Tony Canzoneri was Rings 1934 co-Fighter of the Year (with Barney Ross). Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription. Toney had wins over former titlists like Steve Little and Adolpho Washington after they exited the rankings and suffered four losses after his final exit from the rankings. An alphabetical addendum will also be posted on RingTV.com, with the scoring results for anyone who finished in the top 100 of one of the scoring categories but didnt make the final 100 along with a couple additional names in Sandy Saddler and George Foreman. Sammy Angott handed him his first defeat in a lightweight contest in March 1943. After the loss to Frazier, Ali would fight 14 times, going 8-1 in that run against ranked opposition (seven heavyweights and light heavyweight champion Bob Foster) before upsetting George Foreman to regain the title. 10 contender. 8. Louis was 10-1 against Ring-ranked opposition before defeating James Braddock for the crown. Wins and losses to opponents in higher and lower divisions were included. 2 fights and surely would have filled a vacancy had The Ring resumed recognizing champions again before either fight. Andrew Eisele is a boxing writer who has covered the sport for Time, Inc. When he resumed his career in 1946, he engaged in one of historys greatest runs. When Robinson handed 42-0 future welterweight champion Marty Servo his first loss in September 1941, Servo had yet to crack Rings top 10. 1 contender spot at middleweight from the November 1949 issue until he won his first of five middleweight crowns in the storied St. Valentines Day Massacre versus Jake LaMotta. DeGrasse, before and after the loss to Salica, could occasionally be found near the bottom of the featherweight top ten. For the 1925 rankings, and the period when Ring didnt recognize single champions from 1989 to 2001, only 10 fighters per weight class were ranked. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. Milton McCrory TKO 10 (7) 154 KO 08/87, Career Record: 77-10-3, 2 No Contest (47 KO), First Ring Ranking: #7 Middleweight (May 1991), Last Ring Ranking: #9 Heavyweight (September 2007), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 10-6-2, 1 No Contest (5 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: None (See Missing Quality). Had The Ring maintained its title policy through the 1990s, Pacquiao would likely have a fourth Ring title at flyweight for his win over Sasakul. Robinson was recognized as the welterweight champion until the March 1951 issue while also holding the No. Toney was ranked seventh when he shocked Michael Nunn for the IBF belt less than three years into his career. Sugar Ray Robinson (May 3, 1921April 12, 1989), Henry Armstrong (Dec. 12, 1912Oct. Florentino Fernandez UD 10 (6) 147 10/60, Jorge Fernandez TKO 9 (4) 147 01/63, Luis Rodriguez SD 15* (C) 147 07/63, Rubin Carter TKO by 1 (8+) 160 01/64, Manuel Gonzalez UD 15 (2) 147 01/66, Nino Benvenuti MD 15* (C) 160 11/67, Gypsy Joe Harris UD 12 (9) 160 09/68, Carlos Monzon TKO by 14 (C) 160 11/71, Jean Claude Bouttier DQ by 7 (4) 160 02/73, Donato Paduano UD 10 (9-) 154 01/75], Jose Luis Duran L 10 (UR) 160 07/75, Elijah Makhathini L 10 (UR) 160 09/75], Career Record: 137-24-10, 4 No Decisions (44 KOs, 1 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #2 Bantamweight (February 1927), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Lightweight (May 1939), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 40-21-7, 1 No Decision (8 KOs), Ring Magazine Championships: Featherweight (1927-28), Lightweight (1930-33, 35-36). Of the 25 fighters identified with between 20 and 29 wins against ranked foes, Mayweather finished the highest. 