We present the ranking of the best boxers from different countries. But we want to draw your attention – all ratings are relative, even if we take specific achievements, weight category, category. In any case, we have compiled a list of the best boxers in the world. We decided not to be tied to the weight category and other generally accepted parameters. The main thing is that here they are, leaders in their segment, athletes whose names are known far beyond the borders of their homeland.
Arthur Beterbiev
The heavyweight comes from Russia, whose hands, judging by the blows, are stronger than the hammer. The athlete is a real pro in his field, although he is harsh on the market. On the other hand, every fight with Beterbiev is always a real show and a slaughter for life and death. Hardcore fans will definitely like the athlete’s style.
Beterbiev comes from a sports family, most of his relatives are professional wrestlers. Arthur has been involved in sports since childhood, at first he chose between boxing and wrestling. For the character of the athlete, he was constantly expelled from classes. The father of his son did not support his sporting successes, he was able to give the go-ahead for further actions only after participating in major international competitions – Beterbiev got into them at the age of 15.
Juan Francisco Estrada
Juan Francisco Estrada, on personal experience during a meeting with Roman Gonzalez, was able to prove that lightweight fights can be very, very spectacular. Then, in 2012, a certain breakthrough occurred in Estrada’s career. He managed to defeat Estrada in a spectacular duel by unanimous decision. Now Estrada is one of the strongest lightweights. He received prestigious belts and won victory after victory.
Juan Francisco Estrada made Mexico famous on the world stage. The boxer constantly occupies high lines in the rankings of the best athletes in the world. By the way, all his personal and professional achievements are the result of hard work. Estrada was orphaned at the age of 7, after which he was taken in by his own aunt. She gave the boy to boxing at the age of 9. Estrada quickly began to make progress and at the age of 15 he moved from his hometown to a larger locality to focus on his boxing career. Juan got his first regional belt in a fair fight in 2010, defeating Manuel Almendariz by technical knockout. Almost immediately, Estrada became a member of the popular boxing reality show, which brought the athlete popularity. Then there were 16 heavyweight fighters among the participants.
Josh Taylor
Josh Taylor is a British-Scottish professional boxer. He is the undisputed world welterweight boxing champion. The start of Taylor’s career can be considered the victory of a silver medal at the championship in Britain in 2008. Josh Taylor competes primarily in the lightweight division.
Tyson Fury
Tyson Fury knows how to surprise. Although boxing rarely lives up to all the expectations and excitement around the meeting of athletes, Fury copes with the task. The audience especially remembered his duel with Deontay Wilder – the fight came out super spectacular. Wilder showed maximum courage, and Fury – the accuracy of actions and determination. By the way, it was these features that allowed Tyson to retain the title, inflicting a crushing defeat on the enemy.
Fury knocked out Wilder three times, in 2011 he himself experienced a couple of knockdowns in battle. But in the end, the boxer managed to prove that he is fluent in technique and capable of resounding victories. By the way, at one time Tyson knocked out Wladimir Klitschko.
Errol Spence Jr.
Errol Spence is a real pro in the welterweight category. He is from New York. At first, Spence Jr. took part in amateur fights and became the champion of America. In 2019, he managed to take third place in the BoxRec ranking of boxers. Spence Jr. has an excellent ratio of won fights to knockouts.
The year 2013 was very active in the boxer’s career – then he took part in 8 fights, all of them ended in victory, 6 – by knockouts. Experts call the most difficult fight with Lartey – but in it Spencer won. In 2016, it became clear that Errol Spence Jr. is a real sports genius, and he has a great future.
Vasily Lomachenko
Vasily Lomachenko is a world famous Ukrainian boxer. He became a two-time champion in 2008 and 2012. Titles – Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine, owner of the prestigious W. Barker Cup. Lomachenko is the most titled Ukrainian athlete in his field.
According to expert estimates, Vasily is very strong and technical. So in the amateur ring, he lost only one fight for all the time back in 2007. But later he took revenge, and twice. In 2016, Vasily Lomachenko received the title of the best boxer according to HBO.
Oleksandr Usyk
Also a top Ukrainian boxer. There were ups and downs in his career, but still the athlete is a star in the world of sports. He has a lot of achievements in the heavyweight division. One of the most high-profile fights was the meeting with Anthony Joshua, over whom Usyk won an absolute victory. Alexander also brightly beat AJ several times.
Naoya Inoue
World boxing star from Japan. Wu Naoya Inoue has lots of lightweight titles. And the boxer is a world champion and has the unspoken nickname “monster”. Naoya’s career began in 2009 when he won the Japanese cadet championship. The class came out to confirm a year later.
Professional performances began in 2012 after the conclusion of a promotional agreement with a local Japanese organization. Inoue indicated a clause in the contract – according to him, he could not fight with easy counterparts.
Terence Crawford
Terence Crawford in battles behaves very aggressively and decisively. If he sees that he is able to end the fight, he begins to literally kill – and never misses. The fighter is considered the best welterweight on the world stage. He has a series of high-profile fights with strong competitors on his account. Despite the difficult conditions, Terence managed to win a clear victory. Watching Crawford fights is always very interesting.
Canelo Alvarez
He became the sixth undisputed champion in the four belt era by knocking out Caleb Plant in the 11th round on November 6. Canelo also became the first Mexican fighter to accomplish this feat and miraculously earned undisputed status at 168 pounds in less than 12 months.
His resume remains one of the best in boxing. He is a four division champion with wins over the likes of Sergey Kovalev, Danny Jacobs, Miguel Cotto, Erislandy Lara, Gennady Golovkin, Callum Smith, Billy Joe Saunders and now Plant. Moreover, all victories have occurred since 2014. He continues to fight strong opponents – well, except for the occasional mandatory bypasses like Avni Yildirim. Canelo, he begins to make a legitimate case for being considered one of the greatest fighters of all time.
