Rankings
HEAVYWEIGHT — Mike Paul / Bob Bordier rating system
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World heavyweight Champions
| Rank | Fighter | Status | Peak Rate | Peak Date | W-L-D | Rated Fights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | SAM LANGFORD CAN | Retired | 3019 | 1923-05-19 | 228-56-59 | 340 |
| 2. | SAM MCVEY USA | Retired | 2967 | 1910-04-13 | 80-17-13 | 110 |
| 3. | FIREMAN JIM FLYNN USA | Retired | 2962 | 1903-06-06 | 87-70-29 | 186 |
| 4. | VAUGHN BEAN USA | Retired | 2905 | 1996-06-18 | 45-6-0 | 51 |
| 5. | TOMASZ ADAMEK POL | Retired | 2876 | 2008-07-11 | 53-8-0 | 15 |
| 6. | HARRY GREB USA | Retired | 2837 | 1917-05-19 | 266-19-21 | 102 |
| 7. | JOE JEANNETTE USA | Retired | 2810 | 1913-04-16 | 121-22-18 | 161 |
| 8. | LOU SAVARESE | Retired | 2759 | 1991-07-02 | 46-7-0 | 53 |
| 9. | MUHAMMAD ALI USA | Retired | 2712 | 1965-11-22 | 56-5-0 | 61 |
| 10. | ANDRÉS BALSA | Retired | 2698 | 1923-04-08 | 1-6-0 | 7 |
| 11. | SONNY LISTON USA | Retired | 2686 | 1963-07-22 | 50-4-0 | 54 |
| 12. | MIKE TYSON USA | Retired | 2684 | 1989-07-21 | 50-6-0 | 56 |
| 13. | TYRONE SPONG NED | Retired | 2684 | 2019-08-31 | 14-0-0 | 14 |
| 14. | GEORGE FOREMAN USA | Retired | 2675 | 1973-01-22 | 76-5-0 | 81 |
| 15. | JOE LOUIS USA | Retired | 2669 | 1939-06-28 | 67-3-0 | 69 |
| 16. | JOE FRAZIER USA | Retired | 2668 | 1971-03-08 | 32-4-1 | 37 |
| 17. | WLADIMIR KLITSCHKO UKR | Retired | 2660 | 2012-07-07 | 56-5-0 | 61 |
| 18. | LENNOX LEWIS GBR | Retired | 2654 | 2000-07-15 | 41-2-1 | 44 |
| 19. | JACK JOHNSON USA | Retired | 2650 | 1920-05-17 | 76-11-11 | 98 |
| 20. | ROCKY MARCIANO USA | Retired | 2646 | 1955-09-21 | 49-0-0 | 49 |
| 21. | KID NORFOLK | Retired | 2640 | 1917-10-26 | 112-28-9 | 149 |
| 22. | FLOYD PATTERSON USA | Retired | 2635 | 1957-08-22 | 55-8-1 | 57 |
| 23. | ARCHIE MOORE | Retired | 2633 | 1955-09-21 | 100-12-5 | 116 |
| 24. | EVANDER HOLYFIELD USA | Retired | 2620 | 1998-09-19 | 44-10-2 | 41 |
| 25. | MARVIN CAMEL | Retired | 2617 | 1978-03-09 | 47-18-4 | 17 |
| 26. | JOHN RUIZ USA | Retired | 2608 | 2004-04-17 | 45-9-1 | 55 |
| 27. | VITALI KLITSCHKO UKR | Retired | 2603 | 2009-09-26 | 45-2-0 | 47 |
| 28. | ELIECER CASTILLO | Retired | 2602 | 2008-02-21 | 34-9-2 | 44 |
| 29. | LARRY HOLMES USA | Retired | 2600 | 1982-06-11 | 57-6-0 | 63 |
| 30. | JACK DEMPSEY USA | Retired | 2598 | 1923-09-14 | 38-6-4 | 48 |
| 31. | MICHAEL MOORER USA | Retired | 2595 | 1990-12-15 | 52-4-1 | 38 |
