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

Best Middleweight boxers of all time

Sugar Ray Robinson leads the Rank list, with Tommy Ryan and Mickey Walker close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

This page keeps the middleweight 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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99 fighters shown from the H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 launch leaderboard set.

#6Sugar Ray RobinsonRank: #6Compare in head-to-head
#19Tommy RyanRank: #19Compare in head-to-head
#20Mickey WalkerRank: #20Compare in head-to-head
#23Bernard HopkinsRank: #23Compare in head-to-head
#28Marvelous Marvin HaglerRank: #28Compare in head-to-head
#29Harry GrebRank: #29Compare in head-to-head
#30Carlos MonzonRank: #30Compare in head-to-head
#43Marcel ThilRank: #43Compare in head-to-head
#46Emile GriffithRank: #46Compare in head-to-head
#53Gennadiy GolovkinRank: #53Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best Middleweight boxers of all time, H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0
Rank Fighter Division Rank Peak-form Elo Active Notable wins Compare
#6 Sugar Ray Robinson Middleweight #6 2,094 1940-1965 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#19 Tommy Ryan Middleweight #19 1,848 1889-1907 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#20 Mickey Walker Middleweight #20 1,876 1920-1935 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#23 Bernard Hopkins Middleweight #23 2,076 1988-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#28 Marvelous Marvin Hagler Middleweight #28 2,061 1973-1987 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#29 Harry Greb Middleweight #29 2,047 1913-1926 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#30 Carlos Monzon Middleweight #30 2,052 1963-1977 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#43 Marcel Thil Middleweight #43 1,922 1926-1937 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#46 Emile Griffith Middleweight #46 1,855 1959-1977 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#53 Gennadiy Golovkin Middleweight #53 2,163 2006-2022 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#55 Freddie Steele Middleweight #55 1,959 1930-1941 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#59 Nino Benvenuti Middleweight #59 1,893 1961-1971 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#85 Gene Fullmer Middleweight #85 1,867 1951-1963 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#95 Mike Gibbons Middleweight #95 1,929 1911-1922 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#98 Fred Apostoli Middleweight #98 1,879 1934-1948 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#99 James Toney Middleweight #99 2,022 1988-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#110 Jermall Charlo Middleweight #110 2,124 2008-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#135 Charles Kid McCoy Middleweight #135 1,769 1891-1912 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#137 Mike O'Dowd Middleweight #137 1,812 1915-1923 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#150 Dick Tiger Middleweight #150 1,808 1952-1970 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#157 Michael Nunn Middleweight #157 2,033 1984-2002 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#160 Bobo Olson Middleweight #160 1,859 1945-1966 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#162 Marcel Cerdan Middleweight #162 1,903 1936-1949 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#166 Jermain Taylor Middleweight #166 2,007 2001-2014 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#167 Stanley Ketchel Middleweight #167 1,745 1903-1910 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#192 Tiger Flowers Middleweight #192 1,848 1920-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#208 Demetrius Andrade Middleweight #208 2,056 2008-2023 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#237 Sergio Martinez Middleweight #237 2,053 1997-2023 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#241 Jake LaMotta Middleweight #241 1,845 1941-1954 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#243 Ken Overlin Middleweight #243 1,854 1932-1944 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#253 Lou Brouillard Middleweight #253 1,779 1929-1940 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#270 Kelly Pavlik Middleweight #270 2,021 2000-2012 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#283 Rodrigo Valdes Middleweight #283 1,795 1963-1980 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#302 Teddy Yarosz Middleweight #302 1,818 1930-1942 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#311 Ceferino Garcia Middleweight #311 1,832 1926-1945 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#315 Zhanibek Alimkhanuly Middleweight #315 2,018 2016-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#331 Frank Klaus Middleweight #331 1,781 1905-1913 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#338 Peter Quillin Middleweight #338 1,977 2005-2019 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#349 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr Middleweight #349 1,961 2003-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#354 Keith Holmes Middleweight #354 1,885 1989-2009 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#358 Felix Sturm Middleweight #358 1,950 2001-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#362 Holman Williams Middleweight #362 1,889 1932-1948 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#367 Daniel Geale Middleweight #367 1,919 2004-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#369 Otis Grant Middleweight #369 1,931 1988-2006 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#372 Reggie Johnson Middleweight #372 1,937 