50 Greatest Violinists of All Time

* = current

1. Niccolo Paganini

2. Jascha Heifetz

3. David Oistrakh

4. Pablo de Sarasate

*5. Itzhak Perlman

6. Nathan Milstein

7. Isaac Stern

*8. Hilary Hahn

*9. Maxim Vengerov

*10. Sarah Chang

11. Fritz Kreisler

12. Yehudi Menuhin

13. Pinchas Zukerman

14. Eugene Ysaye

15. Henryk Wieniawski

16. Leonid Kogan

*17. Joshua Bell

*18. Gil Shaham

*19. Midori

20. Ginette Neveu

21. Michael Rabin

22. Christian Ferras

*23. Leonidas Kavakos

24. Mischa Elman

*25. Viktoria Mullova

*26. Vadim Repin

*27. James Ehnes

28. Ida Haendel

29. Arthur Grumiaux

*30. Kyung-Wha Chung

*31. Julia Fischer

*32. Ilya Kaler

*33. Janine Jansen

*34. Leila Josefowicz

*35. Anne Sophie-Mutter

36. Henri Vieuxtemps

*37. Anne Akiko Meyers

*38. Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg

39. Ivry Gitlis

40. Henryk Szeryng

41. Bronislaw Huberman

42. Zino Francescatti

43. Frank Peter Zimmerman

*44. Lisa Batiashvili

*45. Akiko Suwanai

*46. Rachel Barton Pine

47. Joseph Joachim

*48. Schlomo Mintz

*49. Vadim Gluzman

*50. David Garrett

10 Great Sports Lists

Top 25 NBA Players of All-Time

1. Michael Jordan

2. Bill Russell

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

4. Wilt Chamberlain

5. Magic Johnson

6. LeBron James

7. Larry Bird

8. Tim Duncan

9. Shaquille O’Neal

10. Kobe Bryant

11. Oscar Robertson

12. Hakeem Olajuwon

13. Jerry West

14. Julius Erving

15. Karl Malone

16. Moses Malone

17. Elgin Baylor

18. Kevin Garnett

19. Charles Barkley

20. John Havlicek

21. David Robinson

22. Scottie Pippen

23. John Stockton

24. Dirk Nowitzki

25. Bob Pettit

Top 25 NBA Players in their Prime

1. Michael Jordan

2. Wilt Chamberlain

3. Larry Bird

4. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

5. Magic Johnson

6. LeBron James

7. Shaquille O’Neal

8. Bill Russell

9. Julius Erving

10. Kobe Bryant

11. Oscar Robertson

12. Jerry West

13. Hakeem Olajuwon

14. Tim Duncan

15. Stephen Curry

16. Charles Barkley

17. Elgin Baylor

18. Karl Malone

19. Kevin Garnett

20. Scottie Pippen

21. David Robinson

22. Moses Malone

23. Isiah Thomas

24. Steve Nash

25. Allen Iverson

Top 25 Heavyweights of All Time

1. Joe Louis

2. Muhammad Ali

3. Lennox Lewis

4. George Foreman

5. Larry Holmes

6. Rocky Marciano

7. Jack Johnson

8. Joe Frazier

9. Evander Holyfield

10. Mike Tyson

11. Jack Dempsey

12. Wladimir Klitschko

13. Sonny Liston

14. Vitali Klitschko

15. Floyd Patterson

16. Ken Norton

17. Ezzard Charles

18. James J. Jeffries

19. Gene Tunney

20. Riddick Bowe

21. John L. Sullivan

22. Max Schmeling

23. Max Baer

24. Michael Spinks

25. Jersey Joe Walcott

Top 25 Heavyweights in Prime (*steroids suspect)

