome, but Mosley
you are a greater boxer. Sugar Shane Mosley seemed to have ceased
has twice beaten a great competitor in Oscar being Mosley since then.
De La Hoya, and that should be enough to His winning average
PHOTO BY BOXREC.COM

declined, winning When history writes

“only” 8 in the next

about Shane Mosley,
14 grueling ring his being second to
battles. Mike Tyson in terms
of having the highest
Overall, however, his
knock out rate in box-
achievements
ing (at least in this list)
remained a cut above
is sure to be high-
the ordinary. Some
attributes of Mosley’s lighted.
success merit a little
mention. For one, he
has shown lots of courage in bucking the the lightweight title on August 2, 1997. He
odds. It might be fair, even, to say that he had was also underdog when he clobbered De La
a knack for winning fights many people Hoya for the first time. And then, given the
thought he had little chances of winning. previous few fights he came from, he was not
given much chance against Antonio Margarito
Although undefeated after 24 fights, he was to reclaim his welterweight championship. In
an underdog when he challenged Philip all cases, he proved the doubters wrong.
Holiday, also undefeated after 31 fights, for
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Shane Mosley Professional Career Highlights
Birth Name: Shane Donte Mosley Wins 46
Birth Place: Lynwood, California, US Winning Percentage 88.46
Birth Date: 7 September 1971 Losses 5
Residence: Pomona, California, US KOs 39
TITLES
IBF Lightweight 1 Aug 1997 Apr 1999
WBC Welterweight 1 Aug 2000 Jan 2002
WBA Welterweight Jan 2009 Jan 2010
WBC/WBA Light Middleweight 1 Sep 2003 Mar 2004
TOTAL 3
For another, Mosley has yet to lose in a very Bernard Hopkins

lopsided fashion, much less an abbreviated
one. His losses could be considered The longest-reigning middleweight champion
competitive up to the final second of each in history did not look like one when he
bout. A few more flurry of punches from him climbed the professional ring the first time.
could have swung the decision in his favor, His opponent, Clinton Mitchell, trashed him
and avoided one or two blemishes in his by majority decision in a 4 rounder. Signs
record. Moreover, while he has already lost 5 showed the squared ring was not meant for
times, only 3 fighters have actually beaten him, so he shied away from it in the next 18
him (two—Forrest and Ronald Wright—have months. But like a criminal who keeps
defeated him twice). coming back to the scene of the crime, the
man who branded himself as “The
With what he has accomplished—world titles Executioner” gave himself another shot at
in 3 different divisions—he has little else to prizefighting.
prove inside the ring. But at 38, Mosley still
competes at a high level, something which Returning and claiming his first win in the
other great fighters could only hope to do. early part of 1990 at age 25, Bernard Hopkins
was, by the sport’s common measure, a late
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Bernard Hopkins Professional Career Highlights
Alias: The Executioner Total Fights 56
Birth Name: Bernard Hopkins Wins 49
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US Winning Percentage 87.50
Residence: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US KOs 32
TITLES
Middleweight 1 Apr 1995 Jul 2005
IBF (1995-2005)
WBC (2001-2005)
WBA (2001-2005)
WBO (2004-2005)
Light Heavyweight 1 Jun 2006 Apr 2008
TOTAL 2
bloomer. But when he did bloom, he let winning records. All of this signified one
everyone notice. thing: Hopkins tested his ability against the
best there were in the division, and he passed
He sprinted to 22 straight wins in 3 years after the test.
his first failed attempt. After 2 years and 4
more fights since Roy Jones Jr halted him at At 41, Hopkins looked farther ahead. On June
fight number 24 in 1993, he challenged 6, 2006, he captured the Light Heavyweight
Segundo Mercado, at age 29, for the latter’s championship after defeating Antonio Tarver
middleweight crown. via unanimous decision in 12 rounds. His
reign as light heavyweight titlist ended in less
The result was a draw. It was not enough for than 2 years, however. After defending it
him to wrest the championship, although it against Ronald Wright in 2007, he was out
seemed sufficient to label him as a spent force pointed by the undefeated Joe Calzaghe in
at that stage of his career. 2008.
But he kept coming back, and in a rematch And just as it looked his slide towards
with Mercado 4 months later, he made sure he retirement looked irreversible, Hopkins, at 43,
ran away with the title by halting the gave the skeptics something to ponder about
defending champion in 7 rounds. Hopkins, by when he whipped Kelly Pavlik, undefeated in
then, was 30 years old. 34 top-level battles and Ring Magazine’s light
heavyweight ruler, in 12 rounds.
While some fighters hang up their gloves at
that age, Hopkins went on to rule the division Hopkins continues to be a force to be
for the next 11 years. He defended his title 20 reckoned with—and an attractive
times, until Jermain Taylor spoiled his record- merchandise—if offers for him to step inside
breaking reign in 2005. One may notice that the ring one more time can be made as
the way he defended his title indicated an indication. The current buzz within the boxing
achievement that was far from ordinary. community is for him to face Roy Jones Jr in
Fifteen of his 18 challengers had a career win a rematch 16 years after they did it the first
percentage of 90 percent or higher at the time time. What keeps it from happening soon,
they contended for Hopkins’ title. Two of the however, may have something to do with the
15—Glen Johnson and Felix Trinidad, both price tag of either fighter.
future Hall of Fame candidates—had perfect
The Executioner, Bernard Hopkins, has been into ring

battles for the last 20 years. He had faced and defeated the
best fighters in the middleweight division, including Wil-
liam Joppy, Glen Johnson and Felix Trinidad. The most
recent fighter he executed was Kelly Pavlik (photo above,
right), who was undefeated in 34 fights. Photos by
Picsearch.com
Meantime, he too has diversified himself— 40 wins in 40 professional career fights.

along with Oscar De La Hoya and Shane
Mosley—from boxing to business, as an While the likes of Julio Cesar Chavez
executive of Golden Boy Promotions. (undefeated in his first 91 fights), Willie Pep
(undefeated in his first 62 fights) or Mike
Floyd Mayweather Jr Tyson (undefeated going to his 42nd fight)
could boast of better records, the stories
The way Floyd Mayweather fights may not behind Mayweather’s rampage should provide
impress those who loved the way Jack an unassailable argument for what makes him
Dempsey and Joe Louis fought. But special. At least 22 world champions, or at
Mayweather fights not to impress; he fights to least would-be world champions—never mind
win. And he delivers. It the rest—have tried to outbox him. None of
will be hard not to them succeeded.
concede that he is master
of the craft. To argue Some analysts once pushed the notion that
against Mayweather’s Mayweather’s being a product of failure and
boxing skills would be to experience has made him the exceptional
argue against the facts: PHOTO BY PICSEARCH.COM fighter that he is today. He comes from a
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Floyd Mayweather Jr Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Money / Pretty Boy Total Fights 40
Birth Name: Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr Wins 40
Birth Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, US Winning Percentage 100.00
Birth Date: 24 February 1977 Losses 0
Residence: Nevada, United States KOs 25
TITLES
WBC Super Featherweight 1 Oct 1998 Apr 2002
WBC Lightweight 1 Apr 2002 Jan 2004
WBC Light Welterweight 1 Jun 2005 Dec 2005
Welterweight (IBF, WBC) 1 Apr 2006 Jun 2008
WBC Light Middleweight 1 May 2007 Jul 2007
TOTAL 5
family of boxers. His father, Floyd Sr., has Floyd Sr and Roger both graduated from ring
campaigned in the welterweight class. Floyd action to become trainers. If the number of
Sr’s career, overall, could be rated as above fighters they helped win championships was
average. But being active at a time when the any indication, then there is no doubt that
likes of Thomas Hearns and Sugar Ray both of them have been successful as trainers
Leonard were at the peak of their careers as well, perhaps even more successful than
almost meant the rest of the field had little being fighters. And Floyd Jr had the good
chances of outshining any or both of them. In fortune of being at the right place and time to
fact when Floyd Sr and Leonard eventually benefit from the experience and know-how of
met, Floyd took a beating from Leonard with Floyd Sr, Roger and Jeff.
such savagery that it must have compelled
Floyd Jr to imbibe, more than anything else, Floyd’s rise to superstardom status has
the value of defense. That, in a simplistic way boosted his value as entertainer. And he
of looking at it, should explain why Floyd Jr knows it. After he defeated Oscar De La Hoya
has probably surpassed the exploits of Benny in 2007, he retired instead of accepting offers
Leonard and Willie Pep as the defensive of a rematch that did not satisfy his idea of
geniuses of the game. fair compensation. At any rate he resurfaced
to fight and eventually knock out Ricky
Jeff and Roger Mayweather are uncles, the Hatton towards the latter part of that year.
latter being the most successful among the 3
elders. Roger rose to become a 2-time world Floyd Jr had been at the top of most pound for
champion. Nevertheless, he too, has pound rankings (the one published by the
experienced failure and punishment inside the Ring Magazine being the most widely-
ring, such as the one he got from Kostya accepted, if not the most credible, of them)
Tszu. since 2005. When he retired a second time
after the Hatton fight, Manny Pacquiao took
Prey Number 40.

Master of defense and
all-around technique,
top ring predator
Floyd Mayweather
Jr has beaten all 40
ring opponents he has
faced so far. Casual-
ties included Juan
Manuel Marquez
(right photo), Arturo
Gatti, Oscar De La
Hoya, Ricky Hatton,
Diego Corrales, Jose
Luis Castillo, Zab
Judah and other name
boxers. He has won
world titles in 5
weight divisions. PHOTO BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED
his place in the pound for pound rankings.
He resurfaced yet again in 2009 to fight Juan Manual Marquez, whom he beat by unanimous
decision in 12 rounds. Some say his return was driven by a desire to reclaim his pound for
pound title; others contend that Floyd Jr—who has made “Money” as an official nickname—is
up to some schemes designed to cash in on his celebrity status. And
there are those who think he is motivated by both pride and money.
Manny Pacquiao
If Floyd Mayweather fights to win, Manny Pacquiao fights—in his

own words—“to make the fans happy.”
Pacquiao knows what he is talking about and people understand

where he is coming from. When he was too young to make a decent
living for himself and his family, life was so hard that controlling
PROFILE SUMMARY
Name: Manny Pacquiao Professional Career Highlights
Alias: Pacman / The Greatest Total Fights 55
Birth Name: Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao Wins 50
Birth Place: Kibawe, Bukidnon, Philippines Winning Percentage 90.91
Birth Date: 17 December 1978 Losses 3
Nationality: Philippines NCs/Disqualifications 0
Residence: Gen Santos City, Philippines KOs 37
Stance: Southpaw KO Percentage 75.51
TITLES
WBC Flyweight 1 Dec 1998 Sep 1999
IBF Super Bantamweight 1 Jun 2001 Oct 2003
Featherweight (Ring) 1 Nov 2003 Mar 2005
WBC Super Featherweight 1 Mar 2008 Jun 2008
WBC Lightweight 1 Jun 2008 Feb 2009
IBO Light Welterweight 1 May 2009 Nov 2009
WBO Welterweight 1 Nov 2009 - -
TOTAL 6

body weight was forced not by boxing rules
but by lack of food to eat. “I understand,” he
said, “how it feels when people go hungry.”
Every Philippine centavo was gold to the

Pacquiao household. Which was why
affluence became Manny Pacquiao when he
earned his first paychecks of a hundred pesos
(about 2 US dollars) fighting as a youngster in
village-level fiestas. This is how relative
reality is and that was how he valued hard-
earned money. That was then. Today, he earns
billions of Philippine pesos from boxing and
commercial appearances, but his appreciation
of each hard-earned peso remains the same.
He knows boxing fans spend equally good

hard-earned money to watch his fights. He Record Number 7. After beating Welter-
swears it’s his job, as a professional fighter, to weight Champion Miguel Cotto (above),
ensure they get their money’s worth every Manny Pacquiao became the only fighter,
time they see him perform. past or present, to have won world titles in 7
different weight divisions.
When people watch Pacquiao fight, they see
an incredible small-sized package of ferocity
and aggression let loose inside the ring. What of moving up in weight and continuing to
they may not see is what burns at the core of dominate the opposition; and try to see what it
that package, the one that fuels such a huge takes to test the limits of a world-class athlete,
amount of energy and passion—courage. like himself.
It takes courage to be able to continually Early in life Pacquiao knew he would become
honor one’s commitment. It takes courage to a boxing champion. The problem was, given
make the fans happy and keep them from the limited choices which his poor family had,
being disappointed. he did not have ready resources to get there.
And courage—the heart of a warrior—is what So he took odd jobs to keep body and soul
makes Pacquiao the world’s greatest fighter together, as it were, while his dream of
that he has become. Courage allowed him to making it big in boxing someday continued to
challenge what lurked behind the unknown: consume his waking hours. He left grade
whether it was, in search of his future in school to focus on making a living, and on
boxing, a strange life in the city where he dreaming his dream.
knew no one and no one knew him; how a
fight wish would play out against, for But the hardships of life remained unforgiving
example, one of then boxing’s hottest to the Pacquiao household. They came in
properties in Marco Antonio Barrera; coping many forms, in addition to material want. The
with size disadvantage as in the case of father, who left earlier to take a better-paying
fighting Oscar De La Hoya; the impossibility job, eventually left for good. The second of 6
siblings, Manny was, in the traditional ways It turned out Pacquiao was not only a
of a Filipino family set-up, had to rise up and performer; he was also a winner. From the
take the survival cudgels for the family. time he turned professional at 16 to the
“Don’t worry, Ma,” the 15-year-old Manny present (he will turn 31 in December 17,
vowed to his mother, “I will take care of this.” 2009), he has already won world titles in 7
He was referring to the financial and different weight divisions. No other fighter in
emotional problems of the family. all of boxing history has reached that height
of achievement.
He soon left General Santos City, his
hometown, for Manila, the big city, with By 2008, after beating the highly-favored De
nobody at home aware of it. He left a note, La Hoya, Pacquiao has blossomed to become
however, explaining his departure. a global celebrity. Acclaimed in 2009 by
Times Magazine as one of the world’s most
Several months later, Dionisia, Manny’s influential persons, Pacquiao is also one of the
mother, received by post a letter from Manny world’s richest athlete.
excitedly telling her to watch him fight on
national television. It was January in 1996 Fifteen years after he left General Santos to
and, from then on, Dionisia and the entire find his star in the boxing universe, he has
Filipino nation found itself glued to television returned as a hero. He kept his promise and
whenever Manny stepped inside the ring to made his mother proud.
fight.

PART 2
THE WORLD’S GREATEST BOXERS
4 RANKING THE GREATEST

BOXERS OF ALL TIME
The 22 all-time greats mentioned in
which puts him way off the standard set by
Mayweather who has yet to lose in 40 fights.
And yet Langford (standing at 5’6½”) has
started at 150 pounds or even less, and went
the foregoing pages further undergo a rating on to win 64 percent of his fights in the
process prescribed in this book. As heavyweight division. That would be the
mentioned, any attempt to rate the mentioned equivalent of Mayweather competing in the
boxers can be very subjective. What this book light heavyweight division. Would
intends to accomplish is add value to the Mayweather win a single fight in the light
process by using quantitative analysis to its heavyweight division, say against the likes of
practical limit. Roy Jones Jr? That would be one compelling
consideration in evaluating the relative
The GOAT Debate pound-for-pound value of fighters who
competed in different eras and across weight
There are several (and quite obvious) things divisions.
that make all-time greats lists or rankings
open to question. One is the difficulty of Related to worldviews (or perspectives)
capturing each athletic achievement in a would be the existing commercial and cultural
single plane of quantitative analysis. If this environment within which the fighters got to
was possible, then much of the subjective practice their craft. Again to cite Langford,
information that goes into the ratings process who competed at a time when television and
would be minimized. other technological gadgets that make the
process of mass communication convenient
Boxers Worked Under Different Conditions were yet unheard of, making money from
professional boxing was limited to what the
It is hard to quantify the relative worth of fans paid at the gates of the boxing arena.
boxers being rated, again, for many reasons. (Elite boxers today get paid from various
One would be due to the different conditions sources, such as TV royalties and pay-per-
and circumstances under which the fighters view sales, aside of course from guaranteed
pursued their respective careers. Worldviews, purses). To earn more money, one needed to
for one, differed from one boxer to the other. hop from one arena to the other, either in the
If Sam Langford, for example, who was same city or the next, just like Langford did.
active from 1902 to 1926, were conscious of (During his time, it was not rare for a fighter
his being rated one day as an all-time great, to fight twice in a single day!). Thus adequate
would he have won more than half of the physical training and preparation could not be
fights he lost? On the other hand, is Floyd remotely possible during those earlier times.
Mayweather Jr conscious of his pound for They did not benefit from the same amount of
pound standing? The speculation is that all rigor being applied by elite boxers today. This
Langford wanted was to make a living from therefore makes it difficult to say that
prizefighting; thus to maximize his earnings, Langford could not be as great as Mayweather
he fought once a week for the most part of his on the basis of their ring records.
peak years. He did not prepare for his fights
as rigid as, say, Mayweather would, who, In another context, one can say that the likes
undoubtedly, is fully conscious of how his of Langford, a black man, were not fully
ranking may sink or soar. And so Langford tested because social norms prevented them
lost 47 (15 percent) of his 315 career fights, from contending for world titles. Thus they

hardly got around to compete against top unblemished record is compelling basis for
opposition. his having merited the pound for pound title.
This book argues that such a contention is far
The Rules Kept Changing from being unassailable.)
The rules that governed boxing during the Quality and Depth Of Opposition
time of Benny Leonard and Jack Dempsey
differed from the rules during the time of Another factor that makes comparison among
Muhammad Ali, Mike Tyson and Floyd fighters difficult would be quality and depth
Mayweather. What easily comes to mind of opposition against which, again, arguably
when one talks about boxing rules are the differed among fighters in different eras and
weight divisions. The number of weight weight divisions.
divisions has not only increased or decreased,
the weight limits for a particular division has We can cite the case of Sugar Ray Robinson
also kept changing over time. In earlier times, as an example. He won 173 out of his total
it was not unusual for a fighter to give away 200 career fights (86.5 percent). But of all his
10 pounds or more to this opponent. This opponents, only 12 of them had a career win
seldom happens now, except in the percentage of at least 90 at the time of their
heavyweight divisions. Thus winning fights in encounter. That says something about the
earlier times could be more significant than quality of opposition Robinson had. And of
winning fights today, given such a weight those 12 quality fights, he won only 7 times
handicap. (58.3 percent). This suggests that when
confronted with quality opposition, Robinson
Another variable rule had something to do performed way below his standard.
with fixing the number of rounds for a
contest. In the early 20th century, fighters A related indicator would be the depth of
could agree to fight for as many as 45 rounds. opposition. The density of active fighters
If such a rule had similarly been applied to differed across eras, with that of earlier times
Mayweather, one could ask if he would have appearing to be less than what it is at present.
been able to stay unbeaten after 40 fights. An example would be Henry Armstrong, who
fought many of his opponents several times—
Also, during those times, it was not say against Perfecto Fernandez whom he
uncommon for contending parties to agree on faced 8 times inside the ring. Sam Langford
either a “No Decision” or “Draw” if the fight fought Harry Mills 17 times, against Sam
went the distance. This explains why Sam McVea 15 times, against Joe Jeannette 14
Langford, for example, had 50 draws and 15 times, among others.
no contests from his total recorded fights of
315. Again if such a rule had similarly applied Criteria For Ranking
to Mayweather, one could speculate if he
would have been able to keep the spotless In view of the practical issues related to
record that he is wont to flaunt around. ranking the greatest boxers of all time, pound
for pound, there is need for making sense out
(As a footnote, we keep on citing the case of of available information in a less opinionated
Mayweather as an example because he had manner. To make the exercise somewhat
been quoted in media more than once as more objective, this book applied the
saying things to the effect that his following criteria: The List, The Belt, and The
Win.
The List there just are not enough weight classes that
are open for them (unlike a flyweight, for
The List defers to the analysis and opinion example, for whom 17 weight classes are
that went into three of boxing’s most open to him).
respected chroniclers—namely: The Ring
Magazine, Associated Press and ESPN. But The first bonus point is given to any boxer
since these lists have been published years who was active before the 17 weight divisions
ago (eg The Ring came out with its list circa got established, a process that started in 1962
1999, AP published its list in 2002), The List (establishment of the WBA). A fighter who
also makes use of Ring Magazine’s Annual was active before 1962, even if he continued
Pound-For-Pound list, which was published to compete beyond that period, like
for the first time in 1989. This ensures that Muhammad Ali, gets the 1 point bonus.
nobody is left out in the evaluation process.
For the second bonus point, extra points are
The mentioned lists have rankings of up to due for boxers who won their first
100 greatest boxers of all time. This book, championship belt at higher divisions, viz:
however, has limited itself to further Lightweight and Welterweight (.50 point);
evaluation of the top ten of any list. Super Welterweight, Middleweight, and
Super Middleweight (.75 point); Light
This criterion is worth 40 percentage points. Heavyweight, Cruiserweight and
The 3 lists shall have the combined weight of Heavyweight (1.00 point). Going back to our
30 points (each list being equally allocated example, since Ali competed in the
with 10 points) while the pound-for-pound list heavyweight division, he got a bonus point of
has 10 points. The summary of the result of 1 point. Adding this to the first bonus point,
evaluation using this criterion is presented on he got a total bonus point of 2.00.
Page 64.
This criterion is worth 40 percentage points.
The Belt The summary of the result of evaluation using
this criterion is presented on Page 65.
The Belt measures a boxer’s pound for pound
value by putting premium on the titles he won The Win
in different weight divisions. The more
championships a boxer gets to win in different The Win presents stories behind The Belt. It
weight classes, the higher his rating goes. uses four sub-criteria, namely, Career Win
Bonus points need to be added, though— Percentages, KO percentages, Quality of
boxing supposedly being the model of Opposition and a measure of how a fighter
fairness in sports—to those who (1) were copes with two intimidation factors—size
active when there were less divisions, and (2) disadvantage and ring record. The Quality of
won their first championships at the higher Opposition has 2 components: one, average
levels (say, welterweight). The reason for win percentages of opponents and, two, a
these additional points is basically leveling refined view of career win percentages. The
the field, as it were. Fighters in earlier times second excludes in the evaluation process
could not possibly win as many titles in opponents whose (1) win percentage record is
different weight divisions as they could less than 50 percent and (2) total career fights
because fewer divisions then existed. Also, is less than ten (except when the fighter in
fighters competing at the higher weight question is involved in a title fight. An
divisions could be at a disadvantage because example here would be Ali against Leon
Spinks (with the latter having fought for the that he won 100 (out of 177) of these fights.
seventh time only when they met). Thus Therefore his rating under this sub-criterion
Spinks ring record would be included in Ali’s would be 56.5 percent.
performance under this sub-criterion. In other
words, fighters are rated against fellow There are two intimidation factors: size and
fighters with winning properties. ring record. How does a fighter perform
against one who significantly outweighs him?
To illustrate: Sam Langford had a total of 315 And how does he perform against one who
career fights. But when we exclude his has a reputation of winning fights on a more
opponents whose career win percentages were or less consistent basis? These questions are
less than 50 percent as well as those whose what this sub-criterion intends to address.
career fights were less than ten, Langford
would be left with 177 fights. We then look at The question of size marks the fighting
how he performed in these 177 fights. We see weight of a fighter at 25 years of age, which is
THE LIST (40%)
All-Time Top Ten Greatest Boxers (30%) Ring Magazine's Pound For
SCORING
The Ring Associated Pound Annual List (First Pub-
NAME OF BOXERS ESPN SYSTEM
Magazine Press Average lished in 1989) 10 %
Points
Score
Rank Score Rank Score Rank Score No. Rank Score Points RANK SCORE
Sugar Ray Robinson 1 100.00 1 100.00 1 100.00 100.00 30.00 1 100.00
Henry Armstrong 2 95.45 3 86.67 3 86.67 89.60 26.88 2 95.45
Muhammad Ali 3 90.91 2 93.33 2 93.33 92.52 27.76 3 90.91
Joe Louis 4 86.36 4 80.00 4 80.00 82.12 24.64 4 86.36
Roberto Duran 5 81.82 7 60.00 6 66.67 69.50 20.85 5 81.82
Willie Pep 6 77.27 5 73.33 5 73.33 74.64 22.39 6 77.27
Benny Leonard 8 53.33 8 53.33 7 60.00 55.55 16.67 7 72.73
Jack Johnson x 0.00 x 0.00 8 68.18 22.73 6.82 8 68.18
Jack Dempsey x 0.00 6 77.27 9 63.64 46.97 14.09 9 63.64
Sam Langford x 0.00 x 0.00 10 59.09 19.70 5.91 10 59.09
Billy Conn x 0.00 9 63.64 x 0.00 21.21 6.36 11 54.55
Harry Greb 7 72.73 10 59.09 x 0.00 43.94 13.18 12 50.00
Sugar Ray Leonard 9 63.64 x 0.00 x 0.00 21.21 6.36 13 45.45
Pernell Whitaker 10 59.09 x 0.00 x 0.00 19.70 5.91 14 40.91
Mike Tyson 1 8 68.18 6.82 15 36.36
Julio Cesar Chavez 3 1--3 95.45 9.55 16 31.82
Roy Jones Jr 3 1--3 95.45 9.55 17 27.27
Oscar dela Hoya 2 4--7 79.55 7.96 18 22.73
Shane Mosley 2 4--7 79.55 7.96 19 18.18
Bernard Hopkins 2 4--7 79.55 7.96 20 13.64
Floyd Mayweather Jr 3 1--3 95.45 9.55 21 9.09
Manny Pacquiao 2 4--7 79.55 7.96 22 4.55
THE BELT (40 %)
Titles in Different Weight Divisions SCORING SYSTEM
NAME OF BOXERS
No. Bonus Total Rank Score Points RANK SCORE
Sugar Ray Robinson 2 1.50 3.50 9--10 61.37 24.55 1 100.00
Henry Armstrong 3 1.00 4.00 8 68.18 27.27 2 95.45
Muhammad Ali 1 2.00 3.00 11--16 43.18 17.27 3 90.91
Joe Louis 1 2.00 3.00 11--16 43.18 17.27 4 86.36
Roberto Duran 4 0.50 4.50 5--7 77.27 30.91 5 81.82
Willie Pep 1 1.00 2.00 20--22 9.09 3.64 6 77.27
Benny Leonard 1 1.50 2.50 19 18.18 7.27 7 72.73
Jack Johnson 1 2.00 3.00 11--16 43.18 17.27 8 68.18
Jack Dempsey 1 2.00 3.00 11--16 43.18 17.27 9 63.64
Sam Langford 0 2.00 2.00 20--22 9.09 3.64 10 59.09
Billy Conn 1 2.00 3.00 11--16 43.18 17.27 11 54.55
Harry Greb 1 1.75 2.75 17--18 25.00 10.00 12 50.00
Sugar Ray Leonard 4 0.50 4.50 5--7 77.27 30.91 13 45.45
Pernell Whitaker 4 0.50 4.50 5--7 77.27 30.91 14 40.91
Mike Tyson 1 1.00 2.00 20--22 9.09 3.64 15 36.36
Julio Cesar Chavez 3 0.00 3.00 11--16 43.18 17.27 16 31.82
Roy Jones Jr 4 0.75 4.75 4 86.36 34.54 17 27.27
Oscar dela Hoya 6 0.00 6.00 2 95.45 38.18 18 22.73
Shane Mosley 3 0.50 3.50 9--10 61.37 24.55 19 18.18
Bernard Hopkins 2 0.75 2.75 17--18 25.00 10.00 20 13.64
Floyd Mayweather Jr 5 0.00 5.00 3 90.91 36.36 21 9.09
Manny Pacquiao 7 0.00 7.00 1 100.00 40.00 22 4.55
Note: Bonus points are added to those who (1) were active when there were less divisions, and (2) won their first
championships at the higher weight classes (say, welterweight). .
widely assumed to be the normal age at which 126 pounds by at least 10 pounds, regardless
male human beings stop growing. Such an of the weight division at which they contested,
assumption can be debated on, but this book is then computed.
did not make it up; it is based on the prevailing
scientific view that relates to the study of Let us take Manny Pacquiao as an example.
human growth, particularly among males. He was a featherweight (126 pounds) when he
turned 25. This sub-criterion assumes that, by
The current rating process applies this sub- nature, 126 pounds would be Pacquiao’s
criterion in this manner: The weight of Boxer fighting weight. Thus all boxers he faced who
A at age 25 is a given. If a boxer fought as weighed more than 136 pounds would be
featherweight, for example, when he was 25 considered intimidating, from his perspective.
years old, the normal fighting weight of Boxer In all, he has so far fought 3 opponents that
A is assumed to be 126 pounds. The win weighed more than 136 pounds—De La Hoya,
percentage of Boxer A from his fights that Hatton, and Miguel Cotto. Since he has beaten
involved opponents who weighed more than all three opponents, Pacquiao’s rating under

THE WIN (20%)
NAME OF BOXERS Career Win KO Percentage Quality of Opposition

Percentage
Ave Win % of Excluded: <50 win % and
Opponents <10 bouts
% Rank Score % Rank Score % Rank Score % Rank Score
Sugar Ray Robinson 86.50 15 36.36 63.01 15 36.36 66.94 14 40.91 83.65 14 40.91
Henry Armstrong 82.78 19 18.18 67.79 11 54.55 63.02 15 36.36 82.84 16 31.82
Muhammad Ali 91.80 5 81.82 66.07 12 50.00 82.46 2 95.45 94.92 3 90.91
Joe Louis 95.65 2 95.45 78.79 4 86.36 74.62 9 63.64 95.31 2 95.45
Roberto Duran 86.55 14 40.91 67.96 10 59.09 70.19 12 50.00 80.72 18 22.73
Willie Pep 95.02 3 90.91 30.57 20 13.64 56.76 19 18.18 92.90 4 86.36
Benny Leonard 84.33 17 27.27 38.25 19 18.18 51.96 22 4.55 83.33 15 36.36
Jack Johnson 72.28 21 9.09 54.79 17 27.27 58.76 18 22.73 69.64 21 9.09
Jack Dempsey 79.52 20 13.64 77.27 5 81.82 54.37 21 9.09 71.43 20 13.64
Sam Langford 64.44 22 4.55 63.05 14 40.91 56.60 20 13.64 56.50 22 4.55
Billy Conn 83.12 18 22.73 23.44 21 9.09 61.06 17 27.27 84.78 11 54.55
Harry Greb 86.96 11--12 52.22 18.46 22 4.55 61.85 16 31.82 87.50 8 68.18
Sugar Ray Leonard 90.00 8 68.18 69.44 9 63.64 82.26 3 90.91 89.47 7 72.73
Pernell Whitaker 86.96 11--12 52.22 42.50 18 22.73 78.25 7 72.73 84.62 12 50.00
Mike Tyson 86.21 16 31.82 88.00 1 100.00 81.45 4 86.36 84.00 13 45.45
Julio Cesar Chavez 93.04 4 86.36 80.37 3 90.91 69.86 13 45.45 78.38 19 18.18
Roy Jones Jr 91.53 6 77.27 74.07 8 68.18 80.83 5 81.82 90.38 6 77.27
Oscar dela Hoya 86.67 13 45.45 76.92 6 77.27 88.03 1 100.00 86.36 9 63.64
Shane Mosley 88.46 9 63.64 84.78 2 95.45 72.32 10 59.09 85.37 10 59.09
Bernard Hopkins 87.50 10 59.09 65.31 13 45.45 75.78 8 68.18 82.50 17 27.27
Floyd Mayweather Jr 100.00 1 100.00 62.50 16 31.82 79.08 6 77.27 100.00 1 100.00
Manny Pacquiao 90.91 7 72.73 76.00 7 72.73 71.85 11 54.55 92.11 5 81.82
this sub-criterion would be 100 percent. who had career win percentages of at least 90
percent at the time of their match-up. He won
The ring record sub-criterion works similarly. 17 times in these 23 battles. He thus earns a
The only difference is that instead of looking rating of 73.9 percent under this sub-category.
at the weights, the win-loss performance of
opponents becomes the variable input. The In sum, The Belt and The Win further sieve
win percentage of Boxer A from his fights the rankings of the world’s greatest boxers of
that involved opponents who had a winning all time, according to the first criterion, The
record of at least 90 percent (in at least 25 List. This criterion is worth 20 percentage
fights) is then derived. points. The resulting points summary is
presented on Pages 66-67.
Let us now take Oscar De La Hoya as an
example. He fought a total of 23 elite boxers Ranking-Based Points System
THE WIN (20%) , continuation
Intimidation Factors
NAME OF BOXERS SCORING SYSTEM
Size (10 lbs up) Ring Record (90% up) Average Points
Score (20%)
% Rank Score % Rank Score RANK SCORE
Sugar Ray Robinson 78.30 14 40.91 58.33 17 27.27 37.12 7.42 1 100.00
Henry Armstrong 83.33 12 50.00 80.00 10 59.09 41.67 8.33 2 95.45
Muhammad Ali 100.00 1--8 84.09 89.47 4 86.36 81.44 16.29 3 90.91
Joe Louis 100.00 1--8 84.09 83.33 9 63.64 81.44 16.29 4 86.36
Roberto Duran 70.59 18 22.73 47.06 19 18.18 35.61 7.12 5 81.82
Willie Pep 100.00 1--8 84.09 66.67 14--15 38.64 55.30 11.06 6 77.27
Benny Leonard 89.47 10 59.09 0.00 22 4.55 25.00 5.00 7 72.73
Jack Johnson 75.00 16 31.82 100.00 1--2 97.73 32.96 6.59 8 68.18
Jack Dempsey 100.00 1--8 84.09 57.14 18 22.73 37.50 7.50 9 63.64
Sam Langford 44.44 21 9.09 40.00 21 9.09 13.64 2.73 10 59.09
Billy Conn 77.78 15 36.36 60.00 16 31.82 30.30 6.06 11 54.55
Harry Greb 85.71 11 54.55 41.67 20 13.64 37.49 7.50 12 50.00
Sugar Ray Leonard 100.00 1--8 84.09 76.92 11--12 52.28 71.97 14.39 13 45.45
Pernell Whitaker 73.33 17 27.27 76.92 11--12 52.28 46.21 9.24 14 40.91
Mike Tyson 69.23 20 13.64 84.62 8 68.18 57.58 11.52 15 36.36
Julio Cesar Chavez 90.00 9 63.65 88.46 5 81.82 64.40 12.88 16 31.82
Roy Jones Jr 81.48 13 45.45 87.50 7 72.73 70.45 14.09 17 27.27
Oscar dela Hoya 100.00 1--8 84.09 73.91 13 45.45 69.32 13.86 18 22.73
Shane Mosley 70.00 19 18.18 66.67 14--15 38.64 55.68 11.14 19 18.18
Bernard Hopkins 40.00 22 4.55 88.24 6 77.27 46.97 9.39 20 13.64
Floyd Mayweather Jr 100.00 1--8 84.09 100.00 1--2 97.73 81.82 16.36 21 9.09
Manny Pacquiao 100.00 1--8 84.09 90.48 3 90.91 76.14 15.23 22 4.55
Having set the criteria for rating and their Notes On The Ratings
relative weights, the rating process proceeds
with application of a point system based on The List
ranking.
The defined scores are separately applied to
All boxers are ranked on the basis of their two sets of rankings. This means each set
performances (fight records) under each started with the maximum score of 100 for the
criterion (details of fight records are presented highest ranked fighter. One set is for the 3
on Pages 89-141). A corresponding score, lists and the other is for the pound for pound
equitably distributed among the 22 fighters, is list.
assigned to each rank. The relative weight of
each criterion is then applied to the score, and The Belt
the resulting points generated from all criteria
are summed up to derive the total score of Manny Pacquiao’s 7 titles in 7 weight
each fighter. divisions have propelled him to the top of the
rankings under this category. De La Hoya’s 6
SUMMARY OF RATINGS
THE LIST (40%)

THE BELT THE WIN TOTAL OVERALL
NAME OF BOXERS The Ring, AP, ESPN The Ring P4P
(40%) (20%) POINTS RANK
(30%) (10%)
Sugar Ray Robinson 30.00 24.55 7.42 61.97 4
Henry Armstrong 26.88 27.27 8.33 62.48 2
Muhammad Ali 27.76 17.27 16.29 61.32 5
Joe Louis 24.64 17.27 16.29 58.20 8
Roberto Duran 20.85 30.91 7.12 58.88 7
Willie Pep 22.39 3.64 11.06 37.09 15
Benny Leonard 16.67 7.27 5.00 28.94 19
Jack Johnson 6.82 17.27 6.59 30.68 17
Jack Dempsey 14.09 17.27 7.50 38.86 14
Sam Langford 5.91 3.64 2.73 12.27 22
Billy Conn 6.36 17.27 6.06 29.70 18
Harry Greb 13.18 10.00 7.50 30.68 16
Sugar Ray Leonard 6.36 30.91 14.39 51.67 10
Pernell Whitaker 5.91 30.91 9.24 46.06 11
Mike Tyson 6.82 3.64 11.52 21.97 21
Julio Cesar Chavez 9.55 17.27 12.88 39.70 13
Roy Jones Jr 9.55 34.54 14.09 58.18 9
Oscar dela Hoya 7.96 38.18 13.86 60.00 6
Shane Mosley 7.96 24.55 11.14 43.64 12
Bernard Hopkins 7.96 10.00 9.39 27.35 20
Floyd Mayweather Jr 9.55 36.36 16.36 62.27 3
Manny Pacquiao 7.96 40.00 15.23 63.18 1
titles came in second, while Mayweather and Ring to award such a recognition to a fighter.
Roy Jones came in tied for 3rd and 4th places
with their 5 titles apiece. The Win
A footnote here may be necessary with Floyd Mayweather topped all boxers in the
respect to Pacquiao’s 7 titles. One of the 7, at career win percentage category, having a 40-0
featherweight, was not awarded by any of the win-loss record. The top placers in the 3 lists,
existing sanctioning bodies, but by the Ring notably Sugar Ray Robinson (at number 15),
Magazine. This happened after he defeated Benny Leonard (no. 17), and Henry
Marco Antonio Barrera in 2003 who, at the Armstrong (no 19) had a weak showing in this
time, was considered the “People’s Champ.” category.
Prior to their encounter, Barrera had defeated Under the KO percentage category, Mike
erstwhile undefeated and elite fighters in the Tyson out punched all of them. Again, the top
featherweight division, notably Prince listers took a beating here. Robinson managed
Naseem Hamed, Erik Morales and Johnny to land at number 15, but Leonard (no. 19)
Tapia. Beyond that, this book is not and Pep (no. 20) had to settle at the tail end.
competent to defend the competence of The
REVIEW OF RANKINGS BY CRITERION
THE LIST THE BELT THE WIN OVERALL RANK AND TOTAL
NAME POINTS
RANK AND NAME POINTS RANK AND NAME POINTS RANK AND NAME POINTS
1 Sugar Ray Robinson 30.00 1 Manny Pacquiao 40.00 1 Muhammad Ali 16.29 1 Manny Pacquiao 63.26
2 Muhammad Ali 27.76 2 Oscar De La Hoya 38.18 2 Floyd Mayweather Jr 16.36 2 Henry Armstrong 62.48
3 Henry Armstrong 26.88 3 Floyd Mayweather Jr 36.36 3 Joe Louis 16.29 3 Floyd Mayweather Jr 62.27
4 Joe Louis 24.64 4 Roy Jones Jr 34.54 4 Manny Pacquiao 15.23 4 Sugar Ray Robinson 61.82
5 Willie Pep 22.39 5 Pernell Whitaker 30.91 5 Sugar Ray Leonard 14.39 5 Muhammad Ali 61.39
6 Roberto Duran 20.85 6 Roberto Duran 30.91 6 Roy Jones Jr 14.09 6 Oscar dela Hoya 60.07
7 Benny Leonard 16.67 7 Sugar Ray Leonard 30.91 7 Oscar dela Hoya 13.86 7 Roberto Duran 58.88
8 Jack Dempsey 14.09 8 Henry Armstrong 27.27 8 Julio Cesar Chavez 12.88 8 Joe Louis 58.27
9 Harry Greb 13.18 9 Shane Mosley 24.55 9 Mike Tyson 11.52 9 Roy Jones Jr 58.18
10 Floyd Mayweather Jr 9.55 10 Sugar Ray Robinson 24.55 10 Shane Mosley 11.14 10 Sugar Ray Leonard 51.74
11 Julio Cesar Chavez 9.55 11 Billy Conn 17.27 11 Willie Pep 11.06 11 Pernell Whitaker 46.21
12 Roy Jones Jr 9.55 12 Jack Dempsey 17.27 12 Bernard Hopkins 9.39 12 Shane Mosley 43.72
13 Bernard Hopkins 7.96 13 Jack Johnson 17.27 13 Pernell Whitaker 9.24 13 Julio Cesar Chavez 39.70
14 Manny Pacquiao 7.96 14 Joe Louis 17.27 14 Henry Armstrong 8.33 14 Jack Dempsey 38.79
15 Oscar dela Hoya 7.96 15 Julio Cesar Chavez 17.27 15 Jack Dempsey 7.50 15 Willie Pep 37.09
16 Shane Mosley 7.96 16 Muhammad Ali 17.27 16 Harry Greb 7.50 16 Harry Greb 30.53
17 Mike Tyson 6.82 17 Bernard Hopkins 10.00 17 Sugar Ray Robinson 7.42 17 Jack Johnson 30.45
18 Jack Johnson 6.82 18 Harry Greb 10.00 18 Roberto Duran 7.12 18 Billy Conn 29.55
19 Billy Conn 6.36 19 Benny Leonard 7.27 19 Jack Johnson 6.59 19 Benny Leonard 28.79
20 Sugar Ray Leonard 6.36 20 Mike Tyson 3.64 20 Billy Conn 6.06 20 Bernard Hopkins 27.50
21 Pernell Whitaker 5.91 21 Sam Langford 3.64 21 Benny Leonard 5.00 21 Mike Tyson 22.12
22 Sam Langford 5.91 22 Willie Pep 3.64 22 Sam Langford 2.73 22 Sam Langford 12.27
For the Quality of Opposition sub-criterion, For the Ring Record sub-criterion,
again, Mayweather topped this category. Mayweather once more topped this category.
Robinson, Armstrong, Pep and Leonard Duran, Greb, Langford and Leonard—in that
comprised the bottom half of the ranking. order—took the last four places.
For the Intimidation Factor (size) sub- Summary Of Ratings

criterion, 6 fighters tied for the first to sixth
places under this category. Again, Robinson In summary, Manny Pacquiao garnered the
and the rest of the top listers had to settle at highest total points of 63.26. He got most of
the lower end of the pack. his points from The Belt, who topped this

category, followed by Oscar De La Hoya.
Henry Armstrong came in second with 62.48.

