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H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 division leaderboard

Best Heavyweight boxers of all time

Joe Louis leads the Rank list, with Muhammad Ali and Oleksandr Usyk 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 All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set, so it is a preview rather than a complete divisional encyclopedia.

H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 public leaderboard. These visual leaderboards are built from the published men's release and should be read with the methodology, versions and corrections notes.

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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100 fighters shown from the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set.

#4Joe LouisRank: #4Compare in head-to-head
#9Muhammad AliRank: #9Compare in head-to-head
#10Oleksandr UsykRank: #10Compare in head-to-head
#11Evander HolyfieldRank: #11Compare in head-to-head
#13Wladimir KlitschkoRank: #13Compare in head-to-head
#15Lennox LewisRank: #15Compare in head-to-head
#22Larry HolmesRank: #22Compare in head-to-head
#32Vitali KlitschkoRank: #32Compare in head-to-head
#33Jack DempseyRank: #33Compare in head-to-head
#35Mike TysonRank: #35Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best Heavyweight boxers of all time, H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0
Rank Fighter Division Rank Peak-form Elo Active Notable wins Compare
#4 Joe Louis Heavyweight #4 2,122 1934-1951 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#9 Muhammad Ali Heavyweight #9 2,097 1960-1981 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#10 Oleksandr Usyk Heavyweight #10 2,289 2013-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#11 Evander Holyfield Heavyweight #11 2,081 1984-2011 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#13 Wladimir Klitschko Heavyweight #13 2,177 1996-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#15 Lennox Lewis Heavyweight #15 2,144 1989-2003 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#22 Larry Holmes Heavyweight #22 2,101 1973-2002 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#32 Vitali Klitschko Heavyweight #32 2,218 1996-2012 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#33 Jack Dempsey Heavyweight #33 1,938 1914-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#35 Mike Tyson Heavyweight #35 2,109 1985-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#38 Ezzard Charles Heavyweight #38 2,009 1940-1959 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#44 Gene Tunney Heavyweight #44 2,141 1915-1928 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#49 Joe Frazier Heavyweight #49 1,977 1965-1981 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#50 George Foreman Heavyweight #50 2,053 1969-1997 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#51 Riddick Bowe Heavyweight #51 2,142 1989-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#54 Rocky Marciano Heavyweight #54 2,070 1947-1955 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#57 Jack Johnson Heavyweight #57 1,825 1897-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#64 Floyd Patterson Heavyweight #64 1,880 1952-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#71 James J Jeffries Heavyweight #71 1,795 1895-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#82 Tyson Fury Heavyweight #82 2,139 2008-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#89 Sonny Liston Heavyweight #89 1,955 1953-1970 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#107 Michael Moorer Heavyweight #107 2,006 1988-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#120 Harry Wills Heavyweight #120 1,892 1912-1932 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#136 Young Stribling Heavyweight #136 1,908 1922-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#146 Sam Langford Heavyweight #146 1,804 1902-1926 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#163 Alexander Povetkin Heavyweight #163 2,096 2005-2021 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#171 Deontay Wilder Heavyweight #171 2,039 2008-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#173 Joe Jennette Heavyweight #173 1,822 1904-1919 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#183 Anthony Joshua Heavyweight #183 2,084 2013-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#229 Billy Miske Heavyweight #229 1,909 1913-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#239 James J Corbett Heavyweight #239 1,609 1886-1903 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#274 Chris Byrd Heavyweight #274 1,964 1993-2009 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#288 Nikolai Valuev Heavyweight #288 2,067 1993-2009 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#299 Max Schmeling Heavyweight #299 1,842 1924-1948 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#317 Buster Douglas Heavyweight #317 1,908 1981-1999 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#355 Henry Akinwande Heavyweight #355 1,982 1989-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#359 Daniel Dubois Heavyweight #359 2,060 2017-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#375 Primo Carnera Heavyweight #375 1,819 1928-1946 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#381 Joseph Parker Heavyweight #381 2,013 2012-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#383 Tim Witherspoon Heavyweight #383 1,920 1979-2003 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#408 Jack Sharkey Heavyweight #408 1,798 1924-1936 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#413 Francesco Damiani Heavyweight #413 1,917 1985-1993 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#422 Ken Norton Heavyweight #422 1,890 1967-1981 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#427 Ingemar Johansson Heavyweight #427 1,812 1952-1963 