In 2003, Ring magazine published a list of 100 greatest punchers of all time in boxing, as voted by the magazine's writers. Year 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, throwing a left uppercut) versus Rafael Ortiz Boxing, also referred to as pugilism is a combat sport in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series of one to three-minute intervals called rounds. ...

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. A boxer is knocked down and receives the 10-count. ...

1. Joe Louis Joseph Louis Barrow (May 13, 1914 – April 12, 1981), best known as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, a native of Lexington, Alabama, is regarded as one of the greatest heavyweight boxing champions of all time. ...

2. Sam Langford Sam Langford Sam Langford (March 4, 1883 - January 21, 1956) was an African American boxing standout of the early part of the 20th century. ...

3. Jimmy Wilde Jimmy Wilde (May 12, 1892 in Tylorstown – March 10, 1969 in Cardiff) was a former boxer of Welsh origin. ...

4. Archie Moore 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. ...

5. Sandy Saddler One of the greatest fighters ever, Joseph Sandy Saddler was born in Boston, Massachussetts on June 23. ...

6. Stanley Ketchell Stanislaw Kiecal, (September 14, 1886–October 15, 1910), better known in the boxing world as Stanley Ketchel was an American boxer of the Polish origin who became one of the greatest world middleweight champions. ...

7. Jack Dempsey William Harrison Jack Dempsey (June 24, 1895 – May 31, 1983) was an American boxer who held the world heavyweight title between 1919 and 1926. ...

8. Bob Fitzsimmons Robert James Bob Fitzsimmons (May 26, 1863 - October 22, 1917) was a Cornish native and moved to New Zealand in his childhood. ...

9. George Foreman George Edward Foreman (born January 10, 1949) is an American two-time World Heavyweight Boxing Champion. ...

10. Earnie Shavers Earnie Dee Shaver better known as Earnie Shavers (born August 31, 1945) was a professional boxer. ...

11. Sugar Ray Robinson Sugar Ray Robinson, (born Walker Smith Jr. ...

12. Ruben Olivares Rubén Olivares (born January 14, 1947) is a former boxer of Mexican nationality. ...

13. Wilfredo Gomez Wilfredo Gómez (born October 29, 1956) is a former boxer and three time world champion. ...

14. Rocky Marciano Rocky Marciano (September 1, 1923 – August 31, 1969), born Rocco Francis Marchegiano, was the heavyweight champion of the world from 1952 to 1956. ...

15. Sonny Liston Charles L. Sonny Liston (May 8?, 1932 – December 30?, 1970), was a formidable boxer who became world heavyweight champion in 1962 by knocking out Floyd Patterson in the first round, the first time Patterson had been knocked out. ...

16. Mike Tyson Michael Gerard Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is a former American world heavyweight boxing champion and is the youngest man to have won a world heavyweight title. ...

17. Bob Foster 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. ...

18. Thomas Hearns Thomas Hearns (born October 18, 1958, in Memphis, Tennessee), is an American 7-time world champion professional boxer. ...

19. Khaosai Galaxy 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. ...

20. Alexis Arguello Alexis Argüello (born April 19, 1952), is a former world champion Nicaragua. ...

21. Carlos Zaratev

22. Max Baer 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. ...

23. Rocky Graziano Rocky Graziano, born Thomas Rocco Barbella in New York City (January 1, 1922–May 22, 1990), was an American boxer. ...

24. Matthew Saad Muhammad Matthew Saad Muhammad (born Maxwell Antonio Loach, August 5, 1954) is a former boxer who was the worlds Light-Heavyweight champion. ...

25. Julian Jackson Julian Jackson is a boxer out of the Virgin Islands, who usually won by knockout. ...

26. Danny Lopez Danny Lopez (born July 6, 1952) is a former american boxer from Fort Duchesne, Utah. ...

27. Gerald McClellan Gerald McClellan (born October 23, 1967 in Freeport, Illinois) is a former boxer from the United States of America, who was world Middleweight champion. ...

28. Roberto Duran Roberto Duran (b. ...

29. Rodrigo Valdez 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. ...

30. Felix Trinidad Félix Tito Trinidad Jr. ...

31. Pipino Cuevas Jose Cuevas (born December 27, 1957) is a Mexican former world champion boxer. ...

32. Jim Jefferies Jim Jefferies (born 1950 in Musselburgh, East Lothian) is the Scottish football manager of Kilmarnock F.C.. Also a former player, whose defensive versatility often counted against him in the attacking Hearts team in the 1970s, Jeffries has enjoyed considerably greater success as a manager than during his playing career. ...

33. Lennox Lewis Lennox Claudius Lewis CBE (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. ...

34. Bennie Briscoe Bad Bennie Briscoe (b. ...

35. Marvin Hagler Marvelous Marvin Hagler (born Marvin Nathaniel Hagler in Newark, New Jersey, May 23, 1954), is an American former boxer. ...

36. Edwin Rosario 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). ...

37. Tommy Ryan Tommy Ryan (b. ...

38. John Mugabi John The Beast Mugabi (born March 4, 1960) is a former boxer and world Jr. ...

39. Joe Frazier For the Major League Baseball player and manager, see Joe Frazier (baseball) Joseph William Smokin Joe Frazier (born January 12, 1944 in Beaufort, South Carolina) is a former world heavyweight boxing champion, active mostly in the 1960s and 1970s. ...

40. Chris eubanks

41. Tony Zale

42. Michael Spinks

43. Joe Gans

44. Elmer Ray

45. George Godfrey

46. Naseem Hamed

47. Alfonso Zamora

48. David Tua David Tua, (born Mafaufau Tavita Lio Mafaufau Sanerivi Talimatasi on November 21, 1972 on the Island of Upolu, Samoa), is a heavyweight boxer and former title challenger currently rising again in the heavyweight rankings. ...

49. Cleveland Williams

50. Julio Cesar Chavez

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 (Cyclone) 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 (Razor) Ruddock

71. Jose Luis Ramirez

72. Tommy Gomez

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 Lausse

85. Eder Jofre

86. Charley Burley

87. Mike McCallum

88. Salvador Sanchez

89. Roy Jones Jr.

90. Rodolfo Gonzalez

91. Nigel Benn

92. (Irish) Bob Murphy

93. Paul "Silky" Jones

94. Battling Torres

95. Chalky Wright

96. George (K.O.) Chaney

97. Andy Ganigan

98. Fred Fulton

99. Ingemar Johansson

100. Charley White

References

Ring Magazine's 100 Greatest Punchers