List of undefeated boxing world champions - wikipedia List of undefeated boxing world champions This is a list of world champions in professional boxing who retired undefeated, either during or after a title reign ( s ). It excludes current titleholders. Each champion 's record is shown in the following format : wins -- losses -- draws -- no contests. Boxer Record Weight class Title ( s ) Championship years Title defenses Notes Jimmy Barry 59 -- 0 -- 9 ( 2 ) Bantamweight World 1894 -- 1899 6 ( 3 draws ) Joe Calzaghe 46 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Super middleweight WBO 1997 -- 2008 21 Vacated title to move up to light heavyweight. IBF 2006 Vacated title to fight Peter Manfredo Jr. instead of # 1 contender Robert Stieglitz. The Ring, lineal 2006 -- 2008 Vacated titles to move up to light heavyweight. WBA, WBC 2007 -- 2008 0 Light heavyweight The Ring 2008 Retired and vacated title. Kim Ji - won 16 -- 0 -- 2 ( 0 ) Super bantamweight IBF 1985 -- 1986 Mihai Leu 28 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Welterweight WBO Retired from boxing due to an injury. Ricardo López 51 -- 0 -- 1 ( 0 ) Minimumweight WBC 1990 -- 1998 22 Vacated title to move up to light flyweight. WBO 1997 -- 1998 0 Unified WBC and WBO titles. Stripped of WBO title for saying he wanted to give the belt to his father. WBA 1998 0 Vacated title to move up to junior flyweight. Light flyweight IBF 1999 -- 2002 Rocky Marciano 49 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Heavyweight World 1952 -- 1956 6 Terry Marsh 26 -- 0 -- 1 ( 0 ) Light welterweight IBF Retired from boxing due to epilepsy. Floyd Mayweather Jr. 50 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Super featherweight WBC 1998 -- 2002 8 Vacated title to move up to lightweight. Lightweight WBC 2002 -- 2004 Vacated title to move up to light welterweight. Light welterweight WBC 2005 -- 2006 0 Vacated title to move up to welterweight. Welterweight WBA, WBC 2006 -- 2008, 2011 -- 2015 8 Retired at 49 -- 0 in 2015 ; returned in 2017 for non-title McGregor fight and then retired again. Light middleweight WBA, WBC 2007, 2012 -- 2015, 2017 Jack McAuliffe 30 -- 0 -- 5 ( 1 ) Lightweight World 1886 -- 1893 7 -- 0 -- 2 ( 0 ) Sven Ottke 34 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Super middleweight IBF 1998 -- 2004 21 WBA 2003 -- 2004 Defended IBF title and defeated WBA champion to become WBA Super champion. Dmitry Pirog 20 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Middleweight WBO 2010 -- 2012 Retired from boxing due to chronic back injuries. Harry Simon 30 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Light middleweight WBO 1998 -- 2001 Vacated title to move up to middleweight. Middleweight WBO 2002 0 Won WBO interim middleweight title in 2001 and the outright title in 2002. Stripped of title at 29 -- 0 when he was unable to defend it due to injuries suffered in a car crash. Had one more non-title fight before retiring. Pichit Sitbangprachan 24 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Flyweight IBF 1992 -- 1994 Retired at 21 -- 0 and then made a comeback. Edwin Valero 27 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Super featherweight WBA 2006 -- 2008 Vacated title to move up to lightweight. Lightweight WBC 2009 -- 2010 Vacated title to move up to light welterweight. Committed suicide after allegedly killing his wife in 2010. All 27 fights were knockout wins. Andre Ward 32 -- 0 -- 0 ( 0 ) Super middleweight WBA 2009 -- 2015 6 Vacated titles in 2015 to move up to light heavyweight. WBC, The Ring, lineal 2011 -- 2015 1 ( WBC ), 2 ( The Ring, lineal ) Light heavyweight WBA, WBO, The Ring, lineal 2016 -- 2017 1 ( WBA, IBF, WBO ), 0 ( The Ring, lineal ) See also Boxing portal List of current world boxing champions List of current female world boxing champions Longest reigning heavyweight champions References Jump up ^ `` Jimmy Barry ''. Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved December 27, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Undefeated Calzaghe quits boxing ''. BBC. February 5, 2009. Retrieved August 31, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` US elite join race for Calzaghe ''. BBC. November 17, 2008. Retrieved August 31, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Justin Tate ( June 20, 2011 ). `` Boxing : David Haye and 7 Greatest Fighters to Retire with Less Than 30 Bouts : People Who Did Not Make My List at All ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 31, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Jamili Takes Strawweight Title ''. New York Times. Retrieved December 27, 2014. Jump up ^ `` Undefeated heavyweight boxing champion, boxing ''. Guinness World Records. Retrieved August 31, 2013. Jump up ^ Undefeated Floyd Mayweather confirms retirement, Sky Sports, 13 / 09 / 2015 Jump up ^ `` Jack McAuliffe ''. Cyber Boxing Zone. Retrieved December 27, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Michael Rosenthal. `` 10 : Boxers who finished careers undefeated ''. The Ring magazine. Retrieved August 31, 2013. Jump up ^ Justin Tate ( June 20, 2011 ). `` Boxing : David Haye and 7 Greatest Fighters to Retire with Less Than 30 Bouts : 7. Edwin Valero ''. Bleacher Report. Retrieved August 31, 2013. Jump up ^ Graham, Bryan Armen ( 21 September 2017 ). `` Andre Ward, boxing 's pound - for - pound world No1, announces shock retirement ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2017. 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Question: who has the most undefeated record in boxing
Answer: Jimmy Barry