Floyd Mayweather follows at third with
62.27. The other top two placers in the three
5 GREATEST BOXER OF ALL
TIME
From where we stand, Manny
Pacquiao is the GOAT (greatest of all time).
lists, namely Sugar Ray Robinson and His win over Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto on
Muhammad Ali, came in 4th and 5th, November 14, 2009 at Las Vegas, Nevada,
respectively. further established his statistical superiority
(he already got the highest point even before
Summary of ratings using the 3 criteria is
he beat Cotto with 6 world titles and sharing
presented on page 69. the top spot of The Belt criterion with Oscar
In essence, this book differs from the three De La Hoya).
lists in how it puts Sugar Ray Robinson at the
Pacquiao’s ascent to the throne went through
standings. From number one, he slid down to
the ultimate survival test ladder. No one in
number 4. Manny Pacquiao took his place at
boxing history has done what he has
the top. Also, Floyd Mayweather came in
accomplished. He embarked on a professional
strong at third, nudging Ali down to 5th. boxing career at 106 pounds and started to
Robinson and, to a lesser extent, Armstrong, win world titles from 112 pounds all the way
hardly showed up in the The Win category. up to 147 pounds. He also succeeded—with
The quality of their opposition was much aplomb—in beating the great and former light
inferior than those of Pacquiao, Mayweather, middleweight champion De La Hoya at 147
De La Hoya and the rest who figured pounds. In all, he has crossed 10 weight
prominently atop the rankings. divisions (involving 41 pounds) from which
he collected 7 world titles.
At such an advanced age when other legends
had decided to hang up their gloves, Robinson Beating weight handicaps at the higher
continued to compete at a high level. While divisions had been demonstrated by the likes
indicative of his passion for the sport (others of Bob Fitzsimmons (1897) and Roy Jones Jr
who continued to fight when they should have in contemporary times. But they may not be
had retired did so for want of money), this as startling as pulling the feat at the lighter
also negatively affected his divisions because, as Evander
winning rate. It pulled down Holyfied puts it, at the heavier
his overall rating. divisions a point is reached
where one’s punching power
The current rankings imply can be as potent as the other.
several things. One, they can Thus the case of Pacquiao is

change anytime, depending on something else.
how the boxers who are still
active at present are Al Bernstein, the multi-awarded
performing. If they lose, they sports broadcast-journalist,
take themselves out of the suggested that Pacquiao has
leader board. If they win, their Manny Pacquiao started reached a yet unheard of level of
standing will be affirmed and with a dream of becom- excellence, something that is
further established. ing a boxing champion beyond the usual even among
someday. the best of athletes. In an article
he says: legends like Mike Tyson.
“Perhaps the most amazing part of all this is Whenever Pacquiao is in training camp to
that Manny reinvented himself as a fighter prepare for a fight, the amount of effort, pain
when he moved up in weight. He became a and sweat he puts into it is almost bottomless.
true boxer-puncher, using more movement, His trainers would often restrain him to “take
combination punching and widening his it easy.” His physical work out includes 30
arsenal to include more right hooks. In his minutes of road work in the morning and
recent fights, he has been much more than the several hours of exercises (sit ups, push ups,
power punching, but sometimes one skip rope, mitts, plyometrics, etc.) in the
dimensional fighter he was in lower weight afternoon. Then he spars for several hours
classes. He used power and toughness to get more on certain dates.
through wars of attrition. At the higher
weights he has used guile, speed and, oh yes, It is therefore hard to dismiss the point that
still lots of power. I can’t remember another hard work and preparation are the key to
fighter who has made such a transformation in Pacquiao’s success in boxing. Such a point
his late 20’s. It just isn’t done. So, a unique can even be stretched to speculate that the
place in history awaits Manny if he can find a likes of Dempsey, Duran, Roy Jones Jr, and
way to beat Cotto. And what if he does that even Sugar Ray Leonard, could have stamped
and then beats either Mosley or Mayweather greater class if only they had worked as hard
Jr. after that? Well, lets cross that as Pacquiao in training. Preparation (with an
congratulatory bridge when we come to it. For unquantifiable dose of help from Roach,
now, lets contemplate one miracle at a time.” among others), evidently, had done Pacquiao
many things. It honed his skills (and for one
Pacquiao did not only find a way to beat who is naturally gifted in the first place),
Cotto. He mauled Cotto before Referee boosted his stamina, and raised his self-
Kenny Bayless halted the fight in the 12th. confidence level.
Earlier we attributed much of
Pacquiao’s success to the infinite Early in his career, Pacquiao
amount of courage he brings to cited two reasons for an

the ring when he fights. abbreviated fight whenever it
Bernstein brings up more ended that way. “They (his
dimensions to what Pacquiao opponents) get tired,” he said,
does to boxing. He cites “either from taking so many of
Pacquiao’s skills—they keep on my punches or from too much
improving—power and running away from me.’
toughness.
At this stage of his career, fights
At this point we can add some more: hard could end abruptly for quite the same reasons.
work and faith in himself and in his God. The difference is that, as Bernstein suggested,
Members of Team Pacquiao, particularly the once best 1-2 punch in the business has
Chief Trainer Freddie Roach, have on many added to his ordnance more hooks and
occasions in the past acknowledged that uppercuts, so people are bound to get tired
Pacquiao’s work ethic is exceptional and is even more easily. And, with Nike, “they can
seldom seen in most other boxers. And Roach run,” as Joe Louis warned Billy Conn, “but
has seen and trained lots of boxers, including they can no longer hide.”

PART 3
A STORY BIGGER THAN BOXING
6
A DREAMER GOES TO shells. And, at 30 (31 by December 17, 2009),
WORK he has succeeded like no one ever did.
Early in his life “The Pacman” had The story of Manny Pacquiao is not only a
nothing—no money, no decent clothes, no story about boxing. His story is also about
formal education, not much food to eat. There hard work, focus and determination. His story
were but a few whom he could call his family is about courage. It is about heart. His story is
and friends. There was hardly someone he about faith in himself and in his God.
could turn to for counsel. He was so wretched
that the possibility of He Who Had Nothing
him winning this big Emmanuel Dapidran Pacquiao
one day was simply was born on December 17,
unthinkable. No one 1978 in Kibawe, Bukidnon,
(perhaps his Papa Philippines, to parents
included) gave him a Dionisia and Rosalio
sporting chance in Pacquiao. He was the second
life—except maybe child—and the eldest son—of
himself. the couple.
Today, Manny “The Bukidnon is one of the
Pacman” Pacquiao is provinces located in
rich in many respects. Mindanao, the second largest
His assets are now island of the Philippines. The
worth billions of pesos. island is rich in natural
He has taken college endowments and is a major
courses. He has a lovely family. The number supplier of agricultural products to the rest of
of his relatives and friends has grown from a country. Most northern provinces, like
reluctant few to a cheering multitude, Bukidnon, are heavy producers of grains,
practically the size of an entire race—that of vegetables, fruits and livestock. The southern
the Filipino and oriental race. And he now areas, on the other hand, like Davao and
maintains hordes of expensive advisers. General Santos City, have boomed on the
strength of the fishing sector, particularly
His rise from the bottom to the top is
their tuna industries.
phenomenal. He started with nothing except
the will to overcome adversity. He had The area, however, suffers from the
nothing but a dream. He opened doors of widespread effects of poverty that debase the
opportunities for himself by deciding to lives of a great majority of its inhabitants. It is
become a boxing champion. divided and wracked by historically-based
and culturally-oriented internal conflicts that
It was a decision backed by action. He toiled
for decades now have ignited intermittent
as he dreamed. He worked hard in the gym to
bloody wars among Muslim militants, the
hone his God-given talent in the sport. He put
armed forces of the country’s national
effort into his craft like no one ever did.
government, and even powerful clans. The
He tried to follow his star where others would nagging peace and order problem in
not dare stick their neck out of their comfort Mindanao has been considered to be the

single most debilitating cause of poverty in But if relief from financial worries was
the area. forthcoming, more blows to the family was
sure to beat it to the punch. After several
Being landless and not seeing many prospects months, the father started missing out on dates
in Bukidnon, and at the same time attracted the family expected him to be around. The
by the livelihood opportunities offered by the signs did not look good for the wife and
tuna-rich and bustling General Santos City, children. True enough, it took only a few
the Pacquiao household would eventually months more before they got to realize they
pack up and leave Kibawe, move southward, have lost their man-of-the-house—the
and resettle in that city. It turned out to be a Philippines used to be a patriarchal society,
tough decision. While it was relatively easier after all—to somebody else’s house. Rosalio
to earn cash in the city (no matter how small left General Santos City to live with another
the amounts), the change in surroundings did woman elsewhere—for good.
not bring dramatic changes to their lives.
Dionisia and her children had to go through
If it was a struggle then, it was also a struggle the emotional pain that soon rubbed in after
now. Slowly growing in size and being the sizing up the magnitude of their rejection. It
eldest son, family members expected was, for them, an added burden to a daily
Emmanuel to help generate some income for grind that wobbled under the weight of
the family. He sure did add muscle to tide the material want.
family over to the next day. And he was
handy in several ways: by saving money that Gloom fell into their hearts but, happily, like a
should have been spent on his clothes and fairy tale, life went on for the deserted souls.
shoes (he went to school with worn out At 13, Emmanuel left school so he could
clothing, unshod), by moving around the attend full-time to the needs of the household.
neighborhood (on foot, of course) with an He did more of the neighborhood vending,
assortment of merchandise like bread and ice eventually branching out to other jobs—like
water, or offer of services, like shining shoes. hauling construction materials and doing
laundry for a fee—odd enough for one so
In the meantime, the Pacquiao family grew young. He rose to become the man of the
with the arrival of two more siblings in as house himself. The young Emmanuel—he
many years in GenSan . For being relatively who had nothing but a dream—would, in
newcomers in the neighborhood, the time, become Manny Pacquiao.
Pacquiaos initially existed as virtual outcasts.
Friends were few, and those who called them As the days went on and the daily struggles
relatives were even fewer. In such a grew tougher, the will to survive and to come
condition, having more family members was a out successful emerged from the depths of
joy to be wished. It impacted on their already Manny’s young consciousness. He tried his
strained resources, however, and life for them hand on one of those boxing matches among
soon turned from tough to harsh. boys meant to entertain the peryahan crowd
during fiestas. He was an instant hit, as he
Rosalio decided to seek employment in a farm walloped opponents and forced them into
some hundred of kilometers west of General submission, one after the other.
Santos City. He was driven, and in which the
wife and children saw sound judgment, by Having been rewarded with a token amount
promise of better livelihood opportunities. by the exhibition organizers, he went home
with excitement, and readily remitted his and advice from the trainer became Manny’s
earnings to his mother. spiritual nutrition.
The Dream An instant 2-member mutual admiration club

came to life between Dizon and Manny. One
Each day Manny saw determination and saw a winner in the other. A few months later,
courage in his mother. For a year now she was an amateur boxing tournament held in
alone, mightily trying to bring 6 children up Saranggani, a neighboring province, brought
and for them to live at least nominally normal Manny and Dizon to their baptism of fire.
lives. Sometimes they found themselves Dizon entered Manny into the tournament and
comforting each other with jokes and came out of it with passing grades. In fact,
laughter. Such moments were priceless and to Manny topped it—zero loss in 5 bouts.
be forever treasured, like having a Genie who
lifted them up from the brink. They were a More ring action followed in the succeeding
luxury, however, as reality kept forcing them weeks. Dizon pitted Manny in 30 or so local
to face the world, and it was grim. It was time “exhibition” bouts, winning most of them,
for Manny to tweak their fate and try to get with Manny earning an average of US$ 10 per
some grip of their future. He was 14 when he bout. It was a windfall for him at the time. But
decided to become not just a boxer, but a Dizon conceded that bigger things awaited
boxing champion. “If I become a champion,” Manny in a bigger boxing arena, one that he
he told his mother and siblings, comforting could not find in Mindanao.
them with this assurance, “we will have more
money.” Barely 15 but loaded with dreams of a bright
future in boxing, and equipped with nothing
Lord of the prize ring—that was his dream. more than Dizon’s counsel and a few pesos,
he packed whatever scanty personal
He soon was working on the heavy bag he belongings he had, left his GenSan home, and
himself improvised. The masochists among sailed away for Manila in Northern
peers engaged him in friendly matches—in Philippines.
streets, basketball courts, yards, etc. And it
did not take long for them to find out that he Dionisia and the rest of her children would
could launch quite a fistic attack and later know about the daring flight only
embarrass an opponent. through a note Manny left. The message
vowed filial commitment, and a promise that
His growing popularity among youngsters in he will return in glory. “Pray for my success,
the community led him to bigger things. He Ma,” it said.
earned the respect and acquaintance of Abner
Cordero, a budding boxer himself. Abner’s With Dizon’s referral and help from a
father, Dizon Cordero, was a boxing trainer maternal cousin who had made Manila his
(and who sometimes dabbled as manager) in home, Manny was able to seek out Polding
General Santos City. Correa, who then brought him to the operators
of L & M Gym in Sampaloc, an old district of
Everyday Manny walked a distance to make it Manila. But while he got to wear gloves and
a point he spent hours working on the bags, the equipment he needed for training (the
speed ball and ropes in Dizon’s decrepit gym. place was open practically to everybody),
The dream burned and starved for more fighting as a professional and thereby begin to
ember inside; the words of encouragement
earn a living from it was still a problem. For two provinces in an island west of Luzon.
one, government sports regulatory guidelines Would Manny accept the offer of fighting in
had imposed, among other things, the Mindoro?
minimum age limit—18—on boxers applying
for a professional license. He was only 16. He Lainez, who eventually became one of
was out, for the moment. Pacquiao’s business managers, had seen
Manny spar and work on the heavy bags. He
His dreams crash landed on planet Earth and, was impressed with what he saw. The
no matter how manfully he tried it, he could prospect of seeing Pacquiao in actual ring
not hide his disappointment as visions of the action was enticing.
long wait stared at him.
With a handler in Lainez, Manny felt that a
For another, nobody could really commit to license might not be critical a requirement in a
help manage his unborn boxing career—yet. remote place like Mindoro as it was in
Manila. He was therefore thrilled and elated
Apart from his career vision, there were to accept his first professional assignment.
immediate concerns to attend to. Due to his
ineligibility for a job in the prize ring, He wrote what he felt on a bond paper, sealed
survival for Manny Pacquiao became another it in an envelope and sent it by post to General
struggle in Manila like it was anywhere else Santos. The tone of excitement was
that he had been. And so, to keep body and unmistakable as he reminded his Mama and
soul together, he took all sorts of odd jobs— siblings several times to watch him fight on
mostly in construction sites. TV. Informed of when his ring debut would
be aired, he emphasized the date: January 30,
If a harsh life could create an unbreakable 1995. It was a Sunday.
willpower in a boxer, then Pacquiao was
surely headed to greatness. Early signs had Under normal conditions, the pre-fight routine
shown he was getting there. For instance, he would include, aside from the basic weigh in,
never lost sight on his commitment to boxing. medical check-up for fighters and
As in Dizon’s gym, he remained like an presentation of their licenses.
internal contraption of the L & M Gym.
But fights of this kind were unusual in many
During this time a weekly boxing show respects. To meet the required minimum
“Blow By Blow” was running at one of weight, Pacquiao stuffed his shorts and shoes
Manila’s minor TV outlets with more or less with coins and small pieces of metal. He said
nationwide coverage. The show aired he forgot to bring his license and would be
recorded bouts, most of which held in Manila turning 18 soon.
and nearby areas. The producers and
commentators of the show included Mon His inaccurate disclosure was just about the
Lainez (one of the owners of L & M Gym) most thrilling part of his pro debut. A curtain-
who shared some business interests with raiser, the fight itself was not exciting. The
Correa. Fight promoters and sponsors often opponent kept on either tying him up with
linked with producers of the show for hugs or dancing away since the middle of the
purposes of recording and airing the fights on first round until the bout ended in the fourth.
TV. One such sponsor had organized a series But there was something in Manny, who was
of benefit bouts in Oriental Mindoro, one of so thin he looked like Popeye’s Olive, that
made the show producers pick him as one of
Manny and Jinkee were barely out The show itself had enjoyed
of their teens when they caught decent viewer ratings.
each other in a romantic courtship Sponsorships poured in.
that was settled—much in the same Boxing venues burst to the
way Manny usually ended his fights rafters when a Manny
in the ring—in a whirlwind fashion. Pacquiao was in the card.
Photo by Picsearch.com Politicians, always quick
with ways that make people
notice them, organized
its regular performers. Pacquiao’s dangling boxing events that featured him as main
fists had served notice of their sting, and attraction. He attracted quite a number of
Edmund Ignacio, the opponent, acknowledged female fans and admirers, too. While he
it by getting out of their reach. wooed some of them, he was particularly
interested in one Maria Geraldine Jamora,
Manny won his pro debut by decision. Back whom he called “Jinkee.”
home, applause and glee reverberated from
the house of the neighbor, on whose TV more When watching sports-oriented TV shows,
neighbors got to watch their boxer, as the even outside of the now-famous “Blow By
referee lifted his leather-wrapped hands. Blow,” people would easily recognize boxing
by Pacquiao when the fighter they saw was on
Pacquiao returned to Manila like a millionaire constant attack, almost by cadence, that the
he felt he was. Who wouldn’t? His first crowd could cheer with the flow of his
professional fee was worth 25 US dollars. rhythmic juggernaut. They could feel the rush
of his adrenalin like it was their own revving
On Sundays that followed, more rounds of them up, one that ignited a bombshell of
excitement and applause echoed from the cardiac animation, electrifying the crowd
neighborhood, which soon spread to the entire itself, as Pacquiao hopped and hinged on his
community, then the whole of GenSan, and toes, chasing his prey, hips and shoulders set
eventually throughout the boxing constituency for the launch of his rapid 1-2 rifle shots.
in the Philippine archipelago. Gasps followed as the Pacquiao ammo
exploded, hitting the target, the other guy
In the local dialect the word “Pacquiao” sprawled on the canvass, and the referee
roughly means “to buy in bulk,” or to get a waving his hand to make the abbreviated
work done “by lot” (which is recommended outcome official.
when the intent is to rush it), instead of by
completing the pieces together one by one, or “Another work by Pacquiao” fans would say
by getting paid on a daily basis (which after watching a sudden end to a fight. He
normally accomplishes things at a slower was, to the crowd, a delight to watch, like an
rate). Thus Pacquiao, the rising TV star, artwork in motion.
evoked images of one who annihilated his
opponents by lot, one after the other, in the Pacquiao would produce 11 of such artworks
quickest way possible. in succession within the year of his joining the
professional ranks. Somehow government
After 10 Sundays of seeing him fight on TV, officials had found a way to rectify his
Filipino boxing fans have started to take records, the boxer’s performance being its
glimpses of a future ring sensation in him. own argument for exempting him from the

minimum-age requirement. weighed heavily on him. He eventually

skipped the gym routine and went back to
Then one bad night for Pacquiao and his fans construction work.
came, as it sometimes happened even to the
best of athletes. He faced Rustico But if anything good could come out of a loss,
Torrecampo, much heftier than him but it was that one got to regain his humility, and
otherwise less of a performer with an 11-4-4 the rest that put a man with a mission back on
win-loss-draw record, on February 9, 1996. In track followed. He recovered his capacity to
the third round of their fight, Torrecampo look at things from a more realistic
sneaked in a solid right to Pacquiao’s solar perspective—lots of bravado went into his
plexus. It flicked the lights out of Pacquiao in dare of fighting a heavier Torrecampo, and to
a flash. back that up with hard work and thorough
preparation. He realized there was no room
“Patay kang bata ka!” (“Dead is the kid,” for carelessness in his chosen job.
street slang for one who has been hit by a
shocking misfortune), a spectator blurted out. Pacquiao’s handlers—which now included
Lito Mondejar and Lainez, Rod Nazario—
When he came to, he found himself counted regrouped to re-assure themselves and the
out. His corner man bodily lifted him up boxer. They looked at the future: Surely, a
towards his corner. He looked fine, however, talent with such a promise could not be
and in a few seconds got up as if nothing dashed, dismissed and consigned to obscurity
happened. He shook his head and smiled by a solitary loss. What if—from the
sheepishly, the look of embarrassment written viewpoint of business—this unpredictable yet
all over his face. explosive fighter could become a cash mill
someday? Would fight promoters fight among
The partisan crowd that filled every inch of themselves just to have a grip of this guy?
Mandaluyong City Gym, the boxing venue, They charted a new path for Manny.
stared in disbelief, silenced by the unexpected
turn of events. Two months later, Pacquiao was back in the
ring. It was much like the way he started: a
Then came the reactions. “He was kind of win by decision. The difference was he was
cocky out there,” intoned Torrecampo after now a 10-rounder.
the fight.
From then on, it was back to signature boxing
“He is human, after all,” remarked a dejected by Pacquiao. Eleven straight wins, 9 by
fan. It was amazing how people could see a knockout, 4 of the knock outs taking place in
superhero in such a greenhorn of a fighter as the first round. He was back on the saddle.
Pacquiao. The chase for the star was on. Again.
For the fallen “superhero,” the dream— At 19, he went to Thailand to contend for the
revived and in flame the past 12 months— WBC Flyweight belt of local favorite
crash landed once more. The psychological Chatchai Sasakul.
wreckage was as nasty as the physical pain he
suffered. While the pain was gone in an hour, On fight night, December 4, 1998, Sasakul
his bruised pride followed him even to his was clearly a crowd favorite. He had lost only
sleep. Will the road to my championship once in his 31 bouts (to Yuri Arbachakov,
dream re-open? The doubts must have whom he defeated in a rematch), with 24 of
his wins all by stoppage. He had merited for from Pacquiao rocked Sasakul. Sasakul reeled
himself a kind of national adulation that was backwards as he groped for the center of his
reminiscent of the times when Khoasia body’s gravity, barely succeeding to keep his
Galaxy was king of the world’s flyweights. balance. But Pacquiao was back in no time
And for a country that hooked its first with yet another 1-2-3. Sasakul was visibly in
Olympic Gold from boxing, Sasakul had dire condition as he retreated even farther.
become a folk hero. The attempted flight, however, failed him as
the knees wobbled like a rubber stand, unable
But despite Sasakul’s “home court” to carry him away from more harm. He
advantage, it was clear from the opening bell managed to lean with his back on the ropes
that Pacquiao was determined to bring the long enough to see that another Pacquiao left
fight to the champion. He did not look awed was coming. Defending with all his might,
one bit by Sasakul’s fearsome record, leaping Sasakul moved his right glove slightly to the
forward with a 1-2 right-left straights in a left in an effort to block the ignited missile.
fast-paced attack. But the look of determination in his face
turned to terror as the Pacquiao warhead
The champion countered effectively, arched gracefully to the left before it exploded
however. He kept tagging Pacquiao with his right on his chin.
own arsenal of shots, sometimes making it
look like one was matador and the other was Sasakul crumpled to the canvass, face down.
bull. Sasakul effectively adjusted to He struggled to get up as the referee’s count
Pacquiao’s unrelenting pressure, rolling his up reached 7, only to slump back to the floor,
body to the left every time Pacquiao fires the head first, before rolling over until he finally
first of a series of shots. It saved Sasakul from settled with his back on the floor. Pacquiao
getting hit with quite a number of lefts— knocked the champion out.
which appeared to have generated the most
damaging effect on Sasakul—from Pacquiao. As the ring announcer officially declared the
ending of the bout and proclaimed Pacquiao
By the sixth round, it looked like the as the new WBC Flyweight Champion of the
relatively unknown challenger was not only world, and as the referee raised his arms,
shaming the popular champion in front of the Pacquiao glanced upwards, as if to
home crowd, Pacquiao was also hurting acknowledge the clouds above him. He went
Sasakul with power shots. Pride must have to his corner, knelt down and covered his face
forced Sasakul to abandon whatever boxing with his gloves. Then jubilation from among
technique he mastered; he decided to answer the small Team Pacquiao members erupted. It
fire with fire, toe-to-toe, in the center of the was time to celebrate.
ring. A Pacquiao left found his chin and
Sasakul staggered backwards. The crowd After 3 years of hunting, Manny Pacquiao
froze, probably sensing snared his quarry. The world championship
that a few more of that was won. It was his moment. His dream has
choice shot could end the just come true.
fight.
“Little Tiger From The Philippines”
The fight did end sooner
than expected. In the eight Manny Pacquiao's reign as flyweight
round, a sledgehammer left champion did not last long—9 months—but

enough for a baby to grow inside his mother's grimaced as he absorbed more punishment
womb and eventually see the light of day. from Singsurat’s body attack.
Manny and Jinkee had, by this time, got
married and their first child, Jemuel, was The lopsided bout soon came to an end.
born. In the meantime, on April 24, 1999, Pacquiao lost by knock out. His belt was now
Manny defended his title against Mexico’s wrapped around the challenger’s waist.
Gabriel Mira, whom he defeated by TKO in
the 4th round. Within 2 months Manny would “We have to be candid—we did not prepare
again defend his crown for the second time thoroughly enough for this fight. And besides,
against Midgoen Singsurat of Thailand, and the kid is growing up,” Lainez explained to
should have been, by this time, in deep media as to why Pacquiao failed to make
training for that defense. He was not. His weight.
being a father for the first time must have
shown him other precious things in life apart One more lesson learned the expensive way
from boxing. for Pacquiao, who soon decided to move up in
weight. In three months, he was back in the
When Manny did start his preparation for the ring, fighting as a super bantamweight.
Singsurat fight, his new-found celebrity status
often took away his focus. Too many fans, Invading the higher weight division seemed to
friends, relatives (hordes of them were be perfect for the 21-year-old Pacquiao. In his
coming forward from nowhere), and admirers first fight as a super bantamweight, he
(from the opposite sex) were competing for knocked out Reynante Jamili in the second
his attention. He also had to cope with the round. And from there he racked up 6 straight
needed adjustments at the home front, only to wins, all of them by knockout.
realize that some things were harder to knock
A close look at Pacquiao’s last 6 opponents
down than a ring opponent.
made it difficult for aficionados to ignore his
Manny had a less than satisfactory work rate potential as a great fighter. They were top-
at the training camp. On the day before the level opposition, having compiled an average
fight, he was overweight by 1 pound. The winning rate of 86.7 percent (as compared, for
WBC had no recourse but to strip him of his example, to that of Sugar Ray Robinson, who
title even before a single punch could be had a career win percentage of 86.5). All 6
thrown by either fighter. fights were 12-rounders; but they lasted only
an average of 4.7 rounds.
On fight night, September 17, 1999, a visibly
drained Manny Pacquiao faced Singsurat for a As Dizon Cordero advised Pacquiao 6 years
ring battle he could not win. It appeared from ago in General Santos City, Pacquiao’s
the outset he did not have the amount of handlers felt that he needed a bigger arena in
energy or motivation he needed to overcome which his full potential could be harnessed to
the challenge he was facing. the limit. Rod Nazario and company hooked
up with Murad Muhammad, a fight promoter
When the bell rang, Singsurat tagged in the United States who maintained some
Pacquiao at will. And as the fight progressed friends and associates in the Philippine boxing
from one round to the next, its complexion community. And as Team Pacquiao surveyed
remained unchanged. It was all Singsurat. In the American boxing terrain, Pacquiao also
the third round, an out-of-shape Pacquiao ended up being mentored by Freddie Roach,
who operated Wild Card Gym, a boxing
Manny Pacquiao (right photo) As the bout was

contending for the super bantamweight about to start, the
(122 lbs) title against Lehlohonolo Led- HBO
waba on June 23, 2001 in Las Vegas, commentators
USA. Left, Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s did mention that
coach. Photos by Picsearch.com Pacquiao came to
the fight on a
training facility in Los Angeles, USA. two-week notice. What they did not say on air
was that they brought Ledwaba from Africa to
In the meantime, over at South Africa, the treat the American boxing crowd with a
HBO covered Hasim Rahman’s gigantic upset delighting display of boxing, and that
knockout win over Lennox Lewis, who was whoever would materialize to challenge
then universally-recognized as the lineal Ledwaba could be nothing more than prey for
heavyweight champion. The undercard of the the African predator.
Rahman-Lewis fight featured, among other
bouts, another title fight at the super Such a perception quickly vanished as soon as
bantamweight division involving Lehnoholo the two fighters exchanged hostile hands.
Ledwaba, the champion. Pacquiao took one; he gave one dozen. If
Ledwaba had quick hands and feet, Pacquiao
Nicknamed “Hands of Stone,” Ledwaba’s had a quicker pair of both. If Ledwaba had
resume did indicate the rise of a new Roberto stones in his hands, Pacquiao had bombs.
Duran, having beaten all but one of his 30
opponents, most of them by knockout. A The Las Vegas crowd had seen both fighters
complete package of boxing entertainment, only for the first time, but they sure were
Ledwaba turned out to be a star of the night, enjoying the work they were seeing. They
prompting the HBO people to think aloud roared in approval as Pacquiao pressed his
about prospects of showing Ledwaba to a attack. He whacked hard. He shot sharply. He
bigger crowd. True enough, HBO did set up a was relentless. And he was fearless.
fight for him in the United States.
As Pacquiao approached his corner after the
Ledwaba’s entry to big-time boxing was, bell rang to end the second round, the crowd
well, big time. He was set to defend his title in loudly applauded him. He acknowledged the
the undercard of Oscar De La Hoya’s bid for gesture by raising his gloves, as if to thank
a record 5th world title in as many weight them for appreciating his effort.
classes against Javier Castillejo on June 23,
2001. By that time, De La Hoya had already The Ledwaba-Pacquiao fight was meant to be
loomed as a pay-per-view behemoth. an appetizer to the De La Hoya-Castillejo
Practically the entire global boxing main dish, but the crowd looked like it was
community would be around to watch already full. Pacquiao was giving them their
Ledwaba perform. money’s worth.
But if Ledwaba was lucky to earn for himself By the sixth round, Ledwaba felt too battered
a ticket to the mainstream of professional to think of any boxing science he knew. He
boxing, Pacquiao was even luckier. He was brawled with his opponent. It was reckless
picked as a late replacement to contend for and suicidal on his part. He did not finish the
Ledwaba’s title. round in upright position.

Larry Merchant, HBO’s main mike, Some said he got guts. Others said he got
remarked: “This is the first time I have heard class. Pacquiao said Pacquiao simply wanted
about and seen Manny Pacquiao, but now that to make the fans happy.
I have seen him, I want to see more of him.”
On November 11, 2003 Barrera and Pacquiao
Indeed it was a fight that moved the fans to fought for recognition as Ring Magazine’s top
ask for more of its kind. They would not be featherweight, along with the lofty mythical
disappointed. Five successful title defenses of tag of “People’s Champ” in Texas, USA. The
Manny’s title followed, all of them by odds were 5-1 in Barrera’s favor, indicating
knockout. the remoteness by which the fans gave
Pacquiao any chance of upsetting Barrera.
Media edged to know what else Pacquiao
could offer to the fans. What’s next for It took only a couple of minutes before
Manny? I want to fight Marco Antonio Pacquiao showed the fans that Barrera, not
Barrera, he said. him, had no chance of winning the fight.
Merchant could not believe what he saw in
Not a few would find, at that time, that the kid the ring. He had expected—like many
in Pacquiao was kidding. Barrera held no title, others—a demolition; a demolition by Barrera
but he was hailed as the “People’s Champ.” of Pacquiao, not by Pacquiao of the great
He had beaten undefeated and marquee Mexican. He could not believe how Barrera
fighters that included Johnny Tapia, Erik got clawed by what he called “the little tiger
Morales, Prince Naseem Hamed, among from the Philippines.”
others.
The fight was over by the eleventh round.
Not only was Pacquiao a relatively unknown Barrera’s corner rushed to his aid and save
fighter challenging a Boxing Hall of Fame him from further damage. Merchant told his
shoo-in, he was also an untested super TV audience: “Manny Pacquiao has just
bantamweight pretender challenging a proven shaken the boxing world.”
world-beater that lorded over the higher
featherweight division. “Storm from the Pacific”
But, on second thought, if his having Adoring Filipino fans became a common sight
devoured Ledwaba when organizers thought wherever Manny Pacquiao went. He was a
Ledwaba would eat him alive was any boxer; but the magnitude and meaning of his
measure, then Pacquiao must have felt he achievements, his overall mien, the attitude
deserved to be tested. and the discipline that made him a winner all
helped define who he was, and the glow of his
It turned out Pacquiao wanted to test his limits light transcended the sport. Wracked by
all the time. From the time he sailed away social, economic and political strife, his
from General Santos City to Manila he knew countrymen saw in him a representative of a
nothing about, then his ring setbacks on nation that badly needed a hero.
account of complacency, and then to a second
world title few people thought he was capable Pacquiao was up for exaltation by a grateful
of winning, there emerged the essential nation. He was on his way to super stardom.
outline of what drove the little man: he looked
for the toughest challenge there was and dared Not so fast, however. He gored Juan Manuel
to take it. Marquez in the first round of his next fight.
But he failed to finish the Mexican. The heart to dispute that notion. He lost to
judges ruled the fight a draw, although one of Pacquiao by unanimous decision.
them would later admit he erred in his
addition. At any rate, the broader boxing In between these highly anticipated match-ups
community remained divided in the verdict of came Pacquiao’s tussles against lesser known
who among the two was the superior fighter. opponents, mostly Mexicans. Media went on
to confer on Pacman more name tags:
Pacquiao met Erik Morales in his next fight— Mexecutioner, Destroyer, Pambansang
ten months after the draw with Marquez—on Kamao (national fist), etc.
March 19, 2005. It was Morales’ turn to gore
Pacquiao—literally this time. In the fourth Almost deified at home, his fame grew across
round, a head butt which the referee ruled as the globe. Pacquiao was now a superstar.
accidental opened a nasty cut above Even his non-title fights earned for him purses
Pacquiao’s right eye. Blood flooded that made other boxers contending for titles
Pacquiao’s face until the bout ended in the green with envy. At one time, promoter Bob
12th round. Morales won by unanimous Arum called him a walking money machine.
decision.
Interviewed by Philippine media on his arrival
In that fight, the two warriors waged a contest from the US after the sensational win against
that put on display the triumph of athletic Erik Morales in their rematch, Manny was
excellence. Apart from that, Pacquiao showed honest, candid and tried—but failed—to be
fighting heart against Morales. That loss modest.
helped grow, rather than diminish, the stock
of the Filipino. “If you were a reporter, how would you write
the headline of your story?”
Pacquiao and Morales went to war two more
times. The second bout was another classic, “Storm from the Pacific,” he said, smiling.
with Pacquiao
emerging as winner by

TKO in the 10th round.
The third fight was
hardly a contest.
Pacquiao overpowered
Morales in 3 rounds.
Then a rematch with

Barrera 4 years after
their first ring date put
to rest any remnant of
a notion that Pacquiao
might have caught
Barrera in one of the
latter’s bad night. This
time, as the crowd
chanted “Barre-run,”
Barrera showed little

7 WHO CAN STOP THE

PACMAN?
Attracting attention even in non-title
away David Diaz’s lightweight title via a
ninth round stoppage. His waist brimmed with
belts. He now had 4, and counting.
Six months later, on December 6, 2008, he

fights, Pacquiao got something, by way of an
unsolicited advice, from WBC President Jose jumped 3 divisions to face Oscar De La Hoya
Sulaiman. Directed at the Pacman, Sulaiman at 147 pounds. He weighed just 130 pounds 9
issued a statement saying, in part, that “boxers months earlier. Many people thought the De
are immortalized by the belts they won, not La Hoya fight was crazy for the immense
by the money they earned.” disparity in size between the two warriors.
They expressed concern about Pacquiao being
Sulaiman did not appear to have moral destroyed beyond repair by De La Hoya. But
suasion over Team Pacquiao, but what on fight night, their concern soon shifted to
happened next was that Pacquiao went into a the bigger De La Hoya. Pacquiao battered
belt-grabbing binge in such dramatic Oscar before the latter gave up the fight and,
proportions not seen since Henry Armstrong eventually, his boxing career.
did it in 1938.
Pacquiao thus conquered 4 weight divisions in
After Pacquiao’s knock out win over Mexican 10 months, all of them in blitzkrieg fashion.
Jorge Solis (33-0-2 win-loss-draw record) on
April 14, 2007, Freddie Roach, Pacquiao’s He was not done, however. On May 5, 2009,
coach and protector since 2001, bared what he he flattened Ricky Hatton in 2 rounds to wrest
saw in the future. “We will start collecting his 6th title in as many weight divisions. And,
titles next year,” he said. topping it all, after 6 months, he defeated
welterweight champion Miguel Cotto on
Marquez got the rematch he demanded from November 14, 2009, for a record 7 titles in 7
Pacquiao. They clashed for the second time weight divisions.
on March 15, 2008. After 12 rounds of intense
battle, the judges ruled, 2-1, in favor of No one in boxing history had accomplished
Pacquiao. The result was as controversial as what Pacquiao has done. Oscar De La Hoya,
the first fight, and the issues they generated having won world titles in 6 different weight
were just as contentious. divisions, comes closest to matching
Pacquiao’s achievement. But unlike De La
If the fight settled one thing, however, it was Hoya who started at super featherweight (130
the transfer of super the featherweight title lbs) and ended at middleweight (160 lbs),
from Marquez to Pacquiao. Pacquiao navigated a
territory stretching
Pacquiao thus elevated over 41 lbs, from 106
himself to an elite class of to 147.
3-division champions that
included Sugar Shane At the rate Pacquiao is
Mosley, Julio Cesar trashing the
Chavez, etc. competition, one
wonders if there is
Three months later, on June anyone who can stop
28, 2008, Pacquiao took him. It seems no one is
in sight. Or there maybe one. But not a boxer. The examples can go on and on. But the
message of each story is the same: nobody
When Legends Fade To The Sunset beats time.
All off the greatest boxers may have tried to Manny Pacquiao is turning 31 soon, and the
beat this adversary, and all of them just failed. legends like him have shown wear and tear at
This mighty opponent? Time. this point of their respective careers. He has
shown none of it in his last couple of fights.
With it, legends descend to planet Earth and But sooner or later something will have to
perform like ordinary fighters. They give. Age, for one, has stopped all of them. It
eventually fade to the sunset. can stop the Pacman too. But as to when it is
bound to happen, only time can tell.
In his youth, Sugar Ray Robinson lost only
once in his first 132 fights. After competing Power of Will
for 11 years at age 30, he lost 18 of his
succeeding 68 matches. When American boxing fans first saw
Pacquiao in 2001, he was fighting as a super
Roberto Duran lost only once in his first 73 bantamweight. He knocked out Ledwaba to
fights. But starting at age 29, he lost 15 of his snatch the latter’s belt. At that time, Cotto had
next 46 bouts. And at age 43, he lost 7 of his debuted as a pro as a light welterweight at
final 18 fights. 139.5 pounds. Back then, it was unthinkable
that a former super bantamweight would be
Julio Cesar Chavez was undefeated in his first facing a light welterweight. Indeed, at the
90 fights. But after he turned 32 and being time it was already braggadocio on his part to
active for 14 straight years, he lost 6 of his even challenge Barrera, who was then lord of
next 25 fights. all featherweights.
Oscar De La Hoya never lost until his 32nd But Pacquiao went on to face not only a light
fight, at age 26. From age 30 onwards, he lost welterweight. He went on to face a
4 of his next 7 bouts. welterweight. He did not only face an
ordinary welterweight. He faced an elite
welterweight champion in Cotto.
The Pacman dethroned welterweight cham-
pion Puerto Rico’s Miguel Cotto on Novem- Because of his amazing success in boxing,
ber 14, 2009to become the only boxer in his- boxing fans are wont to ask what makes The
tory to win world titles in 7 weight divisions. Pacman tick?
Some say he is a freak of nature. Others, like

Floyd Mayweather Sr., have thought aloud
that Pacquiao is taking illegal performance-
enhancing drugs.
Earlier, this book has already cited the

qualities that made Pacquiao the greatest
boxer that he is today. Let’s go over them one
more time.

