In 2003, Ring Magazine published a list of 100 greatest punchers of all time in boxing, as voted by the magazine's writers. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Front cover of the first issue of Ring Magazine Ring Magazine is a boxing magazine that was first published in 1922. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in...

Various criteria was used for the voting: what percentage of fights by each boxer resulted as knockout wins, how many knockouts and knockout streaks each boxer had, what important rivals he knocked out during his career and who he couldn't knock out. Knockout (also referred to as a K.O. or knock), is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai and others sports involving striking. ...

List of boxing's all time greatest punchers, as deemed by Ring's writers:

1. Ari Louis
2. Sam Langford
3. Jimmy Wilde
4. Archie Moore
5. Sandy Saddler
6. Stanley Ketchel
7. Jack Dempsey
8. Bob Fitzsimmons
9. George Foreman
10. Earnie Shavers
11. Sugar Ray Robinson
12. Ruben Olivares
13. Wilfredo Gómez
14. Rocky Marciano
15. Sonny Liston
16. Mike Tyson
17. Bob Foster
18. Thomas Hearns
19. Khaosai Galaxy
20. Alexis Arguello
21. Carlos Zarate
22. Max Baer
23. Rocky Graziano
24. Matthew Saad Muhammad
25. Julian Jackson
26. Danny Lopez
27. Gerald McClellan
28. Roberto Duran
29. Rodrigo Valdez
30. Félix Trinidad
31. Jose Cuevas
32. Jim Jeffries
33. Lennox Lewis
34. Bennie Briscoe
35. Marvin Hagler
36. Edwin Rosario
37. Tommy Ryan
38. John Mugabi
39. Joe Frazier
40. Carlos Monzon
41. Tony Zale
42. Michael Spinks
43. Joe Gans
44. Elmer Ray
45. George Godfrey
46. Naseem Hamed
47. Alfonso Zamora
48. David Tua
49. Cleveland Williams
50. Julio César Chávez
51. Tiger Jack Fox
52. Joe Walcott
53. Gerry Cooney
54. Al Bummy Davis
55. Max Schmeling
56. Florentino Fernandez
57. Henry Armstrong
58. Bob Satterfield
59. Al Hostak
60. Jesus Pimentel
61. Eugene Hart
62. Lew Jenkins
63. Harry Wills
64. Tom Sharkey
65. Terry McGovern
66. Jersey Joe Walcott
67. Kostya Tszyu
68. Leotis Martin
69. Buddy Baer
70. Donovan Ruddock
71. Jose Luis Ramirez
72. Tommy Gómez
73. Jose Napoles
74. Kid McCoy
75. Antonio Esparragoza
76. Ricardo Moreno
77. Evander Holyfield
78. Ike Williams
79. Luis Firpo
80. Ricardo Lopez
81. Humberto Gonzalez
82. Bobby Chacon
83. Jock McAvoy
84. Eduardo Lause
85. Eder Jofre
86. Charley Burley
87. Mike McCallum
88. Salvador Sánchez
89. Roy Jones Jr.
90. Rodolfo Gato Gonzalez
91. Nigel Benn
92. Irish Bob Murphy
93. Paul Berlenbach
94. Battling Torres
95. Chalky Wright
96. George Chaney
97. Andy Ganigan
98. Fred Fulton
99. Ingemar Johansson
100. Charley White

As usual, some debate rose among fans concerning this list: many wondered, for example, why Aaron Pryor, who scored 35 knockouts in 40 fights and beat #20 Alexis Arguello twice by knockout, was not included. Others wondered why Edwin Rosario (#36) and Danny Lopez (#26) placed higher than some of their conquerors, in Rosario's case, Julio César Chávez (#50) and Jose Luis Ramirez (#71). In Lopez's case, Bobby Chacon (#82) and Salvador Sánchez (#88). Sam Langford Sam Langford (March 4, 1883 - January 21, 1956) was an african american boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. ... Jimmy Wilde (May 12, 1892 in Tylorstown – March 10, 1969 in Cardiff) was a former boxer of Welsh origin. ... Archie Moore whose birth name was Archibald Wright (December 13, 1913 or 1916 – December 9, 1998) was a light heavyweight world boxing champion who set many records in boxing. ... One of the greatest fighters ever, Joseph Sandy Saddler was born in Boston, Massachussetts on June 23. ... Stanislaus Kiecal, (September 14, 1886–October 15, 1910), better known in the boxing world as Stanley Ketchel was an American boxer who became world middleweight champion. ... William Harrison Jack Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1919 and 1926, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest champions of all time. ... Robert James Bob Fitzsimmons (May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) was a Cornish native and moved to New Zealand in his childhood. ... George Edward Foreman (b. ... Earnie Shavers (born August 31, 1945) was a professional boxer. ... Sugar Ray Robinson, born Walker Smith Jr. ... Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality. ... Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ... Rocco Francis Marchegiano, better known as Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), was an American boxer. ... Charles L. Sonny Liston (May 8?, 1932 – December 30?, 1970), was a formidable boxer who became world Heavyweight champion by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, the first time Patterson had been knocked out for a count of 10. ... Michael Gerard Tyson (new name: Abdul Aziz), born on June 30, 1966, in Brooklyn, New York, (USA) is a semi-retired professional boxer and former World Heavyweight Champion. ... Bob Foster (born December 15, 1938) is a native of Albuquerque, New Mexico whom many boxing critics consider to be one of the greatest Light Heavyweight world champions in history. ... Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ... Sura Saenkham (born May 15, 1959) was one of the sport of boxings greatest champions ever, and a member of the International Boxing Hall of Fame. ... Alexis Argüello (born April 19, 1952), is a former world champion Nicaragua. ... Carlos Zarate Serna (born May 23, 1951) in Tepito, Distrito Federal, Mexico, and better known in the world of boxing plainly as Carlos Zarate, has the distinction of being the only boxer in history to put together two streaks of 20 or more knockout wins in a row. ... Maximilian Adelbert Madcap Maxie Baer Cussen (February 11, 1909 – November 21, 1959) was a famous jewish-American boxer of the 1930s, onetime Heavyweight Champion of the World, and actor. ... Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922–May 22, 1990), was an American boxer. ... Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach, August 5, 1954) is a former boxer who was the worlds Light-Heavyweight champion. ... Julian Jackson is a boxer out of the Virgin Islands, who usually won by knockout. ... Danny Lopez (born July 6, 1952) is a former boxer from Fort Duchesne, Utah. ... Gerald McClellan (born October 23, 1967) is a former boxer who was world Middleweight champion. ... Roberto Duran (b. ... Rodrigo Valdez (born December 22, 1946) is a former boxer from Colombia who was a two time world middleweight champion and whose rivalry with Carlos Monzon has long been considered among the most legendary boxing rivalries. ... Félix Tito Trinidad, Jr. ... Jose Pipino Cuevas (born December 27, 1957) is a Mexican former world champion boxer. ... James Jackson Jeffries (born April 15, 1875 in Carroll, Ohio, United States – died March 3, 1953 in Burbank, California) was a world heavyweight boxing champion. ... Lennox Claudius Lewis (born September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England) is a retired professional boxer, who represented Canada in the Olympics and fought under the British flag as a professional. ... Bad Bennie Briscoe (b. ... Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is an American former boxer. ... Edwin El Chapo Rosario (1961-1997) could be considered a boxing version of the Puerto Rican plant Mori-vivi (Mori-Vivi means dead-alive in Spanish). ... Tommy Ryan (b. ... John The Beast Mugabi (born March 4, 1960) is a former boxer and world Jr. ... For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier is a former world heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ... Carlos Monzon (August 7, 1942- January 8, 1995) was an Argentinian boxer who held the world middleweight title for 7 years, during which he made a then-division record of 14 defenses. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Michael Spinks, a native of St. ... Joe Gans in 1899 Joe Gans (November 25, 1874 - August 10, 1910) was born Joseph Gaines in Baltimore, Maryland. ... Elmer Violent Ray (born October 10, 1910) was an American heavyweight boxer who fought from 1926 to 1949. ... Naseem redirects here. ... Alfonso Zamora (b. ... Mafaufau Tavito Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi, known as David Tua (born on November 21, 1972) is a former minor heavyweight boxing belt holder. ... Cleveland Big Cat Williams (June 6, 1933—September 3, 1999) was an American heavyweight boxer who fought in the 1950s, 60s and 70s. ... For this mans son, also a boxer, see Julio César Chávez, Jr. ... John Linwood Fox, or Tiger Jack Fox (b. ... Joe