1. Muhammad Ali....1964 to 1975

2. Mike Tyson*........1986 to 1996

3. Joe Louis............1935 to 1947

4. George Foreman...1970 to 1976

5. Jack Johnson........1902 to 1912

6. Joe Frazier...........1966 to 1975

7. Larry Holmes........1978 to 1986

8. Sonny Liston.........1958 to 1965

9. Lennox Lewis*......1992 to 2002

10. Riddick Bowe......1991 to 1996

11. Jack Dempsey......1918 to 1927

12. Evander Holyfield*...1989 to 1999

13. Wladimir Klitschko*...2005 to 2015

14. Rocky Marciano.......1950 to 1955

15. Floyd Patterson.......1956 to 1967

16. James J. Jeffries.....1899 to 1904

17. Harry Wills

18. Ken Norton...........1973 to 1978

19. Gene Tunney.........1923 to 1928

20. Ezzard Charles......1949 to 1954

21. Sam Langford

22. Vitali Klitschko*.......2000 to 2012

23. Michael Spinks.......1985 to 1988

24. Ike Ibeabuchi..........1997 to 1999

25. Jersey Joe Walcott..1947 to 1953

Top 10 Quarterbacks of all time

1. Tom Brady

2. Joe Montana

3. Peyton Manning

4. John Elway

5. Brett Favre

6. Johnny Unitas

7. Dan Marino

8. Steve Young

9. Fran Tarkenton

10. Aaron Rodgers

Top 10 RBs of all time

1. Jim Brown

2. Walter Payton

3. Emmitt Smith

4. Barry Sanders

5. LaDainian Tomlinson

6. Marshall Faulk

7. Eric Dickerson

8. Earl Campbell

9. Jerome Bettis 

10. Adrian Peterson

Top 10 Shooters of all time

1. Stephen Curry

2. Larry Bird

3. Pete Maravich

4. Ray Allen

5. Reggie Miller

6. Steve Nash

7. Dirk Nowitzki

8. Jerry West

9. Dale Ellis

10. Kevin Durant

Top 10 Baseball Hitters of All Time

1. Babe Ruth

2. Ted Williams

3. Pete Rose

4. Hank Aaron

5. Willie Mays

6. Lou Gehrig

7. Barry Bonds*

8. Ty Cobb

9. Stan Musial

10. Joe DiMaggio

Top 10 NHL Players of All Time

1. Wayne Gretzky

2. Bobby Orr

3. Mario Lemieux

4. Gordie Howe

5. Bobby Hull

6. Jaromir Jagr

7. Maurice Richard

8. Steve Yzerman

9. Patrick Roy

10. Dominik Hasek

Top 12 Tennis Players of All Time

1. Roger Federer

2. Rafael Nadal

3. Pete Sampras

4. Novak Djokovic

5. Rod Laver

6. Bjorn Borg

7. Jimmy Connors

8. Andre Agassi

9. Ivan Lendl

10. John McEnroe

11. Arthur Ashe

12. Boris Becker

40 FASTEST MEN OF ALL TIME (Greatest in the 100m dash)

GREATEST SPRINTERS (and their 4 best times)

