H&G Elo v1.1.2 division leaderboard

Best Heavyweight boxers of all time

Muhammad Ali leads the Rank list, with Joe Louis and Jack Dempsey close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

This page keeps the heavyweight argument inside one weight class. It uses the frozen H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set, so it is a preview rather than a complete divisional encyclopedia.

H&G Elo v1.1.2 public leaderboard. These visual leaderboards are built from the published men's release and should be read with the methodology, versions and corrections notes.

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20 fighters shown from the H&G Elo v1.1.2 launch leaderboard set.

#3Muhammad AliRank: #3Compare in head-to-head

#4Joe LouisRank: #4Compare in head-to-head

#11Jack DempseyRank: #11Compare in head-to-head

#12Gene TunneyRank: #12Compare in head-to-head

#14Jack JohnsonRank: #14Compare in head-to-head

#16Oleksandr UsykRank: #16Compare in head-to-head

#26Harry WillsRank: #26Compare in head-to-head

#31Sam LangfordRank: #31Compare in head-to-head

#35Vitali KlitschkoRank: #35Compare in head-to-head

#36Joe JennetteRank: #36Compare in head-to-head

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Best Heavyweight boxers of all time, H&G Elo v1.1.2
Rank	Fighter	Division	Rank	Peak form Elo	Active	Signature wins	Compare
#3	Muhammad Ali	Heavyweight	#3	2,095	1960-1981	George Foreman, Archie Moore, Joe Frazier	Head-to-head
#4	Joe Louis	Heavyweight	#4	2,121	1934-1951	Billy Conn, Jimmy Bivins, Bob Pastor	Head-to-head
#11	Jack Dempsey	Heavyweight	#11	1,935	1914-1927	Tommy Gibbons, Billy Miske, Jack Sharkey	Head-to-head
#12	Gene Tunney	Heavyweight	#12	2,138	1915-1928	Harry Greb, Tommy Gibbons, Tommy Loughran	Head-to-head
#14	Jack Johnson	Heavyweight	#14	1,825	1897-1931	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#16	Oleksandr Usyk	Heavyweight	#16	2,287	2013-2025	Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, Daniel Dubois	Head-to-head
#26	Harry Wills	Heavyweight	#26	1,891	1913-1932	Joe Jennette, Sam Langford, Fred Fulton	Head-to-head
#31	Sam Langford	Heavyweight	#31	1,804	1919-1926	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#35	Vitali Klitschko	Heavyweight	#35	2,214	1996-2012	Juan Carlos Gomez, Tomasz Adamek, Shannon Briggs	Head-to-head
#36	Joe Jennette	Heavyweight	#36	1,823	1911-1919	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#41	Wladimir Klitschko	Heavyweight	#41	2,174	1996-2017	Alexander Povetkin, David Haye, Ruslan Chagaev	Head-to-head
#49	Lennox Lewis	Heavyweight	#49	2,143	1989-2003	Vitali Klitschko, Mike Tyson, Evander Holyfield	Head-to-head
#50	Tyson Fury	Heavyweight	#50	2,136	2008-2026	Wladimir Klitschko, Deontay Wilder, Dillian Whyte	Head-to-head
#63	Larry Holmes	Heavyweight	#63	2,101	1973-2002	Muhammad Ali, Tim Witherspoon, Marvis Frazier	Head-to-head
#67	Mike Tyson	Heavyweight	#67	2,108	1985-2024	Larry Holmes, Michael Spinks, Brian Nielsen	Head-to-head
#71	Evander Holyfield	Heavyweight	#71	2,079	1984-2011	Riddick Bowe, Mike Tyson, Larry Holmes	Head-to-head
#77	Riddick Bowe	Heavyweight	#77	2,145	1989-2008	Evander Holyfield, Larry Donald, Michael Dokes	Head-to-head
#80	George Foreman	Heavyweight	#80	2,052	1969-1997	Michael Moorer, Joe Frazier, Gerry Cooney	Head-to-head
#87	James J Jeffries	Heavyweight	#87	1,795	1895-1910	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head
#99	Sam McVea	Heavyweight	#99	1,719	1906-1921	No listed opponent summary	Head-to-head

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H&G Elo v1.1.2 is a fixed public release, not a live database. A fighter can lead one signal and still sit lower in the main all-time list because the final score blends peak, prime, era dominance, title evidence, signature wins and longevity.

For disputed placements, use the fighter page, methodology page and corrections process rather than treating one number as the whole argument.

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