PHOTOS BY ICSEARCH.COM
Manny Pacquiao in his devastating form against Oscar
De La Hoya (left), and a smile even when he is at the re-
ceiving end (extreme left). Having grown used to adver-
sity outside of the ring, he thrives on challenges inside it.
First, he dreams and works on his dreams. God. He says: “If you believe in God, nothing
Aside from his athletic gifts, much has been is impossible.”
said about his legendary work ethic. He works
harder in training camp than most of his He has a cute gesture that expresses his can-
competitors. This builds his stamina and do spirit. No, it’s not the sign of the cross or a
further hones his skills. back kick of the rope. Neither it is about him
kneeling down in the solace of his corner,
Second, he has no fear inside the ring. apparently deep in prayer. However, such an
Fighters do not acquire them through training. observation amounts to nothing more than
Either they have it or they don’t. Courage guesswork, thus it cannot be disclosed here. A
makes it possible for Pacquiao to impose his hint, maybe: As his faith is rich in imagery,
will on his opponent. It allows him to commit Pacquiao loves symbolisms.
to his punches and bring all his power behind
them. It allows him to shift strategies (like Crusader in the Ring
fighting at close range the way he did against
Cotto) which inferior fighters may find too With Cotto out of the way, it is time to
risky to take. contemplate the miracle that Pacquiao is, as
Al Bernstein suggested. And as the
In his post-fight analysis, Philippine Star Mayweathers have alleged about Pacman’s
sports writer Quinito Henson said: “Pacquiao performance-enhancing drugs, let’s delve
took a big gamble by leaning against the ropes on—by way of concluding this book—the
to invite Cotto to whale away. Only a gutsy intangibles of human (or superhuman, if you
and fearless fighter would do it. Pacquiao may) achievement.
once more showed how big his heart is and
when you come down to it, that was the In each of Pacman’s fights, there’s one usual
margin of difference.” sight that provides contrast to the boisterous
atmosphere of the boxing venue. It is a sight
Third, Pacquiao has tremendous will power. It of humility. It is almost an expression of inner
is the root of many other Pacquiao traits. He peace. The boxer makes a sign of the cross
can compartmentalize his brain to focus on and marks himself as disciple of the Roman
the task at hand. He finds order where others Catholic faith. The gesture not only affirms
see chaos. While training for a fight, for one’s faith in his God—that the Lord is with
example, he could work in the middle of a him every step of his way (“Emmanuel”
civil war. During fight night itself, he can be means God is with us); it also acknowledges
seen smiling as he enters the ring. But when one’s inconsequence before God; that he is a
the fight begins, his face turns serious, his creation of no one (not even by the multitude
jaws menacingly clinched. who cheers for him inside a Las Vegas boxing
venue) but by Him. The meaning of Pacman’s
Fourth, he genuinely believes in the gesture resonates, and his being human shines
benevolence of his God. Anything that even more when he says “I pray to God that
happens from what he does, he leaves it all to no one will get hurt.”
As a footnote, though, one may find madness used to, he is bound to make mistakes inside
in all of this if he or she was God. Why would the ring. His motor apparatus can fail. Being
people adore boxing in the first place if it slow in reflexes is a sure recipe for disaster in
risks the health of boxers? It is a question that bouts contested at such a high level where he
demands answers, but one that may have to be competes. A moment of inability can be fatal;
addressed by another story. It resembles a and he does not need a top-notch opponent to
question about the madness of war among lose a fight.
countries, although this, too, is another story.
So “Who can stop the Pacman?” Two
Turning back to Pacquiao, we find that as he possible answers. First, even the best of them
enters the boxing ring before a fight, he fade to the sunset. Second, Pacquiao
searches his own corner and, upon finding it, himself—depending on how physically and
kneels down in prayer. He does the same after psychologically set he is for a fight—can
the fight. He repeatedly makes the sign of the provide an answer. The Pacman can stop The
cross before, during and after each bout, Pacman.
sometimes during each round.
Beyond that, many boxing fans believe that
Without an army, The Pacman is a crusader. only a few active fighters today in Pacquiao’s
Thus both inside and outside the ring, he is a weight class are capable of posing any serious
celebrity endorser of catholicsm. challenge to his dominance at the top. In this
scant list can be mentioned Floyd
All his boxing life, he has leaned on his Mayweather Jr, Shane Mosley, Joshua Clottey
prayers for self-assurance and self- and WBO Super Welterweight Champion
confidence. But the more successful one Yuri Foreman (rumored to be a possible
becomes, he or she might no longer feel the Pacquiao opponent).
need for self-assurance. What one has become
is the assurance. He or she believes he already In this book, both Pacquiao and Mayweather
has enough power to get things done. Old are at the top of its all-time greats list. That
ways get lost in the scheme of things and, in should provide some basis for generating
Manny’s case, he can very well stop praying more speculation on the latter as in the best
the way he used to—that is, praying like position to beat the Pacman. But given
everything depended on His God. Mayweather’s record of nitpicking during
fight negotiations, a Pacquiao-Mayweather
If that happens, new ways of looking at things fight cannot be expected to happen so soon as
can affect his bio-rhythm, the pulse rate, the the fans would wish it. And if that fight does
lungs and amount of oxygen they feed the materialize, will Mayweather be good enough
muscles, the drive, the to stop the Pacman?
focus, etc. either in a
positive or negative The boxing world awaits
manner. When the next the answer. In the
bell rings, will his meantime, boxing fans can
fighting heart switch MOSLEY MAYWEATHER feel lucky for having seen
itself on like it did in the flesh The Pacman
before? If the overall fighting in this era—the
flow of his bio-rhythm greatest fighter ever,
works differently like it pound for pound.
CLOTTEY FOREMAN
PART 4
FIGHT RECORDS
FIGHT RECORDS OF THE GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL TIME
Name: Sugar Ray Robinson Date of Birth: 3-May-21 Weight at 25: 147 (Welterweight)
Record
Date Weight Division Name of Opponent Weight Result
W % L D NC T
9/4/40 134.5 Joe Echevaria 132 3 13.64 15 4 22 TKO 2/4
9/8/40 Silent Staffor 0 - 4 0 4 TKO 2/4
9/22/40 135.5 Mitsos Grispos 138.2 1 5.6 14 3 18 UD 6/6
11/11/40 135.5 Bobby Woods 129 4 36.4 6 1 11 KO 1/6
12/9/40 135 Norment Quarles 139.5 67 62.0 36 5 108 TKO 4/8
12/13/40 134.2 Oliver While 135.7 34 68.0 10 6 50 TKO 3/4
1/4/41 136.5 Harry LaBarba 134.5 - 0 KO 1/6
1/13/41 136.6 Frankie Wallace 142 41 39.0 53 11 105 TKO 1/6
1/31/41 135 George Zengaras 134 54 70.1 17 6 77 PTS 6/6
2/8/41 135 Benny Cartagena 141 13 37.1 17 5 35 KO 1/6
2/21/41 135.2 Bobby McIntire 138.7 47 67.1 19 4 70 UD 6/6
2/27/41 135 Gene Spencer 130 29 49.2 11 19 59 TKO 5/6
3/3/41 135 Jimmy Tygh 137 44 73.3 11 5 60 KO 8/10
4/14/41 138.5 Jimmy Tygh (2) 132.7 45 72.6 12 5 62 TKO 1/10
4/24/41 138 Charley Burns 143 39 45.3 39 8 86 KO 1/10
4/30/41 135 Joe Ghnouly 135.5 74 67.3 27 9 110 TKO 3/8
5/10/41 139 Victor Troise 144.5 20 33.9 29 10 59 TKO 1/8
5/19/41 135.7 Nick Castiglione 137 15 51.7 11 3 29 KO 1/10
6/16/41 137.2 Mike Evans 137 26 86.7 3 1 30 KO 2/8
7/2/41 137.5 Pete Lello 135 48 76.2 8 7 63 TKO 4/8
7/21/41 136.5 Sammy Anggot 136.5 60 75.0 15 5 80 UD 10/10
8/27/41 139 Carl Guggino 139.2 78 58.6 40 15 133 TKO 3/8
8/29/41 140.5 Maurice Arnault 140.5 25 45.5 24 6 55 TKO 1/8
9/19/41 135.2 Maxie Shapiro 133.7 50 86.2 6 2 58 TKO 3/10
9/25/41 141 Marty Servo 139.5 42 95.5 0 2 44 UD 10/10
10/31/41 139.2 Fritzie Zivic 145.7 111 77.6 26 6 143 UD 10/10
1/16/42 141.7 Fritzie Zivic (2) 148 113 76.9 27 7 147 TKO 10/12
2/20/42 144 Maxie Berger 145.5 75 77.3 14 8 97 TKO 2/12
3/20/42 143.2 Norman Rubio 144 27 75.0 5 4 36 TKO 8/12
4/17/42 145.7 Harvey Dubs 144 27 75.0 9 0 36 TKO 6/10
4/30/42 146 Dick Banner 142 - - - - 0 KO 2/10
5/28/42 144 Marty Servo (2) 143 43 93.5 1 2 46 SD 10/10
7/31/42 144.2 Sammy Anggot (2) 139.7 68 76.4 16 5 89 UD 10/10
8/21/42 144.5 Reuben Shank 146.7 20 74.1 3 4 27 KO 2/10
8/27/42 144 Tony Motisi 147 30 81.1 4 3 37 KO 1/10
9/2/42 145 Jake Lamotta 157.7 25 80.6 4 2 31 UD 10/10
9/19/42 143.5 Izzy Jannazzo 147 46 54.1 26 13 85 UD 10/10
11/6/42 144.5 Vic Dellicurti 153.7 30 54.5 19 6 55 UD 10/10
12/1/42 145 Izzy Jannazzo (2) 148.5 46 53.5 27 13 86 TKO 8/10
12/14/42 144.7 Al Nettlow 147 51 76.1 12 4 67 TKO 3/10
2/5/43 144.5 Jake LaMotta (2) 160.5 30 81.1 5 2 37 UD 10/10
2/19/43 144.5 California Jackie Wilson 142.2 46 86.8 5 2 53 MD 10/10
2/26/43 145 Jake LaMotta (3) 160.7 31 81.6 5 2 38 UD 10/10
4/30/43 148 Freddie Cabral 151 36 80.0 7 2 45 KO 1/10
7/1/43 147.5 Ralph Zanelli 145.5 54 76.1 13 4 71 UD 10/10
8/27/43 145 Henry Armstrong 140 132 84.1 17 8 157 UD 10/10
9/13/44 148.5 Izzy Jannazzo (3) 153 58 53.7 35 15 108 TKO 2/10
9/27/44 147.5 Lou Woods 153.5 21 91.3 2 0 23 TKO 9/10
11/24/44 149 Vic Dellicurti (2) 158 38 55.1 22 9 69 UD 10/10
12/12/44 146.5 Sheik Rangel 147 51 60.7 15 18 84 TKO 2/10
12/22/44 148.5 George Martin 153 32 59.3 16 6 54 TKO 8/10
1/10/45 148 Billy Furrone 146 24 53.3 18 3 45 TKO 2/10
1/16/45 145.5 Tommy Bell 145.5 29 85.3 4 1 34 UD 10/10
2/14/45 147 George Costner 147 36 81.8 5 3 44 KO 1/10
2/23/45 148.5 Jake LaMotta (4) 158 45 81.8 8 2 55 UD 10/10

5/14/45 149.5 Jose Basora 154 54 80.6 9 4 67 PTS 10/10
6/15/45 145.7 Jimmy McDaniels 143.7 41 57.7 21 9 71 KO 2/10
9/18/45 151.7 Jimmy Mandell 157.7 7 38.9 11 0 18 KO 5/10
9/26/45 150 Jake LaMotta (5) 159 52 82.5 9 2 63 SD 12/12
12/4/45 148.5 Vic Dellicurti (3) 156 40 51.9 28 9 77 UD 10/10
1/14/46 148 Dave Clark 152 10 58.8 5 2 17 TKO 2/10
2/5/46 147.7 Tony Riccio 155 35 61.4 16 6 57 TKO 4/10
2/15/46 147.5 O'Neill Bell 151.2 14 73.7 2 3 19 KO 2/10
2/27/46 147 Cliff Beckett 151.5 14 73.7 4 1 19 KO 4/10
3/4/46 147 Sammy Anggot (3) 143 78 72.9 22 7 107 UD 10/10
3/14/46 149.2 Izzy Jannazzo (4) 154 63 52.5 42 15 120 UD 10/10
3/21/46 150 Freddie Flores 162 18 33.3 27 9 54 KO 5/10
6/12/46 156.5 Freddie Wilson 165.5 11 35.5 20 0 31 KO 2/10
6/25/46 147 Norman Rubio (2) 146 35 70.0 10 5 50 PTS 10/10
7/12/46 149.5 Joe Curcio 150.2 61 78.2 11 6 78 KO 2/10
8/15/46 151.5 Vinnie Vines 158.5 55 68.8 18 7 80 KO 6/10
9/25/46 149 Sidney Miller 161 11 27.5 24 5 40 KO 3/10
10/7/46 152 Ossie Harris 158 38 48.1 35 6 79 PTS 10/10
11/1/46 146.7 Cecil Hudson 148.5 51 68.9 19 4 74 KO 6/10
11/6/46 150 Artie Levine 159.2 45 76.3 9 5 59 KO 10/10
12/20/46 146.5 Welter Tommy Bell (2) 146 39 76.5 10 2 51 UD 15/15
3/27/47 153 Bernie Miller 149 45 69.2 17 3 65 TKO 3/10
4/3/47 153 Freddie Wilson (2) 159 11 31.4 24 0 35 KO 3/10
4/8/47 155 Eddie Finazzo 160 49 60.5 27 5 81 TKO 4/10
5/16/47 150.7 Georgie Abrams 162 48 84.2 6 3 57 SD 10/10
6/24/47 146 Welter Jimmy Doyle 147 43 82.7 6 3 52 TKO 8/15
8/21/47 152 Sammy Secreet 148 29 55.8 21 2 52 KO 1/10
8/29/47 152 Flashy Sebastian 147.2 21 55.3 15 2 38 KO 1/10
10/28/47 150.5 Cal Jackie Wilson (2) 150.5 56 75.7 14 4 74 TKO 7/10
12/10/47 151.7 Billy Nixon 149.2 31 81.6 7 0 38 TKO 6/10
12/19/47 146.5 Welter Chuck Taylor 144.7 22 68.8 8 2 32 TKO 5/15
3/4/48 152 Ossie Harris (2) 157 41 44.1 46 6 93 UD 10/10
3/16/48 152.5 Henry Brimm 157.5 20 71.4 7 1 28 UD 10/10
6/28/48 146.5 Welter Bernard Docusen 145.5 49 89.1 2 4 55 UD 15/15
9/23/48 150.5 Kid Gavilan 148.5 46 86.8 5 2 53 UD 10/10
11/15/48 154 Bobby Lee 148 23 67.6 7 4 34 UD 10/10
2/10/49 151 Young Gene Buffalo 145.7 102 71.8 30 10 142 KO 1/10
2/15/49 153.5 Henry Brimm (2) 156.5 23 67.6 9 2 34 PTS 10/10
3/25/49 154.5 Bobby Lee (2) 148.5 23 62.2 9 5 37 UD 10/10
4/11/49 155 Don Lee 165 44 64.7 15 9 68 UD 10/10
4/20/49 153.5 Earl Turner 155 46 64.8 17 8 71 TKO 8/10
6/7/49 151 Freddie Flores (2) 162 21 30.4 38 10 69 TKO 3/10
6/20/49 153.7 Cecil Hudson (2) 164.5 59 63.4 30 4 93 KO 5/10
7/11/49 147 Welter Kid Gavilan (2) 144.5 53 86.9 6 2 61 UD 15/15
8/24/49 153.5 Steve Belloise 158 90 87.4 10 3 103 TKO 7/10
9/9/49 154 Benny Evans 157 33 44.6 36 5 74 TKO 5/10
9/12/49 152 Charley Dodson 162 40 55.6 29 3 72 KO 3/10
11/9/49 155 Don Lee (2) 165 46 63.9 17 9 72 UD 10/10
11/13/49 150 Vern Lester 152 24 40.7 24 11 59 KO 5/10
1/30/50 153 George LaRover 149 66 67.3 26 6 98 TKO 4/10
2/13/50 153 Al Mobley 150 50 62.5 26 4 80 TKO 6/10
2/22/50 156 Aaron Wade 161 56 74.7 13 6 75 KO 3/10
2/27/50 157 Jean Walzack (2) 152 45 73.8 13 3 61 UD 10/10
3/22/50 154 George Costner (2) 150 70 83.3 10 4 84 KO 1/10
4/21/50 155 Cliff Beckett (2) 157.5 15 45.5 15 3 33 TKO 3/10
4/28/50 156.2 Ray Barnes 160.2 27 90.0 2 1 30 UD 10/10
6/5/50 155 Middle Robert Villemain 159.5 42 91.3 3 1 46 UD 15/15
8/9/50 147 Welter Charley Fusari 145.2 63 88.7 7 1 71 PTS 15/15
8/25/50 154.7 Middle Jose Basora (2) 159.7 77 78.6 14 7 98 KO 1/15
9/4/50 156 Billy Brown 160.5 53 60.2 29 6 88 UD 10/10
10/16/50 159.5 Joe Rindone 160 27 81.8 5 1 33 KO 6/10
9/26/50 158 Middle Bobo Olson 159 41 93.2 3 0 44 KO 12/15
11/8/50 157 Bobby Dykes 148.5 68 81.9 9 6 83 MD 10/10
11/27/50 156.2 Jean Stock 162.2 37 72.5 11 3 51 TKO 2/10
12/9/50 156.5 Luc Van Dam 157.5 86 84.3 13 3 102 KO 4/10
12/16/50 156 Jean Walzack (3) 153 45 70.3 16 3 64 UD 10/10
12/22/50 155.5 Robert Villemain (2) 164 44 89.8 4 1 49 TKO 9/10
12/25/50 157 Hans Stretz 159 30 81.1 2 5 37 TKO 5/10
2/14/51 155.5 Middle Jake LaMotta (6) 160 78 82.1 14 3 95 TKO 13/15
4/5/51 159.5 Holly Mims 160.5 18 62.1 7 4 29 UD 10/10
4/9/51 157 Don Ellis 168 29 51.8 21 6 56 KO 1/10
5/21/51 160.5 Kid Marcel 160.5 22 46.8 22 3 47 TKO 5/10
5/26/51 162 Jean Wanes 162 6 18.2 23 4 33 UD 10/10
6/10/51 160.7 Jan de Bruin (2) 160.7 43 75.4 8 6 57 TKO 8/10
6/16/51 154 Jean Walzack (4) 159 45 68.2 18 3 66 TKO 6/10
6/24/51 157.5 Gerhard Hecht 165 27 77.1 3 5 35 NC 2/10
7/1/51 160.5 Cyrille Delannoit 161.5 59 77.6 13 4 76 RTD 3/10
7/10/51 154.4 Middle Randy Turpin 158.7 40 93.0 2 1 43 PTS 15/15
9/12/51 157.5 Middle Randy Turpin (2) 159 41 93.2 2 1 44 TKO 10/15
3/13/52 157.5 Middle Bobo Olson (2) 159.5 48 90.6 5 0 53 UD 15/15
4/16/52 157.2 Middle Rocky Graciano 159.7 67 82.7 8 6 81 KO 3/15
6/25/52 157.5 Light Heavy Joey Maxim 173 77 77.8 18 4 99 TKO 14/15
1/5/55 159 Joe Rindone (2) 163.5 35 67.3 13 4 52 KO 6/10
1/19/55 159 Ralph Jones 159 32 68.1 12 3 47 UD 10/10
3/29/55 162 Johnny Lombardo 153 32 69.6 12 2 46 SD 10/10
4/14/55 163 Ted Olla 164 36 64.3 18 2 56 TKO 3/10
5/4/55 163.2 Garth Panter 161.2 56 71.8 19 3 78 UD 10/10
7/22/55 159.7 Rocky Castellani 160 60 83.3 8 4 72 SD 10/10
12/9/55 159.7 Middle Bobo Olson (3) 159.2 71 91.0 7 0 78 KO 2/15
5/18/56 159.5 Middle Bobo Olson (4) 160 71 89.9 8 0 79 KO 4/15
11/10/56 165 Bob Provizzi 162 20 60.6 8 5 33 UD 10/10
1/2/57 160 Middle Gene Fullmer 157.2 37 92.5 3 0 40 UD 15/15
5/1/57 159.5 Middle Gene Fullmer (2) 159.2 40 93.0 3 0 43 KO 5/15
9/23/57 160 Middle Carmen Basilio 153.5 51 72.9 12 7 70 SD 15/15
3/25/58 159.7 Middle Carmen Basilio (2) 153.5 52 73.2 12 7 71 SD 15/15
12/14/59 161 Bob Young 167.2 18 66.7 8 1 27 KO 2/10
1/22/60 159.2 Middle Paul Pender 159.7 35 83.3 5 2 42 SD 15/15
4/2/60 165 Tony Baldoni 162 24 68.6 10 1 35 KO 1/10
6/10/60 158.5 Middle Paul Pender (2) 160 36 83.7 5 2 43 SD 15/15
12/3/60 158.7 Middle Gene Fullmer (3) 159 52 91.2 4 1 57 PTS 15/15
3/4/61 159.7 Middle Gene Fullmer (4) 159.7 52 89.7 4 2 58 UD 15/15
9/25/61 160.2 Wilf Greaves 161.5 34 61.8 20 1 55 SD 10/10
10/21/61 159.7 Denny Moyer 157 30 85.7 5 0 35 UD 10/10
11/20/61 162.5 Al Hauser 162.7 7 29.2 15 2 24 TKO 6/10
12/8/61 161.5 Wilf Greaves (2) 161.5 34 60.7 21 1 56 KO 8/10
2/17/62 159.2 Denny Moyer (2) 159 30 83.3 6 0 36 UD 10/10
4/27/62 168.5 Bobby Lee 171 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 2/10
7/9/62 160.5 Phil Moyer 159.7 26 78.8 6 1 33 SD 10/10
9/25/62 159 Terry Downes 161 29 78.4 8 0 37 PTS 10/10
10/17/62 160 Diego Infantes 159 45 80.4 9 2 56 KO 2/10

11/10/62 164.2 Georges Estatoff 157 2 14.3 10 2 14 TKO 6/10
1/30/63 162.5 Ralph Dupas 149.7 98 81.0 17 6 121 SD 10/10
2/25/63 Bernie Reynolds - - - - - 0 KO 4/10
3/11/63 161 Billy Thornton 167 - - - - - 0 KO 3/10
5/5/63 161.2 Maurice Rolbnet 165 - - - - - 0 KO 3/10
6/24/63 158.5 Joey Giardello 160.5 93 75.6 23 7 123 UD 10/10
10/14/63 159.5 Armand Vanucci 159.2 18 75.0 4 2 24 PTS 10/10
11/9/63 162 Fabio Bettini 157 18 64.3 7 3 28 PTS 10/10
11/16/63 160.7 Emile Saerens 160.2 13 76.5 2 2 17 KO 8/10
11/29/63 158 Andre Davier 159 20 64.5 10 1 31 PTS 10/10
12/9/63 160.5 Armand Vanucci (2) 157.5 18 72.0 5 2 25 PTS 10/10
5/19/64 162 Gaylord Barnes 155.5 5 16.7 25 0 30 UD 10/10
7/8/64 161 Clarence Riley 168 21 38.9 28 5 54 TKO 6/10
7/27/64 162 Art Hernandez 160 20 95.2 1 0 21 PTS 10/10
9/3/64 163 Mick Leahy 159.5 45 67.2 15 7 67 PTS 10/10
9/28/64 161.5 Yoland Leveque 161.2 21 95.5 1 0 22 PTS 10/10
10/12/64 162 Johnny Angel 162 12 66.7 5 1 18 TKO 6/8
10/24/64 161 Jackie Cailleau 162 11 52.4 10 0 21 PTS 10/10
11/7/64 162 Jean Baptiste Rolland 157.5 10 71.4 4 0 14 PTS 10/10
11/14/64 163 Jean Beltritti 163 6 85.7 1 0 7 PTS 10/10
11/27/64 160.2 Fabio Bettini (2) 162.5 20 57.1 10 5 35 PTS 10/10
3/6/65 165.5 Jimmy Beecham 162.5 40 54.8 30 3 73 KO 2/10
4/3/65 161 Earl Bastings 157 10 43.5 10 3 23 KO 1/10
4/28/65 163 Rocky Randell 159 78 53.8 53 14 145 KO 3/10
5/24/65 160 Memo Ayon 160.7 12 70.6 4 1 17 SD 10/10
6/1/65 159.5 Stan Harrington 156.5 55 76.4 16 1 72 UD 10/10
6/24/65 Harvey McCullough 7 21.9 23 2 32 UD 10/10
7/12/65 160.2 Ferd Fernandez 159.7 14 73.7 3 2 19 SD 10/10
7/27/65 161 Harvey McCullough (2) 159 7 20.6 25 2 34 UD 10/10
8/10/65 159 Stan Harrington (2) 157.2 57 77.0 16 1 74 PTS 10/10
9/15/65 162 Neil Morrison 164 3 42.9 3 1 7 NC 2/10
9/23/65 162 Harvey McCullough (3) 157 7 20.0 26 2 35 UD 10/10
10/1/65 159 Peter Schmidt 154 22 40.7 25 7 54 UD 10/10
10/20/65 161 Rudolph Bent 163 39 46.4 41 4 84 KO 3/10
11/10/65 160 Joey Archer 159 44 97.8 1 0 45 UD 10/10
SUMMARY QUALITY OF OPPOSITION INTIMIDATION FACTOR RE RING RECORD ABBREVIATIONS

Total Fights 200 Number of fights against Number of fights against opponents KO Knockout
Total Wins 173 opponents who had at least 10 with a career win percentage of TKO Technical Knockout
Total Losses 19 career fights and at least 50 at least 90 12 UD Unanimous Decision
Total Draws 6 career win percentage 159 Total Wins 7 PTS Points
Total NC 2 Total Wins 133 Win % 58.3 SP Split Decision
Total KOs 109 Win % 83.65 LEGEND MD Majority Decision
Win % 86.50 INTIMIDATION FACTOR RE SIZE Win D Draw
KO % 63.01 Number of fights against opponents Loss RTD Retired
heavier by at least 10 lbs 106 Draw NWS Newspaper Decision
Total Wins 83 NC/Disqualification
Source: boxrec.com Win % 78.3
Name: Henry Armstrong Date of Birth: 12-Dec-12 Weight at 25: 126 lbs (Featherweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
7/27/31 120 Al Iovino 123 7 46.67 5 3 15 KO 3/4
7/31/31 125 Sammy Burns 128 5 71.43 2 0 7 PTS 6/6
8/30/32 Eddie Trujillo - - - - - - PTS 4/4
9/27/32 128 Al Greenfield 127 21 65.6 7 4 32 PTS 4/4
10/1/32 Maximo Tarley 4 23.5 8 5 17 PTS 4/4
12/1/32 Vince Trujillo - - - - - - KO 2
12/13/32 123 Gene Espinosa 126 11 61.1 5 2 18 PTS 4/4
12/31/32 Young Corpuz 2 40.0 2 1 5 PTS 4/4
2/3/33 127 Johnny Ryan 127 1 100.0 0 0 1 PTS 6/6
2/17/33 George Dundee 0 0.0 1 0 1 PTS 6/6
2/21/33 130 Paul Wangley 130 15 45.5 16 2 33 KO 4/4
4/28/33 134 Perfecto Lopez 134 6 66.7 2 1 9 PTS 6/6
5/24/33 129 Young Bud Taylor 1 12.5 6 1 8 KO 2/4
5/31/33 Maximo Tarley (2) 7 25.0 14 7 28 KO 3/6
6/7/33 Ricky Hall 12 46.2 9 5 26 KO 3
7/11/33 126 Baby Manuel 127 21 65.6 8 3 32 PTS 6/6
8/8/33 127 Bobby Calmes 124 9 69.2 2 2 13 KO 5/6
8/30/33 Hoyt Jones 6 85.7 1 0 7 PTS 4/4
9/5/33 Perfecto Lopez (2) 10 71.4 3 1 14 PTS 4/4
10/19/33 131 Johnny Granone 130 14 50.0 9 5 28 TKO 6/6
11/3/33 130 Kid Moro 130 3 25.0 6 3 12 PTS 10/10
10/23/33 131 Kid Moro (2) 132 3 23.1 6 4 13 PTS 10/10
12/14/33 125 Gene Espinosa (2) 121 26 66.7 10 3 39 KO 7
1/26/34 131 Baby Manuel (2) 126 32 69.6 8 6 46 PTS 10/10
2/13/34 130 Benny Pelz 131 31 39.2 27 21 79 PTS 6/6
3/27/34 131.5 Young Danny 129 0 0.0 0 1 1 KO 1/4
5/4/34 135 Kid Moro (3) 135 4 22.2 9 5 18 PTS 10/10
5/22/34 Johnny DeFoe 14 60.9 3 6 23 TKO 6/6
6/5/34 127 Vicente Torres 131 6 75.0 2 0 8 PTS 6/6
6/14/34 130 Davey Abad 134 52 55.9 35 6 93 PTS 10/10
7/17/34 128.5 Perfecto Lopez (5) 133 15 48.4 9 7 31 PTS 6/6
8/28/34 128 Perfecto Lopez (6) 134 16 48.5 10 7 33 TKO 5/6
9/7/34 Joe Sancez 36 66.7 6 12 54 TKO 4/8
9/13/34 Maximo Tarley (3) 12 23.5 27 12 51 KO 3/10
9/28/34 128 Perfecto Lopez (7) 16 45.7 12 7 35 PTS 8/8
11/4/34 127.5 Baby Arizmendi 133.5 49 73.1 10 8 67 PTS 10/10
12/1/34 Joe Conde 27 79.4 5 2 34 KO 7/10
12/15/34 128.7 Ventura Arana 131.5 2 33.3 3 1 6 TKO 5/10
1/1/35 125.7 Feather Baby Arizmendi (2) 126 50 73.5 10 8 68 PTS 12/12
2/16/35 128.2 Rodolfo Casanova 126 22 81.5 5 0 27 DQ 5
3/19/35 128 Sal Hernandez 130 9 52.9 5 3 17 TKO 2/10
3/31/35 128 Davey Abad (2) 133 59 57.3 38 6 103 PTS 10/10
4/6/35 126 Tully Corvo 9 50.0 4 5 18 TKO 5/10
4/16/35 128 Frankie Covelli 127.5 62 66.7 19 12 93 PTS 8/8
5/10/35 Mark Diaz 5 22.7 14 3 22 PTS 8/8
5/28/35 129 Davey Abad (3) 134.5 60 57.7 38 6 104 PTS 10/10
6/25/35 126 Varias Milling 129 40 46.0 32 15 87 PTS 10/10
9/13/35 125 Alton Black 126 18 75.0 4 2 24 TKO 8/10
9/18/35 128 Perfecto Lopez (8) 131.5 23 47.9 17 8 48 PTS 8/8
10/21/35 127 Lester Marston 135 7 36.8 9 3 19 TKO 7/10
11/12/35 129 Leo Lomelli 129 22 55.0 10 8 40 TKO 6/8
11/27/35 125.7 Midget Wolgast 126 148 83.1 18 12 178 PTS 10/10
12/6/35 126 Alton Black (2) 126 18 72.0 5 2 25 TKO 8/15

1/1/36 Joe Conde (2) 29 72.5 8 3 40 PTS 10/10
2/26/36 125 Ritchie Fontaine 132 24 63.2 9 5 38 PTS 10/10
3/31/36 127.5 Ritchie Fontaine (2) 132.5 26 65.0 9 5 40 PTS 10/10
5/19/36 126 Bobby Leyvas 124.5 14 82.4 2 1 17 TKO 4/10
6/22/36 127 Johnny DeFoe (2) 124.5 23 53.5 11 9 43 PTS 10/10
8/4/36 125.5 Baby Arizmendi (3) 126 60 72.3 13 10 83 PTS 10/10
8/18/36 128 Juan Zurita 128 47 83.9 9 0 56 KO 4/10
9/3/36 127.2 Elmer (Buzz) Brown 127.2 53 58.2 22 16 91 PTS 10/10
9/8/36 126 Dommy Ganzon 127 2 100.0 0 0 2 KO 1
10/27/36 125 Mike Belloise 125 49 84.5 4 5 58 PTS 10/10
11/2/36 127 Gene Espinosa (3) 129.5 37 56.9 24 4 65 KO 1/10
11/17/36 130.2 Joey Alcanter 133 14 73.7 2 3 19 KO 6/10
12/3/36 131 Tony Chavez 129.5 38 52.8 15 19 72 DQ 8
1/1/37 125.5 Rodolfo Casanova (2) 125 42 84.0 8 0 50 KO 3/10
1/19/37 131 Tony Chavez (2) 130 39 53.4 15 19 73 KO 10/10
2/2/37 130 Moon Mullins 128 18 62.1 5 6 29 TKO 2/10
2/19/37 130 Varias Milling (2) 128 48 45.7 37 20 105 KO 4/10
3/2/37 130 Cal Joe Rivers 135.5 13 38.2 19 2 34 TKO 4/10
3/12/37 128.5 Mike Belloise (2) 130.5 52 82.5 6 5 63 TKO 4/10
3/19/37 126.5 Aldo Spoldi 135 46 69.7 15 5 66 PTS 10/10
4/6/37 129.5 Pete DeGrasse 129 75 50.7 45 28 148 KO 10/10
5/4/37 131 Frankie Klick 132.5 83 71.6 21 12 116 TKO 4/10
5/28/37 131.5 Wally Hally 135.5 23 74.2 7 1 31 TKO 4/10
6/9/37 128.5 Mark Diaz (2) 129 10 25.6 23 6 39 KO 4/10
6/15/37 132 Jackie Carter 132 26 56.5 14 6 46 TKO 3/10
7/8/37 132.5 Alf Blatch 135.5 40 83.3 5 3 48 TKO 3/10
7/19/37 131.5 Lew Massey 139.5 65 61.9 32 8 105 TKO 4/10
7/27/37 130 Benny Bass 134 187 80.6 38 7 232 KO 4/10
8/13/37 133 Eddie Brink 135.5 24 46.2 17 11 52 KO 3/10
8/16/37 131.2 Johnny Cabello 129.5 16 57.1 8 4 28 TKO 2/10
8/31/37 131.5 Orville Drouillard 134 23 37.7 26 12 61 TKO 5/10
9/9/37 131.5 Charley Burns 136 34 64.2 13 6 53 KO 4/10
9/16/37 132.7 Johnny DeFoe (3) 127.5 23 46.9 17 9 49 TKO 4/10
9/21/37 131.2 Bobby Dean 131 35 62.5 16 5 56 KO 1/10
10/18/37 131.5 Joe Marciente 130 39 35.8 53 17 109 KO 3/10
10/29/37 124 Feather Petey Sarron 126 91 72.8 22 12 125 KO 6/15
11/19/37 132.2 Billy Beauhuld 134.2 31 88.6 0 4 35 TKO 5/10
11/23/37 130 Joey Brown 128 14 34.1 11 16 41 KO 2/10
12/6/37 134.2 Tony Chavez (3) 131 44 55.0 16 20 80 TKO 1/10
12/12/37 130 Johnny Jones 131 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 2/10
1/12/38 134.5 Enrico Venturi 137.7 63 74.1 10 12 85 KO 6/10
1/21/38 129 Frankie Castillo 133 23 57.5 13 4 40 TKO 3/10
1/22/38 129 Tommy Kayo Brown 131 - - - - - - KO 2/10
2/1/38 130.5 Chalky Wright 128.2 78 69.6 18 16 112 KO 3/10
2/9/38 133 Al Citrino 131 62 73.8 8 14 84 TKO 4/10
2/25/38 132.2 Everett Rightmire 130 84 82.4 10 8 102 TKO 4/10
2/28/38 133 Charley Burns (2) 136.5 34 59.6 17 6 57 KO 2/10
3/15/38 130 Baby Arizmendi (4) 132.5 63 69.2 16 12 91 PTS 10/10
3/25/38 135 Eddie Zivic 135.7 36 55.4 24 5 65 TKO 4/10
3/30/38 133 Lew Feldman 134 92 63.4 38 15 145 KO 5/10
5/31/38 133.5 Welter Barney Ross 142 74 92.5 3 3 80 UD 15/15
8/17/38 134 Light Lou Ambers 134.5 75 86.2 5 7 87 SD 15/15
11/25/38 134 Welter Ceferino Garcia 146.5 85 73.3 21 10 116 UD 15/15
12/5/38 134.7 Welter Al Manfredo 146.2 59 70.2 18 7 84 TKO 3/15
1/10/39 134.5 Welter Baby Arizmendi (5) 136 68 69.4 17 13 98 PTS 10/10
3/4/39 134 Welter Bobby Pacho 147 69 54.3 45 13 127 TKO 4/15
3/16/39 135 L&W Lew Feldman (2) 134 100 62.1 45 16 161 KO 1/15
3/31/39 135 Welter Davey Day 136 57 86.4 5 4 66 TKO 12/15
5/25/39 135 Welter Ernie Roderick 145.7 78 83.9 12 3 93 PTS 15/15
8/22/39 135 Light Lou Ambers (2) 134.5 84 86.6 6 7 97 UD 15/15
10/9/39 141.5 Welter Al Manfredo (2) 146.7 65 69.9 21 7 93 TKO 4/10
10/13/39 141 Welter Howard Scott 137 51 54.3 37 6 94 KO 2/10
10/20/39 139.7 Welter Richie Fontaine 141 35 55.6 19 9 63 TKO 3/15
10/24/39 138.5 Welter Jimmy Garrison 139.5 28 66.7 10 4 42 PTS 10/10
10/30/39 140 Welter Bobby Pacho 146 76 53.5 52 14 142 TKO 4/15
12/11/39 138.7 Welter Jimmy Garrison (2) 141 29 65.9 11 4 44 KO 7/15
1/4/40 136.7 Welter Joe Ghnouly 135.5 67 69.8 22 7 96 KO 5/15
1/24/40 139.7 Welter Pedro Montanez 144.5 91 90.1 6 4 101 TKO 9/15
3/1/40 142 Ceferino Garcia (2) 153.5 96 75.0 22 10 128 PTS 10/10
4/26/40 139.5 Welter Paul Junior 141 153 82.7 18 14 185 TKO 7/15
5/24/40 140.5 Welter Ralph Zannelli 145.5 43 81.1 7 3 53 TKO 5/15
6/21/40 144 Welter Paul Junior (2) 142.5 153 81.8 19 15 187 TKO 3/15
7/17/40 139 Lew Jenkins 135.5 46 69.7 16 4 66 TKO 6/12
9/23/40 146 Welter Phil Furr 147 40 50.0 33 7 80 KO 4/15
10/4/40 142 Welter Fritzie Zivic 145.5 100 77.5 24 5 129 UD 15/15
1/17/41 140.5 Welter Fritzie Zivic (2) 145.7 103 77.4 24 6 133 TKO 12/15
6/1/42 148 Johnny Taylor 147 20 48.8 14 7 41 TKO 4/10
6/24/42 145.5 Sheik Rangel 147.5 42 67.7 6 14 62 PTS 10/10
7/3/42 145.5 Reuben Shank 149 18 75.0 3 3 24 UD 10/10
7/20/42 144 Joe Ybarra 143 23 34.3 28 16 67 TKO 3/10
8/3/42 143.5 Aldo Spoldi (2) 137 95 76.6 22 7 124 TKO 7/10
8/13/42 143 Jackie Burke 145 101 66.4 30 21 152 PTS 10/10
8/26/42 144 Rodolfo Ramirez 145 23 67.6 8 3 34 KO 8/10
9/7/42 Johnny Taylor (2) 20 46.5 16 7 43 TKO 3/10
9/14/42 145 Leo Rodak 138.5 73 71.6 20 9 102 TKO 8/10
9/30/42 142.5 Earl Turner 147 16 64.0 5 4 25 KO 4/10
10/13/42 142 Juan Zurita (2) 135.5 111 84.1 20 1 132 KO 2/10
10/26/42 142.5 Fritzie Zivic (3) 146.5 125 76.7 31 7 163 UD 10/10
12/4/42 144 Lew Jenkins (2) 143 52 61.9 27 5 84 TKO 8/10
12/14/42 144 Saverio Turiello 148 87 50.0 54 33 174 TKO 4/10
1/5/43 140.7 Jimmy McDaniels 147 28 56.0 14 8 50 UD 10/10
3/2/43 137.5 Willie Joyce 137.5 47 78.3 6 7 60 MD 10/10
3/8/43 139 Tippy Larkin 140.5 89 91.8 8 0 97 KO 2/10
3/22/43 138.5 Al Tribuani 146.2 23 79.3 3 3 29 UD 10/10
4/2/43 138 Beau Jack 135.7 50 86.2 6 2 58 UD 10/10
5/3/43 142 Saverio Turiello (2) 147 88 49.2 57 34 179 TKO 5
5/7/43 140 Tommy Jessup 138 23 88.5 3 0 26 KO 1/10
5/24/43 140.5 Maxie Shapiro 135 63 79.7 11 5 79 TKO 7/10
6/11/43 140.7 Sammy Angott 138.2 70 76.1 17 5 92 UD 10/10
7/24/43 140 Willie Joyce (2) 140 48 78.7 6 7 61 UD 10/10
8/6/43 140 Jimmy Garisson (3) 148 59 65.6 20 11 90 PTS 10/10
8/14/43 140 Joey Silva 145 19 25.3 49 7 75 PTS 10/10
8/27/43 140 Sugar Ray Robinson 145 44 97.8 1 0 45 UD 10/10
1/14/44 141 Aldo Spoldi (3) 137.5 99 73.9 27 8 134 KO 3/10
1/25/44 144 Saverio Turiello (3) 148 89 48.1 60 36 185 KO 7/12
2/7/44 139 Lew Hanbury 137 14 82.4 3 0 17 KO 3/10
2/23/44 145 Jimmy Garisson (4) 150 61 64.9 22 11 94 TKO 5/10
2/29/44 142 Jackie Byrd 148 21 56.8 13 3 37 KO 4/10
3/14/44 145 Johnny Jones (2) 143.7 13 24.1 36 5 54 KO 5/10
3/20/44 144.5 Frankie Wills 146 33 61.1 17 4 54 UD 10/10