1. Usain Bolt   (JAM)    9.58, 9.63, 9.69, 9.72

2. Tyson Gay   (USA)    9.69, 9.71, 9.77, 9.77

3. Yohan Blake (JAM)   9.69, 9.75, 9.75, 9.76

4. Asafa Powell (JAM)   9.72, 9.74, 9.77, 9.77

5. Justin Gatlin (USA)    9.74, 9.75, 9.75, 9.77

6. Maurice Greene (USA)   9.79, 9.80, 9.82, 9.85

7. Nesta Carter  (JAM)        9.78, 9.85, 9.86, 9.87

8. Trayvon Bromell  (USA)   9.84, 9.84, 9.86, 9.90

9. Richard Thompson (TTO)  9.82, 9.85, 9.89, 9.93

10. Ato Boldon     (TTO)        9.86, 9.86, 9.86, 9.86

11. Mike Rodgers   (USA)      9.85, 9.86, 9.88, 9.90

12. Frankie Fredericks (NAM)  9.86, 9.87, 9.89, 9.90

13. Keston Bledman   (TTO)    9.86, 9.86, 9.89, 9.93

14. Steve Mullings  (JAM)         9.80, 9.89, 9.90, 9.97

15. Leroy Burrell  (USA)           9.85, 9.88, 9.90, 9.96

16. Jimmy Vicaut    (FRA)         9.86, 9.88, 9.92, 9.92

17. Shawn Crawford (USA)        9.88, 9.89, 9.89, 9.93

18. Donovan Bailey  (CAN)        9.84, 9.91, 9.93, 9.93

19. Carl Lewis       (USA)            9.86, 9.92, 9.93, 9.93

20. Tim Montgomery  (USA)        9.78, 9.92, 9.94, 9.94

21. Ben Johnson    (CAN)           9.79, 9.83, 9.95, 10.00

22. Ryan Bailey    (USA)             9.88, 9.88, 9.88, 9.93

23. Bruny Surin     (CAN)           9.84, 9.89, 9.92, 9.95

24. Walter Dix    (USA)               9.88, 9.91, 9.92, 9.93

25. Linford Christie  (GBR)         9.87, 9.91, 9.92, 9.96

26. Darvis Patton             9.89, 9.89, 9.94, 9.95

27. Nickel Ashmeade       9.90, 9.91, 9.93, 9.94

28. Andre de Grasse         9.91, 9.92, 9.92, 9.96

29. Dennis Mitchell           9.91, 9.92, 9.94, 9.94

30. Francis Obikwelu         9.86, 9.93, 9.97, 9.97

31. Akani Simbine               9.89, 9.94, 9.96, 9.97

32. Michael Frater            9.88, 9.94, 9.98, 10.00
33. Christophe Lemaitre     9.92, 9.95, 9.95, 9.96

34. Andre Cason              9.92, 9.94, 9.96, 9.98

35. Kim Collins                9.93, 9.96, 9.97, 9.98

36. Mike Marsh                 9.93, 9.95, 9.97, 10.00

37. Obadele Thompson     9.87, 9.96, 10.01, 10.02

38. Calvin Smith                 9.93, 9.97, 9.97, 9.99

39. Adekotunbo O. Fasuba   9.85, 9.93, 10.07, 10.09

40. Derrick Atkins             9.91, 9.98, 10.08, 10.13

2016 NBA Top 100 Rankings

1. Michael Jordan, SG          (1984-2003)
2. Bill Russell, C                  (1956-1969)
3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, C  (1969-1989)
4. Magic Johnson, PG          (1979-1996)
5. Wilt Chamberlain, C         (1959-1973)
6. LeBron James, SF            (2003-       )
7. Larry Bird, SF                  (1979-1992)
8. Tim Duncan, PF               (1997-2016)
9. Kobe Bryant, SG              (1996-2016)
10. Shaquille O'Neal, C          (1992-2011)
11. Hakeem Olajuwon, C      (1984-2002)
12. Oscar Robertson, PG       (1960-1974)
13. Jerry West, SG                 (1960-1974)
14. Julius Erving, SF              (1971-1987)
15. Moses Malone, C             (1974-1995)
16. Elgin Baylor, SF               (1958-1971)
17. Karl Malone, PF               (1985-2004)
18. Kevin Garnett, PF             (1995-2016)
19. Charles Barkley, PF          (1984-2000)
20. John Havlicek, SF             (1962-1978)
21. David Robinson, C            (1989-2003)
22. Bob Pettit, PF                    (1954-1965)
23. Scottie Pippen, SF             (1987-2004)
24. Dirk Nowitzki, PF             (1998-        )
25. John Stockton, PG             (1984-2003)
26. Isiah Thomas, PG              (1981-1994)
27. Allen Iverson, SG              (1996-2010)
28. Rick Barry, SF                   (1965-1980)
29. Steve Nash, PG                  (1996-2015)
30. Bob Cousy, PG                   (1950-1970)
31. Dwyane Wade, SG             (2003-       )
32. Clyde Drexler, SG              (1982-1998)
33. Patrick Ewing, C                (1985-2002)
