The Greatest Boxing Champs of All Time

Published on 05/21/2019
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Harry Greb

“The Pittsburgh Windmill” was the light heavyweight champion from 1922 to 1923 and also the world middleweight champion from 1923 to 1926. Harry Greb impressively fought 298 times in his 13-year career, which he began at about 140 pounds. Lastly, Greb is widely considered as one of the best fighters of all time.

Harry Greb

Harry Greb

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Larry Holmes

The “Easton Assassin” has a left jab which is rated among ~the~ best in boxing history. Larry Holmes has held 19 successful title defenses, ranking him third all time, just behind Joe Louis at 25 and Wladimir Klitschko at 22. Moreover Holmes is just one of five boxers to have defeated Muhammad Ali; in fact, he is the only one who stopped Ali. Considered one of the greatest heavyweights of all time, Holmes was inducted to both the International Boxing Hall of Fame and the World Boxing Hall of Fame.

Larry Holmes

Larry Holmes

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