When you see Schmeling on people’s villains list, it becomes apparent that too many people don’t actually read. Schmeling risked his own life to save the lives of two Jewish children in 1938, and he sent Joe Louis money for decades, even assisting with the financing of the Brown Bomber’s funeral expenses.

That said, for various reasons - perhaps not unlike Schmeling’s - hitters become notorious, or in this case, villains, because of their exploits inside and outside, or perhaps both, of the ring. Here’s my little contribution….

In my view, Mustafa Hamsho is/was the undisputed villain of the sport; in the ring.

Livingstone Bramble

Tony Ayala

Edwin Rosario (Such a waste of talent)

Ray Mancini

Emile Griffith

Aaron Pryor

Roberto Dyran

Tyson

Dwight Braxton

Going by how controversial/hated/infamous they were at the time they fought

1. Jack Johnson

2. Mike Tyson

3. Muhammed Ali

4. Max Schmelling

5. Floyd Mayweather Jr

6. Sonny Liston

7. Chris Eubank

8. Bernard Hopkins

9. James Toney

10.Ricardo Mayorga

Jack Johnson

James Toney

George Foreman (prime)

Nigel Benn

Sonny Liston

Ricardo Mayorga

Pretty Boy Floyd Mayweather

Mike Tyson

Antonio Margarito

Larry Holmes (not by choice)

Bernard "the executioner" Hopkins

Those were perceived villans at some point of their careers, but some real boxing villains are Carlos Monzon, Michael Nunn who were never perceived as one but Mayorga and Margarito were real life villains

in no order..

1) James Toney

2) Adrien Broner

3) Naseem Hamed

4) Don King

5) Max Schmeling

6) Sonny Liston

7) Mike Tyson

8) George Foreman (young)

9) Jack Johnson

10) Hector Camacho

currently

1. Don King

2. Bob Arum

3. All Judges

4. Klitscko's Bro's

5. Mayweather

6. Toney

Max Schmelling

Don King

Spinks

Tyson

George foreman

And that ugly british dude with dreadlocks who beat an old tyson