Walcott, The Barbados Demon was born in Demarara, British Guyana on March 13, 1873, and died October 1, 1935. ... Gerry Cooney (Born August 4, 1956) was a boxer from Manhattan, New York. ... Al Bummy Davis (b. ... Maximillian Adolph Otto Siegfried Schmeling (September 28, 1905 – February 2, 2005) was a German boxer whose two fights with Joe Louis transcended boxing and became worldwide social events because of their racial and national associations. ... Florentino the Ox Fernandez (b. ... Henry Jackson Jr. ... Bob Bombardier Satterfield (b. ... Al the Savage Slav Hostak (January 7, 1917) was an American born middleweight boxer who fought from 1932-1949. ... Jesus Little PoisonPimentel (b. ... Eugene Cyclone Hart was a terrific punching American middleweight boxer who fought from 1969 to 1982. ... Lew Jenkins (December 4, 1916 - October 30, 1981) was an American boxer and Lightweight Champion of the World. ... Harry The Black Panther Wills (b. ... Sailor Tom Sharkey (b. ... Terrible Terry McGovern (March 9, 1880–February 22, 1918), born John Terrence McGovern in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was a hard punching aggressive boxer who held the world bantamweight and featherweight titles. ... Arnold Raymond Cream (January 31, 1914 – February 25, 1994), better known as Jersey Joe Walcott was a world heavyweight boxing champion. ... Konstantin Kostya Tszyu (Russian: Константин (Костя) Цзю, pronounced in Australian English) (born September 19, 1969) is a Russian- born boxer of mixed Russian, Korean and Mongol descent. ... Leotis Martin (b. ... Buddy Baer (born June 11, 1915 — died July 18, 1986) was an American boxer, and the brother of heavyweight champion Max Baer. ... Donovan Ruddock (born December 21, 1963 in St. ... José Luis Ramírez (born circa 1960) is a Mexican national who was a boxer and a two time world Lightweight champion. ... José Napoles (born April 13, 1940) is a Cuban-Mexican who was a world boxing champion. ... Charles Kid McCoy, who was born Norman Selby (October 13, 1872 - April 18, 1940) was a world champion boxer. ... Antonio Esparragoza Betancourt (born September 2, 1959 in Cumana, Sucre, Venezuela) was a boxer in the Featherweight division. ... Evander Holyfield (born October 19, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama) is a professional boxer from the United States. ... Ike Williams (b. ... Luis Ángel Firpo, (October 11, 1894? - August 7, 1960), better known as Luis Firpo was a boxer of enormous transcendence in Latin America. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Humberto Gonzalez (born March 25, 1966) is a Mexican meat market businessman and former world boxing champion. ... Bobby Chacon (born 1951) is a former boxer and two time world champion. ... Jock McAvoy (November 20, 1908–November 20, 1971) was a British boxer who fought from 1927 to 1945. ... Eduardo Lausse, (November 8, 1927-May 10, 1994], was an Argentinian middleweight contender known for his knockout punch who boxed from 1947 to 1960. ... Eder Jofre (born March 26, 1936), is a Brazilian former boxer, whom many consider to be the best Brazilian boxer of all time. ... Charley Burley (b. ... One of boxings greatest champions, Mike McCallum was from Kingston, Jamaica, but fought almost exclusively in the USA. He first became a world champion by defeating the granite-hard Sean Mannion in his own home town to win the light-middleweight title, but came to prominence by knocking out... Salvador Sanchez during a fight. ... Roy Levesta Jones Jr. ... Nigel Benn (born January 22, 1964) is an English former boxer who held world titles at both Middleweight and Super Middleweight. ... Bob Murphy, (July 22, 1922-August 1, 1961), was an American light heavyweight boxer who fought from 1945 to 1954. ... Paul Berlenbach (b. ... Raymundo Battling Torres (b. ... Chalky Wright was an American featherweight boxer and world champion. ... George KO Chaney (b. ... Andrew (Andy) Hawaian Punch Ganigan (b. ... Fred Fulton (b. ... Ingemar Johansson (born 22 September 1932 -) was a Swedish heavyweight boxer. ... Charley White who was born Charles Anchowitz on March 25, 1891 in London, England was considered one of the best boxers of his era. ... Aaron Pryor (born October 20, 1955) is a former boxer from Cincinnati, Ohio. ...