| 32. | BRUCE SELDON USA | Retired | 2593 | 2004-04-09 | 40-8-0 | 48 |
| 33. | GENE TUNNEY USA | Retired | 2592 | 1928-07-26 | 38-1-1 | 36 |
| 34. | RIDDICK BOWE USA | Retired | 2592 | 1996-12-14 | 30-1-0 | 31 |
| 35. | PINKY LEWIS | Retired | 2588 | 1920-08-05 | 1-4-0 | 5 |
| 36. | HASIM RAHMAN USA | Retired | 2584 | 2010-08-14 | 50-9-2 | 61 |
| 37. | MICHAEL SPINKS USA | Retired | 2582 | 1987-06-15 | 31-1-0 | 5 |
| 38. | PETE RADEMACHER USA | Retired | 2571 | 1957-08-22 | 7-7-1 | 15 |
| 39. | JAMES J JEFFRIES | Retired | 2569 | 1904-08-26 | 16-1-2 | 19 |
| 40. | MAX SCHMELING GER | Retired | 2567 | 1936-06-19 | 62-12-4 | 34 |
| 41. | TONY TUCKER USA | Retired | 2567 | 1992-04-10 | 57-7-0 | 64 |
| 42. | TYRELL BIGGS USA | Retired | 2566 | 1992-11-19 | 32-14-0 | 46 |
| 43. | BRADLEY RONE | Retired | 2566 | 1995-06-06 | 1-12-1 | 14 |
| 44. | MAX BAER USA | Retired | 2564 | 1934-06-14 | 33-12-0 | 45 |
| 45. | INGEMAR JOHANSSON | Retired | 2553 | 1959-06-26 | 20-2-0 | 22 |
| 46. | JIMMY ELLIS USA | Retired | 2553 | 1967-12-02 | 43-11-1 | 33 |
| 47. | EZZARD CHARLES USA | Retired | 2551 | 1950-09-27 | 104-28-1 | 63 |
| 48. | GREG SORRENTINO | Retired | 2551 | 1976-07-28 | 8-7-1 | 16 |
| 49. | BOB SMITH USA | Retired | 2551 | 1976-07-28 | 2-3-1 | 5 |
| 50. | TONY LAROSA | Retired | 2550 | 1995-08-23 | 4-18-0 | 22 |
| 51. | TOMMY BURNS CAN | Retired | 2547 | 1908-03-17 | 19-5-8 | 31 |
| 52. | HARRY WILLS | Retired | 2544 | 1920-07-26 | 61-18-5 | 84 |
| 53. | JAMES TONEY USA | Retired | 2540 | 2003-10-04 | 77-10-3 | 17 |
| 54. | NIKOLAI VALUEV RUS | Retired | 2539 | 2007-01-20 | 26-2-0 | 28 |
| 55. | MIKE WEAVER USA | Retired | 2532 | 1980-10-25 | 41-18-1 | 60 |
| 56. | PINKLON THOMAS | Retired | 2531 | 1981-11-25 | 45-8-1 | 54 |
| 57. | KEVIN MCBRIDE | Retired | 2529 | 2003-08-09 | 35-10-1 | 46 |
| 58. | JACK SHARKEY | Retired | 2521 | 1930-02-27 | 46-19-3 | 46 |
| 59. | WILLIE PASTRANO USA | Retired | 2520 | 1955-06-28 | 22-10-4 | 35 |
| 60. | HENRY AKINWANDE GBR | Retired | 2516 | 2000-12-08 | 50-4-1 | 55 |
| 61. | SHANNON BRIGGS | Retired | 2515 | 2006-11-04 | 64-6-1 | 71 |
| 62. | DAVID HAYE GBR | Retired | 2515 | 2010-04-03 | 28-4-0 | 13 |
| 63. | SAMUEL PETER | Retired | 2512 | 2008-03-08 | 25-9-0 | 34 |
| 64. | ALEXANDER POVETKIN RUS | Retired | 2511 | 2012-09-29 | 31-3-1 | 35 |
| 65. | TIM WITHERSPOON USA | Retired | 2507 | 1986-07-19 | 55-13-1 | 69 |
| 66. | BOB FITZSIMMONS GBR | Retired | 2504 | 1900-08-24 | 23-8-2 | 32 |