34. Willis Reed, C                    (1964-1974)
35. Dave Cowens, C                (1970-1983)
36. Walt Frazier, PG                (1967-1980)
37. Jason Kidd, PG                  (1994-2013)
38. Kevin McHale, PF             (1980-1993)
39. Paul Pierce, SF                  (1998-        )
40. Elvin Hayes, PF                 (1968-1984)
41. Sam Jones, SG                   (1957-1969)
42. Dominique Wilkins, SF     (1982-1999)
43. Bob McAdoo, PF               (1972-1986)
44. Nate Archibald, PG            (1970-1984)
45. Ray Allen, SG                    (1996-2014)
46. George Gervin, SG             (1972-1986)
47. Wes Unseld, C                    (1968-1981)
48. Robert Parish, C                  (1976-1997)
49. Gary Payton, PG                 (1990-2007)
50. Chris Webber, PF                (1993-2008)
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51. Jerry Lucas, PF                   (1962-1974)
52. Adrian Dantley, SF             (1976-1991)
53. James Worthy, SF               (1982-1994)
54. Kevin Durant, SF               (2007-        )
55. Dennis Johnson, PG           (1976-1990)
56. Nate Thurmond, C              (1963-1977)
57. Pete Maravich, SG              (1970-1980)
58. Billy Cunningham, SF        (1965-1976)
59. Bob Lanier, C                     (1970-1984)  
60. Dennis Rodman, PF            (1986-2000)
61. Carmelo Anthony, SF         (2003-        )
62. Dave DeBusschere, PF       (1963-1974)
63. Artis Gilmore, C                 (1972-1988)
64. Chris Paul, PG                    (2006-        )
65. Tommy Heinsohn, PF         (1956-1965)
66. Chris Mullin, SF                 (1985-2001)
67. Bill Walton, C                     (1974-1987)
68. Walt Bellamy, C                  (1961-1974)
69. Reggie Miller, SG               (1987-2005)
70. Earl Monroe, SG                 (1967-1980)
71. George Mikan, C                 (1948-1956)
72. Hal Greer, SG                      (1958-1973)
73. Dave Bing, PG                     (1966-1978)
74. Tony Parker, PG                   (2002-       )
75. Pau Gasol, PF                       (2001-       )
76. Vince Carter, SG                  (1998-       )
77. Spencer Haywood, C            (1969-1983)
78. Mitch Richmond, SG            (1988-2002)
79. Mark Aguirre, SF                  (1981-1994)
80. Alex English, SF                   (1976-1991)
81. Alonzo Mourning, C             (1992-2008)
82. Tracy McGrady, SF               (1997-2012)
83. Lenny Wilkens, PG               (1960-1975)
84. Grant Hill, SF                        (1994-2013)
85. Stephen Curry, PG                 (2009-       )
86. Chauncey Billups, PG           (1997-2014)
87. Dan Issel, PF                         (1970-1985)
88. Bernard King, SF                  (1977-1993)
89. Dolph Schayes, PF                (1949-1964)
90. Bill Laimbeer, C                    (1980-1993)
91. Paul Arizin, SF                      (1950-1962)
92. Joe Dumars, SG                     (1985-1999)
93. George McGinnis, PF            (1971-1982)
94. Maurice Cheeks, PG              (1978-1993)
95. Kevin Johnson, PG                (1987-2000)
96. Mark Jackson, PG                  (1987-2004)
97. Bob Dandridge, SF                (1969-1982)
98. Ron Harper, SG                     (1986-2001)
99. Paul Westphal, SG                 (1972-1984)
100. Tim Hardaway, PG               (1989-2003)


Barely Missed Cut:
Bill Sharman
Tom Chambers
Glen Rice
Mark Price
Mookie Blaylock
Gus Williams
Stephon Marbury
Terry Cummings
Dikembe Mutombo
Gail Goodrich
Rod Strickland
Terry Porter
Walter Davis
Dwight Howard
Dale Ellis
Buck Williams
Alvin Robertson
Shawn Marion
Horace Grant
Manu Ginobili
Paul Silas

Top 50 Heavyweights in Prime

These are the best fighters to ever step into the ring:

