The Most Famous
BOXERS from Indonesia
Top 1
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Indonesian Boxers of all time. This list of famous Indonesian Boxers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Chris John (1979 - )
With an HPI of 32.72, Chris John is the most famous Indonesian Boxer. His biography has been translated into 15 different languages on wikipedia.
Yohannes Christian "Chris" John (born 14 September 1979) is an Indonesian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2013. He held the WBA (Super) featherweight title from 2004 to 2013, with his near decade-long reign being the second longest in the division's history (after Johnny Kilbane). During his reign, John defended the title against 16 boxers, the second most in featherweight history (after Eusebio Pedroza). Chris "The Dragon" John is the fourth Indonesian boxer to win a world title, following Ellyas Pical, Nico Thomas and Muhammad Rachman. In 2013, John announced his retirement from boxing, following his only career defeat to Simpiwe Vetyeka.
Pantheon has 1 people classified as boxers born between 1979 and 1979. Of these 1, 1 (100.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living boxers include Chris John. As of April 2022, 1 new boxers have been added to Pantheon including Chris John.