| 67. | DAVID TUA NZL | Retired | 2504 | 2002-08-17 | 31-5-2 | 38 |
| 68. | CLIFFORD ETIENNE USA | Retired | 2498 | 2002-02-02 | 17-4-2 | 23 |
| 69. | TOMMY MORRISON | Retired | 2496 | 1993-08-30 | 50-3-1 | 54 |
| 70. | JERSEY JOE WALCOTT USA | Retired | 2495 | 1952-06-05 | 31-17-1 | 49 |
| 71. | ORLIN NORRIS | Retired | 2493 | 1993-02-06 | 57-10-1 | 66 |
| 72. | MICHAEL DOKES USA | Retired | 2492 | 1982-12-10 | 53-6-2 | 61 |
| 73. | TONY TUBBS USA | Retired | 2492 | 1985-04-29 | 47-10-0 | 57 |
| 74. | FRANS BOTHA RSA | Retired | 2492 | 1992-10-07 | 48-11-3 | 62 |
| 75. | JIMMY BIVINS USA | Retired | 2490 | 1945-02-19 | 55-25-1 | 81 |
| 76. | RAZOR RUDDOCK | Retired | 2489 | 1990-04-04 | 40-6-1 | 47 |
| 77. | GUNBOAT SMITH | Retired | 2488 | 1914-01-01 | 35-37-10 | 81 |
| 78. | CHRIS BYRD USA | Retired | 2488 | 2005-10-01 | 29-5-1 | 33 |
| 79. | MICHAEL GRANT USA | Retired | 2488 | 1999-11-20 | 29-5-0 | 34 |
| 80. | BILLY MISKE USA | Retired | 2487 | 1922-08-25 | 53-13-9 | 75 |
| 81. | ZORA FOLLEY | Retired | 2486 | 1962-04-18 | 46-11-4 | 61 |
| 82. | SAM SEXTON GBR | Retired | 2486 | 2005-12-11 | 15-3-0 | 18 |
| 83. | NATE TUBBS | Retired | 2484 | 1994-05-21 | 18-4-0 | 22 |
| 84. | TONY THOMPSON USA | Retired | 2483 | 2004-06-19 | 40-7-0 | 47 |
| 85. | KENNY CRAVEN | Retired | 2483 | 2003-11-15 | 3-10-0 | 12 |
| 86. | NINO VALDES | Retired | 2478 | 1958-12-19 | 29-14-1 | 44 |
| 87. | MATE PARLOV YUG | Retired | 2475 | 1978-06-17 | 25-3-2 | 30 |
| 88. | FRED FULTON USA | Retired | 2474 | 1918-02-25 | 45-11-3 | 59 |
| 89. | JAMES BUSTER DOUGLAS USA | Retired | 2474 | 1990-02-10 | 37-6-1 | 43 |
| 90. | BUSTER MATHIS, JR. USA | Retired | 2473 | 1996-02-27 | 23-2-0 | 25 |
| 91. | TED LOWRY USA | Retired | 2472 | 1953-02-24 | 22-56-9 | 87 |
| 92. | FRANK BRUNO GBR | Retired | 2472 | 1995-09-02 | 40-5-0 | 45 |
| 93. | TOM MCNEELEY, JR. USA | Retired | 2470 | 1959-06-27 | 37-14-0 | 51 |
| 94. | KEN NORTON USA | Retired | 2470 | 1977-05-11 | 29-7-1 | 37 |
| 95. | LAMON BREWSTER USA | Retired | 2470 | 2005-09-28 | 25-6-0 | 31 |
| 96. | JOEY MAXIM USA | Retired | 2469 | 1955-06-28 | 59-27-4 | 87 |
| 97. | JERRY QUARRY | Retired | 2469 | 1973-12-14 | 34-8-4 | 46 |
| 98. | ALEN BABIC | Retired | 2469 | 2022-05-21 | 9-2-0 | 11 |
| 99. | TOMMY LOUGHRAN USA | Retired | 2466 | 1931-11-13 | 135-32-14 | 93 |
| 100. | PRIMO CARNERA ITA | Retired | 2466 | 1934-03-01 | 105-17-0 | 66 |
| 101. | GERRIE COETZEE | Retired | 2464 | 1983-09-23 | 24-5-1 | 30 |
