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The Top Ranked Boxers of All-Time from Illinois
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.
| Rnk | Athlete | Weight Class | Rookie Yr | Birthplace | Overall Rank |
| 1 | Ken Norton | Heavyweight | 1967 | Jacksonville | 122 |
| 2 | Sammy Mandell | Lightweight | 1919 | Rockford | 179 |
| 3 | Jackie Fields | Welterweight | 1925 | Chicago | 195 |
| 4 | Packey McFarland | Welterweight | 1904 | Chicago | 242 |
| 5 | Ken Overlin | Middleweight | 1931 | Decatur | 284 |
| 6 | Billy Papke | Middleweight | 1906 | Spring Valley | 387 |
| 7 | Leo Rodak | Featherweight | 1933 | Chicago | 565 |
| 8 | Peter Quillin | Middleweight | 2005 | Chicago | 621 |
| 9 | Harry Forbes | Bantamweight | 1897 | Rockford | 622 |
| 10 | Oliver McCall | Heavyweight | 1985 | Chicago | 816 |
| 11 | Davey Day | Welterweight | 1931 | Chicago | 905 |
| 12 | Lee Oma | Heavyweight | 1939 | Chicago | 963 |
| 13 | Montell Griffin | Light Heavyweight | 1993 | Chicago | 989 |
| 14 | Jimmy Barry | Bantamweight | 1891 | Chicago | 1031 |
| 15 | Joe Welling | Lightweight | 1912 | Chicago | 1220 |
| 16 | Gerald McClellan | Middleweight | 1988 | Freeport | 1237 |
| 17 | Harry Harris | Bantamweight | 1896 | Chicago | 1246 |
| 18 | Billy Myer | Lightweight | 1886 | Streator | 1258 |
| 19 | Earl Mastro | Bantamweight | 1926 | Chicago | 1304 |
| 20 | Eddie Santry | Featherweight | 1895 | Aurora | 1318 |
| 21 | Grover Hayes | Lightweight | 1904 | Chicago | 1323 |
| 22 | Henry Baker | Light Heavyweight | 1890 | Chicago | 1356 |
| 23 | Cyclone Johnny Thompson | Welterweight | 1901 | Ogle County | 1363 |
| 24 | Mike Donovan | Middleweight | 1866 | Chicago | 1602 |
| 25 | Michael Grant | Heavyweight | 1994 | Chicago | 1643 |
| 26 | Billy Stift | Middleweight | 1893 | Chicago | 1647 |
| 27 | Tommy White | Featherweight | 1889 | Fox Lake | 1722 |
| 28 | Harold Dade | Bantamweight | 1942 | Chicago | 1846 |
| 29 | Bobby Boyd | Light Heavyweight | 1952 | Chicago | 2006 |
| 30 | Martin Duffy | Featherweight | 1899 | Chicago | 2042 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Smith | Welterweight | 1988 | Chicago | 2152 |
| 32 | Frank Taylor | Middleweight | 1884 | Unknown | 2222 |
| 33 | Billy Rotchford | Featherweight | 1897 | Chicago | 2262 |
| 34 | Professor Mike Donovan | Middleweight | 1868 | Chicago | 2287 |
| 35 | Bill Brennan | Heavyweight | 1913 | Chicago | 2334 |
| 36 | George Memsic | Lightweight | 1902 | Streator | 2452 |
| 37 | Jack O'Keefe | Welterweight | 1893 | Braidwood | 2554 |
| 38 | David Diaz | Lightweight | 1996 | Chicago | 2626 |
| 39 | Ray Miller | Featherweight | 1922 | Chicago | 2632 |
| 40 | Kid Riviera | Heavyweight | 1944 | Chicago | 2682 |
| 41 | Clinton Bacon | Light Heavyweight | 1947 | Chicago | 2689 |
| 42 | Lee Roy Murphy | Cruiserweight | 1980 | Chicago | 2693 |
| 43 | John Maloney | Middleweight | 1888 | Chicago | 2721 |
| 44 | Junior Anthony Wright | Cruiserweight | 2011 | Evanston | 2919 |
| 45 | Mike Lee | Middleweight | 2010 | Downers Grove | 2939 |
| 46 | Michael Bennett | Heavyweight | 2001 | Chicago | 3160 |
| 47 | Jason Robinson | Cruiserweight | 1996 | Maywood | 3274 |
| 48 | Terry McGroom | Cruiserweight | 1993 | Chicago | 3373 |
| 49 | Johnny Lewus | Featherweight | 1992 | Chicago | 3397 |
| 50 | Vaughn Bean | Heavyweight | 1992 | Chicago | 3421 |
| 51 | Ken Murphy | Cruiserweight | 1990 | Chicago | 3465 |
| 52 | Kelcie Banks | Featherweight | 1989 | Chicago | 3499 |
| 53 | Marc Randazzo | Cruiserweight | 1988 | Chicago | 3543 |
| 54 | Ron Amundsen | Middleweight | 1985 | Chicago | 3641 |
| 55 | Craig Bodzianowski | Cruiserweight | 1982 | Orland Park | 3713 |