Top 50 in Their Prime

1 Muhammad Ali      1964-1975

2 George Foreman   1970-1976

3 Mike Tyson             1986-1990

4 Joe Louis                1935-1942

5 Joe Frazier              1968-1973

6 Lennox Lewis          1995-2002

7 Jack Johnson          1903-1912

8 Evander Holyfield    1990-1997

9 Sonny Liston            1960-1964

10 Larry Holmes          1978-1983

11 Rocky Marciano      1951-1955

12 Ken Norton              1973-1978

13 Riddick Bowe           1991-1995

14 Ike Ibeabuchi            1997-1999

15 Vitali Klitshcko         2003-2011

16 Jack Dempsey          1919-1923

17 Wladimir Klitschko   2006-2014

18 Floyd Patterson        1956-1962

19 Ezzard Charles          1948-1954

20 Gene Tunney              1925-1928

21 Harry Wills                  1916-1921

22 Jersey Joe Walcott     1946-1952

23 Jim Jeffries                  1898-1903

24 Bob Fitzsimmons         1892-1902

25 Michael Spinks             1985-1988

26 John L. Sullivan            1882-1886

27 Ingemar Johansson      1957-1961

28 Tim Witherspoon           1983-1991

29 Michael Moorer              1994-1997

30 Jerry Quarry                   1967-1973

31 Max Baer                         1932-1935

32 Buster Douglas               1986-1990

33 Max Schmeling               1929-1936

34 Ray Mercer                      1991-1996

35 Oscar Bonavena             1966-1971

36 Andrew Golota                1996-2004

37 Jimmy Bivins                  1942-1946

38 Jimmy Young                   1974-1977

39 Ron Lyle                           1972-1976

40 Gerry Cooney                  1979-1982

41 Carl Williams                    1985-1989

42 Tommy Morrison              1992-1995

43 Jack Sharkey                    1926-1932

44 Jimmy Ellis                       1967-1971

45 Frank Bruno                      1987-1995

46 James Braddock               1934-1937

47 Primo Carnera                   1930-1934

48 Tony Tubbs                          1985-1992

49 Philadelphia Jack O’Brien   1902-1909

50 Archie Moore                        1947-1955

Top 100 Heavyweights of All Time

1Joe Louis  

2Muhammad Ali  

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3Lennox Lewis  

4George Foreman

5Larry Holmes

6Rocky Marciano  

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7Joe Frazier 

8Jack Dempsey 

9Evander Holyfield

10Mike Tyson

11Jack Johnson 

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12Sonny Liston 

13Wladimir Klitschko

14Vitali Klitschko

15Riddick Bowe

16Floyd Patterson 

17Ken Norton 

18Ezzard Charles

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19Harry Wills  

20Gene Tunney

21Sam Langford 

22Jim Jeffries 

23John L. Sullivan 

24Bob Fitzsimmons  

25Jersey Joe Walcott 

26Michael Spinks

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27Michael Moorer

28Max Baer 

29Max Schmeling 

30Ingemar Johansson  

31Jerry Quarry  

32Tim Witherspoon

33Tommy Burns  

34Jimmy Bivins 

35Oscar Bonavena 

36Ray Mercer

37Primo Carnera  

38Jack Sharkey 

