Floyd Mayweather Jnr, an unbeaten American boxer has taken the crown as the greatest boxer of all time while former undisputed world heavyweight champion Mike Tyson did not make the cut.
The top 10 list which was compiled by respected boxing outlet BoxRec, sees Mayweather Jnr come out comfortably on top, as he has never been defeated all through his 21 years as a professional.
Philipino great Manny Pacquiao comes in second place, Argentine great Carlos Monzon is third ahead of legendary fighter Muhammad Ali who is in fourth.
Aside Tyson – who is plotting a comeback to the ring this year at the age of 53 – other notable absentees are Evander Holyfield, Rocky Marciano and Roberto Duran.
Tyson, who retired in 2005, is on record as the youngest heavyweight champion of the world at the age of 20, and finished his career in 2005 with a record of 50 wins, 6 losses and 2 no contest verdicts.
But Mayweather, who has an imperious 50-0 record, topped the ranking having won multiple world titles in five different weight classes.
Mayweather is known for his speed and accuracy and was the highest earning athlete in the world from 2012-2015, as stated by Forbes.
His long-awaited and anticipated fight against Pacquiao took place in 2015 in Las Vegas, with the American coming out as winner in the richest bout of all time.
Pacquiao has served as a senator in his native Philippines since 2016, has a record of 62 wins, 7 losses and 2 draws, and is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing.
Finishing off the top three is Monzon, who held the undisputed world middleweight championship for seven years as he dominated opponents in the 1960s and 1970s.
Other famous names in the Top 10 list include Sugar Ray Robinson in fifth, Bernard Hopkins in sixth and Oscar De La Hoya, in ninth.
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