3/24/44 142.5 Ralph Zannelli (2) 148 57 74.0 16 4 77 UD 10/10
4/25/44 141 John Thomas 137 33 91.7 3 0 36 SD 10/10
5/16/44 143 Ralph Zanelli (3) 144.7 57 74.0 16 4 77 UD 10/10
5/22/44 140 Aaron Perry 142.5 16 94.1 1 0 17 TKO 6/10
6/2/44 140.2 Willie Joyce (3) 139 52 76.5 9 7 68 UD 10/10
6/15/44 141.7 Al "Bummy" Davis 141.7 59 83.1 8 4 71 TKO 2/10
6/21/44 142 Nick Latsios 145 13 86.7 2 0 - 15 PTS 10/10
7/4/44 139.7 John Thomas 138.7 35 89.7 4 0 - 39 UD 10/10
7/14/44 136.5 Slugger White 141 43 72.9 13 3 - 59 PTS 10/10
8/21/44 139.5 Willie Joyce (4) 140 53 75.7 10 7 70 PTS 10/10
9/15/44 141 Aldo Spoldi (4) 138.5 99 72.8 29 8 136 KO 2/10
11/4/44 140 Mike Belloise 138 89 72.4 22 12 123 KO 4/10
1/17/45 140.5 Chester Slider 146 31 54.4 17 9 57 PTS 10/10
2/6/45 144 Genaro Rojo 140.5 26 68.4 8 4 38 UD 10/10
2/14/45 141.5 Chester Slider (2) 147.7 31 53.4 17 10 58 PTS 10/10


Name: Muhammad Ali Date of Birth: 17-Jan-42 Weight at 25: 212 (Heavyweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
10/29/60 192 Tunney Hunsaker 186 15 60 9 1 25 UD 6/6
12/27/60 193 Herb Siler 191 1 50 1 0 2 KO 4/8
1/17/61 195 Tony Esperti 197 9 52.9 6 2 17 TKO 3/8
2/7/61 193.5 Jimmy Robinson 177 1 33.3 2 0 3 KO 1/8
2/21/61 190 Donnie Fleeman 184 35 74.5 11 1 47 TKO 7/8
4/19/61 192.5 LaMar Clark 181.5 44 95.7 2 0 46 KO 2/10
6/26/61 194.5 Duke Sabedong 225 15 55.56 11 1 27 UD 10/10
7/22/61 192.5 Alonzo Johnson 189 18 72.0 7 0 25 UD 10/10
10/7/61 188 Alex Miteff 210 25 69.4 10 1 36 TKO 6/10
11/29/61 193 Willi Besmanoff 205.2 44 56.4 27 7 78 TKO 7/10
2/10/62 194.5 Sonny Banks 191.2 10 83.3 2 0 12 TKO 4/10
3/28/62 195 Don Warner 189.5 12 60.0 6 2 20 TKO 4
4/23/62 196.5 George Logan 205 22 73.3 7 1 30 TKO 4/10
5/19/62 196 Billy Daniels 189 16 100.0 0 0 16 TKO 7/10
7/20/62 199 Alejandro Lavorante 208 19 86.4 3 0 22 KO 5/10
11/15/62 204 Archie Moore 191 184 84.8 22 11 217 TKO 4/12
1/24/63 205 Charley Powell 214 23 71.9 6 3 32 KO 3
3/13/63 202.5 Doug Jones 188 21 84.0 3 1 25 UD 10/10
6/18/63 207 Henry Cooper 185.5 27 75.0 8 1 36 TKO 5/10
2/25/64 210.5 Heavy Sonny Liston 218 35 97.2 1 0 36 RTD 7/15
5/25/65 206 Heavy Sonny Liston 215.2 35 94.6 2 0 37 KO 1/15
11/22/65 210 Heavy Floyd Patterson 196.7 43 91.5 4 0 47 TKO 12/15
3/29/66 214.5 Heavy George Chuvalo 216 34 72.3 11 2 47 UD 15/15
5/21/66 201.5 Heavy Henry Cooper (2) 188 33 73.3 11 1 45 TKO 6/15
8/6/66 209.5 Heavy Brian London 201.5 35 72.9 13 0 48 KO 3/15
9/10/66 204.2 Heavy Karl Mildenberger 195 49 90.7 2 3 54 TKO 12/15
11/14/66 212.7 Heavy Cleveland Williams 210.5 65 91.5 5 1 71 TKO 3/15
2/6/67 212.2 WBA H Ernie Terrell 212.2 39 90.7 4 0 43 UD 15/15
3/22/67 211.5 WBA H Zora Folley 202.5 74 87.1 7 4 85 KO 7/15
10/26/70 213.5 Jerry Quarry 197.5 37 82.2 4 4 45 TKO 3/15
12/7/70 212 Oscar N Bonavena 204 46 86.79 6 1 53 TKO 15/15
3/8/71 215 WBA/C H Joe Frazier 205.5 26 100.0 0 0 26 UD 15/15
7/26/71 220.5 Jimmy Ellis 189 30 83.3 6 0 36 TKO 12/12
11/17/71 227 Buster Mathis 256 29 93.5 2 0 31 UD 12/12
12/26/71 220 Juergen Blin 198 28 66.7 8 6 42 KO 7/12
4/1/72 226 Mac Foster 211.2 28 96.6 1 0 29 UD 15/15
5/1/72 217.5 George Chuvalo (2) 221 66 77.6 17 2 85 UD 12/12
6/27/72 216.5 Jerry Quarry (2) 198 43 82.7 5 4 52 TKO 7/12
7/19/72 217.5 Alvin Lewis 223.5 27 90.0 3 0 30 TKO 11/12
9/20/72 218 Floyd Patterson (2) 188.2 55 87.3 7 1 63 TKO 7/15

11/21/72 221.2 Bob Foster 180 49 90.7 5 0 54 KO 8/12
2/14/73 217.2 Joe Bugner 219 43 89.6 4 1 48 UD 12/12
3/31/73 221 Ken Norton 210 29 96.7 1 0 30 SD 12/12
9/10/73 212 Ken Norton (2) 205 30 96.8 1 0 31 SD 12/12
10/20/73 217.5 Rudi Lubbers 196 21 95.5 1 0 22 UD 12/12
1/28/74 212 Joe Frazier (2) 209 30 96.8 1 0 31 UD 12/12
10/30/74 216.5 WBA/C H George Foreman 220 40 100.0 0 0 40 KO 8/15
3/24/75 223.5 WBA/C H Chuck Wepner 225 30 73.2 9 2 41 TKO 15/15
5/16/75 224.5 WBA/C H Ron Lyle 219 30 90.9 2 1 33 TKO 11/15
6/30/75 224.5 WBA/C H Joe Bugner (2) 230 51 87.9 6 1 58 UD 15/15
10/1/75 224.5 WBA/C H Joe Frazier (3) 215.5 32 94.1 2 0 34 RTD 14/15
2/20/76 226 WBA/C H Jean-Pierre Coopman 206 24 88.9 3 0 27 KO 5/15
4/30/76 230 WBA/C H Jimmy Young 209 17 73.9 4 2 23 UD 15/15
5/24/76 220 WBA/C H Richard Dunn 206.5 33 78.6 9 0 42 TKO 5/15
9/28/76 221 WBA/C H Ken Norton (3) 217.5 37 92.5 3 0 40 UD 15/15
5/16/77 221.2 WBA/C H Alfredo Evangelista 209 14 87.5 1 1 16 UD 15/15
9/29/77 225 WBA/C H Earnie Shavers 211.2 54 90.0 5 1 60 UD 15/15
2/15/78 224.2 WBA/C H Leon Spinks 197.2 6 85.7 0 1 7 SD 15/15
9/15/78 221 WBA H Leon Spinks (2) 201 7 87.5 0 1 8 UD 15/15
10/2/80 217.5 WBC H Larry Holmes 211.5 35 100.0 0 0 35 RTD 10/15
12/11/81 236.2 Trevor Berbick 218 19 86.4 2 1 22 UD 10/10


Name: Joe Louis Date of Birth: 13-May-14 Weight at 25: 196 (Cruiserweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
7/4/34 181 Jack Kracken 175 10 62.5 6 0 16 KO 1/6
7/12/34 190.5 Willie Davies 186 0 0.0 6 0 6 KO 3/6
7/30/34 190.7 Larry Udell 173 27 69.2 8 4 39 TKO 2/8
8/13/34 188 Jack Kranz 187 13 100.0 0 0 13 PTS 8/8
8/27/34 187.7 Buck Everett 183 40 67.8 16 3 59 KO 2/8
9/11/34 191 Al Delaney 180 17 94.4 1 0 18 TKO 4/10
9/26/34 188.7 Adolph Wiater 185 16 88.9 1 1 18 PTS 10/10
10/24/34 190.5 Art Sykes 181 4 44.4 5 0 9 KO 8/10
10/31/34 193 Jack O'Dowd 210 22 68.8 8 2 32 KO 2/10
11/14/34 193.5 Stanley Poreda 208.2 28 77.8 8 0 36 KO 1/10
11/30/34 195.5 Charley Massera 181 32 71.1 9 4 45 KO 3/10
12/14/34 192.5 Lee Ramage 183.5 31 72.1 8 4 43 TKO 8/10
1/4/35 195 Patsy Perroni 187 48 77.4 10 4 62 PTS 10/10
1/11/35 194.5 Hans Birkie 189.2 29 43.9 28 9 66 TKO 10/10
2/21/35 196 Lee Ramage (2) 193 31 70.5 9 4 44 TKO 2/10
3/8/35 200 Don (Red) Barry 192 46 62.2 17 11 74 TKO 3/10
3/29/35 196 Natie Brown 186 28 53.8 17 7 52 UD 10/10
4/12/35 196.5 Roy Lazer 192 39 90.7 2 2 43 KO 3/10
4/22/35 Biff Bennett 6 35.3 10 1 17 KO 1/6
6/25/35 196 Primo Carnera 260.5 82 92.1 7 0 89 TKO 6/15
8/7/35 198.5 King Levinsky 197.7 66 69.5 24 5 95 TKO 1/10
9/24/35 198 Max Baer 210 40 83.3 8 0 48 KO 4/15
12/13/35 200.5 Paulino Uzcudun 207 50 72.5 16 3 69 TKO 4/15
1/17/36 199.7 Charley Retzlaff 198.5 59 85.5 7 3 69 KO 1/15
6/19/36 198 Max Schmeling 192 48 81.4 7 4 59 KO 12/15
8/18/36 199.7 Jack Sharkey 197.2 38 70.4 13 3 54 KO 3/10
9/22/36 203.2 Al Ettore 189.7 56 86.2 7 2 65 KO 5/15
10/9/36 202 Jorge Brescia 205.5 8 100.0 0 0 8 KO 3/10
12/14/36 202.2 Eddie Simms 195 22 48.9 20 3 45 TKO 1/10
1/11/37 200.5 Steve Ketchel 216 - - - - - KO 2/4
1/29/37 203.2 Bob Pastor 179 21 87.5 1 2 24 UD 10/10
2/17/37 206 Natie Brown (2) 199.5 30 50.8 22 7 59 KO 4/10
6/22/37 197.7 Heavy Jim Braddock 197 50 61.0 25 7 82 KO 8/15
8/30/37 197 Heavy Tommy Farr 204.2 66 66.7 20 13 99 UD 15/15
2/23/38 200 Heavy Nathan Mann 193.5 40 85.1 4 3 47 KO 3/15
4/1/38 202.5 Heavy Harry Thomas 196 39 76.5 10 2 51 KO 5/15
6/22/38 198.7 Heavy Max Schmelling (2) 193 52 82.5 7 4 63 KO 1/15
1/25/39 200.2 Heavy John Henry Lewis 180.7 96 88.1 9 4 109 KO 1/15
4/17/39 201.2 Heavy Jack Roper 204.7 58 53.2 40 11 109 KO 1/10
6/28/39 200.7 Heavy Tony Galento 233.7 76 73.1 23 5 104 TKO 4/15
9/20/39 200 Heavy Bob Pastor (2) 183 38 82.6 4 4 46 KO 11/20
2/9/40 203 Heavy Arturo Godoy 202 52 75.4 10 7 69 SD 15/15
3/29/40 200.5 Heavy Johnny Paycheck 187.5 41 89.1 4 1 46 TKO 2/15
6/20/40 199 Heavy Arturo Godoy (2) 201.5 52 74.3 11 7 70 TKO 8/15
12/16/40 202.2 Heavy Al McCoy 180.7 115 69.7 30 20 165 TKO 6/15
1/31/41 202.5 Heavy Red Burman 188 72 80.0 16 2 90 KO 5/15
2/17/41 203 Heavy Gus Dorazio 193 51 83.6 9 1 61 KO 2/15
3/21/41 202 Heavy Abe Simon 254.5 34 82.9 7 0 41 TKO 13/20
4/8/41 203.2 Heavy Tony Musto 199.5 28 70.0 10 2 40 TKO 9/15
5/23/41 201.7 Heavy Buddy Baer 237.5 52 91.2 5 0 57 DQ 7/15
6/18/41 199.5 Heavy Billy Conn 174 59 84.3 10 1 70 KO 13/15
9/29/41 202.2 Heavy Lou Nova 202.5 26 81.3 2 4 32 TKO 6/15
1/9/42 206.5 Heavy Buddy Baer (2) 250 52 89.7 6 0 58 KO 1/15
3/27/42 207.5 Heavy Abe Simon (2) 255.2 36 78.3 9 1 46 TKO 6/15
11/14/44 205 Heavy Johnny Davis 190 3 50.0 3 0 6 KO 1/4
6/19/46 207 Heavy Billy Conn (2) 182 62 83.8 11 1 74 KO 8/15
9/18/46 211.2 Heavy Tami Mauriello 198.5 69 89.6 7 1 77 KO 1/15
12/5/47 211.5 Heavy Jersey Joe Walcott 194.5 44 77.2 11 2 57 SD 15/15
6/25/48 213.5 Heavy Jersey Joe Walcott (2) 194.7 44 75.9 12 2 58 KO 11/15
9/27/50 218 Heavy Ezzard Charles 184.5 64 91.4 5 1 70 UD 15/15
11/29/50 216 Cesar Brion 196 28 90.3 3 0 31 UD 10/10
1/3/51 210.2 Freddie Beshore 191 28 71.8 10 1 39 TKO 4/10
2/7/51 210.2 Omelio Agramonte 187.5 39 79.6 10 0 49 UD 10/10
2/23/51 207 Andy Walker 194 17 53.1 8 7 32 TKO 10/10
5/2/51 208.2 Omelio Agramonte (2) 188.5 44 80.0 11 0 55 UD 10/10
6/15/51 211.2 Lee Savold 190 98 69.0 39 5 142 KO 6/15
8/1/51 207.5 Cesar Brion (2) 197 31 86.1 5 0 36 UD 10/10
8/15/51 203 Jimmy Bivins 180 78 78.8 20 1 99 UD 10/10
10/26/51 213.7 Rocky Marciano 184 37 100.0 0 0 37 TKO 8/10

Name: Roberto Duran Date of Birth: 16-Jun-51 Weight at 25: 135 (Lightweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
2/23/68 119.2 Carlos Mendoza 118 - - - - - UD 4/4
5/14/68 119 Juan Gondola 2 20.0 8 0 10 KO 1/4
6/15/68 119 Manuel Jimenez - - - - - KO 1/4
6/30/68 120 Eduardo Morales 120.7 - - - - - KO 1/4
8/10/68 119 Enrique Jacobo KO 1/6
8/25/68 122 Leroy Carghill 122 4 28.6 8 2 14 KO 1/6
9/22/68 122 Ulises De Leon 123 - - - - - - KO 1/6
11/16/68 122 Juan Gondola (2) 2 18.2 9 0 11 KO 2/6
12/7/68 124.7 Carlos Howard 123.5 0 0.0 0 1 1 TKO 1/6
1/19/69 123 Alberto Brand 126 8 66.7 4 0 12 TKO 4/6
2/1/69 123 Eduardo Frutos 123 10 37.0 16 1 27 UD 6/6
5/18/69 125 Jacinto Garcia 126 8 88.9 1 0 9 TKO 4/8
6/22/69 125.5 Adolfo Osses 123 13 36.1 20 3 36 TKO 7/8
9/21/69 126 Serafin Garcia 127 11 22.9 29 8 48 TKO 5/8
11/23/69 126 Luis Patino 127 22 62.9 10 3 35 TKO 8/10
3/28/70 128 Felipe Torres 124 16 61.5 9 1 26 UD 10/10
5/16/70 128 Ernesto Marcel 129.7 24 88.9 2 1 27 TKO 10/10
7/18/70 129 Clemente Mucino - - - - 0 KO 6/10
9/5/70 129 Marvin Castaneda - - - - 0 KO 1/10
10/18/70 130 Ignacio Castaneda 130.7 0 0.0 2 0 2 TKO 3/10
1/10/71 130 Jose Angel Herrera 6 75.0 2 0 8 KO 6/10
3/21/71 132 Jose Acosta 136.5 17 47.2 14 5 36 KO 1/10

5/29/71 133.5 Lloyd Marshall 134.2 22 73.3 8 0 30 TKO 6/10
7/18/71 134 Fermin Soto 139 6 42.9 7 1 14 TKO 3/10
9/13/71 135 Benny Huertas 18 51.4 14 3 35 TKO 1/10
10/16/71 136 Hiroshi Kobayashi 135.7 61 82.4 9 4 74 KO 7/10
1/15/72 133.2 Angel Robinson Garcia 137 119 61.3 55 20 194 UD 10/10
3/10/72 137 Panchito Munoz 136.2 4 57.1 3 0 7 TKO 1/10
6/26/72 132.2 Light Ken Buchanan 133.5 43 97.7 1 0 44 TKO 13/15
9/2/72 138 Greg Potter 132.2 11 73.3 3 1 15 KO 1/10
10/28/72 138 Lupe Ramirez 138.2 12 54.5 10 0 22 KO 1/10
11/17/72 137.5 Esteban De Jesus 138 33 97.1 1 0 34 UD 10/10
1/20/73 135 Light Jimmy Robertson 135 26 81.3 5 1 32 KO 5/15
2/22/73 137.5 Juan Medina 135.5 1 50.0 1 0 2 TKO 7/10
3/17/73 136 Javier Ayala 138 14 60.9 8 1 23 UD 10/10
4/14/73 137.5 Gerardo Ferrat 137.2 26 72.2 9 1 36 TKO 2/10
6/2/73 134 Light Hector Thompson 135 39 90.7 2 2 43 TKO 8/15
8/4/73 136 Doc McClendon 10 41.7 12 2 24 UD 10/10
9/8/73 133.5 Light Guts Ishimatsu 134.7 25 62.5 10 5 40 TKO 10/15
12/1/73 140 Tony Garcia 139.7 13 68.4 2 4 19 KO 3/10
1/21/74 140 Leonard Tavarez 25 58.1 13 5 43 TKO 4/10
2/16/74 136 Armando Mendoza 136 17 85.0 3 0 20 TKO 3/10
3/16/74 134 Light Esteban De Jesus (2) 134.2 42 97.7 1 0 43 KO 11/15
7/6/74 140 Flash Gallego 137.2 17 53.1 14 1 32 TKO 7/10
9/2/74 139 Hector Matta 141 23 71.9 7 2 32 UD 10/10
10/31/74 139 Jose Vasquez 140 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 2/10
11/16/74 139 Adalberto Vanegas 138.2 2 66.7 0 1 3 KO 1/10
12/21/74 133.7 Light Masataka Takayama 134 21 77.8 5 1 27 KO 1/15
2/15/75 140 Andres Salgado 138 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 1/10
3/2/75 134 Light Ray Lampkin 134.5 29 87.9 3 1 33 KO 14/15
6/3/75 139.2 Jose Peterson 138.2 23 60.5 14 1 38 TKO 1/10
8/2/75 139 Pepe El Toro 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 1/10
9/13/75 139 Alirio Acuna 135 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 3/10
9/30/75 138 Edwin Viruet 136 21 87.5 1 2 24 UD 10/10
12/20/75 135 Leoncio Ortiz 133.5 25 80.6 5 1 31 KO 15/15
5/4/76 139.5 Saoul Mamby 138.7 18 58.1 8 5 31 UD 10/10
5/23/76 133.2 Lou Bizzarro 134 22 100.0 0 0 22 KO 14/15
7/31/76 140 Emiliano Villa 140.7 25 86.2 3 1 29 TKO 7/10
10/15/76 134.2 Light Alvaro Rojas 135 4 50.0 4 0 8 KO 1/15
1/29/77 133.7 Light Vilomar Fernandez 132.5 19 76.0 5 1 25 KO 13/15
5/16/77 142 Javier Muniz 141.7 19 70.4 6 2 27 UD 10/10
8/6/77 141.2 Bernardo Diaz 139.7 1 20.0 4 0 5 KO 1/10
9/17/77 134 Light Edwin Viruet (2) 135 24 85.7 2 2 28 UD 15/15
1/21/78 134.5 Light Esteban De Jesus (3) 134 52 94.5 3 0 55 TKO 12/15
4/27/78 142 Adolfo Viruet 141.2 15 88.2 2 0 17 UD 10/10
9/1/78 151 Ezequiel Obando 151.7 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 2/10
12/8/78 147 Monroe Brooks 143 39 84.8 4 3 46 KO 8/12
4/8/79 146 Jimmy Heair 146.5 73 80.2 17 1 91 UD 10/10
6/22/79 145.5 Carlos Palomino 144.7 27 84.4 2 3 32 UD 10/10
9/28/79 149.5 Zeferino Gonzalez 149.5 19 86.4 2 1 22 UD 10/10
1/12/80 146.5 Joseph Nsubuga 148 15 93.8 1 0 16 TKO 4/10
2/24/80 147.5 Wellington Wheatley 148 7 77.8 2 0 9 TKO 6/10
6/20/80 145.5 Welter Sugar Ray Leonard 145 27 100.0 0 0 27 UD 15/15
11/25/80 146 Welter Sugar Ray Leonard (2) 146 27 96.4 1 0 28 TKO 8/15
8/9/81 155 Nino Gonzalez 152 24 96.0 1 0 25 UD 10/10
9/26/81 154 Luigi Minchillo 153.7 35 97.2 1 0 36 UD 10/10
1/30/82 152.5 Light M Wilfred Benitez 152.2 43 95.6 1 1 45 UD 15/15
9/4/82 155 Kirkland Laing 149.2 23 85.2 3 1 27 SD 10/10
11/12/82 157 Jimmy Batten 155.2 36 85.7 6 0 42 UD 10/10
1/29/83 152 Pipino Cuevas 149 29 78.4 8 0 37 TKO 4/12
6/16/83 152.2 Light M Davey Moore 154 12 100.0 0 0 12 TKO 8/15
11/10/83 156.5 Middle Marvin Hagler 157.5 57 93.4 2 2 61 UD 15/15
6/15/84 154 Light M Thomas Hearns 153.2 38 97.4 1 0 39 TKO 2/12
1/31/86 163 Manuel Zambrano 1 20.0 4 0 5 KO 2/12
4/18/86 161.7 Jorge Suero 162 - - - - 0 KO 2/10
6/23/86 159 Robbie Simms 159.2 26 83.9 4 1 31 SD 10/10
5/16/87 163.5 Victor Claudio 162.2 10 71.4 4 0 14 UD 10/10
9/12/87 162 Juan Carlos G Ferreyra 164 28 84.8 3 2 33 UD 10/10
2/5/88 162 Ricky Stackhouse 163 18 75.0 5 1 24 UD 10/10
4/14/88 163 Paul Thorne 154.7 9 81.8 1 1 11 RTD 6/10
10/1/88 166 Jeff Lanas 164 16 84.2 3 0 19 SD 10/10
2/24/89 156.2 Middle Iran Barkley 159 25 86.2 4 0 29 SD 12/12
12/7/89 158 Super M Sugar Ray Leonard (3) 160 35 94.6 1 1 37 UD 12/12
3/18/91 168 Pat Lawlor 161 14 93.3 1 0 15 TKO 6/10
9/30/92 166.5 Tony Biglen 160.5 12 70.6 4 1 17 UD 10/10
12/17/92 165.7 Ken Hulsey 163 14 63.6 7 1 22 KO 2/10
6/29/93 165 Jacques LeBlanc 162 22 78.6 4 2 28 UD 10/10
8/17/93 164 Sean Fitzgerald 162 17 89.5 0 2 19 KO 6/10
12/14/93 163 Tony Menefee 158 19 95.0 1 0 20 TKO 8/10
2/22/94 165 Carlos Montero 164 5 55.6 4 0 9 UD 10/10
3/29/94 164 Terry Thomas 163 27 87.1 2 2 31 TKO 4/10
6/25/94 165 Super M Vinny Pazienza 165 37 88.1 5 0 42 UD 12/12
10/18/94 167 Heath Todd 166 25 86.2 4 0 29 TKO 7/10
1/14/95 167.7 Vinny Pazienza (2) 168 39 88.6 5 0 44 UD 12/12
6/10/95 168 Roni Martinez 162 16 100.0 0 0 16 TKO 7/10
12/21/95 171 Wilbur Garst 166 17 81.0 3 1 21 TKO 4/10
2/20/96 168.2 Ray Domenge 168.5 19 76.0 6 0 25 UD 10/10
6/22/96 157 Middle Hector Camacho 160 58 93.5 3 1 62 UD 12/12
8/31/96 165 Ariel Cruz 165 3 18.8 13 0 16 KO 1/10
9/27/96 165 Mike Culbert 166 21 87.5 3 0 24 TKO 6/10
2/15/97 166 Jorge Fernando Castro 168 100 93.5 5 2 107 UD 10/10
6/14/97 166 Jorge F Castro (2) 167 101 93.5 5 2 108 UD 10/10
11/15/97 174 David Radford 172.5 14 56.0 9 2 25 UD 8/8
1/31/98 170 Felix Jose Hernandez 168 10 62.5 5 1 16 UD 10/10
8/28/98 159 Middle William Joppy 160 25 92.6 1 1 27 TKO 3/12
3/6/99 176 Omar E Gonzalez 174 20 95.2 1 0 21 UD 10/10
6/16/00 167.5 Pat Lawlor (2) 165.2 22 68.8 10 0 32 UD 12/12
8/12/00 167.5 Patrick Goossen 167 19 90.5 2 0 21 UD 10/10
7/14/01 162 Hector Camacho (2) 159 73 92.4 4 2 79 UD 12/12
Name: Willie Pep Date of Birth: 19-Sep-22 Weight at 25: 126 (Featherweight
Record
W % L D NC T
7/25/40 123.5 Joey Marcus 125.5 - - - - - PTS 4/4
8/8/40 124 Joey Wasnick 123 - - - - - KO 3/4
8/29/40 124.5 Tommy Burns 122.5 1 - 7 1 - TKO 1/4
9/5/40 124 Joey Marcus (2) 126.5 0 - 1 0 - PTS 4/4
9/19/40 124 Jack Moore 126 - - - - - PTS 6/6
10/3/40 125.5 Jimmy Riche 126 - - - - - 0 TKO 3/6
10/24/40 125 James McGovern 126 - - - - - - PTS 4/4
11/22/40 129 Carlo Daponde 132 2 22.2 7 0 9 TKO 6/6
11/29/40 125 Frank Topazio 124 - - - - - 0 TKO 5/6
12/6/40 129 Jim Mutante 127 - - - - 0 KO 2/6
1/13/41 129.5 Joe Echevarria 129 3 11.1 19 5 27 PTS 6/6
1/28/41 126 Augie Almeda 127 - - - - 0 TKO 6/6
2/10/41 128 Don Lyons 126.7 1 25.0 2 1 4 KO 2/6
2/17/41 129.5 Ruby Garcia 131 5 83.3 0 1 6 PTS 6/6
3/3/41 129.5 Ruby Garcia (2) 129 6 75.0 1 1 8 PTS 6/6
3/25/41 130 Marty Shapiro 134.5 0 0.0 1 1 2 PTS 6/6
3/31/41 127.5 Joey Gatto 125.5 8 36.4 10 4 22 KO 2/6
4/14/41 128 Henry Vasquez 129.5 13 81.3 1 2 16 PTS 6/6
4/22/41 128 Joey Silva 131 12 25.5 30 5 47 PTS 6/6
5/6/41 127 Lou Pugliese 127 4 23.5 12 1 17 KO 2/6
5/12/41 127.5 Johnny Cockfield 129 7 16.7 30 5 42 PTS 6/6
6/19/41 129.5 Harry Hintlian 132 3 50.0 3 0 6 PTS 6/6
6/24/41 127.5 Eddie DeAngelis 124.5 1 16.7 3 2 6 TKO 3/8
7/15/41 128.5 Jimmy Gilligan 127.5 52 56.5 36 4 92 PTS 8/8
8/5/41 129 Paul Frechette 124.5 6 22.2 14 7 27 TKO 3/6
8/11/41 130.2 Eddie Flores 124 4 25.0 10 2 16 KO 1/8
9/26/41 125.5 Jackie Harris 123.5 10 66.7 1 4 15 TKO 1/8
10/10/41 127.5 Carlos Manzano 124.5 0 0.0 3 1 4 PTS 8/8
10/21/41 127 Connie Savoie 128 2 13.3 11 2 15 TKO 2/8
11/7/41 126 Buddy Spencer 127 1 20.0 1 3 5 PTS 4/4
11/24/41 127 Davey Crawford 124.5 16 29.6 29 9 54 PTS 8/8
12/12/41 126.5 Ruby Garcia (3) 127.7 9 47.4 7 3 19 PTS 4/4
1/8/42 129 Mexican Joe Rivers 130 0 0.0 8 0 8 TKO 4/8
1/16/42 126.7 Sammy Parotta 128 23 76.7 3 4 30 PTS 4/4
1/27/42 126.7 Abe Kaufman 130.5 21 42.0 23 6 50 PTS 8/8
2/10/42 126 Angelo Callura 127.7 20 62.5 11 1 32 PTS 8/8
2/24/42 127.5 Willie Roache 126 9 33.3 16 2 27 PTS 8/8
3/18/42 127 Johnny Compo 128 29 51.8 25 2 56 PTS 8/8
4/14/42 127.5 Spider Armstrong 126 29 56.9 19 3 51 KO 4/8
5/4/42 127.5 Curley Nichols 130.5 26 65.0 8 6 40 PTS 8/8
5/12/42 128 Aaron Seltzer 126 26 68.4 8 4 38 PTS 8/8
5/26/42 127 Joey Iannotti 128.5 34 73.9 8 4 46 PTS 8/8
6/23/42 128.5 Joey Archibald 126 60 62.5 31 5 96 PTS 10/10
7/21/42 125.5 Abe Denner 125 33 67.3 15 1 49 PTS 12/12
8/1/42 128.5 Joey Silva (2) 129 16 25.0 42 6 64 RTD 7/8
8/10/42 128.7 Pedro Hernandez 125.5 48 77.4 10 4 62 PTS 10/10
8/20/42 128 Nat Litfin 132.5 68 64.8 32 5 105 PTS 10/10
9/1/42 127 Bobby Ivy 128 45 64.3 16 9 70 TKO 10/10
9/10/42 130 Frank Franconeri 125 9 69.2 2 2 13 TKO 1/8
9/22/42 126 Vince Dell'Orto 129 47 56.6 31 5 83 PTS 10/10
10/5/42 129.7 Bobby McIntire 135.7 49 62.8 24 5 78 PTS 10/10
10/16/42 128.2 Joey Archibald (2) 128.5 60 60.0 35 5 100 UD 10/10
10/27/42 130 George Zengaras 135 56 60.2 30 7 93 PTS 10/10
11/20/42 125.5 Feather Chalky Wright 125.7 131 74.0 30 16 177 UD 15/15
12/14/42 Jose Aponte Torres 13 50.0 7 6 26 TKO 7/10
12/21/42 128 Joey Silva (3) 129.5 19 26.4 46 7 72 RTD 9/10
1/4/43 129.5 Vince Dell'Orto (2) 133.2 48 55.2 34 5 87 PTS 10/10
1/19/43 129.5 Bill Speary 130 29 65.9 14 1 44 PTS 10/10
1/29/43 127.7 Allie Stolz 133.5 49 86.0 6 2 57 PTS 10/10
2/11/43 129 Davey Crawford (2) 127.5 27 33.8 39 14 80 PTS 10/10
2/15/43 129.7 Bill Speary (2) 132 29 64.4 15 1 45 PTS 10/10
3/2/43 129 Lou Transparenti 126.5 31 25.0 1 2 34 KO 6/10
3/19/43 130.2 Sammy Angott 134.5 69 75.8 17 5 91 UD 10/10
3/29/43 129.7 Bobby McIntire (2) 135.5 51 60.0 29 5 85 UD 10/10
4/9/43 127.7 Sal Bartolo 127.7 46 70.8 14 5 65 SD 10/10
4/19/43 128 Angel Aviles 128 3 33.3 4 2 9 PTS 10/10
4/26/43 128 Jackie Wilson 127 90 73.8 24 8 122 PTS 12/12
6/8/43 126 Feather Sal Bartolo (2) 125.5 46 69.7 15 5 66 UD 15/15
4/4/44 133.5 Leo Francis 132.5 1 11.1 4 4 9 PTS 10/10
4/20/44 129 Snooks Lacey 127 51 61.4 23 9 83 PTS 10/10
5/1/44 126.7 Jackie Leamus 131.5 11 57.9 6 2 19 PTS 10/10
5/19/44 126.7 Frankie Rubino 133.2 28 59.6 14 5 47 PTS 10/10
5/23/44 128.2 Joey Bagnato 132.7 34 65.4 17 1 52 KO 2/10
6/6/44 127.5 Julie Kogon 130 65 66.3 21 12 98 PTS 10/10
7/7/44 127.2 Willie Joyce 134 53 76.8 9 7 69 PTS 10/10
7/17/44 127.2 Manuel Ortiz 127 58 80.6 12 2 72 UD 10/10
8/4/44 128.2 Lulu Costantino 132.5 88 83.8 11 6 105 PTS 10/10
8/28/44 128.5 Joey Peralta 135 37 50.7 28 8 73 PTS 10/10
9/19/44 127 Charley Cabey Lewis 128 24 68.6 8 3 35 TKO 8/10
9/29/44 125.2 Feather Chalky Wright (2) 125.5 150 75.4 32 17 199 UD 15/15
10/25/44 127.7 Jackie Leamus (2) 132.5 16 61.5 8 2 26 UD 10/10
11/14/44 125.5 Charley Cabey Lewis2 125.7 25 65.8 10 3 38 PTS 10/10
11/27/44 128 Pedro Hernandez (2) 131 57 74.0 16 4 77 PTS 10/10
12/5/44 128 Chalky Wright (3) 132.5 150 75.0 33 17 200 UD 10/10
1/23/45 127.5 Ralph Walton 139.5 13 48.1 9 5 27 PTS 10/10
2/5/45 127 Willie Roache (2) 132 35 46.7 37 3 75 UD 10/10
2/19/45 124.7 Feather Phil Terranova 125 36 64.3 11 9 56 UD 15/15
10/30/45 10 Paulie Jackson 133 25 47.2 26 2 53 PTS 8/8
11/5/45 129.5 Mike Martyk 131 27 62.8 13 3 43 TKO 5/10
11/26/45 130 Eddie Giosa 135 31 77.5 7 2 40 PTS 10/10
12/5/45 128.5 Harold Gibson 129 15 45.5 18 0 33 PTS 10/10
12/13/45 128 Jimmy McAllister 132 35 71.4 14 0 49 PTS 10/10
1/15/46 129.7 Johnny Virgo 134.7 21 75.0 7 0 28 KO 2/10
2/13/46 128.5 Jimmy Joyce 135.5 26 44.1 28 5 59 PTS 10/10
3/1/46 129.5 Jimmy McAllister (2) 128 38 71.7 14 1 53 KO 2/10
3/26/46 128 Jackie Wilson (2) 128.5 99 71.7 31 8 138 UD 10/10
4/8/46 130.7 Georgie Knox 128.2 17 31.5 35 2 54 TKO 3/10
5/6/46 128 Ernie Petrone 136 28 45.9 27 6 61 PTS 10/10
5/13/46 128.2 Joey Angelo 133.7 20 87.0 3 0 23 PTS 10/10
5/22/46 129.7 Jose Aponte Torres 2 127 26 37.7 35 8 69 UD 10/10
5/27/46 127.5 Jimmy Joyce (2) 133.7 28 43.1 32 5 65 PTS 8/8
6/7/46 126 Feather Sal Bartolo 125.2 72 76.6 17 5 94 KO 12/15
7/10/46 127 Harold Gibson (2) 127.7 15 42.9 20 0 35 TKO 7/10
7/25/46 126 Jackie Graves 127.7 37 94.9 2 0 39 TKO 8/10
8/26/46 131.5 Doll Rafferty 134.2 32 65.3 14 3 49 KO 6/10
9/4/46 131.5 Walter Kolby 135.2 19 95.0 0 1 20 TKO 5/10
9/17/46 129.5 Lefty LaChance 136.5 119 66.5 42 18 179 TKO 3/10
11/1/46 131 Paulie Jackson (2) 130.2 29 43.9 35 2 66 PTS 10/10
11/15/46 128 Tomas Beato 127 8 57.1 5 1 14 KO 2/10
11/27/46 130 Chalky Wright (4) 132.7 160 73.7 40 17 217 KO 3/10

