No. 85 - Sven Ottke

Sven Ottke would be unknown outside of Germany if not for the zero in the loss column of his professional record.

Ottke was a celebrated amateur who competed in three Olympic Games and had more than 300 amateur fights before turning pro in 1997 at the age of 29. Less than a year later, he won the IBF Super Middleweight title in a disputed decision over Charles Brewer.

He would make 16 successful title defenses and pick up the WBA championship along the way when he beat Byron Mitchell in a split decision. He retired in 2004 with a 34-0 record.

He worked his way on this list by being an active and long-reigning champion. Those are the positives. The negatives are that Ottke never fought outside of Germany and benefitted from "home cooking" in several close decisions. It is highly unlikely that any of his opponents will make a major boxing Hall of Fame.

The reason Ottke pops up now is as point-counterpoint in the daily Facebook fights between fans of Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Manny fans point out that Mayweather is one of 13 championship fighters to retire undefeated - Ottke being one of them.

Sven Ottke
Significant Fights
Opponent	Result	Fight Points	Title Points	HOF Points	Total	x Win %	Final Total
Asmir Vojnovic	UD-W	90	20		110	100.00%	110.0
Charles Brewer	SD-W	75	40		115	86.49%	99.5
Giovanni Nardiello	KO	100	40		140	89.47%	125.3
Gabriel Hernandez	UD-W	90	40		130	100.00%	130.0
Thomas Tate	UD-W	90	40		130	87.80%	114.1
Glen Johnson	UD-W	90	40		130	92.31%	120.0
Lloyd Bryan	UD-W	90	40		130	86.96%	113.0
Tocker Pudwill	UD-W	90	40		130	91.89%	119.5
Charles Brewer	SD-W	75	40		115	85.37%	98.2
Silvio Branco	UD-W	90	40		130	90.91%	118.2
James Crawford	KO	100	40		140	94.29%	132.0
Ali Ennebati	KO	100	40		140	93.75%	131.3
James Butler	UD-W	90	40		130	94.74%	123.2
Anthony Mundine	KO	100	40		140	100.00%	140.0
Rick Thornberry	UD-W	90	40		130	89.29%	116.1
Thomas Tate	UD-W	90	40		130	87.23%	113.4
Joe Gatti	KO	100	40		140	81.08%	113.5
Rudy Markussen	UD-W	90	40		130	100.00%	130.0
Byron Mitchell	SD-W	75	60		135	96.15%	129.8
David Starie	UD-W	90	60		150	91.18%	136.8
Mads Larson	SD-W	75	60		135	97.78%	132.0
Robin Reid	UD-W	90	60		150	92.31%	138.5
Armand Krajnc	UD-W	90	60		150	93.55%	140.3
Total (23-0-0, 5 KOs, 3 SD)							2,824.5
Record in non-significant fights
11-0-0, 1 KO		1,000
% of fights toward 50 (100%)		1,000				63.01%	630.1
16 fight adjustment to 50		57.3	x 16		916.8	75.00%	687.6
Totals							1,317.7
PEAK 5 Fights
Armand Krajnc							140.3
Anthony Mundine							140.0
Robin Reid							138.5
David Starie							136.8
Mads Larson							132.0
PEAK 5 Total							687.5
Final totals (significant, non-significant, PEAK 5)							4,829.7

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank	Fighter	Significant Fights	Non-Significant Fights	Peak 5	Final Total
85.	Sven Ottke	2,824.5	1,317.7	687.5	4,829.7
86.	Ronald "Winky" Wright	2,243.3	1,658.3	922.5	4,824.1
87.	Fighting Harada	1,259.6	2,409.2	1,105.9	4,774.7
88.	Humberto Gonzalez	1,866.7	1,952.3	907.3	4,726.4
89.	Ricardo Lopez	2,830.5	1,188.1	702.7	4,721.3
90.	Carmen Basilio	1,723.3	1,804.7	1,184.1	4,712.2
91.	Orlando Canizales	2,529.3	1,510.3	669.3	4,708.9
92.	Jeff Fenech	2,103.9	1,728.7	844.8	4,677.4
93.	Michael Carbajal	2,333.7	1,519.2	817.0	4,669.9
94.	Marcel Thil	2,579.8	1,170.9	900.9	4,651.6
95.	Nicolino Locche	1,858.0	1,946.8	820.3	4,625.1
96.	Ricky Hatton	3,458.8	449.1	708.9	4,616.8
97.	Ismael Laguna	1,059.5	2,659.4	889.9	4,608.7
98.	Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez	2,187.1	1,771.9	638.6	4,597.5
99.	Wilfredo Benitez	1,439.4	2,223.0	914.4	4,586.8
100.	Carlos Zarate	1,124.2	2,707.1	751.5	4,582.8