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#428 Eddie Machen Heavyweight #428 1,812 1955-1967 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#431 Murat Gassiev Heavyweight #431 1,995 2011-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#445 Herbie Hide Heavyweight #445 1,903 1989-2010 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#450 Samuel Peter Heavyweight #450 1,923 2001-2019 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#452 Michael Dokes Heavyweight #452 1,910 1976-1997 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#454 Frank Bruno Heavyweight #454 1,951 1982-1996 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#492 Andy Ruiz Heavyweight #492 2,029 2009-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#503 Jersey Joe Walcott Heavyweight #503 1,813 1930-1953 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#506 Brian Nielsen Heavyweight #506 2,010 1992-2011 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#512 Oliver McCall Heavyweight #512 1,915 1985-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#523 Pierre Coetzer Heavyweight #523 1,882 1983-1993 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#524 Ron Lyle Heavyweight #524 1,876 1971-1995 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#527 Corrie Sanders Heavyweight #527 1,899 1989-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#528 Dillian Whyte Heavyweight #528 2,010 2011-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#534 John Ruiz Heavyweight #534 1,896 1992-2010 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#539 Bob Pastor Heavyweight #539 1,899 1935-1942 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#545 Gary Mason Heavyweight #545 1,915 1984-1994 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#547 Michael Grant Heavyweight #547 1,930 1994-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#558 Kubrat Pulev Heavyweight #558 1,975 2009-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#564 Lamon Brewster Heavyweight #564 1,862 1996-2010 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#571 Luis Ortiz Heavyweight #571 1,970 2010-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#572 Tommy Morrison Heavyweight #572 1,911 1988-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#573 Max Baer Heavyweight #573 1,774 1929-1941 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#580 Tony Tucker Heavyweight #580 1,931 1980-1998 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#583 Ray Mercer Heavyweight #583 1,868 1989-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#594 Jarrell Miller Heavyweight #594 1,985 2009-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#596 Joe Mesi Heavyweight #596 2,003 1997-2007 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#600 Marvin Hart Heavyweight #600 1,636 1899-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#610 Shannon Briggs Heavyweight #610 1,945 1992-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#613 Ruslan Chagaev Heavyweight #613 1,996 1997-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#616 Robert Helenius Heavyweight #616 1,931 2008-2023 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#623 Oscar Bonavena Heavyweight #623 1,814 1964-1976 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#624 Sultan Ibragimov Heavyweight #624 1,916 2002-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#634 Larry Donald Heavyweight #634 1,928 1993-2007 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#644 David Tua Heavyweight #644 1,959 1992-2013 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#650 Donovan Ruddock Heavyweight #650 1,901 1982-2015 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#666 Hasim Rahman Heavyweight #666 1,887 1994-2014 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#668 Gerrie Coetzee Heavyweight #668 1,865 1974-1997 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#676 Eddie Chambers Heavyweight #676 1,910 2000-2023 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#677 Oleg Maskaev Heavyweight #677 1,884 1993-2013 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#694 Greg Page Heavyweight #694 1,834 1979-2001 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#698 Gerry Cooney Heavyweight #698 1,901 1977-1990 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#703 Malik Scott Heavyweight #703 1,891 2000-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#704 Andrzej Fonfara Heavyweight #704 1,883 2006-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#705 Pinklon Thomas Heavyweight #705 1,828 1978-1993 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#706 Tony Thompson Heavyweight #706 1,932 2000-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#714 Trevor Berbick Heavyweight #714 1,820 1976-2000 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#715 Joe Bugner Heavyweight #715 1,864 1967-1999 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#729 Filip Hrgovic Heavyweight #729 1,966 2017-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#730 Marvis Frazier Heavyweight #730 1,898 1980-1988 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#737 Jeremy Williams Heavyweight #737 1,864 1992-2013 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#753 Alexander Dimitrenko Heavyweight #753 1,920 2001-2019 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#764 Zeljko Mavrovic Heavyweight #764 1,938 1993-1998 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#767 Efe Ajagba Heavyweight #767 1,953 2017-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#771 Fres Oquendo Heavyweight #771 1,867 1997-2014 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#772 Fred Fulton Heavyweight #772 1,763 1913-1933 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head

Showing the top 100 by rank. Every ranked fighter is searchable on the main all-time index.

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.

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