6/17/47 130 Victor Flores 133 25 58.1 17 1 43 PTS 10/10
7/1/47 130 Joey Fontana 134.2 77 67.5 25 12 114 KO 5/10
7/8/47 128 Leo LeBrun 128 20 27.4 40 13 73 PTS 8/8
7/11/47 130 Jean Barriere 132 33 55.9 23 3 59 KO 4/10
7/15/47 129 Paulie Jackson (3) 133 31 41.9 41 2 74 PTS 10/10
7/23/47 129.5 Humberto Sierra 129.5 36 81.8 5 3 44 PTS 10/10
8/22/47 125.7 Feather Jock Leslie 125 55 80.9 9 4 68 KO 12/15
10/21/47 129 Jean Barriere (2) 133 35 56.5 24 3 62 KO 1/10
10/27/47 130 Archie Wilmer 131 26 60.5 16 1 43 MD 10/10
12/22/47 128.5 Alvaro Estrada 131.2 6 42.9 8 0 14 UD 10/10
12/30/47 132 Lefty LaChance (2) 134.2 127 64.1 53 18 198 TKO 8/10
1/6/48 129.5 Pedro Biesca 134 10 31.3 19 3 32 PTS 10/10
1/12/48 128.7 Jimmy McAllister (3) 127.2 49 66.2 23 2 74 PTS 10/10
1/19/48 135.7 Joey Angelo (2) 128.2 32 80.0 8 0 40 UD 10/10
2/24/48 125.5 Feather Humberto Sierra (2) 126 38 80.9 6 3 47 TKO 10/15
5/7/48 131 Leroy Willis 134.5 27 67.5 10 3 40 PTS 10/10
5/19/48 129.2 Charley Cabey Lewis 3 130.2 53 60.9 30 4 87 PTS 10/10
6/17/48 129 Miguel Acevedo 131 39 72.2 11 4 54 PTS 10/10
6/25/48 128.5 Luther Burgess 128 22 81.5 3 2 27 PTS 10/10
7/28/48 131 Young Junior 133.5 27 60.0 14 4 45 KO 1/10
8/3/48 128.2 Teddy Davis 131 22 52.4 17 3 42 PTS 10/10
8/17/48 127.5 Teddy Davis (2) 129 22 51.2 18 3 43 PTS 10/10
9/2/48 129 Johnny Dell 133 30 54.5 19 6 55 TKO 8/10
9/10/48 128.2 Paddy DeMarco 133.5 32 94.1 2 0 34 UD 10/10
10/12/48 132 Chuck Burton 127 10 40.0 11 4 25 PTS 8/8
10/19/48 127.5 Johnny LaRusso 134 43 72.9 13 3 59 PTS 10/10
10/29/48 125.5 Feather Sandy Saddler 124 85 91.4 6 2 93 KO 4/15
12/20/48 130.2 Hermie Freeman 135.2 39 84.8 5 2 46 UD 10/10
1/17/49 129 Teddy Davis (3) 125 23 43.4 27 3 53 PTS 10/10
2/11/49 126 Feather Sandy Saddler (2) 124 91 91.9 6 2 99 UD 15/15
6/6/49 131 Luis Ramos 128 10 41.7 14 0 24 PTS 10/10
6/14/49 131 Al Pennino 132 40 55.6 26 6 72 UD 10/10
6/20/49 129 Johnny LaRusso (2) 136.7 45 66.2 20 3 68 PTS 10/10
7/12/49 128 Jean Mougin 135 16 55.2 12 1 29 PTS 10/10
9/20/49 126 Feather Eddie Compo 124.5 57 93.4 1 3 61 TKO 7/15
12/12/49 130 Harold Dade 126.7 37 68.5 13 4 54 PTS 10/10
1/16/50 123.5 Feather Charley Riley 125.5 48 80.0 11 1 60 KO 5/15
2/6/50 130.2 Roy Andrews 133.2 68 78.2 15 4 87 UD 10/10
2/22/50 129.7 Jimmy Warren 131.2 60 75.0 16 4 80 UD 10/10
3/17/50 124.7 Feather Ray Famechon 125 59 92.2 5 0 64 UD 15/15
5/15/50 130 Art Llanos 127 8 40.0 10 2 20 KO 2/10
6/1/50 129 Terry Young 138.5 68 71.6 22 5 95 UD 10/10
6/26/50 127.7 Bobby Timpson 134 21 45.7 21 4 46 UD 10/10
7/25/50 130 Bobby Bell 127.5 25 58.1 16 2 43 UD 10/10
8/2/50 131.2 Proctor Heinhold 131.2 27 51.9 23 2 52 PTS 10/10
9/8/50 124.7 Feather Sandy Saddler (3) 124.7 114 92.7 7 2 123 RTD 8/15
1/30/51 135 Tommy Baker 130 15 40.5 19 3 37 TKO 4/10
2/26/51 128.5 Billy Hogan 134 2 28.6 4 1 7 KO 2/10
3/5/51 127 Carlos Chavez 138 52 70.3 14 8 74 UD 10/10
3/26/51 127 Pat Iacobucci 128 51 69.9 14 8 73 UD 10/10
4/17/51 126.5 Baby Neff Ortiz 132.5 17 68.0 5 3 25 TKO 5/10
4/27/51 127 Eddie Chavez 135 29 87.9 2 2 33 SD 10/10
6/4/51 131 Jesus Compos 127 9 25.7 23 3 35 PTS 10/10
9/4/51 129.5 Corky Gonzales 125.5 53 93.0 4 0 57 UD 10/10
9/26/51 125 Feather Sandy Saddler (4) 125.5 127 92.0 9 2 138 RTD 9/15
4/29/52 131 Santiago Gonzalez 130 3 100.0 0 0 3 UD 10/10
5/5/52 130 Kenny Leach 134 3 25.0 9 0 12 PTS 10/10
5/10/52 Buddy Baggett 18 54.5 12 3 33 KO 5/10
5/21/52 129.5 Claude Hammond 137.5 20 69.0 7 2 29 UD 10/10
6/30/52 126.7 Tommy Collins 130.5 53 85.5 9 0 62 TKO 6/10
9/3/52 127 Billy Lima 123 43 55.8 29 5 77 PTS 10/10
9/11/52 130 Bobby Woods 130 27 61.4 11 6 44 PTS 10/10
10/1/52 129 Armand Savoie 134 38 74.5 8 5 51 UD 10/10
10/20/52 129 Billy Lima (2) 124 43 54.4 31 5 79 UD 10/10
11/5/52 128.2 Manny Castro 122.5 3 23.1 9 1 13 TKO 5/10
11/19/52 129 Fabela Chavez 129 43 69.4 15 4 62 UD 10/10
12/5/52 127 Jorge Sanchez 130 21 45.7 21 4 46 PTS 10/10
1/19/53 127.5 Billy Lauderdale 137 31 63.3 5 13 49 UD 10/10
1/27/53 131 Dave Mitchell 130.7 23 53.5 13 7 43 UD 10/10
2/10/53 129 Jose Pepe Alvarez 131 39 63.9 18 4 61 PTS 10/10
3/31/53 131 Joey Gambino 133 9 69.2 1 3 13 UD 10/10
4/7/53 129 Noel Paquette 137.5 11 52.4 5 5 21 UD 10/10
5/13/53 129.7 Jackie Blair 131 72 71.3 21 8 101 UD 10/10
6/5/53 127.7 Pat Marcune 129.5 35 72.9 11 2 48 TKO 10/10
11/21/53 130 Sonny Luciano 138 61 64.9 28 5 94 UD 10/10
12/4/53 129 Davey Allen 134 45 69.2 15 5 65 PTS 10/10
12/8/53 129 Billy Lima (3) 134 46 51.7 38 5 89 KO 2
12/15/53 129 Tony Longo 130 31 55.4 17 8 56 UD 10/10
1/19/54 128.2 Davey Seabrook 131 11 40.7 16 0 27 PTS 10/10
2/26/54 127.5 Lulu Perez 126.5 27 93.1 2 0 29 TKO 2/10
7/24/54 131 Mike Tourcotte 132 7 63.6 3 1 11 UD 10/10
8/18/54 129 Til LeBlanc 131 19 59.4 10 3 32 UD 10/10
11/1/54 128 Mario 'Eladio' Colon 130 14 20.9 45 8 67 PTS 10/10
3/11/55 129 Merill Olmstead 132 12 34.3 21 2 35 PTS 10/10
3/22/55 130 Charley Titone 127.5 56 63.6 22 10 88 PTS 10/10
3/30/55 128 Gil Cadilli 127 21 77.8 3 3 27 SD 10/10
5/18/55 128.7 Gil Cadilli (2) 126.5 22 78.6 3 3 28 UD 10/10
6/1/55 129 Joey Cam 129 31 81.6 7 0 38 TKO 4/10
6/14/55 128.2 Mickey Mars 126 15 71.4 6 0 21 TKO 7/10
7/12/55 130.5 Hector Rodriguez 127.5 15 62.5 8 1 24 PTS 10/10
9/13/55 129.5 Jimmy Ithia 126 8 32.0 12 5 25 TKO 6/10
9/27/55 129.5 Henry 'Pappy' Gault 124 55 75.3 16 2 73 UD 10/10
10/10/55 129.5 Charley Titone (2) 128.5 56 61.5 25 10 91 UD 10/10
11/29/55 127.5 Henry 'Pappy' Gault 2 124 56 74.7 17 2 75 UD 10/10
12/13/55 Leo Carter 4 50.0 4 0 8 TKO 4
12/28/55 128.2 Andy Arel 133.5 17 65.4 5 4 26 UD 10/10
3/16/56 127 Kid Campeche 128 7 26.9 18 1 26 UD 10/10
3/27/56 127 Buddy Baggett (2) 125 20 40.8 25 4 49 PTS 10/10
4/17/56 130 Jackie Blair (2) 132 83 68.0 30 9 122 PTS 10/10
5/22/56 128 Manuel Armenteros 125 29 56.9 19 3 51 RTD 6/10
6/19/56 130.5 Russel Tague 128 40 74.1 10 4 54 UD 10/10
7/4/56 Hector Bacquettes 13 39.4 18 2 33 TKO 5/10
4/23/57 130.2 Cesar Morales 132 16 48.5 12 5 33 PTS 10/10
5/10/57 130 Manny Castro (2) 131 5 21.7 15 3 23 UD 10/10
7/16/57 128 Manny Castro (3) 122.5 5 20.8 16 3 24 UD 10/10
7/23/57 131 Russel Tague (2) 133 44 67.7 16 5 65 UD 10/10
12/17/57 131 Jimmy Connors 127 14 93.3 0 1 15 UD 10/10
1/14/58 129.7 Tommy Tibbs 131 44 48.9 43 3 90 SD 10/10
3/31/58 130 Prince Johnson 130 13 68.4 4 2 19 UD 10/10
4/8/58 129 George Stephany 130 8 32.0 15 2 25 PTS 10/10

4/14/58 129 Cleo Ortiz 125 9 25.7 23 3 35 UD 10/10
4/29/58 129.7 Jimmy Kelly 132 15 100.0 0 0 15 UD 10/10
5/20/58 130.7 Bobby Singleton 127.7 13 61.9 6 2 21 UD 10/10
6/23/58 129 Pat McCoy 132 37 46.8 32 10 79 UD 10/10
7/1/58 127 Bobby Soares 124 21 52.5 18 1 40 UD 10/10
7/17/58 128.5 Bobby Bell (2) 133 41 48.8 35 8 84 UD 10/10
8/4/58 128 Louis Carmona 130 2 10.5 15 2 19 UD 10/10
8/9/58 Jesse Rodriguez 13 44.8 15 1 29 UD 10/10
8/26/58 129.5 Al Duarte 137 11 18.6 46 2 59 UD 10/10
9/20/58 129 Hogan (Kid) Bassey 128.2 56 81.2 11 2 69 TKO 9/10
1/26/59 133.5 Sonny Leon 130 29 65.9 8 7 44 UD 10/10
3/11/65 137 Harold McKeever 135 2 16.7 9 1 12 UD 8/8
4/26/65 137 Jackie Lennon 135 8 38.1 10 3 21 UD 6/6
5/21/65 134 Johnny Gilmore 132 3 25.0 7 2 12 UD 6/6
7/21/65 135.5 Benny Red Randall 140 4 26.7 10 1 15 UD 10/10
9/28/65 137 Johnny Gilmore (2) 131 3 23.1 8 2 13 PTS 6/6
10/1/65 136 Willie Little 130 9 56.3 6 1 16 TKO 3
10/4/65 136.5 Tommy Haden 130.2 12 50.0 12 0 24 TKO 3/10
10/14/65 139 Sergio Musquiz 136.5 1 14.3 6 0 7 KO 5
10/25/65 132 Ray Coleman 126 9 28.1 20 3 32 KO 5
3/16/66 Calvin Woodland 8 66.7 4 0 12 UD 6/6

Name: Benny Leonard Date of Birth: 17 Apr 1896 Weight at 25: 135 (Lightweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
10/14/11 Mickey Finnegan 1 - 0 0 1 TKO 3/4
10/28/11 Young Joe Stanley 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 2/4
11/4/11 Johnny Falters - - - - - ND 4/4
11/11/11 Battling Travis - - - - - ND 6/6
11/25/11 Young Frankie Pass - - - - - KO 3/4
12/9/11 Young Goldie 3 75.0 0 1 4 NWS 4/4
12/25/11 Sammy Marino - - - - - - NWS 6/6
12/25/11 Smiling Kemp - - - - - - KO 1/6
12/30/11 Paddy Parker - - - - - - KO 4/6
1/8/12 Lewis Gibbs - - - - - - KO 2/6
1/9/12 Willie Singer - - - - - - KO 1/6
1/22/12 Bobby Dunn - - - - - - KO 6
2/3/12 Joe Kane - - - - - - KO 5/6
2/12/12 Billy Meyers 0 0.0 1 0 1 TKO 1/6
2/24/12 Young Goldie 3 60.0 1 1 5 TKO 2/6
3/5/12 Joe Shugrue 15 57.7 9 2 26 TKO 4/10
3/26/12 Battling Travis (2) 0 0.0 1 0 1 ND 6/6
4/8/12 Young Gross - - - - 0 NWS 4/4
4/13/12 Packey Brennan - - - - 0 TKO 3/6
5/3/12 129 Frankie Fleming 123.5 6 60.0 2 2 10 KO 4/6
6/28/12 Kid Goldman - - - - 0 ND 6/6
7/19/12 Young Price - - - - 0 KO 5/6
8/30/12 Young McGowan - - - - 0 NWS 6/6
9/13/12 Kid Ghetto 3 20.0 9 3 15 KO 6/6
9/28/12 130 Kid Herman 136 5 38.5 5 3 13 NWS 10/10
11/2/12 Special Delivery Hirsch 4 57.1 2 1 7 NWS 10/10
12/12/12 Jimmy McVeigh 0 0.0 0 1 1 NWS 10/10
1/14/13 Johnny Lustig 5 55.6 2 2 9 NWS 10/10
5/3/13 Eddie Powers 2 50.0 2 0 4 NWS 10/10
9/22/13 Eddie Powers (2) 3 60.0 2 0 5 NWS 6/6
5/29/13 Dave Cronin 3 60.0 2 0 5 NWS 10/10
6/20/13 Johnny Carroll 10 47.6 8 3 21 KO 1/10
7/12/13 Walter Brooks 7 53.8 2 4 13 NWS 10/10
8/2/13 Walter Hennessey 3 42.9 4 0 7 TKO 3/10
8/16/13 129 Frankie Fleming (2) 123.5 14 73.7 3 2 19 NWS 10/10
9/2/13 Harry Ah Chung 1 14.3 5 1 7 TKO 6/10
9/27/13 Tommy Houck 37 60.7 18 6 61 NWS 10/10
10/4/13 Young Fitzsimmons 0 0.0 6 0 6 NWS 10/10
10/23/13 127.5 Willie Jones 128 29 45.3 20 15 64 NWS 10/10
11/15/13 Jack Sheppard 2 50.0 0 2 4 NWS 10/10
12/8/13 Harry Tracey 8 44.4 8 2 18 NWS 10/10
12/20/13 Danny Ridge 9 36.0 14 2 25 NWS 10/10
12/30/13 Sp'l Delivery Hirsch 2 8 36.4 11 3 22 NWS 10/10
1/3/14 Charlie Barry 4 44.4 3 2 9 NWS 10/10
1/6/14 Kid Black 10 35.7 12 6 28 NWS 10/10
1/20/14 Phil Bloom 24 49.0 18 7 49 NWS 10/10
1/24/14 Joe Stacey 4 66.7 2 0 6 NWS 10/10
3/3/14 126 Patsy Kline 125.7 53 59.6 23 13 89 NWS 10/10
4/3/14 Young 'Abe' Brown 33 63.5 15 4 52 NWS 10/10
5/30/14 Willie Schaeffer 11 47.8 5 7 23 NWS 10/10
6/20/14 Teddy Hubbs 2 18.2 9 0 11 NWS 10/10
7/18/14 Billy Kramer 2 15.4 8 3 13 NWS 10/10
8/14/14 Tommy Houck (2) 41 59.4 21 7 69 KO 7/10
8/22/14 Bobby Reynolds 34 65.4 9 9 52 NWS 10/10
8/25/14 132 Eddie Wallace 124.7 17 53.1 12 3 32 NWS 10/10
9/7/14 Pal Moore 60 59.4 24 17 101 1 NWS 10/10
9/16/14 Joe Thomas 18 54.5 7 8 33 1 NWS 10/10
10/3/14 Phil Bloom (2) 31 49.2 23 9 63 NWS 10/10
10/31/14 Young Driscoll 11 39.3 12 5 28 1 NWS 10/10
11/7/14 Harry Condon 27 47.4 18 12 57 1 NWS 10/10
11/26/14 133.5 Phil Bloom (3) 135.2 31 47.7 24 10 65 1 NWS 10/10
12/12/14 Frankie Conifrey 16 66.7 4 4 24 1 NWS 10/10
1/11/15 Jack Sheppard (2) 3 37.5 3 2 8 1 DQ 5/10
1/16/15 Johnny Drummie 14 70.0 5 1 20 1 NWS 10/10
2/15/15 Tommy Langdon 75 60.5 24 25 124 1 NWS 6/6
2/18/15 Patsy Kline (2) 13 86.7 0 2 15 1 NWS 10/10
3/2/15 133 Johnny Dundee (2) 130 56 68.3 12 14 82 NWS 10/10
3/20/15 Westside Jimmy Duffy 5 19.2 11 10 26 1 NWS 10/10
3/24/15 Joe Goldberg 25 49.0 16 10 51 1 NWS 10/10

4/29/15 130 Johnny Kilbane 128 62 80.5 5 10 77 NWS 10/10
5/18/15 131.2 Frankie Callahan 134.5 60 57.1 25 20 105 NWS 10/10
6/19/15 132.5 Al Schumacher 137.5 5 25.0 7 8 20 TKO 7/10
8/13/15 Johnny Drummie (2) 20 69.0 8 1 29 NWS 10/10
10/1/15 Al Thomas 5 45.5 6 0 11 NWS 10/10
10/19/15 Johnny Drummie (3) 20 66.7 8 2 30 NWS 10/10
11/8/15 Gene Moriarty 18 54.5 10 5 33 KO 3/10
11/13/15 Banty Sharpe 3 37.5 4 1 8 NWS 10/10
11/19/15 129.5 Joe Azevedo 135 16 35.6 16 13 45 NWS 10/10
12/17/15 133 Joe Mandot 134.5 52 63.4 13 17 82 KO 7/10
1/1/16 Joe Welsh 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 5/6
2/8/16 Phil Bloom (4) 37 44.6 34 12 83 TKO 8/12
2/11/16 Shamus O'Brien 7 22.6 16 8 31 NWS 10/10
2/21/16 Jimmy Murphy 7 38.9 10 1 18 KO 6/6
2/28/16 132.5 Rocky Kansas 132 42 79.2 6 5 53 NWS 10/10
3/8/16 131.5 Johnny Dundee (3) 129 73 70.9 14 16 103 NWS 10/10
3/13/16 Sam Robideau 34 66.7 10 7 51 NWS 6/6
3/17/16 134 Shamus O'Brien (2) 134.5 7 21.2 18 8 33 KO 7/10
3/31/16 136.5 Freddie Welsh 132 106 76.3 18 15 139 NWS 10/10
4/20/16 136 Phil Bloom (5) 134.5 38 43.7 37 12 87 NWS 10/10
5/1/16 Charley Thomas 10 50.0 9 1 20 NWS 6/6
6/12/16 136 Johnny Dundee (4) 127 78 71.6 15 16 109 NWS 10/10
6/23/16 Vic Moran 7 41.2 7 3 17 NWS 10/10
7/28/16 132.5 Freddie Welsh (2) 134.2 109 75.2 20 16 145 NWS 10/10
8/18/16 129 Joe Azevedo (2) 135 30 46.9 21 13 64 NWS 10/10
9/9/16 Eddie McAndrews 5 27.8 9 4 18 KO 5/6
9/14/16 Frankie Conifrey (2) 29 63.0 10 7 46 TKO 7/10
9/25/16 136 Johnny Tillman 138.5 31 79.5 3 5 39 NWS 6/6
10/9/16 Johnny Nelson 2 22.2 7 0 9 NWS 6/6
10/18/16 Ever Hammer 22 66.7 5 6 33 TKO 12/15
11/10/16 134 Stanley Yoakum 134.5 38 52.1 14 21 73 NWS 10/10
11/15/16 136 Johnny Dundee (5) 132.5 82 71.9 15 17 114 NWS 6/6
11/21/16 133.5 Harvey Thorpe 134 7 46.7 4 4 15 KO 12/12
11/28/16 Chick Simler 5 31.3 6 5 16 NWS 10/10
1/22/17 134 Eddie Wallace (2) 138 22 42.3 23 7 52 NWS 6/6
1/30/17 133.5 Phil Bloom (6) 135.2 45 45.0 41 14 100 NWS 10/10
2/1/17 134.7 Frankie Callahan (2) 133 74 57.8 32 22 128 NWS 10/10
2/28/17 Jimmy Reagan 18 42.9 14 10 42 NWS 10/10
3/12/17 Johnny Tillman (2) 35 76.1 6 5 46 NWS 6/6
3/22/17 Packy Hommey 41 43.2 45 9 95 KO 9/10
4/19/17 133.7 Richie Mitchell 133.5 25 71.4 1 9 35 TKO 7/10
5/7/17 133 Charley Thomas (2) 130 18 48.6 17 2 37 KO 6/6
5/10/17 133.5 Eddie Shannon 136.7 15 40.5 11 11 37 KO 6/10
5/28/17 133 Light Freddie Welsh 136.7 116 72.5 26 18 160 TKO 9/10
6/4/17 Joe Welsh (2) 6 40.0 7 2 15 NWS 6/6
6/18/17 Johnny Nelson (2) 3 20.0 12 0 15 TKO 3/10
7/25/17 133 Johnny Kilbane (2) 127 84 80.0 8 13 105 KO 3/6
9/3/17 Young Rector 9 22.0 26 6 41 TKO 5/10
9/12/17 Jimmy Paul 4 28.6 7 3 14 NWS 6/6
9/14/17 Phil Bloom (7) 49 45.0 46 14 109 KO 2/10
9/21/17 133 Light Leo Johnson 129.7 65 78.3 9 9 83 TKO 1/10
9/27/17 133 Eddie Dorsey 138 5 33.3 9 1 15 KO 2/10
10/5/17 133.5 Vic Moran (2) 136.5 8 34.8 11 4 23 KO 2/10
10/19/17 133 Jack Britton 139 110 67.9 26 26 162 NWS 10/10
10/22/17 134 Eddie Wagond 136 1 6.3 14 1 16 NWS 6/6
10/23/17 134 George Erne 135 15 48.4 12 4 31 NWS 6/6
10/24/17 Toughey Ramser 30 73.2 7 4 41 KO 7/10
11/28/17 Frank Kirke 8 47.1 3 6 17 KO 1/10
12/5/17 Gene Delmont 15 33.3 22 8 45 KO 8/10
12/12/17 134.2 Light Patsy Cline (3) 134.5 68 87.2 5 5 78 NWS 6/6
12/17/17 Chick Brown 1 33.3 2 0 3 TKO 5/10
12/19/17 Freddie Kelly 11 28.9 20 7 38 NWS 6/6
4/8/18 Young Joe Borrell 1 20.0 3 1 5 NWS 6/6
4/13/18 Jack Brazzo 2 25.0 4 2 8 TKO 4/6
5/10/18 Johnny McCarthy 20 42.6 9 18 47 NWS 4/4
5/20/18 Louis Rees 15 37.5 15 10 40 NWS 4/4
5/25/18 Mike Golindo 6 46.2 4 3 13 PTS 4/4
6/6/18 Barney Adair 15 57.7 10 1 26 NWS 4/4
6/25/18 138 Jack Britton (2) 141 121 68.0 29 28 178 NWS 6/6
7/4/18 Jack Brazzo (2) 2 22.2 5 2 9 TKO 8/8
16 Ju18l Willie Jackson 36 62.1 18 4 58 NWS 4/4
7/22/18 Willie Gradwell 21 55.3 13 4 38 TKO 5/8
9/16/18 Harry Pierce 43 54.4 23 13 79 NWS 6/6
9/23/18 135.2 Welter Ted (Kid) Lewis 141 187 81.3 25 18 230 NWS 8/8
1/1/19 Paul Doyle 22 75.9 5 2 29 NWS 6/6
1/13/19 Harlem Eddie Kelly 39 52.7 22 13 74 NWS 6/6
1/20/19 136.2 Johnny Dundee (6) 130 121 71.6 21 27 169 NWS 8/8
1/31/19 Joe Benjamin 10 27.0 10 17 37 PTS 4/4
2/5/19 Spider Roach 4 44.4 2 3 9 PTS 4/4
2/7/19 Wildcat Leonard 8 42.1 3 8 19 KO 4/4
2/21/19 Willie Ritchie 42 59.2 11 18 71 NWS 4/4
3/26/19 Harvey Thorpe (2) 28 52.8 13 12 53 NWS 10/10
4/28/19 137 Willie Ritchie (2) 139.2 43 59.7 11 18 72 TKO 8/8
5/21/19 Light George Erne (2) 18 39.1 22 6 46 KO 6/8
6/9/19 Charley Pitts 1 16.7 4 1 6 NWS 10/10
6/16/19 Johnny Dundee (7) 126 71.6 22 28 176 NWS 6/6
7/23/19 Joe Malone 2 20.0 8 0 10 TKO 3/6
8/11/19 Patsy Cline (4) 80 80.8 11 8 99 NWS 6/6
9/4/19 Soldier Bartfield 103 66.5 28 24 155 NWS 6/6
9/8/19 Johnny Clinton 23 62.2 9 5 37 NWS 10/10
9/17/19 Johnny Dundee (8) 130 70.7 25 29 184 NWS 8/8
10/1/19 Charley Metrie 20 57.1 9 6 35 TKO 7/10
10/15/19 Phil Bloom (8) 59 43.4 59 18 136 NWS 10/10
11/10/19 136.5 Soldier Bartfield (2) 146 104 65.4 31 24 159 NWS 8/8
11/17/19 140 Light Lockport Jimmy Duffy 91 71.1 15 22 128 TKO 2/15
11/27/19 Soldier Bartfield 104 65.0 32 24 160 NWS 6/6
12/10/19 137 Mel Coogan 134 89 76.7 12 15 116 TKO 14/15
12/19/19 James Red Herring 12 85.7 1 1 14 TKO 6/15
12/22/19 Jake Abel 31 50.8 14 16 61 TKO 3/10
2/9/20 136.7 Johnny Dundee (9) 131.5 138 71.1 27 29 194 NWS 8/8
7/5/20 137.2 Light Charley White 134 101 73.7 23 13 137 NWS 12/12
9/10/20 137.5 KO Willie Loughlin 143.5 47 63.5 18 9 74 NWS 8/8
9/25/20 135 Pal Moran 130 32 59.3 15 7 54 NWS 8/8
10/4/20 Frankie Britt 82 63.6 25 22 129 UD 15/15
10/8/20 Johnny Sheppard 4 30.8 9 0 13 NWS 10/10
10/18/20 Johnny Tillman 51 53.7 30 14 95 NWS 10/10
11/12/20 137 KO Willie Loughlin (2) 143.5 47 61.0 20 10 77 PTS 4/4
11/17/20 136.5 Harlem Eddie Kelly (2) 141.5 42 45.7 34 16 92 DQ 13/15
11/26/20 134 Light Joe Welling 135 50 61.7 22 9 81 TKO 8/15
1/14/21 134 Light Richie Mitchell (2) 134 44 72.1 4 13 61 NWS 12/12

2/21/21 Eddie Moy 32 42.7 30 13 75 TKO 3/10
2/24/21 Joe Welling (2) 50 60.2 24 9 83 NWS 8/8
6/6/21 136 Rocky Kansas (2) 134 95 76.6 18 11 124 NWS 12/12
11/22/21 138.7 Sailor Friedman 140 38 65.5 12 8 58 NWS 8/8
12/20/21 137 Tim Droney 140 20 47.6 19 3 42 NWS 8/8
2/10/22 134.5 Light Rocky Kansas (3) 135 103 76.9 19 12 134 UD 15/15
2/25/22 139 Pal Moran (2) 134.5 38 55.9 20 10 68 NWS 10/10
3/20/22 137.5 Johnny Clinton (2) 139 40 63.5 16 7 63 NWS 10/10
5/19/22 137 Soldier Bartfield (3) 151 114 59.4 47 31 192 PTS 4/4
6/26/22 139.2 Welter Jack Britton (3) 146.2 168 69.7 35 38 241 DQ 13/15
7/4/22 Light Rocky Kansas 105 76.6 20 12 137 TKO 8/15
7/27/22 134 Light Lew Tendler 134.7 96 88.9 7 5 108 NWS 12/12
8/5/22 Ever Hammer (2) 41 52.6 24 13 78 NWS 10/10
9/29/23 Pinky Mitchell 33 76.7 6 4 43 TKO 10/10
7/9/23 139 Alex Hart 134 31 66.0 11 5 47 NWS 8/8
7/24/23 134 Light Lew Tendler (2) 133.7 102 88.7 8 5 115 UD 15/15
9/7/23 138.2 Johnny Mendelsohn 138 32 66.7 15 1 48 NWS 8/8
8/11/24 140 Pal Moran (3) 133.7 48 52.7 31 12 91 NWS 10/10
10/6/31 152 Pal Silvers 157 61 68.5 22 6 89 KO 2/10
10/27/31 151 Vittorio Livan 155 7 70.0 2 1 10 KO 3/10
11/6/31 147.5 Johnny Casper 151 1 9.1 10 0 11 PTS 10/10
11/23/31 149 Buster Brown 143 58 71.6 14 9 81 PTS 10/10
2/29/32 151.7 Billy McMahon 149 37 62.7 14 8 59 PTS 10/10
4/11/32 151 Buster Brown (2) 145.5 58 68.2 18 9 85 PTS 10/10
4/19/32 151 Mike Sarko 145 21 35.6 32 6 59 PTS 6/6
5/2/32 152.5 Willie Garafola 147 38 53.5 26 7 71 TKO 4/10
5/16/32 149.5 Marty Goldman 145 34 77.3 7 3 44 KO 2/10
5/23/32 150 Jimmy Abbott 152 38 52.8 28 6 72 TKO 6/10
6/8/32 150.7 Andy Saviola 146.2 14 38.9 19 3 36 PTS 10/10
6/16/32 149.5 Billy Angelo 154.5 49 79.0 9 4 62 PTS 10/10
7/22/32 153 Eddie Shapiro 147.2 16 28.6 24 16 56 PTS 8/8
7/28/32 151 Billy Townsend 144 53 66.3 14 13 80 PTS 10/10
8/11/32 151 Paulie Walker 149 20 54.1 11 6 37 UD 10/10
8/19/32 152 Mike Sarko (2) 143 21 32.8 36 7 64 PTS 6/6
9/2/32 151.5 Phil Rafferty 146.5 12 41.4 10 7 29 PTS 6/6
9/8/32 151 Jimmy Abbott (2) 153 38 52.1 29 6 73 TKO 3/10
9/12/32 151.7 Mike Sarko (3) 143.5 21 32.3 37 7 65 PTS 6/6
10/7/32 150.5 Jimmy McLarnin 147.5 48 81.4 8 3 59 TKO 6/10

Name: Jack Johnson Date of Birth: 31 Mar 1878 Weight at 25: 185
Record
W % L D NC T
11/1/97 Charley Brooks - - - - 0 KO 2/15
11/20/97 Ed Johnson - - - - 0 KO 6/10
5/8/99 John Klondike Haines 5 71.4 2 0 7 TKO 5/6
3/21/00 Jim McCormick 4 17.4 16 3 23 ND 15/15
4/9/00 William McNeill - - - - - 0 ND 4/4
4/20/00 168 Jim McCormick 2 175 4 16.7 16 3 1 24 DQ 6/20
6/25/00 John Klondike Haines 2 13 76.5 4 0 - 17 PTS 20/20
12/27/00 John Klondike Haines 3 16 69.6 5 2 23 TKO 14/20
1/14/01 Jim Scanlon 9 60.0 4 2 - 15 PTS 7
2/25/01 Joe Choynski 45 73.8 10 6 61 KO 3/20
4/26/01 Billy Stift 21 55.3 9 8 38 PTS 10/10
11/4/01 Hank Griffin 21 70.0 3 6 30 PTS 20/20
12/27/01 Hank Griffin 2 23 71.9 3 6 32 PTS 15/15
2/7/02 Dan Murphy 8 36.4 8 6 22 KO 10
3/7/02 Joe Kennedy 5 41.7 4 3 12 KO 4/15
5/16/02 Jack Jeffries 1 33.3 1 1 3 KO 5
6/20/02 Hank Griffin 3 23 69.7 3 7 33 PTS 20/20
9/3/02 Mexican Pete Everett 28 70.0 12 0 40 PTS 20/20
10/21/02 Frank Childs 38 76.0 5 7 50 TKO 12
10/31/02 185 George Gardner 155 32 86.5 3 2 37 PTS 20/20
12/4/02 Fred Russel 9 50.0 8 1 18 DQ 8
2/5/03 Denver Ed Martin 13 92.9 1 0 14 PTS 20/20
2/26/03 Sam McVea 6 100.0 0 0 6 PTS 20/20
4/16/03 Sandy Ferguson 20 58.8 5 9 34 PTS 10/10
5/11/03 Joe Butler 35 68.6 13 3 51 KO 3
7/31/03 Sandy Ferguson 2 21 56.8 6 10 37 NWS 6/6
10/27/03 Sam McVea 2 8 88.9 1 0 9 PTS 20/20
12/11/03 Sandy Ferguson 3 24 60.0 6 10 40 PTS 20/20
2/6/04 Black Bill 9 75.0 1 2 12 NWS 6/6
4/22/04 Sam McVea 3 8 80.0 2 0 10 KO 20/20
6/2/04 Frank Childs 2 40 74.1 7 7 54 PTS 6/6
10/18/04 Denver Ed Martin 2 14 77.8 4 0 18 KO 2/20
3/28/05 Marvin Hart 21 77.8 3 3 27 PTS 20/20
4/25/05 Jim Jeffords 19 57.6 13 1 33 KO 4/6
5/2/05 Black Bill 2 10 66.7 2 3 15 KO 4/6
5/9/05 Joe Jeannette 0 0.0 1 1 2 NWS 3/3
5/9/05 Walter Johnson 4 23.5 8 5 17 KO 3/3
5/19/05 Joe Jeannette 2 0 0.0 1 1 2 ND 6/6
6/26/05 Jack Munroe 10 62.5 3 3 16 NWS 6/6
7/13/05 Black Bill 3 10 62.5 3 3 16 NWS 3/3
7/13/05 Morris Harris 7 100.0 0 0 7 KO 1/3
7/18/05 Sandy Ferguson 4 28 59.6 8 11 47 DQ 7/15
7/24/05 Joe Grim 4 25.0 12 0 16 NWS 6/6
11/25/05 Joe Jeannette 3 2 50.0 1 1 4 DQ 2
12/1/05 Young Peter Jackson 68 64.8 16 21 105 NWS 12/12
12/2/05 Joe Jeannette 4 3 60.0 1 1 5 ND 6/6
1/16/06 Joe Jeannette 5 4 66.7 1 1 6 NWS 3/3
1/26/06 Bob Kerns 0 0.0 5 0 5 KO 1/10
3/14/06 Joe Jeannette 6 4 57.1 2 1 7 PTS 15/15
4/16/06 Black Bill 11 57.9 4 4 19 KO 7/10
4/26/06 185 Sam Langford 156 33 66.0 4 13 50 PTS 15/15
6/18/06 Charlie Haghey 17 51.5 9 7 33 KO 2/12
9/3/06 Billy Dunning 3 60.0 0 2 5 PTS 10/10
11/8/06 Jim Jeffords 2 5 55.6 3 1 9 NWS 6/6
2/19/07 Peter Felix 18 48.6 12 7 37 KO 1/20
3/4/07 Bill Lang 5 55.6 3 1 9 TKO 9/20
7/17/07 Bob Fitzsimmons 49 81.7 6 5 60 KO 2/6
8/28/07 Kid Cutler 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 1

9/12/07 185 Sailor Burke 165 13 100.0 0 0 13 1 NWS 6/6
11/2/07 184 Fireman Jim Flynn 177 17 25.0 4 12 33 1 KO 11/45
7/31/08 Ben Taylor 2 16.7 8 2 12 1 TKO 8/20
12/26/08 192 Heavy Tommy Burns 168 39 78.0 3 8 50 PTS 14
5/19/09 205 Heavy Phil. Jack O'Brien 162.5 92 83.6 5 13 110 NWS 6/6
6/30/09 207 Heavy Tony Ross 214 11 57.9 6 2 19 NWS 6/6
9/9/09 209 Heavy Al Kaufmann 191 18 94.7 1 0 19 NWS 10/10
10/16/09 205.5 Heavy Stanley Ketchel 170.2 48 87.3 3 4 55 KO 12/20
7/4/10 208 Heavy James Jeffries 227 18 90.0 0 2 20 TKO 15/45
7/4/12 212 Heavy Fireman Jim Flynn 2 193 29 54.7 9 15 53 TKO 9/45
12/19/13 Heavy Battling Jim Johnson 17 70.8 6 1 24 PTS 10/10
6/27/14 221 Heavy Frank Moran 203 21 72.4 6 2 29 PTS 20/20
12/15/14 Jack Murray 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 3/10
4/5/15 225 Heavy Jess Willard 238 20 83.3 3 1 24 KO 26/45
3/23/16 Frank Crozier 3 50.0 3 0 6 TKO
4/23/16 242 Arthur Cravan 230 - - - - - - KO 6/20
4/3/18 Blink McClosley 26 33.3 35 17 78 PTS 4/4
2/12/19 Bill Flint - - - - - - KO 2
6/22/19 Tom Cowler 42 75.0 12 2 56 KO 15/15
9/28/19 Marty Cutler 0 0.0 7 0 7 KO 6/25
4/18/20 Bob Wilson - - - - - KO 3
5/17/20 George Roberts - - - - - KO 3
11/25/20 Topeka Jack Johnson 0 0.0 2 0 2 PTS 4/4
11/25/20 Frank Owens 230 - - - - - KO 6/6
4/15/21 Jack Townsend - - - - - - KO 6
5/28/21 Joe Boykin - - - - - - KO 5
5/6/23 212 Farmer Lodge 215 10 58.8 7 0 17 KO 4
5/20/23 Jack Thompson 16 51.6 10 5 31 PTS 12/12
2/22/24 221 Homer Smith 35 74.5 12 0 47 PTS 10/10
5/2/26 218 Pat Lester 225 21 72.4 5 3 29 PTS 15/15
5/30/26 Bob Lawson 22 62.9 11 2 35 RTD 7/12
7/1/26 Battling Norfolk 6 60.0 3 1 10 PTS 10/10
9/6/26 Brad Simmons 20 66.7 8 2 30 PTS 10/10
4/16/28 235 Bearcat Wright 211 30 71.4 6 6 42 KO 5/10
5/15/28 Bill Hartwell 13 54.2 7 4 24 RTD 6/10
3/4/31 Brad Simmons 2 32 62.7 15 4 51 PTS 10/10
4/28/31 Brad Simmons 3 33 62.3 16 4 53 KO 2
11/29/32 Dick Anderson - - - - - - KO 3
9/1/38 Walter Price 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 7/10

