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Boxing Greats

The champions who built Indian boxing and today's stars, and, separately, the greatest boxers the world has seen. Study how they box, and how far hard work took them.

🇮🇳 India's greats🌍 World greats

India's greats

Olympic, world, Asian and Commonwealth champions
Legends
MMMC Mary Kom
Manipur

MC Mary Kom

Six-time world champion

World titles in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010 and 2018. London 2012 Olympic bronze, 2014 Asian Games gold, 2018 Commonwealth gold.

VSVijender Singh
Haryana

Vijender Singh

India's first Olympic boxing medal

Bronze at Beijing 2008 (75 kg), world bronze 2009 and Asian Games gold 2010. Later turned professional.

APAmit Panghal
Haryana

Amit Panghal

First Indian man in a World final

Asian Games gold 2018, world silver 2019 and Commonwealth gold 2022.

STShiva Thapa
Assam

Shiva Thapa

Record six Asian Championship medals

The most Asian Championship medals by an Indian man, plus world bronze in 2015.

NDNgangom Dingko Singh
Manipur

Ngangom Dingko Singh

Asian Games gold 1998

His Bangkok gold inspired a generation of Manipuri boxers, including Mary Kom.

HSHawa Singh
Haryana

Hawa Singh

Asian Games gold 1966 and 1970

Heavyweight who won back-to-back Asian Games golds, later a Dronacharya Award-winning coach.

MAMohammed Ali Qamar
West Bengal

Mohammed Ali Qamar

First Commonwealth boxing gold

Won India's first Commonwealth Games boxing gold, Manchester 2002.

LSL. Sarita Devi
Manipur

L. Sarita Devi

World champion 2006

World champion and multiple Asian champion; a pioneer of women's boxing in India.

AKAkhil Kumar
Haryana

Akhil Kumar

Commonwealth gold 2006

Bantamweight gold at Melbourne 2006 and a quarter-finalist at Beijing 2008.

Today's champions
NBNarender Berwal
Haryana

Narender Berwal

Super-heavyweight medallist

Two Asian Games bronzes and Commonwealth silver 2026 at +90 kg.

World greats

All-time legends and today's best
All-time legends
MAMuhammad Ali
USA

Muhammad Ali

“The Greatest”

1960 Olympic gold, then three-time world heavyweight champion. Famous for speed, footwork and courage.

SRSugar Ray Robinson
USA

Sugar Ray Robinson

The original pound-for-pound king

World welterweight champion and five-time middleweight champion, widely rated the best boxer of all time.

JLJoe Louis
USA

Joe Louis

Heavyweight champion 1937–1949

Held the heavyweight title for nearly 12 years with 25 successful defences.

TSTeófilo Stevenson
Cuba

Teófilo Stevenson

Three Olympic golds

Heavyweight Olympic champion in 1972, 1976 and 1980; stayed amateur all his life.

SRSugar Ray Leonard
USA

Sugar Ray Leonard

Olympic gold to five-division champion

1976 Olympic gold, then world titles in five weight classes.

FMFloyd Mayweather Jr.
USA

Floyd Mayweather Jr.

Retired 50–0

1996 Olympic bronze, then world champion in five divisions; a master of defence.

MPManny Pacquiao
Philippines

Manny Pacquiao

Eight-division world champion

The only boxer to win world titles in eight weight classes.

VLVasyl Lomachenko
Ukraine

Vasyl Lomachenko

Two Olympic golds

Olympic champion in 2008 and 2012 with one of the best amateur records ever, then a three-division pro champion.

Today's best
OUOleksandr Usyk
Ukraine

Oleksandr Usyk

Olympic gold to undisputed heavyweight

London 2012 Olympic champion, then undisputed at cruiserweight and heavyweight.

KTKatie Taylor
Ireland

Katie Taylor

Olympic and undisputed champion

London 2012 Olympic gold, five amateur world titles, then undisputed professional champion.

CSClaressa Shields
USA

Claressa Shields

Two Olympic golds

Olympic champion in 2012 and 2016, then undisputed in several professional divisions.

SSShakur Stevenson
USA

Shakur Stevenson

Olympic silver to world champion

Rio 2016 silver medallist, now a multi-division world champion.

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