1 contender spot from the April 1949 issue until earning recognition from The Ring as heavyweight champion in the December 1950 issue following a win over an unranked and recently unretired Joe Louis. Genaro Hernandez RTD 8 (1) 130 Holiday 1998, Gregorio Vargas UD 12 (10) 130 06/00, Diego Corrales TKO 10 (1) 130 05/01, Jose Luis Castillo UD 12* (1) 135 08/02, Jose Luis Castillo UD 12 (1) 135 02/03, DeMarcus Corley UD 12 (5+) 140 09/04, Carlos Baldomir UD 12* (C) 147 02/07, Oscar De La Hoya SD 12 (5+) 154 07/07, Juan Manuel Marquez UD 12 (C) 135 11/09, Robert Guerrero UD 12* (3) 147 07/13, Canelo Alvarez MD 12* (C) 154 11/13, Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #10 Welterweight (May 1960), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (April 1976), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 36-19-2 (6 KOs, 2 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1961, 62-63, 63-66), Middleweight (1966-67, 67-68). Cecilia Braekhaus. Photo: The Ring Magazine/ Getty Images. An illustrated portrait of Ezzard Charles graces the December 1950 issue of The Ring. Scoring for total points and peak points relied on a base 11-point scale (i.e. Lesnevich retired after a losing crack at the NBA heavyweight title versus Ezzard Charles. By the time Pep lost again versus Sandy Saddler in October 1948, overcoming injuries suffered in a January 1947 plane crash along the way, Pep had run his record to 134-1-1. Moore suffered defeats to Teddy Yarosz and Shorty Hogue as well before breaking through at middleweight with a win over Ron Richards. Lesnevich was out of action for almost four years between 1942-46 for service in World War II but would return to defend the title a few times before losing it to Freddie Mills. 30 Terry McGovern. Web13 Jack Johnson. T o celebrate its centenary, boxing magazine The Ring has ranked the 31 Ezzard Charles. For instance, if a No. 1 contender was worth 10, etc. a champion and the top 10 contenders). James Toney downs 1996 Olympic champ Vassily Jirov to win the IBF cruiserweight title in 2003, the year he earned his second Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year award. When he retired in 1966, he had a record of 229-11-1 with 65 knockouts. Missing Quality: The welterweight top 10 of the early 1940s was tough to crack. Basilio defeated Sugar Ray Robinson in a battle of champions to move up and capture the middleweight crown but fell short in two attempts at Gene Fullmer to regain the NBA title and closed his career with a loss to Rings middleweight champion Paul Pender. Thats really earning a shot at the champ. 10) Toney would briefly rise to number one after a draw in the first of three fights with Mike McCallum, only to fall to number two after a controversial win over Dave Tiberi. 2 contenders, and bested No. The 1926 and subsequent annual rankings prior to the introduction of monthly rankings included more than 10 fighters so the first 11 were all factored in. Lulu Constantino UD 10 (6+) 135 09/44], Jimmy McAllister D 10 (UR) 126 01/46, Humberto Sierra UD 10 (8) 126 09/47, Humberto Sierra TKO 10 (1) 126 04/48, Sandy Saddler KO by 4* (1) 126 12/48, Sandy Saddler RTD by 8* (1) 126 10/50, Corky Gonzales UD 10 (10) 126 10/51, Sandy Saddler RTD by 9 (C) 126 11/51, Tommy Collins TKO by 6 (10) 126 08/52, Hogan Bassey TKO by 9 (C) 126 11/58, First Ring Ranking: #10 Jr. Lightweight (July 1998), Last Ring Ranking: Welterweight Champion (December 2015), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 23-0 (8 KOs), Ring Magazine Championships: Lightweight (2002-04), Welterweight (2006-08, 13-15), Jr. Middleweight (2013-15). He was in Rings 1963, 1964, 1971, 1974, 1975 and 1978 Fights of the Year. As selected by The Ring magazine in the 2003 Ring Yearbook. Twenty-five consecutive title defenses more than imprinted Louis as one of the greatest heavyweights of all time. Robinson turned professional in October 1940 and rose to No. Griffith could be defeated, but his ability to consistently rebound from losses was remarkable. (1-64). 10 contender. Robinson would stay ranked No. An asterisk * is used to note a Ring championship title change or a vacancy being filled. He turned pro after the Olympics and went on to win titles in the lightweight, light welterweight, welterweight, and light middleweight divisions. Romero was ranked intermittently at light heavyweight from 1937-38 and for most of 1943. WebTo Be The Best: The top 100 boxers in the history of The Ring Rankings (50-41) #50 Prior to championships at featherweight and lightweight, Canzoneri was rated the No. Griffith was Rings 1964 Fighter of the Year. Indian Quintana UD 10 (7) 118 02/35, Jack Sharkey Jr. D 8 (UR+) 126 08/36, Jackie Callura D 10 (UR+) 126 05/40, Lou Transparenti L 10 (9) 118 04/41, Lou Transparenti UD 15* (5) 118 06/41, David Kui Kong Young L 10 (4) -118 12/41, Manuel Ortiz TKO by 11 (C) 