The Top Ranked Boxers of All-Time from
Arkansas
Notes: Fighters
are ranked on the list of the state they were born in.
Where a fighter grew
up or went to school is not factored into
this list.
Ranking Explanation
Rnk |
Athlete |
Weight Class |
Rookie Yr |
Birthplace |
Overall Rank |
1 |
Sonny Liston |
Heavyweight |
1953 |
Johnson Township |
56 |
2 |
Jermain Taylor |
Middleweight |
2001 |
Little Rock |
334 |
3 |
Freddie Dawson |
Lightweight |
1943 |
Thomasville |
409 |
4 |
Tommy Freeman |
Welterweight |
1920 |
Hot Springs |
695 |
5 |
Johnny Bratton |
Lightweight |
1944 |
Little Rock |
710 |
6 |
Leroy Haley |
Welterweight |
1973 |
Garland County |
1366 |
7 |
John Tate |
Heavyweight |
1977 |
Marion |
1503 |
8 |
Leotis Martin |
Heavyweight |
1962 |
Helena |
2695 |
9 |
Dan Ward |
Cruiserweight |
1989 |
West Memphis |
3486 |
10 |
Fred Jackson |
Bantamweight |
1978 |
Little Rock |
3789 |
11 |
John Holman |
Heavyweight |
1947 |
Lake Village |
4461 |
12 |
Tommy Morrison |
Heavyweight |
1988 |
Gravette |
4469 |
13 |
John L. Davis |
Lightweight |
1946 |
El Dorado |
4679 |
14 |
Eddie Murdock |
Welterweight |
1925 |
Unknown |
4914 |
15 |
Jim Thompson |
Heavyweight |
1935 |
Pine Bluff |
6848 |
16 |
Arthur Cote |
Welterweight |
1905 |
Unknown |
7199 |
17 |
Otis Thomas |
Heavyweight |
1935 |
Crawfordsville |
7449 |
18 |
Clayton Worlds |
Heavyweight |
1942 |
Richwoods Township |
7574 |
19 |
Dominick Guinn |
Heavyweight |
2000 |
Hot Springs |
8603 |
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