Greatest American Boxing Fighters
The greatest American boxing fighters in history — ranked by career achievements, honours and legacy.
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Browse all 58 american boxing athletes in our database.
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Aaron Pryor
Light Welterweight
Aaron Pryor was an American light welterweight regarded as one of the greatest 140-lb fighters…
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Andre Ward
Super Middleweight/Light Heavyweight
Andre Ward retired undefeated at 32-0, becoming a unified champion at super middleweight and light…
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Ann Wolfe
Super Middleweight/Light Heavyweight
Ann Wolfe is an American retired boxer nicknamed 'Brown Sugar' who simultaneously held IFBA, WIBA…
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Bernard Hopkins
Middleweight/Light Heavyweight
Bernard 'The Executioner' Hopkins set the record for successful middleweight title defences and…
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Caleb Plant
Super Middleweight
Caleb 'Sweethands' Plant is an American super middleweight who held the IBF world title from…
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Claressa Shields
Middleweight/Super Middleweight
Claressa Shields is an American boxer and two-time Olympic gold medalist who became undisputed…
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David Benavidez
Super Middleweight to Cruiserweight
David Benavidez is an undefeated American boxer who became the youngest super middleweight world…
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Deontay Wilder
Heavyweight
Deontay Wilder is an American heavyweight known for his exceptional knockout power who held the WBC…
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Devin Haney
Lightweight
Devin 'The Dream' Haney is an American boxer who became undisputed lightweight champion in 2022.
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Errol Spence Jr.
Welterweight
Errol Spence Jr. is an American former unified welterweight champion who held the IBF, WBC and WBA…
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Evander Holyfield
Cruiserweight, Heavyweight
Evander Holyfield is an American boxer who is the only four-time world heavyweight champion and a…
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Floyd Mayweather
Super Featherweight to Light Middleweight
Floyd Mayweather Jr. is an American former professional boxer who retired with an undefeated 50-0…
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Floyd Patterson
Heavyweight
Floyd Patterson was an American boxer and 1952 Olympic gold medalist who became the youngest…
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Gene Tunney
Heavyweight
Gene Tunney was an American world heavyweight champion (1926-1928) who retired undefeated after…
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George Foreman
Heavyweight
George Foreman was an American boxer and two-time world heavyweight champion who became, at 45, the…
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Gervonta Davis
Super Featherweight to Super Lightweight
Gervonta 'Tank' Davis is an undefeated American boxer who has held world titles in three weight…
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Holly Holm
Welterweight/Light Welterweight
Holly Holm is an American boxer, mixed martial artist, and multiple-time world champion who held…
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Jack Dempsey
Heavyweight
Jack Dempsey was an American world heavyweight champion (1919-1926) renowned for his aggressive…
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Jack Johnson
Heavyweight
Jack Johnson was the first African American world heavyweight boxing champion, holding the title…
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James J. Braddock
Heavyweight
James J. Braddock was an American boxer nicknamed 'Cinderella Man' who won the world heavyweight…
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Jaron Ennis
Welterweight
Jaron 'Boots' Ennis is an undefeated American boxer who has held the IBF and WBA (Super)/Ring…
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Jermain Taylor
Middleweight, Super Middleweight
Jermain Taylor is an American former boxer who became the undisputed middleweight champion by…
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Jermall Charlo
Light Middleweight, Middleweight
Jermall Charlo is an undefeated American boxer who has held world titles in two weight divisions.
