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The following is a list of deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing. In February 1995, it was estimated that "approximately 500 boxers have died in the ring or as a result of boxing since the Marquess of Queensberry Rules were introduced in 1884." [1] 22 boxers died in 1953 alone. [1]
Boxers who have died because of an injury suffered in the boxing ring. Pages in category "Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing" The following 69 pages are in this category, out of 69 total.
This is a list of notable male boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers A. Ricky Anderson ...
He is also rated as the WBA'a all-time "super champion." He was listed #9 on "Ring Magazine's" 50 greatest boxers of the past 50 years in 1996. He is listed as #19 on Ring Magazine's list of the 80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years. In 2003, he was listed as #85 on Ring Magazine's list of 100 greatest punchers of all time. Jofre was ranked as ...
In 2005, Louis was ranked as the best heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, [127] and was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of the "100 greatest punchers of all time". [128] [129] [130] In a 1978 poll conducted by HBO, the Boxing Writers of America voted Louis the greatest heavyweight of all time ...
Historian Bert Sugar ranked Robinson as the greatest fighter of all time and in 2002, Robinson was also ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of "80 Best Fighters of the Last 80 Years". [14] He was named the best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by the International Boxing Research Organization (IBRO) in both of its all-time ratings ...
Ezzard Mack Charles (July 7, 1921 – May 28, 1975), was an American professional boxer who competed from 1940 to 1959. Known as the Cincinnati Cobra, Charles was respected for his slick defense and precision, and is often regarded as the greatest light heavyweight of all time, and one of the greatest fighters pound for pound, [1] having defeating numerous Hall of Fame fighters in three ...
Robert James Fitzsimmons (26 May 1863 – 22 October 1917) was a British professional boxer who was the sport's first three-division world champion. [1] [2] He also achieved fame for beating Gentleman Jim Corbett (the man who beat John L. Sullivan), and he is in The Guinness Book of World Records as the lightest heavyweight champion, weighing just 167 pounds when he won the title. [3]