Name: Jack Dempsey Date of Birth: 24 June 1895 Weight at 25: 185
Record
W % L D NC T
8/17/4 Young Herman - - - - - PTS 6/6
11/2/14 Young Hancock - - - - - KO 1/4
11/30/14 Bill Murphy - - - - - KO 1/4
1/1/15 Jim Johnson - - - - - KO 1
2/2/15 Joe Lyons - - - - - KO 9
2/26/15 Laverne Collier 1 - 0 1 - 2 PTS 4/4
3/3/15 Johnny Pierson - - - - - - KO 7
4/1/15 Chief Gordon - - - - 0 KO 6/10
4/5/15 Jack Downey 9 30.0 7 14 - 30 PTS 4/4
4/26/15 Emmanuel Campbell - - - - 0 TKO 4/4
5/31/15 Johnny Sudenberg 5 23.8 7 9 21 PTS 10/10
6/11/15 Johnny Sudenberg 2 5 22.7 7 10 22 PTS 10/10
8/1/15 Fred Woods - - - - 0 KO 4
10/7/15 Andy Malloy 4 30.8 6 3 13 NWS 10/10
10/23/15 Andy Malloy 2 4 28.6 7 3 14 KO 3/10
11/19/15 150 George Coplen 165 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 6/10
12/13/15 Jack Downey 2 11 33.3 8 14 33 PTS 4/4
12/20/15 Jack Gillian - - - - 0 TKO 1/4
2/1/16 Johnny Sudenberg 3 5 21.7 7 11 23 KO 2/10
2/21/16 Jack Downey 3 12 34.3 8 15 35 KO 2/4
2/23/16 Boston Bearcat - - - - 0 KO 1/4
3/9/16 Cyril Kohen - - - - 0 KO 4/6
3/17/16 George Christian 4 57.1 1 2 7 KO 1/15
4/8/16 Joe Bonds 24 63.2 6 8 38 PTS 10/10
5/3/16 Terry Kellar 25 50.0 17 8 50 PTS 10/10
5/17/16 Dan Ketchell - - - - 0 KO 3/6
5/30/16 Bob York 0 0.0 1 1 2 KO 4/6
6/24/16 Andre Anderson 5 50.0 4 1 10 NWS 10/10
7/8/16 Bert Kenny 5 55.6 4 0 9 NWS 10/10
7/14/16 181 John Lester Johnson 170 12 80.0 3 0 15 NWS 10/10
9/28/16 Young Hector 3 100.0 0 0 3 RTD 3/10
10/7/16 Terry Kellar 2 25 48.1 19 8 52 PTS 10/10
10/16/16 Dick Gilbert 18 41.9 20 5 43 PTS 10/10
11/28/16 Young Hector 2 3 75.0 1 0 4 KO 2/10
2/13/17 Fireman Jim Flynn 36 50.0 19 17 72 KO 1/15
3/21/17 Al Norton 8 42.1 8 3 19 PTS 4/4
3/28/17 Willie Meehan 53 58.2 9 29 91 PTS 4/4
4/11/17 Al Norton 2 8 40.0 8 4 20 PTS 4/4
7/25/17 Willie Meehan 2 56 58.9 10 29 95 PTS 4/4
8/1/17 Al Norton 3 8 36.4 9 5 22 KO 1/4
9/19/17 Charley Miller 17 36.2 19 11 47 KO 1/4
9/26/17 Bob McAllister 12 66.7 2 4 18 PTS 4/4
10/2/17 Gunboat Smith 48 71.6 13 6 67 PTS 4/4
11/2/17 Carl Morris 41 89.1 4 1 46 PTS 4/4
1/24/18 Homer Smith 16 94.1 1 0 17 KO 1/10
2/4/18 198 Carl Morris 2 226 41 87.2 5 1 47 DQ 6/10
2/14/18 Fireman Jim Flynn 2 37 50.7 19 17 73 KO 1/10
2/25/18 188.5 Bill Brennan 196 25 83.3 2 3 30 TKO 6/10
3/16/18 Fred Saddy 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 1/8
3/25/18 200 Tom Riley 212 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 1/15
5/3/18 187.5 Billy Miske 182 20 90.9 1 1 22 NWS 10/10
5/22/18 Dan Ketchell 2 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 2/10
5/29/18 Arthur Pelky 21 53.8 17 1 39 KO 1/15

7/1/18 Kid McCarthy 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 1/12
7/4/18 Bob Devere 24 77.4 6 1 31 KO 1/12
7/6/18 196 Porky Dan Flynn 202 32 59.3 13 9 54 KO 1/10
7/27/18 188 Fred Fulton 208 41 89.1 5 0 46 KO 1/8
8/24/18 Terry Kellar 26 44.1 25 8 59 TKO 5/15
9/14/18 Jack Moran 1 12.5 6 1 8 KO 1/10
11/6/18 185 Battling Levinsky 175 39 25.0 6 10 55 KO 3/6
11/18/18 Porky Dan Flynn 2 32 58.2 14 9 55 KO 1/6
11/28/18 185 Billy Miske 2 187 23 88.5 1 2 26 NWS 6/6
12/16/18 185 Carl Morris 220 41 85.4 6 1 48 KO 1/20
12/30/18 190 Gunboat Smith 2 178 49 67.1 17 7 73 KO 2/8
1/15/19 Jim Maguire - - - - 0 KO 1/3
1/20/19 Big Jack Hickey 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 1/3
1/23/19 Kid Harris - - - - 0 KO 1/3
1/29/19 Kid Henry - - - - 0 KO 1
2/13/19 Eddie Smith - - - - 0 KO 1
4/2/19 197 Tony Drake 257 - - - - 0 KO 1
7/4/19 187.5 Heavy Jess Willard 245 22 84.6 3 1 26 TKO 3/12
9/6/20 185 Heavy Billy Miske 187 28 90.3 1 2 31 KO 3/10
12/14/20 188.2 Heavy Bill Brennan 2 197 38 82.6 5 3 46 KO 12/15
7/2/21 188 Heavy Georges Carpenier 172 81 84.4 10 5 96 KO 4/12
7/24/22 Heavy Jimmy Darcy 40 38.1 32 33 105 PTS 4/4
7/4/23 188 Heavy Tommy Gibbons 175.5 47 94.0 2 1 50 PTS 15/15
9/14/23 192.5 Heavy Luis Angel Firpo 216.5 25 92.6 2 0 27 KO 2/15
9/23/26 190 Heavy Gene Tunney 189.5 63 96.9 1 1 65 UD 10/10
7/21/27 194.5 Jack Sharkey 196 26 83.9 5 0 31 KO 7/15
9/22/27 192.5 Heavy Gene Tunney 2 189.5 64 97.0 1 1 66 UD 10/10
Name: Sam Langford Date of Birth: 4 March 1883 Weight at 25: 160
Record
W % L D NC T
4/11/02 Jack McVicker 0 - 1 0 - KO 5/6
1/15/03 Arthur Pratt - - - - - KO 1/6
1/22/03 Billy Chisholm 0 - 2 3 - ND 6/6
1/23/03 Luther Manual 1 - 3 1 - PTS 4/4
2/6/03 Luther Manual 2 1 - 3 2 - PTS 6/6
2/27/03 Luther Manual 3 1 - 3 3 - 7 PTS 10/10
3/4/03 Sadler Jennings 2 - 2 0 - - KO 2/6
3/5/03 Johnny Johnson 0 0.0 1 0 1 PTS 6/6
3/26/03 John E Butler 3 - 4 5 - 12 PTS 6/6
4/3/03 Bob Stonewall Allen 1 - 4 9 14 PTS 6/6
4/16/03 Bob Stonewall Allen 2 1 6.7 4 10 15 PTS 6/6
4/20/03 Andy Watson 4 - 15 35 54 ND 12/12
5/8/03 Andy Watson 2 4 7.4 15 35 54 ND 10/10
5/25/03 Billy Jordan 0 0.0 6 2 8 PTS 6/6
5/26/03 Chick Monahan 3 75.0 1 0 4 KO 1/10
5/29/03 Andy Watson 3 4 7.3 16 35 55 PTS 12/12
6/5/03 Tim Kearns 33 53.2 16 13 62 TKO 2/12
6/15/03 Andy Watson 4 4 7.1 16 36 56 PTS 12/12
6/19/03 Walter Burgo 8 32.0 11 6 25 TKO 8
6/26/03 Danny Duane 20 58.8 8 6 34 PTS 12/12
7/16/03 Belfield Walcott 9 24.3 12 16 37 PTS 20/20
8/28/03 Kid Griffo 2 40.0 1 2 5 PTS 12/12
9/15/03 Shadow Morris 1 25.0 1 2 4 PTS 12/12
10/5/03 Arthur Cote 6 31.6 6 7 19 TKO 5/12
11/20/03 Patsy Sweeney 47 63.5 10 17 74 KO 12/12
11/28/03 Joe Reed 1 33.3 1 1 3 DQ 4
12/8/03 140 Joe Gans 135.7 117 85.4 7 13 137 PTS 15/15
12/23/03 Jack Blackburn 6 100.0 0 0 6 NWS 12/12
1/6/04 Andy Watson 5 4 6.3 20 39 63 PTS 12/12
1/11/04 Jack Blackburn 2 7 77.8 0 2 9 NWS 6/6
1/27/04 Belfield Walcott 2 12 26.1 15 19 46 NWS 6/6
2/13/04 Charles Johnson 0 0.0 2 0 2 TKO 5
2/22/04 Willie Lewis 3 50.0 2 1 6 KO 2/12
4/11/04 Dave Holly 29 100.0 0 0 29 PTS 10/10
7/29/04 George McFadden 44 58.7 10 21 75 TKO 2/15
9/5/04 Joe Walcott 85 72.6 14 18 117 PTS 15/15
9/30/04 Dave Holly 2 30 96.8 1 0 31 PTS 15/15
11/4/04 Dave Holly 3 30 93.8 1 1 32 NWS 6/6
11/24/04 Andy Watson 6 4 6.0 21 42 67 PTS 12/12
11/25/04 Tommy Sullivan 4 80.0 0 1 5 TKO 3
12/9/04 Jack Blackburn 3 10 76.9 1 2 13 PTS 15/15
12/22/04 Joe Reed 2 4 57.1 0 3 7 TKO 9
1/16/05 Joe Reed 3 4 50.0 1 3 8 KO 5
1/20/05 George Gunther 1 50.0 1 0 2 TKO 11
2/13/05 150 Dave Holly 137 30 93.8 1 1 32 NWS 15/15
3/3/05 George Cole 38 67.9 10 8 56 NC 9/15
3/13/05 George Gunther 2 1 33.3 2 0 3 PTS 12/12
5/16/05 Bagardus Hyde 1 50.0 1 0 2 TKO 3/15
5/26/05 155 Young Peter Jackson 160 68 66.7 14 20 102 PTS 15/15
6/15/05 Young Peter Jackson 2 68 66.0 15 20 103 PTS 15/15
7/4/05 Larry Temple 10 66.7 3 2 15 PTS 15/15
9/7/05 Larry Temple 2 11 64.7 3 3 17 PTS 15/15
10/7/05 Jack Blackburn 6 17 70.8 2 5 24 NC 1/6
12/25/05 Joe Jeannette 3 60.0 1 1 5 TKO 8/12
2/28/06 Larry Temple 3 14 63.6 3 5 22 KO 15/15
3/19/06 Black Fitzsimmons 2 28.6 5 0 7 TKO 11
4/26/06 156 Jack Johnson 185 28 73.7 5 5 38 PTS 15/15
6/13/06 Young Peter Jackson 4 68 25.0 16 21 105 TKO 5
11/12/06 George Gunther 3 4 40.0 4 2 10 PTS 12/12
11/29/06 George Gunther 4 36.4 5 2 11 TKO 3
1/31/07 Kid Williams 19 50.0 14 5 38 KO 6

4/22/07 James Tiger Smith 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 4/20
6/3/07 Geoffrey Thorne 4 44.4 5 0 9 KO 1
8/27/07 Larry Temple 4 14 56.0 6 5 25 PTS 10/10
9/25/07 Jim Barry 7 77.8 2 0 9 NWS 6/6
10/15/07 Jim Barry 2 7 77.8 2 0 9 ND 10/10
12/17/07 Jim Barry 3 8 80.0 2 0 10 PTS 10/10
1/14/08 Jim Barry 4 8 72.7 3 0 11 ND 10/10
2/10/08 Black Fitzsimmons 2 5 38.5 8 0 13 TKO 4
3/11/08 Larry Temple 5 14 51.9 8 5 27 PTS 8/8
4/7/08 Jim Barry 5 10 76.9 3 0 13 KO 2/12
5/19/08 Sandy Ferguson 28 58.3 9 11 48 PTS 12/12
6/19/08 Jim Barry 6 11 68.8 4 1 16 KO 3
7/31/08 John Wille 7 36.8 7 5 19 KO 2
8/7/08 Tony Ross 11 64.7 4 2 17 TKO 5/6
12/21/08 Fireman Jim Flynn 18 47.4 6 14 38 KO 1/20
3/17/09 Jim Barry 7 12 57.1 6 3 21 NWS 6/6
3/29/09 Morris Harris 11 84.6 2 0 13 TKO 7/10
4/3/09 John Wille 2 7 33.3 8 6 21 KO 2
4/14/09 Jim Barry 8 12 54.5 7 3 22 NWS 10/10
4/17/09 Al Kubiak 14 87.5 1 1 16 NWS 6/6
4/27/09 Sandy Ferguson 2 30 57.7 11 11 52 PTS 12/12
5/24/09 Iron William Hague 12 85.7 1 1 14 KO 4/20
7/13/09 John Klondike Haines 22 61.1 10 4 36 NWS 6/6
9/28/09 Dixie Kid 32 72.7 6 6 44 RTD 6
11/2/09 John Klondike Haines 2 22 61.1 10 4 36 KO 2/12
11/23/09 Mike Schreck 62 66.0 8 24 94 TKO 2
1/10/10 Dixie Kid 2 38 74.5 7 6 51 KO 3
2/8/10 Fireman Jim Flynn 2 20 46.5 8 15 43 NWS 10/10
2/22/10 Nat Dewey 13 56.5 4 6 23 TKO 1/20
4/14/10 Jim Barry 9 16 59.3 8 3 27 KO 16
4/27/10 Stanley Ketchel 48 85.7 4 4 56 NWS 6/6
5/14/10 Battling Jim Johnson 3 100.0 0 0 3 NWS 6/6
5/17/10 Al Kubiak 2 15 71.4 4 2 21 TKO 2/10
11/10/10 Jeff Clark 7 70.0 2 1 10 TKO 2/10
12/6/10 Morris Harris 2 15 75.0 5 0 20 KO 2/12
1/16/11 Fred Atwater - - - - 0 TKO 3
2/21/11 Bill Lang 22 73.3 7 1 30 DQ 6/20
4/1/11 Sam McVea 36 83.7 5 2 43 PTS 20/20
5/30/11 Ralph Calloway 3 30.0 5 2 10 TKO 4/10
6/16/11 Tony Caponi 20 47.6 9 13 42 NWS 10/10
6/29/11 Jack Fitzgerald 14 70.0 5 1 20 TKO 5/10
8/9/11 Jim Smith 6 50.0 6 0 12 TKO 5/10
8/15/11 Phil. Jack O'Brien 92 82.9 6 13 111 TKO 5/10
8/24/11 Tony Ross 2 16 59.3 6 5 27 KO 6
10/6/11 Tony Caponi 2 20 47.6 9 13 42 TKO 3/10
12/26/11 Sam McVea 2 42 84.0 5 3 50 PTS 20/20
2/12/12 Jim Barry 10 24 60.0 11 5 40 PTS 20/20
4/8/12 Sam McVea 3 44 84.6 5 3 52 PTS 20/20
5/13/12 Jim Barry 11 25 55.6 15 5 45 TKO 11/20
5/27/12 Porky Dan Flynn 25 73.5 5 4 34 KO 14/20
8/3/12 Sam McVea 4 44 83.0 6 3 53 PTS 20/20
10/9/12 Sam McVea 5 44 81.5 7 3 54 TKO 11/20
12/26/12 Sam McVea 6 44 80.0 8 3 55 KO 13/20
3/15/13 Jim Barry 11 25 49.0 20 6 51 KO 1/20
3/24/13 Sam McVea 7 44 78.6 9 3 56 PTS 20/20
4/2/13 Jerry Jerome 25 71.4 10 0 35 ND 10/10
6/19/13 Colin Bell 34 82.9 6 1 41 PTS 15/15
8/26/13 Porky Dan Flynn 2 27 69.2 6 6 39 KO 4/12
9/9/13 185 John Lester Johnson 170 1 100.0 0 0 1 KO 1/10
10/3/13 199.2 Joe Jeannette 9 58 81.7 8 5 71 NWS 10/10
10/27/13 Jack Lester 25 64.1 10 4 39 TKO 5/20
11/17/13 Gunboat Smith 40 80.0 6 4 50 PTS 12/12
1/24/14 PO Mathew Curran 25 55.6 18 2 45 KO 1/20
3/23/14 200 Bill Watkins 186 1 20.0 4 0 5 TKO 1
3/27/14 200 Battling Jim Johnson 2 226 17 68.0 6 2 25 NWS 10/10
4/15/14 George Kid Cotton 5 45.5 5 1 11 PTS 8/8
4/20/14 Roughhouse Ware 1 12.5 3 4 8 PTS 8/8
5/1/14 187 Harry Wills 210 12 85.7 1 1 14 PTS 10/10
5/25/14 Bill Watkins 2 1 16.7 5 0 6 KO 4/10
8/12/14 Battling Jim Johnson 3 17 65.4 7 2 26 NWS 10/10
8/25/14 George Kid Cotton 2 5 41.7 6 1 12 KO 4/12
9/15/14 Battling Jim Johnson 4 17 65.4 7 2 26 PTS 12/12
10/6/14 Colin Bell 2 37 75.5 10 2 49 KO 4/10
10/20/14 200 Gunboat Smith 2 42 79.2 7 4 53 KO 3/12
10/26/14 Jeff Clark 2 34 79.1 3 6 43 NWS 10/10
11/10/14 Tom McMahon 20 64.5 6 5 31 TKO 6/20
11/16/14 Jim Cameron 5 29.4 11 1 17 TKO 6
11/26/14 Harry Wills 2 21 91.3 1 1 23 KO 14/20
4/6/15 195 Battling Jim Johnson 5 224 18 60.0 8 4 30 NWS 10/10
4/19/15 Porky Dan Flynn 3 31 67.4 7 8 46 NC 8/10
6/8/15 Battling Jim Johnson 6 20 62.5 8 4 32 NWS 10
6/29/15 Sam McVea 8 49 77.8 9 5 63 PTS 12/12
7/16/15 Jack Thompson 1 100.0 0 0 1 KO 1/15
9/30/15 Sam McVea 9 51 77.3 10 5 66 PTS 20/20
11/23/15 196 Sam McVea 10 212 52 76.5 10 6 68 ND 10/10
12/3/15 195 Harry Wills 3 205 23 85.2 3 1 27 NWS 10/10
1/3/16 190 Harry Wills 4 210 24 85.7 3 1 28 PTS 20/20
2/11/16 Harry Wills 5 24 85.7 3 1 28 KO 19/20
2/17/16 193 Sam McVea 11 212 52 76.5 10 6 68 NWS 10/10
2/28/16 Cleve Hawkins 3 33.3 4 2 9 NWS 10/10
3/7/16 Harry Wills 6 24 82.8 4 1 29 NWS 10/10
3/23/16 Dave Mills 5 33.3 3 7 15 TKO 2/10
3/31/16 190 Jeff Clark 3 175 46 80.7 4 7 57 TKO 5/10
4/7/16 202 Sam McVea 12 220 52 75.4 10 7 69 NWS 10/10
4/25/16 Harry Wills 7 24 82.8 4 1 29 NWS 8/8
5/2/16 Sam McVea 13 52 75.4 11 6 69 ND 12
5/12/16 198 Joe Jeannette 13 198 75 82.4 9 7 91 KO 7/10
8/12/16 Sam McVea 14 52 76.5 10 6 68 PTS 20/20
11/30/16 198 Bill Tate 226 10 58.8 7 0 17 NWS 10/10
12/12/16 Battling Jim Johnson 8 21 56.8 10 6 37 KO 12
12/29/16 Bob Devere 22 78.6 5 1 28 ND 10/10
1/25/17 Bill Tate 2 11 61.1 7 0 18 PTS 12/12
4/10/17 Jack Thompson 2 3 42.9 3 1 7 NWS 10/10
4/20/17 Bob Devere 2 23 79.3 5 1 29 NWS 10/10
5/1/17 Bill Tate 3 12 60.0 8 0 20 KO 5/12
5/11/17 Harry Wills 8 28 82.4 5 1 34 NWS 6/6

6/19/17 Fred Fulton 28 87.5 4 0 32 TKO 7/12
8/17/17 Andre Anderson 7 46.7 7 1 15 TKO 2
9/17/17 Andrew Johnson 2 66.7 1 0 3 KO 2/15
9/20/17 Harry Wills 9 28 82.4 5 1 34 NWS 10/10
11/12/17 Harry Wills 10 28 82.4 5 1 34 NWS 12/12
12/17/17 Kid Norfolk 9 81.8 1 1 11 KO 2/20
4/14/18 Harry Wills 11 30 83.3 5 1 36 KO 6
5/19/18 Harry Wills 12 31 83.8 5 1 37 TKO 7
8/5/18 Battling Jim Johnson 11 23 51.1 16 6 45 ND 8/8
8/6/18 Jack Thompson 3 5 55.6 3 1 9 NWS 6/6
8/19/18 Roughhouse Ware 2 3 23.1 6 4 13 KO 9
10/31/18 Jeff Clark 4 51 71.8 13 7 71 PTS 12/12
11/15/18 Jeff Clark 5 51 70.8 13 8 72 PTS 10/10
11/28/18 Jeff Clark 6 51 69.9 13 9 73 NWS 6/6
12/12/18 Jack Butler 3 18.8 11 2 16 KO 5
12/16/18 Jeff Clark 7 52 70.3 13 9 74 PTS 8/8
12/27/18 Fred Fulton 2 44 88.0 6 0 50 PTS 4/4
4/30/19 Billy Hooper 7 77.8 2 0 9 KO 4/10
6/19/19 Bill Tate 4 14 60.9 9 0 23 DQ 5/10
7/4/19 Harry Wills 13 33 84.6 5 1 39 NWS 8/8
8/4/19 Jack Thompson 3 10 66.7 4 1 15 PTS 15/15
8/23/19 Bill Tate 5 14 58.3 10 0 24 NWS 10/10
9/18/19 Rough House Wilson - - - - 0 KO 4
9/30/19 Harry Wills 14 34 85.0 5 1 40 ND 10/10
11/5/19 Harry Wills 15 34 85.0 5 1 40 PTS 15/15
11/17/19 185 Mexican Jim Johnson 190 - - - - 0 KO 9/10
11/24/19 Jack Thompson 5 11 61.1 4 3 18 TKO 6/10
12/3/19 Dave McBride - - - - 0 KO 1
1/16/20 Jeff Clark 8 53 61.6 22 11 86 NWS 10/10
2/16/20 Jeff Clark 9 53 60.9 23 11 87 NWS 10/10
2/23/20 Battling Gahee 4 66.7 1 1 6 KO 2/8
3/29/20 Jamaica Kid 6 50.0 5 1 12 KO 7/12
4/9/20 Silas Green 4 50.0 4 0 8 KO 3
4/23/20 Harry Wills 16 39 86.7 5 1 45 PTS 15/15
5/1/20 George Godfrey 1 100.0 0 0 1 PTS 10/10
5/31/20 Jeff Clark 10 53 61.6 22 11 86 PTS 15/15
6/7/20 Roughhouse Ware 3 4 26.7 7 4 15 KO 9/15
7/2/20 Jack Mitchell 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 3
7/26/20 Pinky Lewis 3 17.6 8 6 17 KO 9
8/14/20 Sam McVea 15 59 74.7 12 8 79 NWS 10/10
8/30/20 Bearcat Wright 1 100.0 0 0 1 PTS 10/10
9/6/20 191 Bill Tate 6 230 16 59.3 11 0 27 NWS 6/6
10/6/20 Tiny Jim Herman 11 64.7 1 5 17 KO 7/10
10/13/20 Frank Farmer 37 55.2 11 19 67 PTS 4/4
10/20/20 Lee Anderson 9 39.1 8 6 23 PTS 10/10
11/17/20 George Godfrey 2 3 60.0 1 1 5 KO 2
12/2/20 Tiny Jim Herman 2 11 57.9 2 6 19 TKO 7/10
12/9/20 Terry Kellar 26 40.0 31 8 65 PTS 6/6
12/23/20 Clem Johnson 1 12.5 5 2 8 PTS 6/6
12/29/20 Jim Jam Barry 18 36.0 16 16 50 PTS 10/10
1/7/21 Lee Anderson 2 12 44.4 8 7 27 PTS 12/12
1/14/21 Bob Devere 3 24 72.7 8 1 33 TKO 7/10
2/6/21 Alfred Johnson - - - - KO
2/7/21 Bill Watkins 2 25.0 6 0 8 KO
7/20/21 Bearcat Wright 2 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 9/10
8/12/21 Lee Anderson 3 18 51.4 9 8 35 PTS 10/10
8/17/21 George Godfrey 3 220 4 50.0 3 1 8 KO 1/12
8/19/21 Topeka Jack Johnson 0 0.0 3 0 3 PTS 10/10
9/5/21 Lee Anderson 4 18 50.0 10 8 36 PTS 10/10
10/1/21 Brad Simmons 4 66.7 2 0 6 PTS 12/12
10/18/21 187 Young Peter Jackson 7 171 1 50.0 0 1 2 KO 2/10
11/24/21 Lee Anderson 5 20 52.6 10 8 38 PTS 10/10
12/7/21 Lee Anderson 6 21 53.8 10 8 39 PTS 10/10
12/15/21 Bill Tate 7 16 51.6 15 0 31 PTS 12/12
1/17/22 Harry Wills 17 52 86.7 6 2 60 PTS 10/10
3/17/22 Cyclone Smith 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 2/10
3/27/22 Bill Tate 8 20 57.1 15 0 35 NWS 8/8
4/6/22 Tut Jackson 29 90.6 1 2 32 TKO 5/12
4/15/22 Jack Leslie 2 66.7 1 0 3 NWS 10/10
4/20/22 Roscoe Hall KO 2/8
5/16/22 Roscoe Hall 2 0 0.0 1 0 1 TKO 4
5/22/22 Ted Jamieson 7 43.8 9 0 16 PTS 10/10
6/5/22 Tiger Flowers 32 86.5 4 1 37 KO 2/10
6/19/22 185 Bearcat Wright 3 190 4 50.0 3 1 8 PTS 12/12
7/17/22 Bearcat Wright 4 4 44.4 3 2 9 TKO 5/12
8/4/22 Bill Tate 9 21 55.3 16 1 38 PTS 12/12
8/11/22 Brad Simmons 2 7 53.8 5 1 13 PTS 10/10
8/21/22 Jack Taylor 4 40.0 4 2 10 NWS 10/10
9/22/22 Battling Owens 1 20.0 4 0 5 KO 7/10
10/6/22 Cyclone Smith 2 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 2
10/20/22 Jack Taylor 2 5 45.5 4 2 11 PTS 15/15
11/5/22 Jack Taylor 3 5 41.7 5 2 12 PTS 15/15
11/10/22 Jim Jam Barry 2 20 33.3 21 19 60 PTS 10/10
11/21/22 Tut Jackson 2 42 91.3 2 2 46 KO 1
12/12/22 Jack Taylor 6 42.9 5 3 14 KO 8
12/24/22 Roscoe Hall 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 3
12/25/22 Sonny Goodrich 8 61.5 1 4 13 TKO 7/12
2/15/23 Tom McCarty 6 37.5 6 4 16 KO 2
3/2/23 Jim Tracey 10 38.5 14 2 26 KO 6
3/17/23 Chihuahua Kid Brown 0 0.0 6 2 8 KO 1
3/31/23 Kid Savage 2 22.2 4 3 9 KO 1
4/8/23 Andres Balsa 5 50.0 5 0 10 TKO 6
4/13/23 Chihuahua Kid Brown2 0 0.0 7 2 9 KO 3
5/6/23 Andres Balsa 2 5 45.5 6 0 11 KO 3
5/16/23 Art Surans - - - - KO 3
5/19/23 Jack Voight 3 75.0 1 0 4 KO 5
6/15/23 Jim Tracey 2 10 34.5 17 2 29 KO 4/20
7/27/23 Clem Johnson 2 5 27.8 11 2 18 TKO 13/15
8/15/23 Bearcat Wright 5 5 45.5 4 2 11 KO 9
12/11/23 Roscoe Hall 0 0.0 4 0 4 KO 1
12/18/23 Sonny Goodrich 2 12 54.5 4 6 22 PTS 10/10
1/6/24 Fireman Jim Flynn 7 46 44.2 39 19 104 PTS 8/8
1/20/24 Tom Riley 0 0.0 5 0 5 KO 2
2/6/24 Tut Jackson 3 55 83.3 8 3 66 KO 9
3/6/24 Billy Nolan 0 0.0 9 0 9 KO 5
4/4/24 Jim Jam Barry 3 21 33.3 21 21 63 PTS 4/4
4/16/24 Jim Jam Barry 4 21 32.8 22 21 64 NC 4/4
4/18/24 Sammy Olson 10 50.0 7 3 20 PTS 4/4

4/23/24 Eddie Trembley 12 60.0 7 1 20 PTS 4/4
5/4/24 Eddie Trembley 2 14 63.6 7 1 22 1 KO 3/4
7/7/24 Sydney Grant 0 0.0 1 0 1 1 KO 4
9/10/24 Billy Nolan 2 0 0.0 10 0 10 1 KO 2
1/1/25 Tim Sullivan PTS 6/6
2/10/25 Jack Taylor 14 50.0 11 3 28 1 KO 8
3/1/25 Tim Sullivan 2 0 0.0 0 1 1 PTS 6/6
4/5/25 Frolin Gonzales 1 PTS 10/10
9/25/25 Battling Gahee 2 9 31.0 15 5 29 PTS 8/8
12/7/25 Tim Sullivan 3 0 0.0 0 2 2 PTS 6/6
7/1/26 Young Jack Johnson 14 38.9 16 6 36 1 KO 2
8/2/26 Brad Simmons 17 63.0 8 2 27 TKO 1

Name: Billy Conn Date of Birth: 8-Oct-17 Weight at 25: 176
Record
W % L D NC T
6/28/34 Dick Woodward 125.5 7 46.7 7 1 15 PTS 4/4
7/20/34 135 Johnny Lewis 137 - - - - 0 KO 3/6
8/30/34 136 Bob Dorman 130 1 100.0 0 0 1 PTS 6/6
9/27/34 137.5 Paddy Gray 139.5 1 16.7 4 1 6 PTS 4/4
11/12/34 139 Pete Leone 140 1 50.0 1 0 - 2 TKO 3/6
1/29/35 143.5 Johnny Birek 144 5 27.8 11 2 - 18 PTS 6/6
2/25/35 143 Ray Eberle 142 2 25.0 4 2 - 8 PTS 6/6
3/13/35 Stanley Nagy 1 100.0 0 0 1 PTS 4/4
4/8/35 144.5 George Schlee 142 1 11.1 8 0 - 9 KO 1/6
4/25/35 143.5 Ralph Gizzy 139 1 12.5 5 2 8 UD 4/4
6/3/35 146.5 Ray Eberle 2 145.5 3 30.0 5 2 10 PTS 6/6
6/10/35 142.5 Ralph Gizzy 2 142 2 20.0 6 2 10 PTS 6/6
7/9/35 144.7 Teddy Movan 147.7 6 75.0 0 2 8 PTS 4/4
7/29/35 145.5 Ray Eberle 3 147.5 4 33.3 6 2 12 PTS 5/5
8/19/35 147.2 Teddy Movan 2 147.5 7 70.0 1 2 10 SD 4/4
9/9/35 147 George Liggins 145 0 0.0 2 0 2 PTS 4/4
9/10/35 147 Johnny Yurcini 1 50.0 1 0 2 PTS 6/6
10/7/35 149 Johnny Yurcini 2 143 1 25.0 3 0 4 PTS 6/6
10/14/35 147.5 Teddy Movan 3 150 8 72.7 1 2 11 PTS 6/6
11/18/35 150 Steve Walters 150 3 100.0 0 0 3 PTS 6/6
1/27/36 149 Johnny Yurcini 3 148.5 1 20.0 4 0 5 TKO 4/6
2/3/36 152 Louis Cook 152.5 14 48.3 10 5 29 PTS 6/6
2/17/36 151.7 Louis Cook 2 150 14 46.7 11 5 30 PTS 8/8
3/16/36 152 Steve Nickleash 155 2 25.0 5 1 8 PTS 6/6
4/13/36 155 Steve Nickleash 2 155 2 22.2 6 1 9 PTS 6/6
4/27/36 157 General Burrows 155 10 71.4 4 0 14 PTS 6/6
5/19/36 Dick Ambrose 5 29.4 11 1 17 PTS 6/6
5/27/36 156 Honey Boy Jones 160 18 66.7 9 0 27 PTS 8/8
6/3/36 155 Honey Boy Jones 2 157 18 64.3 10 0 28 PTS 10/10
6/15/36 154 General Burrows 2 149.5 10 66.7 5 0 15 PTS 8/8
7/30/36 157 Teddy Movan 4 155 13 72.2 2 3 18 PTS 8/8
8/10/36 155.5 Teddy Movan 5 155 13 68.4 3 3 19 PTS 8/8
9/8/36 151 Honey Boy Jones 3 154.5 22 66.7 11 0 33 PTS 10/10
9/21/36 156.5 Roscoe Manning 166 22 56.4 13 4 39 TKO 5/10
10/19/36 156.5 Charley Weise 163 10 27.8 22 4 36 PTS 10/10
10/22/36 154 Ralph Chong 160 38 55.9 27 3 68 PTS 10/10
12/2/36 158 Jimmy Brown 160.7 13 65.0 5 2 20 TKO 9/10
12/28/36 156 Fritzie Zivic 149.5 48 70.6 16 4 68 SD 10/10
3/11/37 160 Babe Risko 160.7 42 65.6 14 8 64 UD 10/10
5/3/37 161 Vince Dundee 157.2 114 79.2 17 13 144 UD 10/10
5/27/37 161.5 Oscar Rankin 162.5 33 55.9 23 3 59 SD 10/10
6/30/37 161 Teddy Yarosz 161 88 93.6 4 2 94 SD 12/12
8/3/37 Ralph Chong 2 38 49.4 36 3 77 TKO 6/10
8/13/37 160 Young Corbett III 157 115 78.2 10 22 147 PTS 10/10
9/30/37 162 Teddy Yarosz 2 161 88 92.6 5 2 95 SD 15/15
11/8/37 163.5 Young Corbett III 2 158.2 116 78.4 10 22 148 UD 10/10
12/16/37 163 Solly Krieger 162.5 61 76.3 13 6 80 UD 12/12
4/4/38 167.5 Domenico Ceccarelli 170.5 23 46.9 20 6 49 PTS 10/10
5/10/38 169.5 Erich Seelig 165.5 38 74.5 9 4 51 PTS 10/10
7/25/38 160 Teddy Yarosz 161 91 89.2 9 2 102 PTS 12/12
9/14/38 169 Ray Actis 166 29 69.0 8 5 42 TKO 8/10
11/28/38 165.2 Solly Krieger 2 163 71 77.2 15 6 92 UD 12/12
1/6/39 167.7 Fred Apostoli 160.5 34 91.9 3 0 37 UD 10/10
2/10/39 167 Fred Apostoli 2 161 34 89.5 4 0 38 UD 15/15
5/12/39 170.2 Solly Krieger 166 75 76.5 16 7 98 UD 12/12
7/13/39 170.5 Light H Melio Bettina 173.2 44 84.6 6 2 52 UD 15/15
8/14/39 173 Gus Dorazio 186 39 83.0 7 1 47 TKO 8/10
9/25/39 171.5 Light H Melio Bettina 2 174.2 45 83.3 7 2 54 UD 15/15
11/17/39 171.2 Light H Gus Lesnevich 174.5 44 83.0 4 5 53 UD 15/15
1/10/40 173.5 Henry Cooper 190 29 25.0 19 2 50 UD 12/12
6/5/40 173.5 Gus Lesnevich 2 173.5 45 81.8 5 5 55 UD 15/15
9/6/40 174 Bob Pastor 180.7 40 81.6 5 4 49 KO 13/15
10/18/40 172.7 Al McCoy 181.5 68 77.3 15 5 88 UD 10/10
11/29/40 174.2 Lee Savold 186.7 53 71.6 20 1 74 UD 12/12
2/27/41 182 Ira Hughes 179 10 43.5 9 4 23 TKO 4/10
3/6/41 181 Danny Hassett 204 37 69.8 12 4 53 KO 5/15
4/4/41 178 Gunmar Barlund 194.5 41 77.4 12 0 53 TKO 8/10
5/26/41 180 Buddy Knox 190 89 80.9 16 5 110 TKO 8/10
6/18/41 174 Heavy Joe Louis 199.5 49 98.0 1 0 50 KO 13/15
1/12/42 182 Henry Cooper 2 197 31 46.3 34 2 67 UD 12/12
1/28/42 183 JD Turner 227.5 24 52.2 19 3 46 PTS 10/10
2/13/42 175.7 Tony Zale 164.2 51 75.0 15 2 68 UD 12/12
6/19/46 182 Heavy Joe Louis 2 207 54 98.2 1 0 55 KO 8/15
11/15/48 190 Mike O'Dowd 201.5 5 35.7 8 1 14 TKO 9/10
11/25/48 188 Jackie Lyons 184 25 59.5 15 2 42 KO 9/10
Name: Harry Greb Date of Birth: 6 June 1894 Weight at 25: 163
Record
W % L D NC T
5/29/13 Frank Kirkwood - - - - - NWS 6/6
7/19/13 Battling Murphy 0 0.0 1 0 1 TKO 2/6
8/13/13 Lloyd Crutcher - - - - - KO 1/6
10/11/13 Harvey Evans 0 0.0 1 0 1 NWS 6/6
10/22/13 Mike Milko - - - - - NWS 6/6
11/17/13 Mike Milko 2 1 - - - 1 NWS 6/6
11/29/13 142 Joe Chip 156 3 75.0 1 0 - 4 KO 2/6
12/6/13 Battling Sherbine 0 0.0 1 0 1 NWS 6/6
12/12/13 Terry Nelson 5 22.7 7 10 - 22 KO 3/6
1/1/14 Whitey Wenzel 0 0.0 2 0 2 NWS 6/6
1/9/14 Whitey Wenzel 2 0 0.0 3 0 3 NWS 6/6
3/2/14 Mickey Rodgers 0 0.0 1 0 1 DQ 5/8
4/14/14 Fay Keiser - - - - 0 NWS 6/6
5/13/14 Fay Keiser 2 0 0.0 1 0 1 NWS 6/6
5/25/14 George Lewis 1 100.0 0 0 1 NWS 6/6
6/15/14 Walter Monaghan 0 0.0 5 0 5 NWS 6/6
6/29/14 Irish Gorgas 1 20.0 4 0 5 NWS 6/6
7/20/14 John Foley 1 50.0 1 0 2 NWS 6/6
7/27/14 George Lewis 2 1 33.3 1 1 3 NWS 10/10
8/10/14 Irish Gorgas 2 1 20.0 4 0 5 NWS 6/6
8/31/14 John Foley 2 1 33.3 2 0 3 NWS 6/6
9/26/14 Jack Fink 2 50.0 2 0 4 NWS 6/6
11/14/14 Terry Martin 45 60.0 16 14 75 NWS 6/6
12/7/14 170.2 Joe Borrell 167.7 28 90.3 3 0 31 NWS 6/6
1/1/15 Bill Donovan 0 0.0 4 1 5 NWS 6/6
1/8/15 Howard Truesdale 0 0.0 2 0 2 NWS 6/6
1/12/15 Billy Miske 7 87.5 0 1 8 NWS 6/6
1/25/15 Jack Blackburn 30 73.2 4 7 41 NWS 6/6
2/10/15 Harry Baker 1 50.0 1 0 2 NWS 6/6
3/6/15 Tommy Mack - - - - 0 NWS 6/6
3/13/15 Jack Lavin 0 0.0 2 0 2 NWS 6/6
3/25/15 Harry Baker 2 1 50.0 1 0 2 NWS 6/6
4/22/15 Joe Borrell 2 28 90.3 3 0 31 NWS 6/6
5/31/15 Fay Keiser 3 3 75.0 1 0 4 NWS 6/6
6/25/15 Fay Keiser 4 4 80.0 1 0 5 NWS 10/10
7/12/15 Tommy Gavigan 12 63.2 4 3 19 NWS 6/6
7/21/15 George Hauser 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 6/6
7/22/15 Fay Keiser 5 4 66.7 1 1 6 NWS 10/10
8/23/15 Al Rogers 22 55.0 10 8 40 NWS 6/6
9/13/15 Al Rogers 2 22 55.0 10 8 40 NWS 6/6
10/18/15 George Chip 24 80.0 5 1 30 NWS 6/6
11/16/15 158 Tommy Gibbons 158 8 100.0 0 0 8 NWS 10/10
12/16/15 Kid Graves 13 72.2 2 3 18 TKO 2/6
2/26/16 Walter Monaghan 2 0 0.0 5 0 5 NWS 6/6
4/1/16 Kid Manuel 2 40.0 2 0 1 5 NWS 6/6
4/27/15 Grant Kid Clark 1 11.1 7 1 9 NC 5/10
6/3/16 Kid Manuel 2 3 50.0 3 0 6 KO 1/6
6/26/16 George Chip 2 30 78.9 7 1 38 NWS 10/10
8/7/16 Al Grayber 25 96.2 1 0 26 NWS 6/6
8/28/16 Jerry Cole 2 66.7 1 0 3 NWS 6/6
9/4/16 Fay Keiser 6 8 88.9 1 0 9 PTS 10/10
10/16/16 Jackie Clark 20 57.1 5 10 35 PTS 10/10
10/21/16 Harry Baker 3 1 20.0 3 1 5 NWS 6/6
11/4/16 KO Sweeney 17 60.7 8 3 28 NWS 6/6
11/8/16 Willie Brennan 32 25.0 3 3 38 NWS 10/10
11/14/16 Jackie Clark 2 20 55.6 6 10 36 KO 3/10
11/17/16 164 Willie Brennan 2 158.5 32 82.1 3 4 39 NWS 10/10
11/24/16 163 Tommy Burke 159 3 42.9 2 2 7 NWS 10/10
11/27/16 George KO Brown 11 42.3 12 3 26 NWS 6/6
12/26/16 160.5 Bob Moha 167 13 68.4 3 3 19 NWS 10/10
1/1/17 Joe Borrell 3 29 85.3 5 0 34 NWS 6/6
1/13/17 Eddie Coleman 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 2/10
1/20/17 Jules Richie 1 100.0 0 0 1 TKO 4/6
1/29/17 Fay Keiser 7 9 69.2 3 1 13 PTS 20/20
2/10/17 Mike Gibbons 42 89.4 1 4 47 NWS 6/6
2/12/17 161.2 Willie Brennan 3 161.2 32 82.1 3 4 39 NWS 10/10
3/5/17 Frankie Brennan 2 66.7 1 0 3 NWS 6/6
3/20/17 Tommy Gavigan 2 12 60.0 5 3 20 TKO 5/6
3/23/17 Young Hernman Miller 2 22.2 6 1 9 TKO 5/10
4/2/17 Young Ahearn 19 67.9 7 2 28 KO 1/6
4/14/17 Al Rogers 3 23 50.0 15 8 46 NWS 10/10
4/16/17 Zulu Kid 17 94.4 1 0 18 NWS 6/6
4/30/17 Al McCoy 30 81.1 4 3 37 NWS 10/10
5/3/17 Jackie Clark 3 20 52.6 8 10 38 PTS 20/20
5/9/17 Harry Baker 4 2 33.3 4 0 6 KO 5/10
5/19/17 155.5 Jeff Smith 164.5 23 85.2 3 1 27 NWS 10/10
5/22/17 George Chip 3 34 79.1 8 1 43 NWS 10/10
6/14/17 Frank Mantell 35 43.8 21 24 80 KO 1/10
7/2/17 Buck Crouse 64 85.3 7 4 75 TKO 6/10
7/30/17 165 Jack Dillon 158.5 86 86.9 3 10 99 NWS 10/10
9/6/17 Battling Levinsky 37 77.1 5 6 48 NWS 10/10
9/11/17 Jeff Smith 2 25 86.2 3 1 29 NWS 10/10
9/14/17 162 Jack London 176 1 33.3 1 1 3 TKO 9/10
9/17/17 George KO Brown 2 12 44.4 12 3 27 TKO 9/10
9/22/17 Battling Kopin 6 54.5 2 1 2 11 TKO 3/10
9/25/17 163.5 Johnny Howard 163.5 29 74.4 7 3 39 TKO 9/10
10/6/17 Billy Kramer 3 33.3 3 3 9 NWS 6/6
10/11/17 161.5 Gus Christie 164.5 26 72.2 7 3 36 NWS 10/10
10/19/17 Len Rowlands 12 60.0 5 3 20 NWS 10/10
10/23/17 Gus Christie 2 26 72.2 7 3 36 PTS 8/8
11/2/17 162 Soldier Bartfield 147.5 32 91.4 3 0 35 NWS 10/10
11/19/17 159 George Chip 4 158 36 80.0 8 1 45 NWS 10/10
12/3/17 161 Willie Mehan 187 57 56.4 11 33 101 NWS 6/6
12/5/17 George Ashe 16 76.2 3 2 21 NWS 10/10
12/8/17 Terry Martin 2 45 57.0 20 14 79 KO 3/10
12/17/17 Gus Christie 3 26 70.3 8 3 37 NWS 12/12
1/4/18 Terry Kellar 26 44.1 25 8 59 NWS 10/10
1/14/18 Battling Kopin 2 6 66.7 3 0 9 KO 1/10
1/21/18 Augie Ratner 13 100.0 0 0 13 PTS 20/20
1/29/18 170 Zulu Kid 2 170 17 73.9 6 0 23 NWS 14/15
2/4/18 Jack Hubbard 0 0.0 6 1 7 KO 3/10
2/18/18 170 Bob Moha 2 161.5 13 61.9 5 3 21 PTS 10/10