| 56 | Veabro Boykin | Welterweight | 1982 | Chicago | 3728 |
| 57 | Samuel Berger | Heavyweight | 1904 | Chicago | 3996 |
| 58 | Sylvester Perkins | Light Heavyweight | 1947 | Chicago | 4055 |
| 59 | Jim Tremble | Middleweight | 1897 | Unknown | 4086 |
| 60 | Goldie Hess | Featherweight | 1926 | Unknown | 4399 |
| 61 | Bud Gorman | Heavyweight | 1915 | Chicago | 4566 |
| 62 | Kenny Gould | Welterweight | 1988 | Rockford | 4588 |
| 63 | Frank Dutch Neal | Welterweight | 1890 | Unknown | 4711 |
| 64 | Harold Smith | Bantamweight | 1921 | Chicago | 5014 |
| 65 | Roger Bernard | Featherweight | 1927 | Chicago | 5110 |
| 66 | Nick Castiglione | Lightweight | 1938 | Chicago | 5122 |
| 67 | Johnny Ritchie | Bantamweight | 1898 | Chicago | 5207 |
| 68 | Tommy Mowatt | Lightweight | 1900 | Chicago | 5265 |
| 69 | Jack Moffat | Middleweight | 1897 | Chicago | 5292 |
| 70 | Pekin Kid Herman | Bantamweight | 1912 | Pekin | 5385 |
| 71 | Jack Beauscholte | Light Heavyweight | 1899 | Chicago | 5474 |
| 72 | Tom McMahon | Light Heavyweight | 1909 | Spring Valley | 5482 |
| 73 | Johnny Lira | Lightweight | 1976 | Chicago | 5557 |
| 74 | Frankie Schaeffer | Bantamweight | 1920 | Chicago | 5566 |
| 75 | Ronnie Jones | Bantamweight | 1957 | Chicago | 5608 |
| 76 | Joe Galligan | Welterweight | 1902 | Chicago | 5627 |
| 77 | Billy Walters | Welterweight | 1911 | Chicago | 5653 |
| 78 | Nate Jones | Heavyweight | 1996 | Chicago | 5936 |
| 79 | Roosevelt Green | Welterweight | 1978 | Chicago | 6083 |
| 80 | Dennis O'Keefe | Welterweight | 1917 | Chicago | 6248 |
| 81 | Frederick Gilmore | Featherweight | 1906 | Chicago | 6256 |
| 82 | Dick Fitzpatrick | Welterweight | 1900 | Chicago | 6274 |
| 83 | Milt Aron | Welterweight | 1934 | Chicago | 6297 |
| 84 | Bob Sandberg | Lightweight | 1947 | Rockford | 6355 |
| 85 | Harry Lyons | Featherweight | 1895 | Chicago | 6396 |
| 86 | Cedric Agnew | Light Heavyweight | 2007 | South Chicago Heights | 6401 |
| 87 | Nate Bolden | Light Heavyweight | 1937 | Chicago | 6504 |
| 88 | George Sherman | Middleweight | 1947 | Chicago | 6692 |
| 89 | Andrew Tabiti | Cruiserweight | 2013 | Chicago | 6831 |
| 90 | Reg Agnew | Featherweight | 1893 | Unknown | 6859 |
| 91 | Ever Hammer | Lightweight | 1913 | Chicago | 6919 |
| 92 | Billy Keough | Heavyweight | 1888 | Chicago | 6926 |
| 93 | Joe Sherman | Lightweight | 1912 | Chicago | 7059 |
| 94 | Harry Brewer | Welterweight | 1909 | Chicago | 7062 |
| 95 | Anthony Jones | Light Heavyweight | 1940 | Champaign | 7121 |
| 96 | John Willie | Heavyweight | 1900 | Chicago | 7129 |
| 97 | Tommy Bresnahan | Bantamweight | 1909 | Chicago | 7154 |
| 98 | Adrian Granados | Welterweight | 2008 | Berwyn | 7160 |
| 99 | Mike "Dummy" Rowan | Light Heavyweight | 1893 | Gardner | 7256 |
| 100 | Tiger Roy Williams | Light Heavyweight | 1926 | Chicago | 7279 |
| 101 | Ray Rychell | Bantamweight | 1923 | Chicago | 7309 |
| 102 | Varias Milling | Featherweight | 1923 | Chicago | 7386 |
| 103 | Earl Denning | Flyweight | 1906 | Chicago | 7496 |
| 104 | Freddie Jackson | Bantamweight | 1958 | Chicago | 7718 |
| 105 | Derrick Harmon | Light Heavyweight | 1993 | Evanston | 7721 |
| 106 | Young Stuhley | Middleweight | 1929 | Kewanee | 7731 |
| 107 | Everett Strong | Middleweight | 1923 | Unknown | 7733 |
| 108 | Chick Hayes | Bantamweight | 1911 | Chicago | 7956 |
| 109 | Henry Lenard | Featherweight | 1914 | Chicago | 8013 |
| 110 | John Collins | Middleweight | 1980 | Chicago | 8230 |
| 111 | Emanuel Augustus | Welterweight | 1994 | Chicago | 8422 |
| 112 | Kenneth Sims | Welterweight | 2014 | Chicago | 8996 |
| 113 | Joshua Greer Jr. | Bantamweight | 2015 | Chicago | 9132 |
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