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Jermell Charlo
Super Welterweight
Jermell Charlo is an American boxer and former undisputed super welterweight/light middleweight…
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Jesse Rodriguez
Super Flyweight
Jesse 'Bam' Rodriguez is an American boxer who became a unified world champion at flyweight and…
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Joe Frazier
Heavyweight
Joe Frazier was an American boxer and 1964 Olympic gold medalist who became undisputed heavyweight…
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Joe Louis
Heavyweight
Joe Louis was an American heavyweight champion who held his title for nearly 12 years and set the…
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Kelly Pavlik
Middleweight
Kelly Pavlik is an American former professional boxer who won the WBC, WBO, Ring magazine, and…
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Ken Norton
Heavyweight
Ken Norton was an American heavyweight boxer who was awarded the WBC world heavyweight title in…
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Laila Ali
Super Middleweight
Laila Ali is an American retired professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2007, retiring…
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Larry Holmes
Heavyweight
Larry Holmes was a dominant American heavyweight who held the WBC and inaugural IBF titles for…
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Leon Spinks
Heavyweight
Leon Spinks was an American boxer who stunned the world by defeating Muhammad Ali for the…
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Marvin Hagler
Middleweight
Marvin Hagler held the undisputed middleweight championship for nearly seven years, making twelve…
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Michael Spinks
Light Heavyweight, Heavyweight
Michael Spinks won Olympic gold in 1976, became undisputed light heavyweight champion, then…
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Mike Tyson
Heavyweight
Mike Tyson became the youngest heavyweight champion ever at age 20 and unified the WBC, WBA and IBF…
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Muhammad Ali
Heavyweight
Muhammad Ali became the first boxer to win the heavyweight championship on three separate occasions…
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Oscar De La Hoya
Super Featherweight to Middleweight
Oscar De La Hoya won eleven world titles across six weight classes, including lineal championships…
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Pernell Whitaker
Lightweight to Light Middleweight
Pernell Whitaker was a southpaw regarded as one of history's greatest defensive fighters and a…
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Riddick Bowe
Heavyweight
Riddick Bowe defeated Evander Holyfield in 1992 to become undisputed champion and later added the…
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Rocky Marciano
Heavyweight
Rocky Marciano was an American heavyweight champion who retired in 1956 with a perfect 49-0 record.
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Roy Jones Jr
Middleweight to Heavyweight
Roy Jones Jr. became the first fighter in over 100 years to win a heavyweight title after starting…
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Ryan Garcia
Lightweight to Welterweight
Ryan Garcia is an active American boxer who has captured world titles at lightweight and…
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Sebastian Fundora
Super Welterweight
Sebastian Fundora is an active American boxer who unified the WBC and WBO super-welterweight titles…
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Seniesa Estrada
Minimumweight/Light Flyweight
Seniesa Estrada retired undefeated in 2024 after becoming undisputed female minimumweight champion…
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Shakur Stevenson
Lightweight
Shakur Stevenson has won world titles in four weight classes, from featherweight to junior…
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Shane Mosley
Welterweight
Shane Mosley held multiple world championships across three weight divisions and was twice lineal…
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Sonny Liston
Heavyweight
Sonny Liston was a dominant American heavyweight who won and briefly defended the world title…
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Welterweight to Light Heavyweight
Sugar Ray Leonard is an Olympic gold medalist who became the first five-division world champion and…
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Welterweight, Middleweight
Sugar Ray Robinson won six world titles across two divisions and compiled a legendary 91-fight…
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Teófimo López
Lightweight, Light Welterweight
Teófimo López is an American boxer who unified the lightweight title by beating Lomachenko before…
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Terence Crawford
Lightweight to Super Middleweight
Terence Crawford is a dominant American boxer who won major titles in five divisions and became a…
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Thomas Hearns
Welterweight to Light Heavyweight
Thomas Hearns is a Detroit-based American boxer known for his punching power who won world titles…
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Vergil Ortiz Jr.
Welterweight
Vergil Ortiz Jr. is a hard-hitting American welterweight known for an unbeaten record and a very…
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Winky Wright
Super Welterweight
Winky Wright is an elite defensive American boxer who unified the light middleweight division and…
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Archie Moore
Light Heavyweight
Archie Moore held the light heavyweight title for nearly a decade and holds the all-time record of…
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Henry Armstrong
Featherweight, Lightweight, Welterweight
Henry Armstrong uniquely held featherweight, lightweight, and welterweight world titles at the same…
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Jersey Joe Walcott
Heavyweight
Jersey Joe Walcott won the world title on his fifth attempt at age 37 before losing it to Rocky…
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Meldrick Taylor
Junior Welterweight, Welterweight
Meldrick Taylor is an American two-division world champion and Olympic gold medalist best…