H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 country leaderboard
Best South Africa boxers of all time
Vuyani Bungu leads the Score list, with Moruti Mthalane and Brian Mitchell close enough to make the order worth arguing about.
South Africa appears here because the profile export has enough reliable country rows to build a public leaderboard without guessing missing nationality data.
Country pages are only generated where the profile export has at least five reliable country rows. Missing country metadata is not guessed.
Rankings: H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0. Reflects fights up to , the most recent on record. The ratings are fixed to that point, so fights after it are not yet included.
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22 fighters shown from the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set.
Readable table
| Rank | Fighter | Division | Score | Peak-form Elo | Active | Notable wins | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #175 | Vuyani Bungu | Super Bantamweight | 81.08 | 1,901 | 1987-2005 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #250 | Moruti Mthalane | Flyweight | 78.84 | 1,935 | 2000-2022 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #436 | Brian Mitchell | Super Featherweight | 75.80 | 1,981 | 1981-1995 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #456 | Welcome Ncita | Super Bantamweight | 75.64 | 1,820 | 1984-1998 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #468 | Cassius Baloyi | Super Featherweight | 75.56 | 1,860 | 1994-2012 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #508 | Mbulelo Botile | Bantamweight | 75.10 | 1,812 | 1989-2005 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #511 | Dingaan Thobela | Lightweight | 75.07 | 1,817 | 1986-2006 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #523 | Pierre Coetzer | Heavyweight | 74.95 | 1,882 | 1983-1993 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #527 | Corrie Sanders | Heavyweight | 74.93 | 1,899 | 1989-2008 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #538 | Jacob Matlala | Light Flyweight | 74.83 | 1,800 | 1980-2002 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #542 | Zolani Tete | Bantamweight | 74.80 | 1,874 | 2006-2022 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #654 | Lehlo Ledwaba | Super Bantamweight | 73.63 | 1,796 | 1990-2006 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #668 | Gerrie Coetzee | Heavyweight | 73.52 | 1,865 | 1974-1997 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #689 | Isaac Hlatshwayo | Welterweight | 73.34 | 1,886 | 2000-2013 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #791 | Thomas Oosthuizen | Super Middleweight | 72.45 | 1,875 | 2008-2023 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #796 | Johnny Du Plooy | Heavyweight | 72.41 | 1,803 | 1985-1997 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #886 | Chris van Heerden | Welterweight | 71.72 | 1,899 | 2006-2022 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #888 | Frans Botha | Heavyweight | 71.70 | 1,854 | 1990-2014 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #910 | Mzonke Fana | Super Featherweight | 71.51 | 1,797 | 1994-2017 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #926 | Phillip Ndou | Welterweight | 71.39 | 1,865 | 1997-2016 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #930 | Kevin Lerena | Cruiserweight | 71.37 | 1,948 | 2011-2025 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
| #947 | Jan Piet Bergman | Super Lightweight | 71.26 | 1,848 | 1990-2010 | No listed opponent summary | Head-to-head |
Read this with care
H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 is a fixed public release, not a live database. A fighter can top one of these lists and still rank lower overall. The all-time score blends several things: how good they were in their fights, how far ahead of their rivals they stood, how tough their opponents were, their title record, and how long they stayed near the top.
For disputed placements, use the fighter page, methodology page and corrections process rather than treating one number as the whole argument.