39Buster Douglas

40Ron Lyle  

41Jimmy Ellis  

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42Gerry Cooney

43Frank Bruno

44Tommy Morrison 

45Tony Tubbs

46Ernie Terrell  

47Andrew Golota

48Archie Moore  

49Chris Byrd

50Jim Corbett  

51Billy Miske  

52James J. Braddock  

53Jimmy Young  

54Earnie Shavers

55Mike Weaver

56Gerrie Coetzee

57Zora Folley  

58Eddie Machen 

59Pinklon Thomas

60Michael Dokes 

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61Marvin Hart  

62Tony Tucker

63David Haye

64Billy Conn 

65Philadelphia Jack O’Brien 

66Jess Willard  

67David Tua

68Hasim Rahman

69James Toney

70Alexander Povetkin

71Oliver McCall

72Razor Ruddock

73Ruslan Chagaev

74Nikolay Valuev

75John Ruiz

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76Roland LaStarza 

77Tommy Gibbons 

78Carl Williams 

79Trevor Berbick  

80Greg Page   

81George Chuvalo

82Gus Lesnevich 

83Cleveland Williams

84Peter Jackson 

85Sam McVea  

86Samuel Peter

87Joe Choynski  

88Gus Ruhlin 

89Joe Jeannette  

90Henry Cooper

91Joe Bugner

92Oleg Maskaev

93Harold Johnson 

94Doug Jones

95Bruce Seldon

96Alex Stewart

97Bonecrusher Smith

98Nino Valdes 

99John Tate 

100Brian Nielsen

Best Heavyweights: Prime and Career

Top 50 Heavyweights of All-Time in Their Prime

                  (Peak Year in Parenthesis)

1. Muhammad Ali (1966)------last great performance: 1975  6'3"  213 LBS

2. Mike Tyson (1988)---------last great performance: 1996   5'10"  218 LBS $$$$teroids

3. Joe Louis  (1938)----------last great performance: 1948    6'2"   199 LBS

4. Jack Johnson  (1908)-----last great performance: 1914   6'1"    192 LBS

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5. Larry Holmes  (1980)------last great performance: 1992    6'3"   212 LBS

6. George Foreman (1973)----last great performance: 1994  6'4"   218 LBS

7. Joe Frazier  (1971)-----last great performance: 1975          5'11"  205 LBS

8. Sonny Liston  (1960)-----last great performance: 1964       6'1"   213 LBS

9. Lennox Lewis   (1997)----last great performance: 2002      6'5"   244 LBS $$$$teroids

10. Riddick Bowe   (1992)-----last great performance: 1995   6'5"   235 LBS

11. Jack Dempsey  (1919)----last great performance: 1927   6'1"   187 LBS

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12. Evander Holyfield  (1991)---last great performance: 1999   6'2"  208 LBS  $$$$teroids

13. Rocky Marciano  (1953)-----last great performance: 1955  5'11"  185 LBS

14. Floyd Patterson  (1957)-----last great performance: 1967   6'0"   190 LBS

15. Jim Jeffries  (1900)----------last great performance: 1903    6'2"    206 LBS

16. Harry Wills (1915)-----------last great performance: 1924     6'2"   205 LBS

17. Ken Norton      (1973)---------last great performance: 1978  6'3"   210 LBS

18. Wladimir Klitschko  (2006)-----last great performance: 2013  6'6"  241 LBS $$$$teroids

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19. Gene Tunney  (1926)---------last great performance: 1928   6'0"  190 LBS