1984-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#378 Tony Zale Middleweight #378 1,784 1934-1948 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#392 Dmitry Pirog Middleweight #392 1,969 2005-2012 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#398 Jorge Castro Middleweight #398 1,972 1987-2007 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#401 Paul Pender Middleweight #401 1,788 1949-1962 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#417 Erislandy Lara Middleweight #417 2,053 2008-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#424 Lloyd Marshall Middleweight #424 1,820 1936-1951 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#458 Jeff Smith Middleweight #458 1,804 1910-1927 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#460 Carlos Adames Middleweight #460 1,954 2015-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#461 Chris Eubank Jr Middleweight #461 2,004 2011-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#462 Vince Dundee Middleweight #462 1,772 1925-1937 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#463 David Lemieux Middleweight #463 1,928 2007-2022 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#467 Gerald McClellan Middleweight #467 1,857 1988-1995 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#497 Frank Tate Middleweight #497 1,897 1984-1998 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#501 Lonnie Bradley Middleweight #501 1,843 1992-2003 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#505 Sebastian Sylvester Middleweight #505 1,889 2002-2011 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#557 Eddie Booker Middleweight #557 1,865 1935-1944 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#578 Hamzah Sheeraz Middleweight #578 2,001 2017-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#593 Daniel Jacobs Middleweight #593 1,969 2007-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#601 Charles Humez Middleweight #601 1,802 1948-1958 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#622 Sam Soliman Middleweight #622 1,881 1997-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#625 Charley Burley Middleweight #625 1,889 1936-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#626 Billy Soose Middleweight #626 1,797 1938-1942 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#633 Alan Minter Middleweight #633 1,755 1972-1981 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#672 Anton Christoforidis Middleweight #672 1,737 1934-1947 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#684 Juan Domingo Roldan Middleweight #684 1,924 1978-1988 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#701 Sumbu Kalambay Middleweight #701 1,960 1980-1993 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#710 Gustave Roth Middleweight #710 1,749 1927-1945 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#712 Quincy Taylor Middleweight #712 1,914 1986-2001 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#716 James Kirkland Middleweight #716 1,934 2001-2020 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#731 Vanes Martirosyan Middleweight #731 1,928 2005-2018 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#751 Howard Eastman Middleweight #751 1,852 1994-2014 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#754 Mustafa Hamsho Middleweight #754 1,839 1975-1989 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#761 Marco Antonio Rubio Middleweight #761 1,919 2000-2015 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#776 Vito Antuofermo Middleweight #776 1,735 1971-1985 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#778 Chris Pyatt Middleweight #778 1,849 1983-1997 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#779 Herol Graham Middleweight #779 1,872 1978-1998 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#800 Darren Barker Middleweight #800 1,890 2004-2013 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#815 Les Darcy Middleweight #815 1,810 1910-1916 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#816 Raymond Joval Middleweight #816 1,887 1994-2008 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#826 Iran Barkley Middleweight #826 1,781 1982-1999 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#830 Joey Giardello Middleweight #830 1,739 1950-1967 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#833 Andy Lee Middleweight #833 1,920 2006-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#835 Dario Walter Matteoni Middleweight #835 1,877 1983-2001 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#847 John Duddy Middleweight #847 1,889 2003-2010 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#849 Meiirim Nursultanov Middleweight #849 1,926 2016-2023 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#857 William Joppy Middleweight #857 1,874 1993-2011 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#876 Al Hostak Middleweight #876 1,743 1932-1949 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#879 Steve Forbes Middleweight #879 1,821 1996-2019 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#899 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam Middleweight #899 1,901 2004-2021 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#903 Agostino Cardamone Middleweight #903 1,856 1989-1999 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#905 Rocky Graziano Middleweight #905 1,792 1942-1952 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#906 Dave Sands Middleweight #906 1,840 1941-1952 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#920 Cesar Rene Cuenca Middleweight #920 1,931 2002-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#942 Al McCoy Middleweight #942 1,765 1931-1942 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.

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