| 102. | ANDREW GOLOTA POL | Retired | 2463 | 1995-01-26 | 41-9-1 | 51 |
| 103. | FRANK MORAN | Retired | 2462 | 1916-01-07 | 23-22-2 | 47 |
| 104. | BILLY CONN USA | Retired | 2459 | 1940-09-06 | 16-2-0 | 16 |
| 105. | EDDIE MACHEN | Retired | 2458 | 1961-12-02 | 39-10-3 | 52 |
| 106. | TOM SHARKEY | Retired | 2455 | 1899-01-10 | 15-7-5 | 27 |
| 107. | HENRY COOPER GBR | Retired | 2454 | 1970-03-24 | 40-14-1 | 55 |
| 108. | BONECRUSHER SMITH | Retired | 2453 | 1986-12-12 | 25-16-1 | 44 |
| 109. | TOMMY GIBBONS USA | Retired | 2452 | 1924-05-31 | 42-5-1 | 48 |
| 110. | RUSLAN CHAGAEV | Retired | 2452 | 2015-07-11 | 23-3-0 | 26 |
| 111. | CHRIS ARREOLA | Retired | 2452 | 2011-05-14 | 23-6-0 | 29 |
| 112. | PETER JACKSON AUS | Retired | 2450 | 1892-05-30 | 16-4-4 | 24 |
| 113. | JACK DILLON | Retired | 2449 | 1916-06-29 | 39-16-7 | 62 |
| 114. | TONY GALENTO | Retired | 2449 | 1939-09-15 | 47-26-5 | 78 |
| 115. | JACK DELANEY CAN | Retired | 2448 | 1926-12-20 | 24-7-1 | 27 |
| 116. | LEON SPINKS USA | Retired | 2448 | 1977-01-15 | 13-13-3 | 28 |
| 117. | CLARENCE HENRY | Retired | 2447 | 1951-11-23 | 22-6-0 | 28 |
| 118. | KARL MILDENBERGER GER | Retired | 2447 | 1964-10-17 | 53-6-3 | 61 |
| 119. | GABE BROWN | Retired | 2447 | 2002-02-02 | 1-11-2 | 14 |
| 120. | ANDY RUIZ USA | Retired | 2447 | 2019-06-01 | 35-2-1 | 38 |
| 121. | JOSE GIORGETTI | Retired | 2446 | 1959-11-14 | 7-8-1 | 16 |
| 122. | RAY MERCER USA | Retired | 2446 | 1999-12-18 | 36-7-1 | 44 |
| 123. | JOE MESI | Retired | 2444 | 2004-03-13 | 15-0-0 | 15 |
| 124. | JACK THOMPSON | Retired | 2443 | 1920-04-05 | 5-17-6 | 28 |
| 125. | ERNIE SCHAAF | Retired | 2443 | 1932-02-26 | 43-15-2 | 60 |
| 126. | GEORGE GARDNER | Retired | 2442 | 1903-07-04 | 18-10-5 | 33 |
| 127. | JOSE RIBALTA | Retired | 2442 | 1989-10-06 | 38-17-1 | 56 |
| 128. | IRAN BARKLEY USA | Retired | 2442 | 1997-09-13 | 43-19-1 | 17 |
| 129. | BOB PASTOR USA | Retired | 2441 | 1942-02-24 | 38-7-5 | 49 |
| 130. | ERNIE TERRELL | Retired | 2441 | 1965-11-01 | 31-9-0 | 40 |
| 131. | GERRY COONEY | Retired | 2441 | 1986-05-31 | 17-3-0 | 20 |
| 132. | OLIVER MCCALL | Retired | 2441 | 1995-04-08 | 30-11-0 | 41 |
| 133. | TIGER JACK FOX | Retired | 2439 | 1938-11-29 | 57-17-6 | 80 |
| 134. | HAROLD JOHNSON USA | Retired | 2438 | 1962-05-12 | 49-12-0 | 61 |
| 135. | ELMER RAY | Retired | 2437 | 1947-07-25 | 46-10-1 | 57 |
| 136. | GUS LESNEVICH USA | Retired | 2436 | 1948-03-05 | 20-10-0 | 30 |
