The contact sport called boxing is one of the most entertaining sporting events presently in the universe.
The beauty of boxing is that either win or lose fighters smile to the banks after each bout.
Here is a shortlist of boxers with fantastic career records in this decade.
Manny Pacquiao
PAC-man made history in July 2019 with a win over Keith Thurman to become the oldest fighter in history to win a welter weight world title at the age of 41 years.
He had 71 fights, 62 wins (39 KOs), 7 losses and 2 draws. The Boxing Writers Association(BWA) named him fighter of the decade for the year 2000s (2001-2010). He is the only eight-division world champion in the history of boxing and also the first boxer to win the lineal championship in five different weight classes.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
The Moneyman holds the record for most world titles held simultaneously - 5 belts ( WBC, WBA, WBO Welterweight titles, and WBA and WBC Super Welterweight titles. Ranked #1 pound for pound by the ring from July 2005, until his first retirement in June 2008, and from December 2012 until his second retirement in September 2015. One of his belts was stripped off him - the WBO 147 pound title, because of his lack of compliance.
He defeated MMA fighter Connor McGregor in 2017 to hold a perfect record 50 wins (27 KOs) in 50 bouts.
Canelo Alvarez
The Mexican super star is a four - division world champion.
He has held the unified WBA(super), WBC, the ring and lineal middleweight titles since 2018, the IBF middleweight title from May to August 2019, and the WBA(regular) super middleweight title since 2018.
He previously held the WBA(unified), WBC and ring light middle weight title between 2011 and 2013. The W.B.C ring and lineal middle weight titles between 2015 and 2018. The WBO light middleweight title from 2016 to 2017 and the WBO light heavyweight title from November to December 2019.
He has had 56 fights so far, 53 wins (36 KOs), 2 draws, 1loss. He has won awards in each categories.
Wladimir Klitschko
Himself and his brother held the IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight titles as the undisputed champions from 2011 to 2015. Wladimir lost to Tyson fury in November 2015, which was his first defeat in 23 fights in over 11 years.
In April 2017, the Ukrainian legend lost to Anthony Joshua in London which was his last fight in the ring.
Vitali Klitschko
The current mayor of Kiev held the WBC heavyweight title between 2003 to 2004 and 2008 to 2012. He had 47 fights, 45 wins and with only 2 losses in his entire boxing career.
The record books will show him as one of the most dominant champions in boxing history.
Samuel Okon Peter
The Nigerian boxer won the WBC heavyweight title in 2008, after defeating Oleg Maskaev in the 6th round in Germany. His greatest rivals are the Klitschko brothers who defeated him 3 times and he eventually lost his title to Vitali Klitschko in 2008. He had 46 fights, 38 wins and 8 losses to date.
Andy Ruiz
He was an interim IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO heavyweight champion after defeating the holder Anthony Joshua in April 2019 but he lost the rematch in December 2019 in Saudi Arabia.
Anthony Joshua
The current IBF, IBO, WBA and WBO inification champion of the world. The Nigerian-born British boxer has fought 25 bouts so far , 24 wins ,21 KOs and 1 loss
Tyson Fury
In 2015, he won the unified WBA, IBF, WBO and IBO heavyweight titles after defeating long reigning world champion Wladimir Klitschko. The victory earned him fighter of the year award and the upset of the year award by the ring. He has 30 fights so far with 29 wins(20 KOs) and 1 draw.
Deontay Wilder
He has been defending the WBC Heavyweight title which he won in 2015. In doing so he became the first USA world heavyweight champion in 9 years, which was the longest in USA boxing history.
The premier boxing champions gave him - knockout of the year award in 2016 /2017.
He has 43 fights so far with 42 wins and 1 draw.
Watch out!
In 2020 Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury and Deontay Wilder might face each other.
Fabiyi Ridwan
Sports Writer and Analyst
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