Who is the best middleweight boxer right now?
Greatest Middleweights:
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Who is the best middleweight boxer right now?
Gennady Golovkin
The best middleweight in the world right now is Gennady Golovkin. That’s the consensus opinion of 24 experts who were asked what would happen if the top seven middleweights in boxing faced off against one another in a round-robin tournament. Canelo Alvarez finished in the No. 2 slot.
Who was the best middleweight champion?
Greatest Middleweights:
- Carlos Monzon.
- Harry Greb.
- Jake LaMotta.
- Marvelous Marvin Hagler.
- Roberto Duran.
- Roy Jones Jr.
- Stanley Ketchel.
- Nino Benvenuti.
Did James Toney and Bernard Hopkins ever fight?
Bernard Hopkins and James Toney were both middleweight champions in the 1990s although they were never in the same division long enough to be able to face each other. Toney won the title by knocking out the highly regarded Michael Nunn while Hopkins defeated Sergundo Mercado in a rematch to become champion.
Where does Bernard Hopkins rank all time?
In 2011, The Ring ranked Hopkins as third on their list of the “10 best middleweight title holders of the last 50 years.” As of April 2021, he is ranked by BoxRec as the seventh greatest boxer of all time, pound for pound.
Who would win Hagler vs Monzon?
However, when rating them as punchers, I would say Monzon was the better overall two-handed puncher. They both had outstanding right hands (Monzon’s was a cross and Hagler’s was a hook). The difference was that Monzon’s left hook was significantly better than Hagler’s left cross.
Who is the best light heavyweight boxer of all time?
The greatest light heavyweights in boxing history
- Ezzard Charles.
- Sam Langford.
- Archie Moore.
- Michael Spinks.
- Bob Foster. Aside from Foster’s 14 defenses of his title, he is also in the running for being the best puncher in the division’s history.
Who is the No 1 boxer of all time?
1. Muhammad Ali. The Greatest was not only one of the best heavyweights of all time, he was also one of the most colorful. He won the gold medal at the 1960 Olympics and went on to become the first boxer to win the heavyweight title three times.