118 04/43, First Ring Ranking: #8 Welterweight (June 1953), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (June 1960), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-4-3 (4 KO, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1955-56, 56-57), Middleweight (1957-58). Basilio was ranked fourth when he unsuccessfully challenged Kid Gavilan for the welterweight title. Ali was arrested in 1966 for refusing to be inducted into the U.S. Army, a case that did not end until the U.S. Supreme Court exonerated him in 1971. The 1926 and subsequent annual rankings prior to the introduction of monthly rankings included more than 10 fighters so the first 11 were all factored in. An illustration of Willie Pep adorns the July 1949 issue of The Ring. Lynchs change has the more dramatic outcome because of the way the results were grouped. He held the welterweight, middleweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight titles during a career that began in 1913 and lasted until 1926 when he retired. Losses worked in reverse. Reggie Johnson SD 12 (10) 160 10/91, Charles Williams KO 12 (4+) 175 11/94, Montell Griffin L 12 (10) 175 06/95, Evander Holyfield TKO 9 (5+) Hvy 01/04, First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight (November 1998), Last Ring Ranking: #5 Cruiserweight (December 2012), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-6-1, 1 No Contest (4 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (2004, 05-06). Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. Moores first win over Jack Chase came when Chase was unranked, though Chases name comes up often from there. 10-rated middleweight as of the November 1942 issue when Robinson, who was rated at welterweight, faced him in a middleweight bout and won by unanimous decision. Pep won his first 62 fights with four wins against Ring-ranked opposition, including his featherweight title win over Chalky Wright, before his career was three years old. The stretch to Marciano was one of Moores most impressive. Results are now current as of January 21, 2022. However, in editing the remainder of the study, the Armstrong knockout of Davis was also found in the results of the August 1944 issue. Pep regained the crown from Saddler after two quick tune-ups in his most memorable win and added four more victories over ranked opponents in 15 more wins before losing the title to Saddler for the second time. It cost him a fourth divisional crown from the publication. To best display the range of data, they were then divided into four groups to settle on the final 100. Some other small corrections have been made to results and summaries but they didnt change the final results. Above welterweight, Nino Benvenuti won their series 2-1. Moore made the most of his opportunity and would be recognized by The Ring as champion for the next decade. WebThe Super Fight was a fictional boxing match between Rocky Marciano and Muhammad Ali shot in 1969 and released in 1970. After defeating an undefeated Mikkel Kessler in a unification match to complete his tenure at super middleweight, Calzaghe rose to light heavyweight and defeated Bernard Hopkins for Rings light heavyweight honors. Consenting to these technologies will allow us to process data such as browsing behavior or unique IDs on this site. Chatchai Sasakul KO 8 (2) 112 03/99, Medgoen Singsurat TKO by 3 (UR) 112 Holiday/99, Agapito Sanchez Tech. A plus symbol + next to an opponents ranking means he was ranked in the weight class above the fighter being examined. Their rankings in each category were then averaged into a final score. He posted five wins over The Rings No. Career Record: 85-24-2, 1 No Contest (23 KOs, 2 KOBY) First Ring Ranking: Leonard learned how to fight on the streets of New York City, where he grew up in the Jewish enclave on the Lower East Side. Charley Retzlaff KO 1 (4) Hvy 03/36, Max Schmeling KO by 12 (2) Hvy 08/36, John Henry Lewis KO 1 (C-) 175 03/39, Johnny Paycheck TKO 2 (5) Hvy 05/40, Jersey Joe Walcott SD 15 (1) Hvy 01/48, Jersey Joe Walcott KO 11 (1) Hvy 08/48, Rocky Marciano TKO by 8 (3) Hvy 12/51, Career Record: 174-19-6, 2 No Contests (109 KOs, 1 KOBY), First Ring Ranking: #7 Lightweight (May 1941), Last Ring Ranking: #8 Middleweight (July 1962), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 41-10-3 (17 KOs, 1 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Welterweight (1946-51), Middleweight (1951, 51-52, 55-57, 57, 58-60). Joe Louis was Rings 1936, 1938, 1939 and 1941 Fighter of the Year. 1 contender at lightweight in the October 1941 issue following a win over future champion Sammy Angott. The technical storage or access that is used exclusively for statistical purposes. 