2/25/18 155.5 Middle Mike O' Dowd 156 23 88.5 2 1 26 NWS 10/10
3/4/18 Jack Dillon 2 88 85.4 3 12 103 NWS 12/12
3/11/18 160 Mike McTigue 158 22 78.6 5 1 28 NWS 10/10
3/18/18 161 Willie Langford 153 9 60.0 4 2 15 NWS 6/6
5/13/18 Al McCoy 2 31 73.8 7 4 42 NWS 10/10
5/15/18 167 Clay Turner 171 11 78.6 3 0 14 NWS 15/15
5/20/18 Soldier Bartfield 2 34 91.9 3 0 37 NWS 10/10
9/24/18 Gunboat Smith 49 68.1 17 6 72 NWS 6/6
6/20/18 Zulu Kid 3 18 78.3 5 0 23 NWS 6/6
6/24/18 Frank Carbone 12 66.7 6 0 18 NWS 15/15
7/4/18 Bob Moha 3 13 59.1 6 3 22 NWS 10/10
7/27/18 Eddie McGoorty 58 76.3 9 9 76 PTS 10/10
8/6/18 Battling Levinsky 2 39 70.9 6 10 55 NWS 6/6
8/9/18 165 Clay Turner 2 163 13 92.9 1 0 14 NWS 8/8
9/21/18 150 Billy Miske 2 174 23 88.5 1 2 26 NWS 10/10
1/14/19 Leo Houck 70 81.4 9 7 86 PTS 12/12
1/20/19 Young Fisher 15 65.2 8 0 23 NWS 10/10
1/23/19 Paul Samson Koerner 3 42.9 2 2 7 NWS 10/10
1/31/19 176 Tommy Robson 29 69.0 11 2 42 NWS 10/10
2/3/19 Len Rowlands 2 12 60.0 5 3 20 TKO 4/10
2/10/19 Bill Brennan 26 81.3 3 3 32 NWS 10/10
2/17/19 164.5 Battling Levinsky 3 175 40 70.2 7 10 57 NWS 10/10
2/28/19 Chuck Wiggins 6 75.0 2 0 8 NWS 12/12
3/3/19 Chuck Wiggins 2 6 75.0 2 0 8 NWS 8/8
3/6/19 Leo Houck 2 73 80.2 10 8 91 NWS 6/6
3/17/19 Bill Brennan 2 26 81.3 3 3 32 NWS 10/10
3/25/19 Happy Howard 4 66.7 2 0 6 NWS 10/10
3/31/19 Billy Miske 3 26 89.7 1 2 29 NWS 10/10
4/2/19 Tommy Madden 2 33.3 3 1 6 KO 2/10
4/7/19 Young Fisher 2 15 65.2 8 0 23 NWS 10/10
4/8/19 164 George Davis 183 21 72.4 8 0 29 NWS 10/10
4/25/19 Leo Houck 3 74 80.4 10 8 92 NWS 10/10
5/6/19 Clay Turner 3 16 88.9 2 0 18 PTS 12/12
5/8/19 166 Willie Mehan 2 198.5 65 57.0 14 35 114 NWS 10/10
5/13/19 163 Bartley Madden 175 9 81.8 1 1 11 NWS 10/10
5/26/19 Tommy Robson 2 29 67.4 12 2 43 NWS 10/10
6/16/19 Joe Borrell 32 84.2 6 0 38 TKO 5/6
6/18/19 Happy Howard 2 2 33.3 3 1 6 NWS 10/10
6/20/19 Yankee Gilbert 0 0.0 4 0 4 TKO 4/10
6/23/09 Mike Gibbons 2 48 90.6 1 4 53 NWS 10/10
7/4/19 Bill Brennan 3 26 78.8 4 3 33 PTS 15/15
7/16/19 George KO Brown 3 14 42.4 14 5 33 NWS 10/10
7/24/19 Joe Chip 11 55.0 5 4 20 NWS 12/12
8/11/19 Terry Kellar 2 26 42.6 27 8 61 PTS 15/15
8/23/19 Bill Brennan 4 26 76.5 5 3 34 NWS 10/10
9/1/19 Jeff Smith 31 86.1 4 1 36 NWS 12/12
9/18/19 Silent Martin 29 69.0 12 1 42 NWS 8/8
10/13/19 Sailor Ed Petroskey 14 29.8 18 15 47 NWS 6/6
11/17/19 George KO Brown 4 14 40.0 16 5 35 NWS 12/12
11/24/19 Larry Williams 16 59.3 10 1 27 NWS 10/10
11/27/19 Zulu Kid 4 18 66.7 8 1 27 NWS 10/10
11/28/19 163 Soldier Jones 171 3 50.0 3 0 6 KO 5/10
12/10/19 167 Clay Turner 4 174 17 85.0 3 0 20 NWS 10/10
12/12/19 Mike McTigue 2 26 78.8 6 1 33 NWS 10/10
12/15/19 166 Billy Kramer 2 159 5 29.4 11 1 17 NWS 10/10
12/22/19 Clay Turner 5 18 85.7 3 0 21 NWS 6/6
2/6/20 Zulu Kid 5 19 65.5 9 1 29 NWS 10/10
2/21/20 167 Bob Roper 182 3 42.9 3 1 7 NWS 10/10
3/9/20 Clay Turner 6 19 82.6 4 0 23 NWS 12/12
3/17/20 Tommy Robson 3 29 65.9 12 3 44 PTS 12/12
3/22/20 Larry Williams 2 17 56.7 12 1 30 NWS 10/10
3/25/20 George KO Brown 5 14 35.9 19 6 39 PTS 12/12
4/5/20 Bob Roper 2 4 50.0 3 1 8 PTS 12/12
5/15/20 Tommy Gibbons 2 17 94.4 0 1 18 NWS 10/10
6/2/20 Clay Turner 7 21 84.0 4 0 25 NWS 8/8
6/28/20 166 Frank Carbone 2 159 15 65.2 7 1 23 NWS 10/10
7/5/20 Bob Moha 4 14 58.3 7 3 24 NWS 12/12
7/8/20 Larry Williams 3 17 53.1 14 1 32 NWS 10/10
7/31/20 Tommy Gibbons 3 18 94.7 0 1 19 NWS 10/10
8/14/20 Bob Moha 5 14 58.3 7 3 24 NWS 10/10
8/28/20 Ted Jamieson 4 44.4 5 0 9 NWS 10/10
9/22/20 Ted Jamieson 2 3 37.5 5 0 8 TKO 6/10
10/21/20 Gunboat Smith 2 53 60.9 24 10 87 KO 1/10
10/28/20 164 Mickey Shannon 191 4 57.1 2 1 7 NWS 10/10
11/10/20 Bartley Madden 2 10 76.9 2 1 13 NWS 10/10
11/22/20 Bob Moha 6 14 58.3 7 3 24 NWS 10/10
12/11/20 Jack Duffy 8 80.0 2 0 10 TKO 6/10
12/21/20 Bob Roper 3 7 50.0 5 2 14 PTS 10/10
12/25/20 Jeff Smith 2 38 86.4 5 1 44 NWS 10/10
1/20/21 161 Johnny Celmars 158 15 48.4 12 4 31 NWS 10/10
1/29/21 170 Pal Reed 154 10 71.4 3 1 14 PTS 10/10
2/25/21 Jeff Smith 3 38 86.4 5 1 44 PTS 10/10
3/16/21 165 Jack Renault 187 13 86.7 1 1 15 NWS 10/10
4/1/21 161.5 Happy Littleton 160.5 16 94.1 1 0 17 NWS 15/15
4/6/21 167 Jack Renault 2 182 14 87.5 1 1 16 NWS 10/10
4/11/21 168.5 Soldier Jones 2 175 10 55.6 8 0 18 KO 4/10
5/4/21 169.5 Bartley Madden 3 184 11 73.3 3 1 15 NWS 10/10
5/13/21 Jimmy Darcy 33 37.1 24 32 89 PTS 10/10
5/20/21 Jeff Smith 4 41 85.4 6 1 48 PTS 15/15
8/29/21 Kid Norfolk 36 85.7 5 1 42 NWS 10/10
9/5/21 162 Chuck Wiggins 7 165 16 72.7 4 2 22 NWS 10/10
9/20/21 164.5 Joe Cox 199.5 10 52.6 9 0 19 PTS 12/12
10/24/21 166.5 Jimmy Darcy 2 161.5 35 36.8 27 33 95 PTS 10/10
11/4/21 161.7 Charley Weinert 186 28 90.3 3 0 31 PTS 15/15
11/11/21 164 Billy Shade 172 37 56.9 10 18 65 NWS 10/10
11/25/21 Homer Smith 31 83.8 6 0 37 TKO 5/12
12/6/21 Fay Keiser 8 12 57.1 6 3 21 NWS 8/8
12/23/21 168.5 Whitey Allen 176 6 42.9 8 0 14 TKO 6/10
1/2/22 161.5 Chuck Wiggins 8 173 20 74.1 5 2 27 NWS 10/10
2/1/22 163 Hugh Walker 189 5 27.8 8 5 18 NWS 10/10

2/20/22 164 Jeff Smith 5 163 46 46.0 7 2 55 NWS 10/10
3/13/22 163.5 Tommy Gibbons 4 171 39 92.9 2 1 42 PTS 15/15
5/12/22 168 Al Roberts 175 18 78.3 5 0 23 KO 6/10
5/23/22 162.2 Gene Tunney 174.5 41 97.6 0 1 42 UD 15/15
6/26/22 165 Hugh Walker 2 181 5 23.8 9 7 21 NWS 10/10
7/10/22 167 Tommy Loughran 163.5 15 93.8 1 0 16 NWS 8/8
9/26/22 173 Al Benedict 210 9 26.5 25 0 34 TKO 2/10
9/29/22 Bob Roper 4 21 51.2 15 5 41 NWS 10/10
10/27/22 167 Larry Williams 4 183 17 44.7 20 1 38 TKO 4/12
11/10/22 168 Bob Roper 5 180 21 50.0 16 5 42 PTS 12/12
1/1/23 164 Bob Roper 6 188 21 48.8 17 5 43 NWS 10/10
1/15/23 168.2 Tommy Loughran 2 165 15 93.8 1 0 16 NWS 10/10
1/22/23 166.5 Billy Shade 2 166 43 57.3 14 18 75 NWS 12/12
1/30/23 166 Tommy Loughran 3 166 15 93.8 1 0 16 PTS 15/15
2/5/23 166.7 Pal Reed 2 157.5 16 55.2 12 1 29 NWS 12/12
2/16/23 165 Young Fisher 3 159.5 24 42.9 26 6 56 PTS 12/12
2/23/23 165.5 Gene Tunney 2 174 47 95.9 1 1 49 PTS 15/15
6/16/23 Len Rowlands 12 48.0 10 3 25 KO 3/10
8/31/23 158 Middle Johnny Wilson 158 59 79.7 13 2 74 PTS 15/15
10/4/23 Jimmy Darcy 3 42 34.1 44 37 123 NWS 10/10
10/22/23 168 Lou Bogash 163 67 79.8 6 11 84 NWS 12/12
11/5/23 166 Soldier Jones 3 17 50.0 17 0 34 NWS 10/10
12/3/23 161 Middle Bryan Downey 158.5 39 66.1 8 12 59 UD 10/10
12/10/23 171.5 Gene Tunney 3 175 50 96.2 1 1 52 UD 15/15
12/25/23 168 Tommy Loughran 5 168.5 19 86.4 2 1 22 PTS 10/10
1/18/24 158.5 Middle Johnny Wilson 2 159.2 62 79.5 14 2 78 UD 15/15
2/22/24 164 Jack Reeves 165 29 54.7 9 15 53 PTS 4/4
3/24/24 Fay Keiser 9 19 52.8 13 4 36 TKO 12/15
4/19/24 172.7 Kid Norfolk 2 172.5 52 82.5 8 3 63 DQ 6/10
5/5/24 Jackie Clark 44 51.2 24 18 86 TKO 2/12
5/12/24 Pal Reed 3 20 51.3 17 2 39 PTS 10/10
6/12/24 Martin Burke 31 60.8 16 4 51 NWS 10/10
6/16/24 Frank Moody 90 67.7 34 9 133 KO 6/10
6/26/24 159.5 Ted Moore 160 19 76.0 6 0 25 UD 15/15
8/21/24 167 Tiger Flowers 161.5 63 85.1 8 3 74 NWS 10/10
9/3/24 163.5 Jimmy Slattery 163 48 98.0 1 0 49 PTS 6/6
9/15/24 172 Billy Hirsch 155 6 100.0 0 0 6 TKO 8/10
9/17/24 166 Gene Tunney 4 175 56 96.6 1 1 58 NWS 10/10
11/11/24 Ray Nelson 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 3/6
11/17/24 Jimmy Delaney 28 77.8 3 5 36 PTS 10/10
11/25/24 Frankie Ritz 1 25.0 3 0 4 TKO 3/10
1/1/25 Augie Ratner 2 29 56.9 17 5 51 PTS 10/10
1/9/25 166 Bob Sage 158 18 85.7 2 1 21 NWS 10/10
1/19/25 162.5 Johnny Papke 168 2 40.0 2 1 5 TKO 7/12
1/30/25 167.5 Jimmy Delaney 2 171 28 75.7 4 5 37 NWS 10/10
2/17/25 Billy Britton 11 52.4 7 3 21 PTS 10/10
2/23/25 Young Fisher 4 26 34.2 38 12 76 DQ 6/10
3/27/25 167.5 Gene Tunney 5 181 59 96.7 1 1 61 NWS 10/10
4/17/25 168.5 Johnny Wilson 164.5 64 77.1 17 2 83 PTS 10/10
4/24/25 170 Jack Reddick 171 21 72.4 5 3 29 PTS 10/10
5/1/25 169.5 Quintin Romero Rojas 195.5 15 65.2 5 3 23 PTS 10/10
5/6/25 168 Billy Britton 2 165 12 52.2 8 3 23 PTS 12/12
5/29/25 Tommy Burns 2 28.6 5 0 7 NWS 10/10
6/1/25 Soldier Buck 6 37.5 9 1 16 NWS 10/10
6/5/25 Jimmy Nuss 13 65.0 7 0 20 KO 4/10
7/2/25 159 Mickey Walker 152 37 84.1 7 0 44 UD 15/15
7/16/25 Maxie Rosenbloom 24 75.0 3 5 32 NWS 10/10
7/22/25 167.5 Billy Britton 3 172 12 50.0 9 3 24 PTS 10/10
7/27/25 Ralph Brooks 14 77.8 2 2 18 NWS 10/10
7/31/25 Otis Bryant 161.5 1 33.3 1 1 3 TKO 3/10
8/4/25 Ed Smith 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 4/10
8/12/25 159.5 Pat Walsh 161.5 8 34.8 12 3 23 TKO 2/10
8/17/25 Tommy Burns 2 25.0 5 1 8 NWS 10/10
10/13/25 166 Tony Marullo 167.5 25 61.0 14 2 41 PTS 10/10
11/13/25 169 Tony Marullo 2 168 25 59.5 15 2 42 PTS 15/15
12/14/25 166 Soldier Buck 2 190 6 33.3 11 1 18 PTS 8/8
1/11/26 170.5 Roland Todd 165.5 60 81.1 11 3 74 PTS 12/12
1/19/26 166 Joe Lohman 175 11 33.3 20 2 33 PTS 10/10
1/26/26 Ted Moore 2 24 66.7 9 3 36 PTS 10/10
1/29/26 Buck Holley 26 59.1 11 7 44 TKO 5/10
2/3/26 164 Jimmy Delaney 3 172 34 75.6 5 6 45 PTS 10/10
2/12/26 169 Owen Phelps 163 7 100.0 0 0 7 PTS 10/10
2/26/26 159.5 Middle Tiger Flowers 2 158.5 96 85.7 12 4 112 PTS 15/15
6/1/26 168.5 Art Weigand 167.2 28 65.1 6 9 43 PTS 10/10
6/15/26 165.2 Allentown Joe Gans 157.5 25 61.0 9 7 41 UD 10/10
8/19/26 159 Middle Tiger Flowers 3 159.2 102 86.4 12 4 118 PTS 15/15
Name: Sugar Ray Leonard Date of Birth: 17-May-56 Weight at 25: 153
Record
W % L D NC T
2/5/77 141.2 Luis Vega 141 8 36.4 11 3 22 UD 6/6
5/14/77 141 Willie Rodriguez 139 10 90.9 1 0 11 UD 6/6
6/10/77 142 Vinnie DeBarros 142 15 78.9 4 0 19 TKO 3/6
9/24/77 142.7 Frank Santore 138.7 27 87.1 3 1 31 KO 5/8
11/5/77 145 Augustin Estrada 139 7 36.8 12 0 - 19 KO 5/8
12/17/77 145 Hector Diaz 143.2 11 55.0 6 3 - 20 KO 2/8
2/4/78 143 Rocky Ramon 142.5 19 63.3 10 1 - 30 UD 8/8
3/1/78 145.7 Art McKnight 147 10 90.9 1 0 11 TKO 7/8
3/19/78 144.5 Javier Muniz 144 19 67.9 7 2 - 28 KO 1/8
4/13/78 147 Bobby Hayman 144 20 71.4 7 1 28 RTD 3/10

5/13/78 Randy Milton 12 66.7 4 2 18 TKO 8/8
6/3/78 147 Rafael Rodriguez 145.7 22 71.0 8 1 31 UD 10/10
7/18/78 146 Dick Ecklund 146 11 78.6 3 0 14 UD 10/10
9/9/78 146.7 Floyd Mayweather 146 16 94.1 1 0 17 TKO 10/10
10/6/78 147 Randy Shields 143.5 31 86.1 4 1 36 UD 10/10
11/3/78 146 Bernardo Prada 146.7 21 70.0 6 3 30 UD 10/10
12/9/78 149 Armando Muniz 151 44 75.9 13 1 58 RTD 6/10
1/11/79 146 Johnny Gant 144.7 44 75.9 11 3 58 TKO 8/12
2/11/79 149.5 Fernand Marcotte 155.5 48 81.4 8 3 59 TKO 8/10
3/24/79 148 Daniel Aldo Gonzalez 146 52 89.7 2 4 58 KO 1/10
4/21/79 144.5 Adolfo Viruet 147.2 16 84.2 3 0 19 UD 10/10
5/20/79 153 Marcos Geraldo 160 43 75.4 14 0 57 UD 10/10
6/24/79 151 Tony Chiaverini 153 30 88.2 3 1 34 RTD 4/10
8/12/79 147 Pete Ranzany 147 45 91.8 3 1 49 TKO 4/12
9/28/79 146 Andy Price 147 28 77.8 5 3 36 KO 1/12
11/30/79 146 Welter Wilfred Benitez 144.5 38 97.4 0 1 39 TKO 15/15
3/31/80 147 Welter Dave Green 147 33 94.3 2 0 35 KO 4/15
6/20/80 145 Welter Roberto Duran 145.5 71 98.6 1 0 72 UD 15/15
11/25/80 146 Welter Roberto Duran 2 146 72 98.6 1 0 73 TKO 8/15
3/28/81 145 Welter Larry Bonds 144.5 29 90.6 3 0 32 TKO 10/15
6/25/81 153 Light M Ayub Kalule 153 36 100.0 0 0 36 TKO 9/15
9/16/81 146 Welter Thomas Hearns 145 32 100.0 0 0 32 TKO 14/15
2/15/82 146 Welter Bruce Finch 145.2 29 87.9 3 1 33 TKO 3/15
5/11/84 149 Kevin Howard 150.5 20 80.0 4 1 25 TKO 9/10
4/6/87 160 Middle Marvin Hagler 160 62 93.9 2 2 66 SD 12/12
11/7/88 165 Light H Donny Lalonde 167 31 93.9 2 0 33 TKO 9/12
6/12/89 160 Super M Thomas Hearns 2 162.5 46 93.9 3 0 49 PTS 12/12
12/7/89 160 Super M Roberto Duran 3 158 85 92.4 7 0 92 UD 12/12
2/9/91 154 Light M Terry Norris 152.5 26 89.7 3 0 29 UD 12/12
3/1/97 159 Middle Hector Camacho 158.7 62 93.9 3 1 66 TKO 5/12
Name: Pernnell Whitaker Date of Birth: 2-Jan-64 Weight at 25: 135 (Lightweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
11/15/84 134.5 Farrain Comeaux 9 100.0 0 0 9 TKO 2/6
1/20/85 134.7 Danny Avery 134 6 54.5 3 2 11 TKO 4/6
3/13/85 136.5 Mike Golden 138 7 58.3 5 0 12 TKO 4
4/20/85 136 Nick Parker 134.5 13 72.2 4 1 18 UD 6/6
7/20/85 135 John Senegal 135 20 90.9 1 1 - 22 KO 2
8/29/85 140 Teddy Hatfield 14 53.8 12 0 - 26 KO 3
11/12/85 139.5 Jesus De La Cruz 139 1 14.3 6 0 - 7 KO 1
3/9/86 137.5 John Montes 138 29 90.6 3 0 32 UD 10/10
8/16/86 134 Rafael Williams 137 24 92.3 2 0 - 26 UD 10/10
10/9/86 135 Rafael Gandarilla 6 30.0 14 0 20 UD 10/10
12/20/86 136 Alfredo Layne 14 70.0 6 0 20 UD 10/10
3/28/87 134 Roger Mayweather 135 26 86.7 4 0 30 UD 12/12
6/28/87 137 Jim Flores 137 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 1
7/25/87 134.5 Miguel Santana 134.5 21 91.3 1 1 23 TKO 6/12
12/19/87 137 Davey Montana 137.2 17 68.0 8 0 25 TKO 4
3/12/88 134.7 Light Jose Luis Ramirez 135 100 94.3 6 0 106 SD 12/12
11/2/88 140 Antonio Carter 136 4 33.3 7 1 12 TKO 4/10
2/18/89 134.5 Light Greg Haugen 134 23 95.8 1 0 24 UD 12/12
4/30/89 134.5 Light Louie Lomeli 134.5 24 100.0 0 0 24 TKO 3/12
8/20/89 134.7 Light Jose Luis Ramirez 2 134 102 93.6 7 0 109 UD 12/12
12/11/89 Martin Galvan 7 28.0 16 2 25 TKO 3
2/3/90 134.7 Light Freddie Pendleton 135 24 55.8 16 3 43 UD 12/12
5/19/90 135 Light Azumah Nelson 134 32 97.0 1 0 33 UD 12/12
8/11/90 135 Light Juan Nazario 135 22 91.7 2 0 24 KO 1/12
11/22/90 141 Benjie Marquez 17 65.4 8 1 26 UD 10/10
2/23/91 135 Light Anthony Jones 135 26 89.7 2 1 29 UD 12/12
7/27/91 135 Light Policarpo Diaz 133.7 32 100.0 0 0 32 UD 12/12
10/5/91 135 Light Jorge Paez 135 38 84.4 3 4 45 UD 12/12
1/18/92 141 Harold Brazier 141 78 87.6 10 1 89 UD 10/10
5/22/92 148 Jerry Smith 147 12 48.0 13 0 25 KO 1
7/18/92 140 L Welter Rafael Pineda 139 28 96.6 1 0 29 UD 12/12
12/1/92 148 Ben Baez 147.5 7 63.6 4 0 11 KO 1/10
3/6/93 146.2 Welter James McGirt 147 59 95.2 2 1 62 UD 12/12
9/10/93 145 Welter Julio Cesar Chavez 142 87 100.0 0 0 87 PTS 12/12
4/9/94 147 Welter Santos Cardona 146.5 29 90.6 3 0 32 UD 12/12
10/1/94 147 Welter James McGirt 2 146 64 94.1 3 1 68 UD 12/12
4/4/95 153.7 Light M Julio Cesar Vasquez 153.7 53 98.1 1 0 54 UD 12/12
8/26/95 147 Welter Gary Jacobs 147 41 89.1 5 0 46 UD 12/12
11/18/95 147 Welter Jake Rodriguez 146.2 28 84.8 3 2 33 KO 6/12
4/12/96 147 Welter Wilfredo Rivera 147 23 95.8 0 1 24 SD 12/12
9/20/96 147 Welter Wilfredo Rivera 2 147 23 92.0 1 1 25 UD 12/12
1/24/97 147 Welter Diosbelys Hurtado 146 20 100.0 0 0 20 TKO 11/12
4/12/97 146.5 Welter Oscar De La Hoya 146.5 23 100.0 0 0 23 UD 12/12
10/17/97 149 Andrei Pestriaev 148.2 20 95.2 1 0 21 ND 12/12
2/20/99 147 Welter Felix Trinidad 147 33 100.0 0 0 33 UD 12/12
4/27/01 155 Carlos Bojorquez 153 14 66.7 2 5 21 TKO 4/10

Name: Mike Tyson Date of Birth: 30-Jun-66 Weight at 25: 220 (Heavyweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
3/6/85 214 Hector Mercedes 199.7 0 0.0 3 0 3 TKO 1/4
4/10/85 214.2 Trent Singleton 198.5 1 25.0 3 0 4 TKO 1/4
5/23/85 212 Don Halpin 212 9 33.3 18 0 27 KO 4/4
6/20/85 217 Ricardo Spain 184.5 1 100.0 0 0 1 KO 1/6
7/11/85 215.7 John Alderson 226.5 3 100.0 0 0 3 TKO 2/6
7/19/85 217.2 Larry Sims 217 3 13.6 16 3 22 KO 3/6
8/15/85 213.5 Lorenzo Canady 203.5 3 100.0 0 0 - 3 KO 1/6
9/5/85 219.5 Michael Johnson 196 11 68.8 5 0 16 KO 1/6
10/9/85 215.7 Donnie Long 215.7 15 83.3 3 0 18 TKO 1/6
10/25/85 217 Robert Colay 224.2 8 57.1 5 1 14 KO 1/8
11/1/85 221 Sterling Benjamin 227 5 41.7 6 1 12 TKO 1
11/13/85 219 Eddie Richardson 212 10 83.3 2 0 12 KO 1/8
11/22/85 221 Conroy Nelson 216 15 62.5 7 2 24 TKO 2
12/6/85 215 Sammy Scaff 250 13 68.4 6 0 19 TKO 1/10
12/27/85 219 Mark Young 206 8 57.1 6 0 14 TKO 1/10
1/11/86 217 David Jaco 210 19 79.2 5 0 24 TKO 1/10
1/24/86 215 Mike Jameson 236 14 60.9 9 0 23 TKO 5/8
2/16/86 217 Jesse Ferguson 211.7 14 93.3 1 0 15 TKO 6/10
3/10/86 220.5 Steve Zouski 210 25 73.5 9 0 34 KO 3/10
5/3/86 215 James Tillis 207.7 31 79.5 8 0 39 UD 10/10
5/20/86 215.2 Mitch Green 225 16 88.9 1 1 18 UD 10/10
6/13/86 217 Reggie Gross 218 17 81.0 4 0 21 TKO 1/10
6/28/86 217 William Hosea 215 12 80.0 3 0 15 KO 1/10
7/11/86 219.7 Lorenzo Boyd 198.2 14 73.7 5 0 19 KO 2/10
7/26/86 217 Marvis Frazier 210.5 16 94.1 1 0 17 KO 1/10
8/17/86 213 Jose Ribalta 211.5 23 85.2 3 1 27 TKO 10/10
9/6/86 221.5 Alonzo Ratliff 201 21 87.5 3 0 24 TKO 2/10
11/22/86 221.2 Heavy Trevor Berbick 218.5 31 86.1 4 1 36 TKO 2/12
3/7/87 219 Heavy James Smith 233 19 79.2 5 0 24 UD 12/12
5/30/87 218.7 Heavy Pinklon Thomas 217.7 29 93.5 1 1 31 TKO 6/12
8/1/87 221 Heavy Tony Tucker 221 35 100.0 0 0 35 UD 12/12
10/16/87 216 Heavy Tyrell Biggs 228.7 15 100.0 0 0 15 TKO 7/12
1/22/88 215.7 Heavy Larry Holmes 225.7 48 96.0 2 0 50 TKO 4/12
3/21/88 216.2 Heavy Tony Tubbs 238.2 24 96.0 1 0 25 TKO 2/12
6/27/88 218.2 Heavy Michael Spinks 212.2 31 100.0 0 0 31 KO 1/12
2/25/89 218 Heavy Frank Bruno 228 32 94.1 2 0 34 TKO 5/12
7/21/89 219.2 Heavy Carl Williams 218 22 91.7 2 0 24 TKO 1/12
2/11/90 220.5 Heavy James Buster Douglas 231.5 29 85.3 4 1 34 KO 10/12
6/16/90 217 Henry Tillman 215 20 83.3 4 0 24 KO 1/10
12/8/90 217.7 Alex Stewart 218 26 96.3 1 0 27 TKO 1/10
3/18/91 217 Donovan Ruddock 228 24 92.3 1 1 26 TKO 7/12
6/28/91 216 Donovan Ruddock (2) 238 24 88.9 2 1 27 UD 12/12
8/19/95 220 Peter McNeely 224 36 97.3 1 0 37 DQ 1/10
12/16/95 219 Buster Mathis Jr 224 20 100.0 0 0 20 KO 3/12
3/16/96 220 Heavy Frank Bruno (2) 247 40 90.9 4 0 44 TKO 3/12
9/7/96 219 Heavy Bruce Seldon 229 33 91.7 3 0 36 KO 1/10
11/9/96 222 Heavy Evander Holyfield 215 32 91.4 3 0 35 TKO 11/12
6/28/97 218 Heavy Evander Holyfield (2) 218 33 91.7 3 0 36 DQ 3/10
1/16/99 223 Francois Botha 233.7 39 97.5 1 0 40 KO 5/10
10/23/99 223 Orlin Norris 218 50 90.9 5 0 55 NC 1/10
1/29/00 223.5 Julius Francis 244.5 21 75.0 7 0 28 TKO 2/10
6/24/00 225 Lou Savarese 241.2 39 92.9 3 0 42 TKO 1/10
10/20/00 222 Andrew Golota 240 36 90.0 4 0 40 NC 3/10
10/13/01 239.7 Brian Nielsen 259.7 62 98.4 1 0 63 RTD 7/10
6/8/02 234 Heavy Lennox Lewis 249.2 39 92.9 2 1 42 KO 8/12
2/22/03 225.7 Clifford Etienne 222.7 24 92.3 1 1 26 KO 1/10
7/30/04 233 Danny Williams 265 31 91.2 3 0 34 KO 4/10
6/11/05 233 Kevin McBride 271 32 86.5 4 1 37 TKO 6/10

Name: Julio Cesar Chavez Date of Birth: 12-Jul-62 Weight at 25: 130 (Super Feather)
Record
W % L D NC T
2/5/80 Andres Felix - - - - 0 KO 6/6
3/3/80 Fidencio Cebreros - - - - 0 PTS 6/6
4/8/80 Ramon Flores - - - - 0 KO 3
5/20/80 Roberto Garcia 8 29.6 17 2 27 TKO 6
7/18/80 Tito Geraldo - - - - - 0 PTS 6/6
9/5/80 121 Miguel Cebrero - - - - - 0 PTS 10/10
9/22/80 Jesus Cuate Lara 0 0.0 4 0 - 4 PTS 10/10
10/13/80 Jesus Martinez - - - - - 0 KO 1
11/26/80 Andres Felix (2) 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 2
12/15/80 Roberto Flores (2) 1 20.0 4 0 5 KO 3
2/2/81 Julio Gaxiola 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 4
3/4/81 116 Miguel Ruiz 4 25.0 11 1 16 KO 1
5/8/81 117 Eduardo Lalo Acosta 4 66.7 2 0 6 KO 2
6/5/81 118 Victor Gamez 120 - - - - 0 KO 1
6/26/81 123 Fidel Navarro 125 - - - - 0 KO 1
7/10/81 123 Bobby Fernandez 124 - - - - 0 KO 3
7/27/81 122 Daniel Martinez 125 - - - - 0 KO 1
8/7/81 117 Jesus Cuate Lara (2) 118 0 0.0 7 0 7 KO 2/10
8/31/81 119 Daniel Felizardo 121 18 62.1 11 0 29 KO 3/10
9/25/81 117 Jorge Ramirez 27 65.9 10 4 41 KO 2
10/19/81 Jose Angel Medina 1 33.3 2 0 3 KO 6
12/17/81 129 Manuel Vasquez 23 54.8 18 1 42 KO 7
1/12/82 124 Ramon Luque - - - - 0 KO 1
1/29/82 Jesus Garcia 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 2
2/4/82 Ramon Peraza 1 16.7 5 0 6 KO 1
2/19/82 Carlos Bryant 2 28.6 3 2 7 KO 2

3/11/82 Johnny Jensen 15 50.0 11 4 30 KO 3
4/26/82 134 Benny Abarca 135 9 45.0 11 0 20 PTS 10/10
5/8/82 Juan Carlos Alvarado 3 42.9 4 0 7 KO 3
7/19/82 135 Gustavo Salgado 136 7 50.0 7 0 14 KO 2
8/20/82 Santos Rodriguez 4 50.0 3 1 8 KO 8
9/28/82 Jose Resendez 13 30.2 28 2 43 KO 6
10/23/82 135 Jerry Lewis 6 66.7 3 0 9 KO 5
12/11/82 134 Jerry Lewis (2) 6 60.0 4 0 10 KO 6
2/25/83 135 Othoniel Lopez 136 1 50.0 1 0 2 KO 4
4/4/83 135 Ernesto Herrera 135 22 55.0 15 3 40 KO 2
5/1/83 133 Javier Fragoso 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 4
6/15/83 133.5 Romero Sandoval 134 3 42.9 4 0 7 KO 2/10
7/16/83 135 Benny Abarca 135 9 40.9 13 0 22 KO 5
9/1/83 129.2 Adriano Arreola 128 21 84.0 4 0 25 PTS 10/10
12/30/83 134 Armando Flores - - - - 0 KO 3
5/4/84 135 Ramon Avitia 135 3 50.0 3 0 6 KO 6
6/13/84 Delfino Mendoza 3 33.3 6 0 9 KO 3
9/13/84 130 Super F Mario Martinez 129.7 33 91.7 1 2 36 TKO 8/12
1/1/85 Manuel Hernandez 13 81.3 1 2 16 TKO 3
4/19/85 129.5 Ruben Castillo 130 62 91.2 4 2 68 TKO 6/12
7/7/85 129.7 Roger Mayweather 130 21 91.3 2 0 23 TKO 2/12
9/21/85 130 Super F Dwight Pratchett 128.2 12 66.7 6 0 18 UD 12/12
12/19/85 135.5 Jeff Bumpus 135.5 19 86.4 3 0 22 TD 5/10
3/22/86 136.5 Roberto Collins Lindo 135.7 1 6.7 14 0 15 KO 2
5/15/86 129.7 Super F Faustino M Barrios 129.2 32 54.2 13 14 59 TKO 5/12
6/13/86 130 Refugio Rojas 129.5 28 70.0 12 0 40 TKO 7/12
8/3/86 130 Super F Rocky Lockridge 129 38 90.5 4 0 42 MD 12/12
12/12/86 129 Super F Juan La Porte 128.7 27 81.8 6 0 33 UD 12/12
4/18/87 135 Super F Francisco TD Cruz 130 27 96.4 1 0 28 TKO 3/12
8/21/87 129 Super F Danilo Cabrera 129 30 88.2 4 0 34 UD 12/12
11/21/87 134.7 Light Edwin Rosario 135 31 93.9 2 0 33 TKO 11/12
3/5/88 137.7 Nicky Perez 136.7 57 79.2 14 1 72 TKO 3/10
4/16/88 135 Light Rodolfo Aguilar 134.5 20 95.2 0 1 21 TKO 6/12
6/4/88 Rafael Limon 51 76.1 14 2 67 TKO 7
8/1/88 140 Vernon Buchanan 139 19 76.0 5 1 25 TKO 3/10
10/29/88 135 Light Jose Luis Ramirez 134 101 94.4 6 0 107 TD 11/12
5/13/89 140 Light W Roger Mayweather (2) 138.7 34 87.2 5 0 39 RTD 10/12
7/30/89 143.2 Kenny Vice 139.7 26 89.7 3 0 29 TKO 3/10
10/9/89 143 Rodolfo Batta 19 76.0 6 0 25 KO 1/10
10/27/89 Ramon Aramburu - - - - 0 KO 3
11/18/89 139.7 Light W Sammy Fuentes 139.7 21 75.0 6 1 28 TKO 10/12
12/16/89 140 Alberto DLM Cortes 139.7 44 100.0 0 0 44 TKO 3/12
3/17/90 139.5 Light W Meldrick Taylor 139.7 24 96.0 0 1 25 TKO 12/12
7/5/90 Akwei Addo 5 62.5 3 0 8 KO 2/10
8/18/90 Russel Mosley 4 50.0 3 1 8 KO 3/10
11/8/90 Jaime Balboa 44 78.6 12 0 56 TKO 4/10
12/8/90 139 Light W Kyung-Duk Ahn 139 29 96.7 1 0 30 TKO 3/12
3/18/91 139 Light W John Duplessis 139 36 97.3 1 0 37 TKO 4/12
4/26/91 145 Tommy Small 142 23 88.5 3 0 26 KO 4/10
9/14/91 140 Lonnie Smith 140 29 90.6 2 1 32 UD 12/12
11/12/91 142 Jorge Alberto Melian 142 26 78.8 4 3 33 KO 4/10
12/13/92 146 Ignacio Pedromo 1 100.0 0 0 1 TKO 8/10
3/13/92 144 Juan Soberanes 39 83.0 7 1 47 KO 4/10
4/10/92 139 Light W Angel Hernandez 139.5 37 94.9 0 2 39 TKO 5/12
8/1/92 140 Light W Frankie Mitchell 137.5 29 96.7 1 0 30 TKO 4/12
9/12/92 140 Light W Hector Camacho 140 40 97.6 1 0 41 UD 12/12
10/31/92 146 Bruce Pearson 10 47.6 10 1 21 KO 3/10
12/13/92 144 Marty Jakubowski 142 37 100.0 0 0 37 TKO 6/10
2/20/93 139.5 Light W Greg Haugen 140 32 88.9 4 0 36 TKO 5/12
4/10/93 142 Silvio Walter Rojas 144 20 80.0 4 1 25 KO 3/10
5/8/93 140 Light W Terrence Alli 139 52 85.2 7 2 61 TKO 6/12
9/10/93 142 Welter Pernell Whitaker 145 32 97.0 1 0 33 PTS 12/12
10/30/93 144 Mike Powell 145 14 63.6 8 0 22 KO 4/10
12/18/93 139.2 Light W Andy Holligan 140 21 100.0 0 0 21 TKO 5/12
1/29/94 140 Light W Frankie Randall 140 48 94.1 2 1 51 SD 12/12
5/7/94 140 Light W Frankie Randall (2) 140 49 94.2 2 1 52 TD 8/12
9/17/94 140 Light W Meldrick Taylor (2) 140 32 88.9 3 1 36 TKO 8/12
12/10/94 140 Light W Tony Lopez 139 45 90.0 4 1 50 TKO 10/12
4/8/95 140 Light W Giovanni Parisi 139 29 96.7 1 0 30 UD 12/12
7/29/95 144 Craig Houk 145 51 69.9 22 0 73 KO 1/10
9/16/95 140 Light W David Kamau 140 26 100.0 0 0 26 UD 12/12
2/9/96 144 Scott Walker 144 21 84.0 3 1 25 TKO 2/10
6/7/96 139 Light W Oscar De La Hoya 139 21 100.0 0 0 21 TKO 4/12
10/12/96 146 Joey Gamache 145 45 95.7 2 0 47 TKO 8/10
3/29/97 151 Tony Martin 149 34 85.0 5 1 40 UD 10/10
6/28/97 148 Larry LaCoursiere 146 22 75.9 6 1 29 UD 10/10
3/7/98 140 Light W Miguel Angel Gonzalez 140 42 97.7 1 0 43 PTS 12/12
6/25/98 150 Ken Sigurani 22 95.7 1 0 23 TKO 3/10
9/18/98 144.5 Welter Oscar DL Hoya (2) 146.5 28 100.0 0 0 28 TKO 8/12
4/1/99 147.5 Verdell Smith 143 37 56.1 27 2 66 TKO 4/10
7/10/99 147 Marty Jakubowski (2) 144 107 95.5 5 0 112 KO 4/10
10/2/99 146.5 Willy Wise 146 23 69.7 6 4 33 UD 10/10
12/18/99 147 Buck Smith 147 179 92.3 13 2 194 TKO 3/10
7/29/00 140 Light W Kostya Tszyu 139.5 24 96.0 1 0 25 TKO 6/10
11/24/01 152 Terry Thomas 154 31 83.8 4 2 37 TKO 2/10
11/22/03 150 Willy Wise (2) 154 26 65.0 10 4 40 TKO 2/10
5/22/04 145 Frankie Randall 146.5 58 79.5 14 1 73 UD 10/10
5/28/05 143 Ivan Robinson 143 32 74.4 9 2 43 UD 10/10
9/17/05 146 Grover Wiley 150.5 29 80.6 6 1 36 RTD 5/10