| 137. | CHARLES KID MCCOY USA | Retired | 2435 | 1900-05-29 | 33-6-3 | 31 |
| 138. | JESS WILLARD | Retired | 2435 | 1916-03-25 | 13-5-1 | 19 |
| 139. | MARVIN HART | Retired | 2434 | 1905-07-03 | 19-9-6 | 34 |
| 140. | FRES OQUENDO | Retired | 2434 | 2001-12-01 | 38-8-0 | 46 |
| 141. | GUS RUHLIN | Retired | 2432 | 1900-06-26 | 20-8-6 | 34 |
| 142. | JOE BUGNER GBR | Retired | 2432 | 1976-10-12 | 69-13-1 | 83 |
| 143. | JOHN LESTER JOHNSON USA | Retired | 2431 | 1913-07-22 | 12-17-1 | 30 |
| 144. | JOHN TATE | Retired | 2431 | 1979-10-20 | 22-3-0 | 25 |
| 145. | HUGHIE FURY GBR | Retired | 2431 | 2024-05-11 | 15-3-0 | 18 |
| 146. | BRUCE WOODCOCK GBR | Retired | 2429 | 1949-06-02 | 16-4-0 | 20 |
| 147. | AL KAUFMAN USA | Retired | 2428 | 1908-12-30 | 15-7-0 | 22 |
| 148. | CARL MORRIS | Retired | 2428 | 1917-06-04 | 31-18-2 | 51 |
| 149. | BOB BAKER | Retired | 2426 | 1955-02-09 | 43-15-1 | 59 |
| 150. | CLEVELAND WILLIAMS USA | Retired | 2426 | 1964-09-30 | 41-13-1 | 55 |
| 151. | JIMMY YOUNG | Retired | 2426 | 1977-03-17 | 23-16-3 | 42 |
| 152. | EARNIE SHAVERS | Retired | 2425 | 1979-03-23 | 38-12-1 | 51 |
| 153. | PHILADELPHIA JACK O'BRIEN USA | Retired | 2424 | 1905-12-20 | 72-10-11 | 93 |
| 154. | RON LYLE | Retired | 2424 | 1972-12-09 | 32-7-1 | 40 |
| 155. | YOUNG STRIBLING | Retired | 2423 | 1930-12-12 | 60-8-1 | 64 |
| 156. | LEE Q MURRAY | Retired | 2423 | 1944-11-13 | 36-15-2 | 53 |
| 157. | JIMMY LEE SMITH | Retired | 2423 | 1992-02-04 | 3-2-0 | 5 |
| 158. | CORRIE SANDERS RSA | Retired | 2423 | 1996-09-12 | 28-4-0 | 32 |
| 159. | ROBERT CLEROUX CAN | Retired | 2422 | 1962-03-05 | 18-5-0 | 23 |
| 160. | LOU NOVA | Retired | 2421 | 1941-04-04 | 33-9-4 | 46 |
| 161. | OSCAR BONAVENA | Retired | 2420 | 1971-10-04 | 37-9-1 | 47 |
| 162. | JAMES J BRADDOCK USA | Retired | 2419 | 1935-06-13 | 27-24-4 | 53 |
| 163. | BERNARDO MERCADO COL | Retired | 2419 | 1980-03-08 | 33-5-0 | 38 |
| 164. | TOMMY JACKSON | Retired | 2418 | 1956-09-26 | 23-9-1 | 33 |
| 165. | TREVOR BERBICK JAM | Retired | 2418 | 1982-06-11 | 33-11-1 | 45 |
| 166. | CARL WILLIAMS | Retired | 2418 | 1985-08-31 | 31-12-0 | 43 |
| 167. | JAMEEL MCCLINE | Retired | 2418 | 2003-10-03 | 23-9-2 | 34 |
| 168. | ALEX GARCIA | Retired | 2417 | 1993-03-27 | 19-6-1 | 26 |
| 169. | LARRY DONALD | Retired | 2413 | 1997-12-13 | 25-5-3 | 33 |
| 170. | HERBIE HIDE GBR | Retired | 2412 | 2001-07-14 | 32-4-0 | 27 |
| 171. | JOHN HENRY LEWIS | Retired | 2411 | 1938-10-28 | 45-7-5 | 57 |