22, 1926), Getty Images/The Stanley Weston Archive / Contributor, Benny Leonard (April 7, 1896April 18, 1947), Oscar De La Hoya Career Record, Fight-by-Fight, Meet the 15 Best MMA Fighters of All Time, Floyd Mayweather Jr. Fight-by-Fight Career Record, Bernard Hopkins Fight-By-Fight Career Record, Ring Magazine Top 100 Punchers Of All Time. The as of date for the rankings in the August 1944 issue was likely incorrect and the results were amended accordingly. His back-to-back middleweight title wars with Carmen Basilio won Rings 1957 and 1958 Fight-of-the-Year award. He turned pro in 1911, still a teen. We have used BoxRec.com as our source. A 1938 win over Lou Brouillard missed credit by a single issue. Returning to the ring in 1955, Robinson was never quite as consistent again but still added critical victories against Gene Fullmer and Carmen Basilio to further cement his legend. Oh my god! In 2005, Joe Louis was named the greatest heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization. The FINAL TEN of Cliff Rolds unique evaluation of The Rings 97-year-old divisional ratings and the 100 fighters who faced the best of their respective weight classes and eras during their time in the Bible of Boxings rankings. And the final part of this series (originally published in the February 2022 issue of The Ring) makes its RingTV.com debut on the 100th birthday of the venerable boxing magazine. McCallum is in the conversation for the greatest Jr. middleweight in the divisions history. Draw 6 (10) 122 02/02, Marco Antonio Barrera TKO 11* (C) 126 03/04, Juan Manuel Marquez D 12 (1) 126 09/04, Erik Morales L12 (2+) 130 Vol. Maxie Rosenbloom L 10 (C) 175 12/32], Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 (C) 175 08/33, Maxie Rosenbloom W 10 (C) 175 09/33, Maxie Rosenbloom L 10 (3) 175 01/36, Emilio Martinez L 10 (UR) 175 03/36, George Nichols D 10 (UR) 175 05/36], Isidoro Gastanaga L 10 (UR+) Hvy 11/37, Isidoro Gastanaga TKO 9 (8+) Hvy 01/38, First Ring Ranking: #10 Super Middleweight (January 1997), Last Ring Ranking: World Light Heavyweight Champion (April 2009), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 9-0 (2 KO), Ring Magazine Championships: Super Middleweight (2006-08), Light Heavyweight (2008-09). a champion and the top 10 contenders). Moore moved in and out of the middleweight top 10 from 1940 to 1944, reaching the No. In 2002, he was named one of the 25 greatest fighters of the past 80 years by The Ring magazine. Louis began facing contenders just a dozen fights into his career and kept facing them for the rest of it. The exception was fighters moving up to face heavyweights. The study is primarily based on monthly rankings. so that Who is the WWE world heavyweight champion 2020? Salica posted a win over unranked future bantamweight champion Manuel Ortiz in 1939. Twenty-seven of those wins came against ranked opposition after Moore entered the rankings for the first time. Group two was anyone else who finished in the top 100 for peak score and ranked wins but not overall points (65-69). The study is primarily based on monthly rankings. Charles had some big wins and losses in the first three years of his career, reaching The Rings No. Missing Quality: Louis could easily have been historys first two-time heavyweight king. Mayweather was 8-0 against ranked welterweights, including a feud-settling decision over his most prominent contemporary in Manny Pacquiao to unify the WBA, WBC and WBO belts. Joe Louis; Sam Langford; Jimmy Wilde; Archie Moore; Sandy Saddler; Stanley Ketchel; Jack Dempsey; Bob Fitzsimmons; George Foreman; Earnie Shavers; Sugar Ray Robinson; Ruben Olivares; Wilfredo Gomez; Rocky Marciano; Sonny Liston; Mike Tyson; Bob 15 Vitali Klitschko. From February 1946 to losing the heavyweight title to Jersey Joe Walcott in July 1951, Charles went 39-1 overall with a 20-1 mark against