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H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0 style-profile leaderboard

Best defensive fighters in H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0

Canelo Alvarez leads the Score list, with Floyd Mayweather Jr and Muhammad Ali close enough to make the order worth arguing about.

This slice ranks fighters whose reviewed style radar scores highly for defensive engine. It favours explicit diagnostic coverage over loose reputation tags.

This page uses reviewed H&G style-profile data where available. It does not assign style labels to fighters without enough diagnostic coverage.

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

#5Canelo AlvarezScore: 97.04Compare in head-to-head
#7Floyd Mayweather JrScore: 95.81Compare in head-to-head
#9Muhammad AliScore: 95.63Compare in head-to-head
#10Oleksandr UsykScore: 95.58Compare in head-to-head
#16Archie MooreScore: 93.40Compare in head-to-head
#19Tommy RyanScore: 92.80Compare in head-to-head
#22Larry HolmesScore: 92.30Compare in head-to-head
#23Bernard HopkinsScore: 92.23Compare in head-to-head
#26Pernell WhitakerScore: 91.92Compare in head-to-head
#27Willie PepScore: 91.65Compare in head-to-head

Readable table

Best defensive fighters in H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0, H&G All-Time Index v2.0.0
Rank Fighter Division Score Peak-form Elo Active Notable wins Compare
#5 Canelo Alvarez Super Middleweight 97.04 2,246 2005-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#7 Floyd Mayweather Jr Welterweight 95.81 2,343 1996-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#9 Muhammad Ali Heavyweight 95.63 2,097 1960-1981 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#10 Oleksandr Usyk Heavyweight 95.58 2,289 2013-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#16 Archie Moore Light Heavyweight 93.40 1,993 1937-1963 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#19 Tommy Ryan Middleweight 92.80 1,848 1889-1907 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#22 Larry Holmes Heavyweight 92.30 2,101 1973-2002 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#23 Bernard Hopkins Middleweight 92.23 2,076 1988-2016 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#26 Pernell Whitaker Lightweight 91.92 2,078 1984-2001 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#27 Willie Pep Featherweight 91.65 1,981 1941-1966 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#38 Ezzard Charles Heavyweight 89.74 2,009 1940-1959 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#42 Joe Gans Lightweight 89.30 1,740 1891-1909 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#57 Jack Johnson Heavyweight 87.59 1,825 1897-1931 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#58 Tommy Loughran Light Heavyweight 87.53 1,937 1921-1937 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#62 Devin Haney Welterweight 86.81 2,175 2015-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#64 Floyd Patterson Heavyweight 86.46 1,880 1952-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#65 Andre Ward Super Middleweight 86.39 2,246 2004-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#84 Dmitry Bivol Light Heavyweight 85.00 2,180 2014-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#97 Abe Attell Featherweight 83.91 1,720 1901-1917 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#99 James Toney Middleweight 83.70 2,022 1988-2017 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#100 Winky Wright Super Welterweight 83.65 2,015 1990-2012 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#112 Shakur Stevenson Super Lightweight 83.12 2,147 2017-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#113 Luis Rodriguez Welterweight 83.12 1,870 1957-1972 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#117 Nonito Donaire Bantamweight 82.87 2,014 2001-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#118 Maxie Rosenbloom Light Heavyweight 82.83 1,833 1923-1939 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#127 Johnny Nelson Cruiserweight 82.55 2,013 1986-2005 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#141 Vasyl Lomachenko Lightweight 82.15 2,021 2013-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#148 Mike McCallum Super Welterweight 81.91 2,005 1981-1997 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#149 Packey McFarland Lightweight 81.89 1,995 1905-1915 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#174 Freddie Welsh Lightweight 81.09 1,754 1906-1922 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#196 Mark Johnson Flyweight 80.49 1,901 1990-2006 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#227 Billy Joe Saunders Super Middleweight 79.54 2,058 2009-2021 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#237 Sergio Martinez Middleweight 79.31 2,053 1997-2023 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#346 Jim Driscoll Featherweight 77.10 1,767 1901-1919 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#356 Miguel Canto Flyweight 77.02 1,762 1969-1982 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#383 Tim Witherspoon Heavyweight 76.59 1,920 1979-2003 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#391 Stephen Fulton Featherweight 76.49 1,979 2014-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#422 Ken Norton Heavyweight 76.04 1,890 1967-1981 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#430 Wilfred Benitez Super Welterweight 75.91 1,871 1973-1990 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#483 Clinton Woods Light Heavyweight 75.42 1,864 1994-2009 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#554 Sunny Edwards Flyweight 74.65 1,895 2016-2024 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#562 Caleb Plant Super Middleweight 74.48 1,884 2014-2025 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#615 Hilario Zapata Light Flyweight 73.95 1,730 1977-1993 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#625 Charley Burley Middleweight 73.88 1,889 1936-1950 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#769 Josh Kelly Super Welterweight 72.69 1,958 2017-2026 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#818 Jose Torres Light Heavyweight 72.26 1,781 1958-1969 No listed opponent summary Head-to-head
#944 Myung Woo Yuh Light Flyweight 71.27 1,902 1982-1993 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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