5. Ray Leonard (36\u20133, 25 KOs)<\/p>\n
The volume is lacking compared with many on this list, but it was how he performed against other greats \u2014 Roberto Duran, Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler \u2014 that impacts his placement. The bigger the stage, a sweeter \u201cSugar.\u201d<\/p>\n
4. Henry Armstrong (149-21-10, 99 KOs)<\/p>\n
He holds a record that it can safely be declared will never be broken. \u201cHomicide Hank\u201d held titles in three different classes simultaneously when there were only eight \u2014 feather, light and welter.<\/p>\n
3. Joe Louis (66-3, 52 KOs)<\/p>\n
Greatness also includes what someone did for the sport \u2014 influence and understanding the times in which they competed \u2014 and that\u2019s a big part of Louis\u2019 allure. By today\u2019s standards he\u2019d be a cruiserweight. His right hand and the goodwill were equally powerful, and especially needed during this country\u2019s war with Nazi Germany.<\/p>\n
2. Muhammad Ali (56-5, 37 KOs)<\/p>\n
In his prime, it\u2019s difficult to find another heavyweight who was better. He had many flaws (hands low, vulnerable to left hooks) but had the reflexes and the toughness to overcome it. \u201cThe Greatest\u201d shined when the lights were brightest during the golden heavyweight era. <\/p>\n
1. Ray Robinson (174-19-6, 104 KOs)<\/p>\n
As the late legendary boxing historian Bert Sugar mused about the welterweight and middleweight champion: \u201cThe most faultless fighter ever. Period. End of paragraph.\u201d And he didn\u2019t exaggerate. Proof that having a clean sheet isn\u2019t required to be regarded as the best.<\/p>\n
Just missed the cut (in order of votes): <\/b>Michael Spinks, Oscar De La Hoya, Terence Crawford, James Toney, Mike Tyson, Bob Foster.<\/p>\n