opponents ranked at light heavyweight and heavyweight. The Ring recognized only four men as light heavyweight champion from August 1941 to March 1962: Gus Lesnevich, Freddie Mills, Joey Maxim and Moore. Sugar Ray Robinson graces the cover of the December 1949 cover of The Ring. The study tried to respect the varying standards The Ring has used to rank fighters over the last century. Robinson is one of only three fighters in the study identified with 40 or more victories over Ring champions or ranked contenders. Alis last win would come in avenging a stunning upset loss to Leon Spinks, retiring as champion before an ill-fated comeback. The 18-year-old Canzoneris 1927 draw with Bud Taylor was for the vacant NBA bantamweight title, though The Ring recognized no one as champion between Charley Rosenberg earlier in the year and Panama Al Brown in 1931. A minus symbol - next to an opponents ranking denotes the opponent was ranked below the weight class of the fighter being examined in that issue. Armstrong retired in 1946 with a record of 151-21-9 with 101 knockouts. Missing Quality: Prior to entering the top ten, Lewis posted a win over tenth ranked Yale Okun in April 1932 but didnt earn a ranking for the win. His success continued well after he moved up the scale. In other words, Angott was The Rings No. Photo / THE RING archives. Calzaghe captured every major sanctioning body belt (if not all at the same time), and earned recognition as champion from The Ring over the course of a decade. Two issues later, Robinsons defeat of former welterweight champion Fritzie Zivic resulted in Robinson being ranked the No. A 1963 win over ranked welterweight Ralph Dupas was outside the study scope. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. First Ring Ranking: #6 Light Heavyweight (November 1936), Last Ring Ranking: #2 Light Heavyweight (July 1949), Record vs. Ring-rated Opponents: 17-13-3 (8 KO, 5 KOBY), Ring Magazine Championships: Light Heavyweight (1941-48). 1-ranked fighter became the 11-point win, deduction for an unranked loss was eleven points, and unranked draws were a 5.5-point deduction. For instance, if a No. Charles never faced Mills, but against the other three his record was 9-0. However, there was only room to present the detailed accomplishments of the top 25 fighters rated according to Cliff Rolds criteria which was based on their records vs. fellow Ring-rated opposition dating back to 1925, when the magazine began posting divisional rankings. WebThe Ring enlisted the services of various historians and writers, including Farhood, 1-ranked contender at light heavyweight, four in defense of the crown, five more over No. When Azumah Nelson defeated Jeff Fenech in their 1992 rematch, they were The Rings top two contenders in the class. In 2002, the writers of Ring Magazine published a ranking of the 80 best fighters of the previous 80 years. All rights reserved. However there is no denying that the current crop a field that includes His 1935 win over Sixto Escobar earned Salica the NBAs bantamweight crown and Salica regained the honors in 1940 with a win over Georgie Pace. Missing Quality: Torres was matched tough on his way up, going to a draw with unranked future welterweight champion Benny Paret and suffering his only knockout loss to unranked veteran Florentino Fernandez in 1963. Max Baer, Max Schmeling, James J. Braddock and Jersey Joe Walcott all felt Louis wrath. A win over the champion of ones weight class, in a title or non-title fight, was worth 11 points, a No. Win total ties were broken based on peak score. Heavyweight. Pacquiao couldnt solve the riddle of Mayweather in the richest fight of all time, but several multi-fight rivalries magnified the greatness of Pacquiao. He turned pro that same year, winning his first 19 matches and capturing the world heavyweight title in 1964. A formula based on body weight percentage differences between divisions of ranked fighters, rather than scale weights of the fighters, was applied. He was a damn good boxer and a great man thanks for your time in the ring. Career Record: 31-6-1 (22 KO) First Ring Ranking: #10 Light Heavyweight Griffiths 1962 win over Ted Wright crowned the first junior middleweight titlist (at least in Austria, where the bout took place, and other parts of