Book Review | Boxing: The 100 Greatest Fighters

Any boxing fan could give you their list of the greatest fighters of their time—maybe their top three, five, even ten. Sometimes not even favorites, just the best, as objectively as possible.

But when it comes to making a serious list of the 100 greatest boxers in history, the task becomes far more complex. There’s too much to consider—too much history, too much legacy. Certain names are non-negotiable on any list: Muhammad Ali, Julio César Chávez, Rocky Marciano, Pacquiao, Mayweather Jr., and so on.

But what about Bob Foster, Arturo Gatti, Emile Griffith, Wilfredo Gómez, Barney Ross, or Lucia Rijker? What about Amanda Serrano—or even Laila Ali? These names might not come to mind as easily.

Any…