20. Ezzard Charles (1950)-------last great performance: 1954   6'0"   185 LBS

21. Sam Langford (1912)---------last great performance: 1920   5'7"   185 LBS

22. Michael Spinks (1985)-------last great performance: 1987   6'2"   200 LBS

23. Michael Moorer (1994)------last great performance: 1994    6'2"   214 LBS   $$$$$teroids

24. Vitali Klitschko (2004)--------last great performance: 2012    6'8"  250 LBS   $$$$$teroids

25. Jersey Joe Walcott (1947)----last great performance: 1952  6'0"  194 LBS

26. Buster Douglas (1990)-------last great performance: 1990    6'3"   232 LBS

27. Tim Witherspoon (1985)------last great performance: 1996   6'3"   221 LBS

28. Gerry Cooney (1982)----------last great performance: 1982   6'6"   225 LBS

29. Ike Ibeabuchi (1997)-----------last great performance: 1999   6'2"   235 LBS  $$$$$teroids

30. Max Schmeling (1931)---------last great performance: 1936   6'1"   190 LBS

31. Ingemar Johansson (1959)----last great performance: 1961  6'1"   196 LBS

32. John L. Sullivan (1882)-------last great performance: 1892    5'11"   205 LBS

33. Max Baer (1933)---------------last great performance: 1940    6'2"    203 LBS

34. Carl Williams (1985)----------last great performance: 1993     6'4"    215 LBS

35. Oscar Bonavena (1966)------last great performance: 1969    5'11"  205 LBS

36. Jerry Quarry (1968)-----------last great performance: 1973    6'0"    198 LBS

37. Ernie Terrell (1964)------------last great performance: 1966   6'6"    203 LBS

38. Jimmy Ellis (1968)------------last great performance: 1970     6'1"    198 LBS

39. Michael Dokes (1983)-------last great performance: 1989     6'2"     216 LBS

40. Bob Fitzsimmons (1897)-----last great performance: 1902    6'0"    170 LBS

41. Tony Tubbs (1985)-----------last great performance: 1986     6'3"   229 LBS

42. Jimmy Young (1976)---------last great performance: 1977     6'2"   213 LBS

43. Ray Mercer (1995)------------last great performance: 1996    6'1"   225 LBS

44. Andrew Golota (1996)-------last great performance: 2004     6'4"   243 LBS  $$$$$teroids

45. Tommy Morrison (1993)----last great performance: 1995      6'2"   226 LBS $$$$teroids

46. Chris Byrd  (2002)------------last great performance: 2004     6'0"   214 LBS

47. Frank Bruno (1986)----------last great performance: 1995     6'3"   238 LBS  $$$$$teroids

48. Ron Lyle (1974)--------------last great performance: 1976      6'3"   216 LBS

49. James Toney (2003)--------last great performance: 2006      5'10"  217 LBS $$$$teroids

50. Pinklon Thomas (1984)----last great performance: 1985       6'3"   216 LBS

Top 25 careers in Heavyweight History

1. Joe Louis................25 quality wins,  26-1 in Title Fights  (Champion in 12 years) 

2. Muhammad Ali......28 quality wins, 22-3 in Title Fights  (Champion in 9 years) CHAMPION 3X

3. Lennox Lewis........15 quality wins, 15-2-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 9 years) CHAMPION 2X

4. Larry Holmes.........15 quality wins, 20-5 in Title Fights (Champion in 8 years)  

5. Rocky Marciano.....11 quality wins, 7-0 in Title Fights (Champion in 4 years)

6. Wladimir Klitschko....18 quality wins, 22-2 in Title Fights (Champion in 9 years as of 2014)

7. Jack Johnson..........14 quality wins, 5-1-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 8 years)

8. George Foreman....13 quality wins, 5-2 in Title Fights (Champion in 4 years)  CHAMPION 2X

9. Joe Frazier...............12 quality wins, 10-2 in Title Fights (Champion in 6 years)

10. Jack Dempsey.........12 quality wins, 6-2 in Title Fights (Champion in 8 years)

11. Evander Holyfield..16 quality wins, 10-7-2 in Title Fights (Champ in 10 years) CHAMPION 3X

12. Mike Tyson................14 quality wins, 12-4 in Title Fights (Champion in 6 years) CHAMPION 2X

13. Floyd Patterson........13 quality wins, 8-5 in Title Fights  (Champion in 6 years)  CHAMPION 2X

14. Vitali Klitschko...........10 quality wins, 13-2 in Title Fights 

15. John L. Sullivan..........7 quality wins, 3-1-1 in Title Fights (Champion for 10 years)

16. Gene Tunney.............14 quality wins, 3-0 in Title Fights (Champion in 3 years)

17. Ezzard Charles..........18 quality wins, 9-4 in Title Fights (Champion in 3 years)

18. Jim Jeffries...................7 quality wins, 8-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 5 years)

19. Riddick Bowe............10 quality wins, 5-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 3 years)

20. Sonny Liston..............10 quality wins, 2-2 in Title Fights (Champion in 4 years)

21. Michael Spinks............6 quality wins, 3-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 3 years)

22. Max Schmeling...........8 quality wins, 2-2 in Title Fights (Champion in 2 years)

23. Max Baer.....................6 quality wins, 1-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 2 years)

24. Primo Carnera............8 quality wins, 3-1 in Title Fights (Champion in 2 years)

25. Jersey Joe Walcott.....6 quality wins, 2-5 in Title Fights (Champion in 2 years)