Europe), though the WBA wouldnt recognize the title on a global scale until soon after when Moyer defeated Joey Giambra. WebIn 2005, Louis was ranked as the best heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, and was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of the "100 greatest punchers of all time". Nicknamed the "Brown Bomber", Louis' After representing Jamaica at the 1976 Olympics, the Body Snatcher would win titles at Jr. middleweight, middleweight, and light heavyweight. The second Wilson win came shortly after that. For instance, champions havent automatically secured the top spot in every era of Ring rankings. Group one: anyone who finished in the top 100 of all three scoring categories or whose scoring average was higher than those who did. Jack Johnson. However, for a lengthy period of time the February, and later March, issue of the magazine would only feature the annual ratings for the year. 1 ranking at flyweight in the era when The Ring did not recognize singular champions. Group three was derived from fighters who scored in the top 75 of any of the three scoring categories or whose final scoring average was higher than what would otherwise be the bottom ten of the top 100 (70-100). In a 111-fight career, nearly half of Griffiths opponents could be found ranked in the pages of Ring Magazine. During a pro career that ran from 1977 to 1997, "Sugar" Ray Leonard won titles in a remarkable five divisions: welterweight, light middleweight, middleweight, super middleweight, and light heavyweight. Floyd Mayweather Jr. on the cover of the April 1999 issue of The Ring. They include a win over leading bantamweight Bud Taylor and two No. 24, 1988), Muhammad Ali (Jan. 17, 1942June 3, 2016), Joe Louis (May 13, 1914April 12, 1981), Getty Images/Hulton Archive / Stringer, Willie Pep (Sept. 19, 1922Nov. 6, in the January 1942 issue. Tyson even made a comeback in 2021 and had an exhibition fight against Roy Jones Junior. Robinson was Rings 1942 and 1951 Fighter of the Year. Carmen Basilio, between rounds of his fight-of-the-year rematch with Sugar Ray Robinson, is the epitome of the blood-and-guts warrior. Top 10 Lightweights of All Time!Check out the best bookmakers for betting on Boxing! Genius is a word easily abused, but not when it comes to Peps best years at featherweight. Mayweathers junior lightweight run came during the era where The Ring didnt render championships. 2 bantamweight in the world and was ranked the top contender at junior lightweight from the March to August 1929 issues. Missing Quality: On the way to Nunn, Toney defeated a Merqui Sosa who would later be ranked at super middleweight and light heavyweight. There is no specific heavyweight ceiling so the formula divides the weight limit of the smaller fighters division against the actual weight of the heavyweight. Boxing icon Muhammad Ali has brushed aside fierce competition to be voted the best boxer of all time by fans. The 'Greatest' is widely celebrated for his legendary achievements inside the squared The hope was to present the results in a way that gives something for everyone to sink their teeth into with the centerpiece being the identification of the rankings of the opponents of individual fighters, for the years when they were in the rankings of The Ring. Division-By-Division - The Greatest Fighters of All-Time As selected by The Michael Spinks (737.4 points; 31-1-0) Considered to be one of the best light heavyweights of all time, Michael Spinks (known as Jinx) held world championships in both the light heavyweight class (he was the undisputed champ from 1983 to 1985) and the lineal heavyweight class (from 1985 to 1988). McCallum won the vacant WBA belt versus Sean Mannion in 1984, rose to number one in Rings rankings in the September 1984 edition, and stayed there almost a year. WebThe International Boxing Research Organization rates Foreman as the eighth greatest heavyweight of all time. A loss to the champion was a one-point deduction sliding to 11 for a loss to the No. The loss to Schmeling would be Louis only defeat from his 1934 debut until a loss to Ezzard Charles in 1950 after a brief retirement. 1940 and rose to No has covered the sport for time, Inc heavyweight all! 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