| 172. | BRIAN NIELSEN | Retired | 2410 | 1999-04-16 | 31-3-0 | 34 |
| 173. | JOHN L SULLIVAN USA | Retired | 2409 | 1884-11-18 | 10-1-3 | 14 |
| 174. | DUANE BOBICK | Retired | 2409 | 1976-10-02 | 49-4-0 | 53 |
| 175. | LANCE WHITAKER | Retired | 2409 | 2001-03-10 | 18-7-1 | 26 |
| 176. | JOHNNY RISKO | Retired | 2408 | 1928-06-26 | 52-53-8 | 112 |
| 177. | LEOTIS MARTIN | Retired | 2408 | 1969-12-06 | 16-4-0 | 20 |
| 178. | TYE FIELDS USA | Retired | 2408 | 2006-07-14 | 28-5-0 | 33 |
| 179. | ROBERT HELENIUS | Retired | 2408 | 2011-08-27 | 18-4-0 | 22 |
| 180. | ODLANIER SOLIS | Retired | 2408 | 2010-12-17 | 22-3-0 | 25 |
| 181. | STANLEY KETCHEL USA | Retired | 2406 | 1909-06-09 | 13-3-2 | 13 |
| 182. | OMELIO AGRAMONTE | Retired | 2406 | 1950-08-10 | 23-18-0 | 41 |
| 183. | LUIS ANGEL FIRPO ARG | Retired | 2405 | 1923-08-13 | 15-3-0 | 18 |
| 184. | ROSS PIPPETT | Retired | 2405 | 1948-04-17 | 2-4-0 | 5 |
| 185. | JIMMY ADAMICK | Retired | 2403 | 1938-06-08 | 12-3-0 | 15 |
| 186. | KALLIE KNOETZE | Retired | 2403 | 1978-02-04 | 15-4-0 | 19 |
| 187. | JAMES J CORBETT USA | Retired | 2402 | 1894-01-25 | 7-4-3 | 14 |
| 188. | TOMMY RYAN USA | Retired | 2402 | 1904-01-27 | 31-5-3 | 36 |
| 189. | JIMMY MALONEY | Retired | 2402 | 1927-02-18 | 32-16-2 | 50 |
| 190. | MICKEY WALKER | Retired | 2402 | 1932-07-25 | 25-8-4 | 34 |
| 191. | EVERTON DAVIS | Retired | 2402 | 1996-09-15 | 2-6-1 | 9 |
| 192. | OLEG MASKAEV | Retired | 2402 | 2006-08-12 | 26-7-0 | 33 |
| 193. | NAGY AGUILERA | Retired | 2401 | 2010-10-15 | 6-7-0 | 13 |
| 194. | PETER MAHER IRE | Retired | 2400 | 1899-09-26 | 31-17-6 | 53 |
| 195. | JIM COFFEY | Retired | 2400 | 1915-05-31 | 25-13-4 | 42 |
| 196. | TOM HEENEY NZL | Retired | 2400 | 1928-03-01 | 14-22-7 | 43 |
| 197. | REGGIE GROSS | Retired | 2398 | 1984-02-27 | 20-8-0 | 27 |
| 198. | HARRY TATE | Retired | 2397 | 1917-12-25 | 1-5-0 | 6 |
| 199. | FREDDIE MILLS GBR | Retired | 2397 | 1948-11-06 | 79-19-6 | 29 |
| 200. | ADOLPHO WASHINGTON USA | Retired | 2397 | 2001-03-01 | 31-10-2 | 6 |
| 201. | MELIO BETTINA USA | Retired | 2396 | 1943-06-14 | 39-8-2 | 47 |
| 202. | PAT MCMURTRY | Retired | 2396 | 1957-08-17 | 17-4-1 | 22 |
| 203. | BUSTER MATHIS USA | Retired | 2396 | 1966-09-28 | 30-4-0 | 34 |
| 204. | CALVIN BROCK USA | Retired | 2396 | 2005-04-23 | 18-2-0 | 20 |
| 205. | FRANK SLAVIN | Retired | 2395 | 1891-06-16 | 18-10-5 | 33 |
| 206. | JAMES SCOTT USA | Retired | 2395 | 1979-03-10 | 19-2-1 | 5 |