Name: Roy Jones Jr Date of Birth: 16-Jan-69 Weight at 25: 160 (Middleweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
5/6/89 157 Ricky Randall 153 4 22.2 14 0 18 TKO 2/8
6/11/89 155 Stephan Johnson 152.5 9 81.8 2 0 11 TKO 8/8
9/3/89 155 Ron Amundsen 151.5 16 88.9 1 1 18 TKO 7/8
11/30/89 157.5 David McCluskey 158 9 45.0 9 2 20 TKO 3/8
1/8/90 158 Joe Edens 154 12 52.2 11 0 23 KO 2/8
2/28/90 156.5 Billy Mitchem 150 4 30.8 8 1 13 TKO 2/8
3/28/90 159.2 Knox Brown 157.5 38 63.3 20 2 - 60 TKO 3/10
5/11/90 158.2 Ron Johnson 151 27 57.4 17 3 47 KO 2/10
7/14/90 160.5 Tony Waddles 156.2 0 0.0 2 0 2 KO 1
9/25/90 Rollin Williams 18 60.0 11 1 30 KO 4
11/8/90 Reggie Miller 26 68.4 12 0 38 TKO 5/10
1/31/91 154 Ricky Stackhouse 151.5 23 63.9 12 1 36 KO 1/10
4/13/91 158 Eddie Evans 158 10 83.3 2 0 12 TKO 3
8/3/91 153 Kevin Daigle 154 15 60.0 9 1 25 TKO 2
8/31/91 160 Lester Yarbrough 163 12 41.4 16 1 29 KO 8
1/10/92 158 Jorge Vaca 155 49 84.5 8 1 58 TKO 1/10
4/3/92 160 Art Serwano 160 17 77.3 4 1 22 TKO 1/10
6/30/92 159 Jorge Fernando Castro 156.5 70 93.3 3 2 75 UD 10/10
8/18/92 163 Glen Thomas 156.7 24 100.0 0 0 24 TKO 8/10
12/5/92 164 Percy Harris 163 15 83.3 3 0 18 TKO 4/12
2/13/93 164 Glen Wolfe 163.5 28 87.5 3 1 32 TKO 1/10
5/22/93 159.5 Middle Bernard Hopkins 159 22 95.7 1 0 23 UD 12/12
8/14/93 166 Thulani Malinga 165 35 81.4 8 0 43 KO 6/10
11/30/93 168 Fermin Chirino 167.7 12 57.1 7 2 21 UD 10/10
3/22/94 166 Danny Garcia 164.2 25 69.4 11 0 36 KO 6/10
5/27/94 159 Middle Thomas Tate 159.5 29 93.5 2 0 31 TKO 2/12
11/18/94 168 Super M James Toney 167 44 95.7 0 2 46 UD 12/12
3/18/95 167.5 Super M Antoine Byrd 167.5 26 83.9 4 1 31 TKO 1/12
6/24/95 168 Super M Vinny Pazienza 168 40 88.9 5 0 45 TKO 6/12
9/30/95 167.5 Super M Tony Thornton 165.7 37 84.1 6 1 44 TKO 3/12
1/12/96 171 Merqui Sosa 171 26 81.3 4 2 32 TKO 2/12
6/15/96 166 Super M Eric Lucas 165.7 19 82.6 2 2 23 RTD 11/12
10/4/96 167.5 Super M Bryant Brannon 168 16 100.0 0 0 16 TKO 2/12
11/22/96 173 Light H Mike McCallum 175 49 92.5 3 1 53 UD 12/12
3/21/97 175 Light H Montell Griffin 174 27 100.0 0 0 27 DQ 9/12
8/7/97 175 Light H Montell Griffin (2) 174 27 100.0 0 0 27 KO 1/12
4/25/98 177 Virgil Hill 176.5 43 95.6 2 0 45 KO 4/12
7/18/98 175 Light H Lou Del Valle 175 27 96.4 1 0 28 UD 12/12
11/14/98 171 Light H Otis Grant 172 31 93.9 1 1 33 TKO 10/12
1/9/99 175 Light H Richard Frazier 174 18 81.8 3 1 22 TKO 2/12
6/5/99 174 Light H Reggie Johnson 171 39 86.7 5 1 45 UD 12/12
1/15/00 175 Light H David Telesco 175 23 92.0 2 0 25 UD 12/12
5/13/00 173.5 Light H Richard Hall 174.5 24 96.0 1 0 25 TKO 11/12
9/9/00 173.5 Light H Eric Harding 173.7 19 95.0 0 1 20 RTD 10/12
2/24/01 174 Light H Derrick Harmon 175 20 95.2 1 0 21 RTD 10/12
7/28/01 173 Light H Julio Cesar Gonzalez 174.2 27 100.0 0 0 27 UD 12/12
2/2/02 172 Light H Glen Kelly 174.5 28 96.6 0 1 29 KO 7/12
9/7/02 174.7 Light H Clinton Woods 174 32 97.0 1 0 33 TKO 6/12
3/1/03 193 Heavy John Ruiz 226 38 88.4 4 1 43 UD 12/12
11/8/03 175 Light H Antonio Tarver 175 21 95.5 1 0 22 MD 12/12
5/15/04 174 Light H Antonio Tarver (2) 175 21 91.3 2 0 23 TKO 2/12
9/25/04 175 Light H Glen Johnson 174 40 78.4 9 2 51 KO 9/12
10/1/05 173 Light H Antonio Tarver (3) 175 23 88.5 3 0 26 UD 12/12
7/29/06 175 Prince Badi Ajamu 174.5 25 89.3 2 1 28 UD 12/12
7/14/07 175 Light H Anthony Hanshaw 175 21 95.5 0 1 22 UD 12/12
1/19/08 169.5 Felix Trinidad 170 42 95.5 2 0 44 UD 12/12
11/8/08 174.5 Joe Calzaghe 174.2 45 100.0 0 0 45 UD 12/12
3/21/09 173.2 Omar Sheika 175 27 77.1 8 0 35 TKO 5/12
8/15/09 174 Jeff Lacy 172 25 92.6 2 0 27 RTD 10/12
Name: Oscar De La Hoya Date of Birth: 4-Feb-73 Weight at 25: 147 (Welterweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
11/23/92 133 Lamar Williams 134 5 71.4 1 1 7 KO 1/6
12/12/92 133 Clifford Hicks 133 13 68.4 6 0 19 KO 1/6
1/3/93 134 Paris Alexander 132 15 65.2 6 2 23 TKO 2/6
2/6/93 138.5 Curtis Strong 133.2 14 63.6 6 2 22 TKO 4/6
3/13/93 134 Jeff Mayweather 135 23 85.2 2 2 27 TKO 4/8
4/6/93 134.5 Mike Grable 133.5 13 81.3 1 2 16 UD 8/8
5/8/93 131 Frank Avelar 131.5 15 83.3 3 0 - 18 TKO 4/10
6/7/93 131 Troy Dorsey 133 13 54.2 7 4 24 TKO 1/10
8/14/93 132 Renaldo Carter 131 27 84.4 4 1 32 TKO 6/10
8/27/93 135 Angelo Nunez 135 10 58.8 4 3 17 TKO 4/10
10/30/93 133 Narciso Valenzuela 133.5 35 70.0 13 2 50 KO 1/10
3/5/94 128.7 Super F Jimmi Bredahl 130 16 100.0 0 0 16 TKO 10/12
5/27/94 130 Super F Giorgio Campanella 130 20 100.0 0 0 20 TKO 3/12
7/29/94 135 Light Jorge Paez 134.5 53 84.1 6 4 63 KO 2/12
11/18/94 135 Light Carl Griffith 135 28 84.8 3 2 33 TKO 3/12
12/10/94 135 Light John Avila 135 20 90.9 1 1 22 TKO 9/12
2/18/95 135 Light John John Molina 134 36 92.3 3 0 39 UD 12/12
5/6/95 134.5 Light Rafael Ruelas 135 43 97.7 1 0 44 TKO 2/12
9/9/95 135 Light Genaro Hernandez 133 32 97.0 0 1 33 RTD 6/12
12/15/95 135 Light Jesse James Leija 134.7 30 90.9 1 2 33 TKO 2/12
2/9/96 140 Darryl Tyson 139 47 83.9 8 1 56 KO 2/10
6/7/96 139 Light W Julio Cesar Chavez 139 96 98.0 1 1 98 TKO 4/12
1/18/97 140 Light W Miguel Angel Gonzalez 140 41 100.0 0 0 41 UD 12/12
4/12/97 146.5 Welter Pernell Whitaker 146.5 40 95.2 1 1 42 UD 12/12

6/14/97 147 Welter David Kamau 146.7 28 93.3 1 1 30 KO 2/12
9/13/97 147 Welter Hector Camacho 147 63 94.0 3 1 67 UD 12/12
12/6/97 147 Welter Wilfredo Rivera 147 27 90.0 2 1 30 TKO 8/12
6/13/98 147 Welter Patrick Charpentier 146 27 84.4 4 1 32 TKO 3/12
9/18/98 146.5 Welter Julio Cesar Chavez (2) 144.5 100 96.2 2 2 104 TKO 8/12
2/13/99 147 Welter Ike Quartey 146.5 34 97.1 0 1 35 SD 12/12
5/22/99 147 Welter Oba Carr 147 48 94.1 2 1 51 TKO 11/12
9/18/99 147 Welter Felix Trinidad 147 35 100.0 0 0 35 MD 12/12
2/26/00 147 Derrell Coley 147 34 91.9 1 2 37 KO 7/12
6/17/00 146.5 Welter Shane Mosley 147 34 100.0 0 0 34 SD 12/12
3/24/01 147 Arturo Gatti 146 33 89.2 4 0 37 TKO 5/10
6/23/01 154 Light M Javier Castillejo 154 51 92.7 4 0 55 UD 12/12
9/14/02 154 Light M Fernando Vargas 154 22 95.7 1 0 23 TKO 11/12
5/3/03 154 Light M Luis Ramon Campas 153.5 80 94.1 5 0 85 TKO 7/12
9/13/03 154 Light M Shane Mosley (2) 154 38 95.0 2 0 40 UD 12/12
6/5/04 160 Middle Felix Sturm 160 20 100.0 0 0 20 UD 12/12
9/18/04 155 Middle Bernard Hopkins 156 44 93.6 2 1 47 KO 9/12
5/6/06 153.5 Light M Ricardo Mayorga 153.5 27 81.8 5 1 33 TKO 6/12
5/5/07 154 Light M Floyd Mayweather Jr 150 37 100.0 0 0 37 SD 12/12
5/3/08 150 Steve Forbes 150 33 86.8 5 0 38 UD 12/12
12/6/08 145 Manny Pacquiao 142 47 90.4 3 2 52 RTD 8/12


Name: Shane Mosley Date of Birth: 7-Sep-71 Weight at 25: 135 (Lightweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
2/11/93 136 Greg Puente 135 9 52.9 4 4 17 KO 5/6
4/24/93 137 Arnulfo Villa 138 0 0.0 1 0 1 KO 1
7/21/93 137 Pey Castillo 137 4 80.0 1 0 5 KO 1
8/25/93 138 Roberto Urias 139 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 5/6
9/27/93 136 Miguel Pena 133 2 40.0 3 0 5 KO 2/8
10/25/93 136 Juan Manuel Aranda 138 6 54.5 4 1 11 KO 2
12/6/93 136 Paulino Gonzalez 136 1 25.0 3 0 - 4 KO 2
1/20/94 137 Francisco Rodriguez 136 0 0.0 3 0 3 KO 2/8
2/4/94 134 Lorenzo Garcia 138 12 38.7 17 2 31 KO 5
3/26/94 134 Oscar Lopez 135 17 70.8 6 1 24 PTS 10/10
4/29/94 138 Lorenzo Garcia (2) 136 12 37.5 18 2 32 TKO 3
6/30/94 134 John Bryant 135 8 47.1 7 2 17 KO 8/10
7/24/94 136 Narciso Valenzuela 138 35 66.0 16 2 53 TKO 5/10
8/6/94 137 Mauro Gutierez 137 48 64.0 21 6 75 TKO 9/10
9/9/94 136.5 Louis Ramirez 137.7 12 70.6 3 2 17 TKO 10/10
11/12/94 136 Jose Luis Madrid 132 18 69.2 7 1 26 KO 4
4/12/95 137.7 Raul Hernandez 137.2 16 39.0 23 2 41 KO 2/10
7/20/95 137 Mauricio Aceves 136 26 63.4 14 1 41 KO 4/10
1/23/96 140 Mike Bryan 144 14 58.3 10 0 24 TKO 1
11/1/96 137 Ramon Felix 137 23 71.9 9 0 32 TKO 1/10
12/21/96 142 Joseph Murray 138 19 82.6 4 0 23 TKO 3
2/6/97 142 Elias Quiroz 143 26 68.4 12 0 38 KO 6/10
4/9/97 136 Michael Smith 142 3 27.3 7 1 11 KO 4/10
8/2/97 135 Light Philip Holiday 134.7 31 100.0 0 0 31 UD 12/12
11/25/97 133.5 Light Manuel Gomez 132 17 68.0 8 0 25 KO 11/12
2/6/98 135 Light Demetrio Ceballos 135 20 95.2 1 0 21 TKO 8/12
5/9/98 135 Light John John Molina 135 45 91.8 4 0 49 TKO 8/12
6/27/98 134 Light Wilfredo Ruiz 134 25 89.3 3 0 28 KO 5/12
9/22/98 134 Light Eduardo B Morales 133.7 26 100.0 0 0 26 TKO 5/12
11/14/98 135 Light Jesse James Leija 135 37 88.1 3 2 42 TKO 9/12
1/9/99 134.7 Light Golden Johnson 135 15 78.9 2 2 19 KO 7/12
4/17/99 135 Light John Brown 134.5 19 79.2 5 0 24 TKO 8/12
9/25/99 146 Wilfredo Rivera 147 30 88.2 3 1 34 KO 10/10
1/22/00 148 Willy Wise 148 24 70.6 6 4 34 TKO 3/10
6/17/00 147 Welter Oscar De La Hoya 146.5 32 97.0 1 0 33 SD 12/12
11/4/00 146.5 Welter Antonio Diaz 146.5 35 94.6 2 0 37 TKO 6/12
3/10/01 147 Welter Shannon Taylor 147 28 96.6 0 1 29 TKO 6/12
7/21/01 147 Welter Adrian Stone 147 30 85.7 3 2 35 KO 3/12
1/26/02 146 Welter Vernon Forrest 147 33 100.0 0 0 33 UD 12/12
7/20/02 147 Welter Vernon Forrest (2) 147 34 100.0 0 0 34 UD 12/12
2/8/03 154 Raul Marquez 154 34 94.4 2 0 36 NC 3/12
9/13/03 154 Light M Oscar De La Hoya (2) 154 36 94.7 2 0 38 UD 12/12
3/13/04 154 Light M Ronald Wright 154 46 93.9 3 0 49 UD 12/12
11/20/04 154 Light M Ronald Wright (2) 154 47 94.0 3 0 50 MD 12/12
4/23/05 148 David Estrada 148 18 94.7 1 0 19 UD 10/10
9/17/05 148 Jose Luis Cruz 148 33 94.3 0 2 35 UD 10/10
2/25/06 152 Fernando Vargas 153.5 26 92.9 2 0 28 TKO 10/12
7/15/06 153 Fernando Vargas (2) 154 26 89.7 3 0 29 TKO 6/12
2/10/07 147 Welter Luis Collazo 147 27 93.1 2 0 29 UD 12/12
11/10/07 146.2 Welter Miguel Angel Cotto 146.2 30 100.0 0 0 30 UD 12/12
9/27/08 153.5 Ricardo Mayorga 153.5 28 80.0 6 1 35 KOD 12/12
1/24/09 147 Welter Antonio Margarito 145.7 37 88.1 5 0 42 TKO 9/12


Name: Bernard Hopkins Date of Birth: 15-Jan-65 Weight at 25: 160 (Middleweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
10/11/88 177 Clinton Mitchell 174 - - - - 0 MD 4/4
2/22/90 166 Greg Paige 169 1 50.0 1 0 2 UD 4/4
4/26/90 165 Keith Gray 163 - - - - 0 TKO 1
5/18/90 164.5 Eddie Tyler 163 7 46.7 8 0 15 TKO 1
5/31/90 168 Jouvin Mercado 171.7 1 50.0 1 0 2 TKO 2/4
6/30/90 159.5 Khalif Shabazz 159.5 10 47.6 11 0 21 KO 1
8/5/90 163 Percy Harris 162 8 100.0 0 0 - 8 UD 6/6
10/20/90 161 Darrin Oliver 160 1 25.0 3 0 4 TKO 1
11/17/90 160.5 Mike Sapp 155 1 10.0 9 0 10 TKO 1
2/26/91 163 Richard Quiles 158.5 4 33.3 8 0 12 KO 1/6
3/18/91 162 Steve Langley 158 13 52.0 11 1 25 TKO 3/6
6/20/91 163 Pedro Marquez 163 4 57.1 3 0 7 TKO 1
7/9/91 163 Danny Mitchell 164 7 29.2 16 1 24 TKO 1
9/23/91 163.5 Ralph Moncrief 163 24 61.5 15 0 39 TKO 1/10
11/26/91 162.2 David McCluskey 164 10 30.3 21 2 33 TKO 7/10
12/13/91 161 Willie Kemp 164.5 13 65.0 7 0 20 UD 10/10
1/31/92 161 Dennis Milton 162 16 80.0 3 1 20 TKO 4/10
4/3/92 165 Randy Smith 165 24 50.0 23 1 48 PTS 10/10
5/21/92 166 Anibal Miranda 158 8 47.1 8 1 17 PTS 10/10
8/28/92 164 James Stokes 163 13 76.5 4 0 17 KO 1
9/14/92 163.5 Eric Rhinehart 164.2 12 44.4 14 1 27 KO 1/10
12/4/92 158 Wayne Powell 159 30 85.7 3 2 35 TKO 1/12
2/16/93 158 Gilber Baptist 160 26 65.0 14 0 40 UD 12/12
5/22/93 159 Middle Roy Jones Jr 159.5 21 100.0 0 0 21 UD 12/12
8/3/93 160 Roy Ritchie 159 14 82.4 0 3 17 TKO 7/12
11/23/93 160 Wendall Hall 155.2 15 93.8 1 0 16 TKO 3/12
2/26/94 163.5 Melvin Wynn 165 15 45.5 17 1 33 TKO 3
5/17/94 159 Lupe Aquino 160 46 85.2 6 2 54 UD 12/12
12/17/94 157 Middle Segundo Mercado 158 18 90.0 2 0 20 PTS 12/12
4/29/95 158 Middle Segundo Mercado (2) 160 18 85.7 2 1 21 TKO 7/12
1/27/96 159 Middle Steve Frank 160 15 83.3 2 1 18 TKO 1/12
3/16/96 160 Middle Joey Lipsey 158 25 100.0 0 0 25 KO 4/12
7/16/96 158.2 Middle William Bo James 158 20 74.1 6 1 27 TKO 11/12
4/18/97 156.5 Middle John David Jackson 156 35 94.6 2 0 37 TKO 7/12
7/20/97 160 Middle Glen Johnson 159.7 32 100.0 0 0 32 TKO 11/12
11/18/97 160 Middle Andrew Council 160 27 77.1 5 3 35 UD 12/12
1/31/98 160 Middle Simon Brown 160 47 88.7 6 0 53 TKO 6/12
8/28/98 159 Middle Robert Allen 160 22 91.7 2 0 24 NC 4/12
2/6/99 159 Middle Robert Allen (2) 159 23 92.0 2 0 25 TKO 7/12
12/12/99 158.5 Middle Antwun Echols 160 22 88.0 2 1 25 UD 12/12
5/13/00 158.5 Middle Syd Vanderpool 160 28 96.6 1 0 29 UD 12/12
12/1/00 158.5 Middle Antwun Echols (2) 160 24 85.7 3 1 28 TKO 10/12
4/14/01 159 Middle Keith Holmes 157.5 36 94.7 2 0 38 UD 12/12
9/29/01 157 Middle Felix Trinidad 158.5 40 100.0 0 0 40 TKO 12/12
2/2/02 158.7 Middle Carl Daniels 160 47 92.2 3 1 51 TKO 10/12
3/29/03 158.5 Middle Morrade Hakkar 159 31 91.2 3 0 34 RTD 8/12
12/13/03 160 Middle William Joppy 159 34 91.9 2 1 37 UD 12/12
6/5/04 159 Middle Robert Allen (3) 160 36 90.0 4 0 40 UD 12/12
9/18/04 156 Middle Oscar De La Hoya 155 37 92.5 3 0 40 KO 9/12
2/19/05 159.5 Middle Howard Eastman 159.5 40 97.6 1 0 41 UD 12/12
7/16/05 160 Middle Jermain Taylor 160 23 100.0 0 0 23 SD 12/12
12/3/05 160 Middle Jermain Taylor (2) 159 24 100.0 0 0 24 UD 12/12
6/10/06 174 Light H Antonio Tarver 174 24 88.9 3 0 27 UD 12/12
7/21/07 170 Ronald Wright 170 51 92.7 3 1 55 UD 12/12
4/19/08 173 Light H Joe Calzaghe 173 44 100.0 0 0 44 SD 12/12
10/18/08 170 Kelly Pavlik 169 34 100.0 0 0 34 UD 12/12

FIGHT RECORDS OFTHE GREATEST BOXERS OF ALL TIME
Name: Floyd Mayweather Jr Date of Birth: 24-Feb-77 Weight at 25: 135 (Lightweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
10/11/96 131 Roberto Apodaca 130 - - - - 0 TKO 2/4
11/30/96 131 Reggie Sanders 132.5 1 50.0 1 0 2 UD 4/4
1/18/97 130 Jerry Cooper 129.5 6 66.7 3 0 9 TKO 1/4
2/1/97 133 Edgar Ayala 131 - - - - 0 TKO 2/4
3/12/97 132 Kino Rodriguez 130 9 50.0 9 0 18 TKO 1/6
4/12/97 132 Bobby Giepert 133 19 70.4 8 0 27 KO 1/6
5/9/97 129.5 Tony Duran 133 12 42.9 15 1 - 28 TKO 1/6
6/14/97 132 Larry O' Shields 131.7 12 75.0 3 1 16 UD 6/6
7/12/97 130.5 Jesus Chavez 130 1 6.7 13 1 15 TKO 5/6
9/6/97 131 Louie Leija 132 18 81.8 3 1 22 TKO 2/10
10/14/97 133.5 Felipe Garcia 130 20 51.3 18 1 39 KO 6/8
11/20/97 130 Angelo Nunez 133.5 14 50.0 11 3 28 TKO 3/8
1/9/98 132 Hector Arroyo 133 16 72.7 4 2 22 TKO 5/10
2/28/98 130 Sam Girard 132 17 77.3 4 1 22 KO 2/10
3/23/98 133 Miguel Melo 133 8 88.9 1 0 9 TKO 3/10
4/18/98 130.2 Gustavo Fabian Cuello 130.2 20 74.1 7 0 27 UD 10/10
6/14/98 130 Tony Pep 132 39 86.7 6 0 45 UD 10/10
10/3/98 130 Super F Genaro Hernandez 130 38 95.0 1 1 40 RTD 8/12
12/19/98 130 Super F Angel Manfredy 130 25 89.3 2 1 28 TKO 2/12
2/17/99 130 Super F Carlos AR Rios 129 44 93.6 2 1 47 UD 12/12
5/22/99 130 Super F Justin Juuko 130 33 91.7 2 1 36 KO 9/12
9/11/99 130 Super F Carlos Gerena 130 34 94.4 2 0 36 RTD 7/12
3/18/00 130 Super F Gregorio Vargas 130 40 85.1 6 1 47 UD 12/12
10/21/00 134 Emanuel Augustus 134 22 52.4 16 4 42 TKO 9/10
1/20/01 130 Super F Diego Corrales 130 33 100.0 0 0 33 TKO 10/12
5/26/01 130 Super F Carlos Hernandez 128.5 33 91.7 2 1 36 UD 12/12
11/10/01 129.5 Super F Jesus Chavez 129.5 35 97.2 1 0 36 RTD 9/12
4/20/02 134 Light Jose Luis Castillo 134.5 45 90.0 4 1 50 UD 12/12
12/7/02 134 Light Jose Luis Castillo (2) 135 46 88.5 5 1 52 UD 12/12
4/19/03 134 Light Victoriano Sosa 134 35 89.7 2 2 39 UD 12/12
11/1/03 135 Light Philip N'dou 134.5 31 96.9 1 0 32 TKO 7/12
5/22/04 140 DeMarcus Corley 140 28 90.3 2 1 31 UD 12/12
1/22/05 139 Henry Brussels 138.7 21 87.5 2 1 24 TKO 8/12

6/25/05 139 Light W Arturo Gatti 140 39 86.7 6 0 45 RTD 6/12
11/19/05 147 Sharmba Mitchell 145.2 56 93.3 4 0 60 TKO 6/12
4/8/06 146 Welter Zab Judah 145.5 34 91.9 3 0 37 UD 12/12
11/4/06 146 Welter Carlos M Baldomir 147 43 74.1 9 6 58 UD 12/12
5/5/07 150 Light M Oscar De La Hoya 154 38 90.5 4 0 42 SD 12/12
12/8/07 147 Welter Ricky Hatton 145 43 100.0 0 0 43 TKO 10/12
9/19/09 146 Rafael Manuel Marquez 142 50 90.9 4 1 55 UD 12/12


Name: Manny Pacquiao Date of Birth: 17-Dec-78 Weight at 25: 126 (Featherweight)
Record
W % L D NC T
1/22/95 106 Edmund E Ignacio 1 50.0 1 0 2 1 PTS 4/4
3/18/95 107 Pinoy Montejo 107 2 33.3 4 0 6 1 PTS 4/4
5/1/95 107 Rocky Palma 107 4 80.0 0 1 5 1 PTS 6/6
7/1/95 110 Dele Decierto 2 100.0 0 0 2 1 TKO 2
8/3/95 108 Acasio Simbajon 107 4 66.7 1 1 6 1 UD 6/6
9/16/95 110 Armando Rocil 2 16.7 10 0 12 1 KO 3
10/7/95 109 Lolito Laroa 109 4 30.8 7 2 - 13 1 PTS 8/8
10/21/95 109 Renato Mendones 2 40.0 3 0 5 1 TKO 2/8
11/11/95 106 Rudolfo Fernandez 107 8 36.4 9 5 22 1 TKO 3/10
12/9/95 109 Rolando Toyogon 108 12 48.0 11 2 25 1 PTS 10/10
1/13/96 113 Lito Torrejos 5 38.5 7 1 13 1 TD 5
2/9/96 110 Rustico Torrecampo 11 57.9 4 4 19 KO 3
4/27/96 112 Marlon Carillo 123 21 67.7 7 3 31 1 PTS 10/10
5/20/96 114 John Medina 111 31 47.0 30 5 66 1 TKO 4
6/15/96 116 Bert Batiller 116 10 76.9 1 2 13 1 TKO 4
7/27/96 114 Ippo Gala 1 7.7 11 1 13 1 TKO 2
1/28/97 113 Sung Yul Lee 0 0.0 2 0 2 1 TKO 2
3/8/97 113 Mike Luna 112 20 64.5 7 4 31 1 KO 1/10
4/24/97 113 Wook Ki Lee 115 0 0.0 4 1 5 1 KO 1/10
5/30/97 112 Ariel Austria 112 9 50.0 6 3 18 1 TKO 6
6/26/97 112 Chokchai Chockvivat 110 34 94.4 2 0 36 1 KO 5/12
9/13/97 114 Melvin Magramo 113 23 62.2 12 2 37 1 PTS 10/10
12/6/97 111 Panomdej Ohyuthan'om 110 7 70.0 3 0 10 1 KO 1/12
5/18/98 114 Shin Terao 113.5 10 76.9 2 1 13 1 KO 1/10
12/4/98 112 LightFly Chatchai Sasakul 112 33 97.1 1 0 34 1 KO 8/12
2/20/99 116 Todd Makelim 115 7 63.6 4 0 11 1 TKO 3/10
4/24/99 111.7 LightFly Gabriel Mira 110.5 19 70.4 7 1 27 1 TKO 4/12
9/17/99 113 LightFly Medgoen Singsurat 112 18 100.0 0 0 18 KO 3/12
12/18/99 122 Reynante Jamili 122 41 89.1 5 0 46 1 TKO 2/12
3/4/00 119 Arnel Barotillo 22 64.7 9 3 34 1 KO 4/12
6/28/00 121.7 Seung Kon Chae 23 100.0 0 0 23 1 TKO 1/12
10/14/00 121 Nedal Hussein 122 19 100.0 0 0 19 1 TKO 10/12
2/24/01 122 Tetsutora Senrima 121.5 19 73.1 4 3 26 TKO 5/12
4/28/01 122 Wethya Sakmuangklang 41 93.2 3 0 44 TKO 6/12
6/23/01 121 SuperB Lehlohonolo Ledwaba 122 33 94.3 1 1 35 TKO 6/12
11/10/01 120.5 SuperB Agapito Sanchez 120.5 31 73.8 9 2 42 TD 6/12
6/8/02 120 SuperB Jorge Eliecer Julio 122 44 93.6 3 0 47 TKO 2/12
10/26/02 122 SuperB Fahprakorb Rakkiatgym 121 37 94.9 2 0 39 KO 1/12
3/15/03 126 Serikzhan Yesh'betov 126.5 17 73.9 5 1 23 TKO 5/10
7/26/03 120 SuperB Emmanuel Lucero 121.2 21 95.5 0 1 22 TKO 3/12
11/15/03 125 Marco Antonio Barrera 126 57 95.0 3 0 60 TKO 11/12
5/8/04 125 Feather Juan Manuel Marquez 125 42 95.5 2 0 44 PTS 12/12
12/11/04 125 Fahsan 3K Battery 124 44 84.6 7 1 52 TKO 4/12
3/19/05 129.5 SuperF Erik Morales 130 47 95.9 2 0 49 UD 12/12
9/10/05 130 Hector Velazquez 130 42 77.8 10 2 54 TKO 6/12
1/21/06 128.5 Erik Morales (2) 130 48 94.1 3 0 51 TKO 10/12
7/2/06 129.5 Oscar Larios 129 56 91.8 4 1 61 UD 12/12
11/18/06 129 Erik Morales (3) 129 48 92.3 4 0 52 KO 3/12
4/14/07 128.7 Jorge Solis 130 33 94.3 0 2 35 KO 8/12
10/6/07 130 Marco A Barrera (2) 130 63 92.6 5 0 68 UD 12/12
3/15/08 129 SuperF Juan Manuel Marquez2 130 48 92.3 3 1 52 SD 12/12
6/28/08 134.5 Light David Diaz 135 34 94.4 1 1 36 TKO 9/12
12/6/08 142 Oscar De La Hoya 145 39 88.6 5 0 44 RTD 8/12
5/2/09 138 LightW Ricky Hatton 140 45 97.8 1 0 46 KO 2/12
11 Nov 09 145 Welter Miguel Cotto 145 34 97.1 1 0 35 TKO 12/12


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
We wish to thank the Pacquiao clan in General Santos City, Philippines, for accommodating us
in our effort to collect as much information as we needed for this piece of work.
The research team also visited several places, such as Kibawe, Bukidnon—where Manny
Pacquiao was born, and Sampaloc, Manila—where he stayed as a stow-away youngster from
Mindanao and where he eventually would find his home as a budding professional boxer. We
thank all those who shared their time sharing us their stories and answering our questions in
these places.
Francisco “Pugnar” Aberia, Martin Duque and Good Old Google provided priceless presence,
being handy in documentation and online research. We tried to immediately acknowledge
websites that provided useful information whenever possible, as our source. In cases where we
failed to do this, we sincerely apologize. Editing of the draft by Atty. Clara A. Baquilod has
been an invaluable help. Errors in presentation of facts, use of grammar and poor story telling
are the sole responsibility of the author.
Ingming Aberia
About the Author
A social development worker by training and profession, Hermilando “Ingming” Duque Aberia specializes in
human resource management, organizational development, research and community development. He has
worked for close to 23 years for government and non-government agencies in the Philippines. He has a mas-
ter’s degree in Development Management from the Asian Institute of Management.
For Aberia, writing is a form of recreation and mental workout. He writes on various subjects and has pub-
lished some of his works in Philippine newspapers.
He also dabbles in home-based online marketing and advocacy. He is founder of the IMInstitute.ws, GlobalPi-
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Contact details:
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A STORY BIGGER THAN BOXING

This book does not endorse boxing. But it celebrates the triumph
of the human spirit in those who associate themselves with box-
ing, particularly the boxers themselves.
While boxing entertains, it creates conditions for people to “legally” maim and hurt
people. And while a boxer may not truly wish (outside of the hype) to hurt an oppo-
nent, it is his insurance from being hurt himself.
Prizefighters put their lives on the line for the money. And boxing fans are willing to
pay tickets and give them that money (for as long as they get to see what they want to
see). It therefore makes business sense to entertain by knocking people out. Jack
Dempsey, Joe Louis, Roberto Duran, Mike Tyson, Oscar dela Hoya and Manny Pac-
quiao, among others—they all entertain because they fight, not just box. No wonder
they are the most watched—and highest paid—fighters of all time.
But despite being ironic in the sense that blood and knocking people dead are what it
takes to infuse life into a fistic show and satisfy a crowd, boxing can be the well-
spring of human virtues that otherwise may not be as highlighted in other fields of
endeavor. Probably more than most sports competitions, boxing provides the ultimate
test for human endurance, the will to survive and the discipline to be fair. In that re-
spect this book applauds boxing.
The book tries to re-capture glimpses of boxing’s history and create an overall view
that not only will present the context under which the greatest boxers became who
they are, but also evaluate their respective contributions to the sport. Listing the
greatest fighters of all time is a subject that attracts endless debate. But as this book
joins this debate, it offers facts in support of its analyses.
This book finds that Manny “The Pacman” Pacquiao of the Philippines has taken his
place in boxing history as the greatest fighter who ever lived, pound for pound.
A good part of this book tells The Pacman’s story. It is an attempt to pay homage not
only to the man, but also to the kind of life he lives and the character that defines the
way he has succeeded—so far—in life. It is a story of courage, hard work and faith.
It is a story that is bigger than boxing.
“MANNY PACQUIAO—THE GREATEST BOXER OF ALL TIME”

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TO ALL WHO STRIVE TO BE FAIR

even in times of struggles in life,

Ingming Duque Aberia

In mid-19th century, boxing evolved into what

place. In the meantime, amateur boxing The 1867 Marquess of Queensberry

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males boxed 3 x 3-minute London’s Pugilistic

PHOTO BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

Ring action by prizefighters of the past: Photos

Referee Modern Rules of Boxing

Source: BoxRec Wikipedia

where it left off. opponent’s method of attack; to force an

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Photo shows Heavyweight Primo

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establishing himself as perhaps the greatest lightweight ever, he also had

Michalczewski, Chris Eubank, Vitali All About Weight

International Boxing Organization The Amateur Boxing Association brought it

PHOTO BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED

Weight Limit WBA WBC IBF WBO

200lb (90.72kg) Cruiserweight Cruiserweight Cruiserweight Junior Heavyweight

175 lb (79.4 kg) Light Heavyweight

168 lb (76.2 kg) Super Middleweight

160 lb (72.6 kg) Middleweight

147 lb (66.7 kg) Welterweight

135 lb (61.2 kg) Lightweight

126 lb (57.2 kg) Featherweight

118 lb (53.5 kg) Bantamweight

112 lb (50.8 kg) Flyweight

105 lb (47.6 kg) Minimumweight Strawweight Mini Flyweight Mini Flyweight

3 THE ALL-TIME GREATS

BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia wrote that

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The ESPN top ten boxers of all time:

3. Henry Armstrong 4. Joe Louis

5. Willie Pep 6. Roberto Duran

7. Benny Leonard 8. Jack Johnson

9. Jack Dempsey 10. Sam Langford

The Associated Press top ten boxers of all time:

1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Muhammad Ali

3. Henry Armstrong 4. Joe Louis

5. Willie Pep 6. Jack Dempsey

7. Roberto Duran 8. Benny Leonard

9. Billy Conn 10. Harry Greb

The Ring Magazine top ten boxers in the last 80 years:

1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Henry Armstrong

3. Muhammad Ali 4. Joe Louis

5. Roberto Duran 6. Willie Pep

7. Harry Greb 8. Benny Leonard

9. Sugar Ray Leonard 10. Pernnell Whitaker

1. Mike Tyson (1989) 2. Julio Cesar Chavez (1990-1992)

3. Roy Jones (1996, 1999, 2003) 4. Oscar De La Hoya (1997-1998)

5. Shane Mosley (2000-2001) 6. Bernard Hopkins (2002, 2004)

7. Floyd Mayweather (2005-2007) 8. Manny Pacquiao (2008-2009)

1. Sugar Ray Robinson 2. Muhammad Ali

3. Henry Armstrong 4. Joe Louis

5. Willie Pep 6. Roberto Duran

7. Benny Leonard 8. Jack Johnson

9. Jack Dempsey 10. Sam Langford