Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Mayweather Jr. is the best defensive boxer in history. Mayweather has scored victories over Cotto, Maidana, Pacquaio, and De La Hoya in his career. Mayweather is 50 – 0 in his career with 26 career knockouts. As you surely know, in 2017 he beat the MMA star turned boxer Conor McGregor to snag his 50th win before hanging up his gloves for good.
Conor McGregor
Speaking of Conor McGregor, he’s earned a spot on this list. And say what you want, naysayers, he definitely deserves to be on this ranking and here’s why. After dominating the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) lightweight and featherweight categories, the Irishman set his sights on something bigger. He stepped into the ring of a professional boxing career and his first challenger. The legendary Floyd Mayweather Jr. While the fight went in Floyd’s favor, McGregor certainly proved himself, especially as their fight brought in 4.3 million PPV buys in North America, making it the second most in history.