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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 | 123 |
| 2 | Sammy Mandell | Lightweight | 1919 | Rockford | 183 |
| 3 | Jackie Fields | Welterweight | 1925 | Chicago | 200 |
| 4 | Packey McFarland | Welterweight | 1904 | Chicago | 247 |
| 5 | Ken Overlin | Middleweight | 1931 | Decatur | 292 |
| 6 | Billy Papke | Middleweight | 1906 | Spring Valley | 392 |
| 7 | Leo Rodak | Featherweight | 1933 | Chicago | 574 |
| 8 | Peter Quillin | Middleweight | 2005 | Chicago | 628 |
| 9 | Harry Forbes | Bantamweight | 1897 | Rockford | 629 |
| 10 | Oliver McCall | Heavyweight | 1985 | Chicago | 828 |
| 11 | Davey Day | Welterweight | 1931 | Chicago | 919 |
| 12 | Lee Oma | Heavyweight | 1939 | Chicago | 976 |
| 13 | Montell Griffin | Light Heavyweight | 1993 | Chicago | 1003 |
| 14 | Jimmy Barry | Bantamweight | 1891 | Chicago | 1046 |
| 15 | Joe Welling | Lightweight | 1912 | Chicago | 1240 |
| 16 | Gerald McClellan | Middleweight | 1988 | Freeport | 1257 |
| 17 | Harry Harris | Bantamweight | 1896 | Chicago | 1269 |
| 18 | Billy Myer | Lightweight | 1886 | Streator | 1280 |
| 19 | Earl Mastro | Bantamweight | 1926 | Chicago | 1327 |
| 20 | Eddie Santry | Featherweight | 1895 | Aurora | 1341 |
| 21 | Grover Hayes | Lightweight | 1904 | Chicago | 1346 |
| 22 | Henry Baker | Light Heavyweight | 1890 | Chicago | 1380 |
| 23 | Cyclone Johnny Thompson | Welterweight | 1901 | Ogle County | 1389 |
| 24 | Mike Donovan | Middleweight | 1866 | Chicago | 1629 |
| 25 | Michael Grant | Heavyweight | 1994 | Chicago | 1669 |
| 26 | Billy Stift | Middleweight | 1893 | Chicago | 1673 |
| 27 | Tommy White | Featherweight | 1889 | Fox Lake | 1751 |
| 28 | Harold Dade | Bantamweight | 1942 | Chicago | 1877 |
| 29 | Bobby Boyd | Light Heavyweight | 1952 | Chicago | 2042 |
| 30 | Martin Duffy | Featherweight | 1899 | Chicago | 2079 |
| 31 | Lorenzo Smith | Welterweight | 1988 | Chicago | 2193 |
| 32 | Frank Taylor | Middleweight | 1884 | Unknown | 2261 |
| 33 | Billy Rotchford | Featherweight | 1897 | Chicago | 2300 |
| 34 | Professor Mike Donovan | Middleweight | 1868 | Chicago | 2326 |
| 35 | Bill Brennan | Heavyweight | 1913 | Chicago | 2374 |
| 36 | George Memsic | Lightweight | 1902 | Streator | 2492 |
| 37 | Jack O'Keefe | Welterweight | 1893 | Braidwood | 2595 |
| 38 | David Diaz | Lightweight | 1996 | Chicago | 2666 |
| 39 | Ray Miller | Featherweight | 1922 | Chicago | 2672 |
| 40 | Kid Riviera | Heavyweight | 1944 | Chicago | 2724 |
| 41 | Clinton Bacon | Light Heavyweight | 1947 | Chicago | 2731 |
| 42 | Lee Roy Murphy | Cruiserweight | 1980 | Chicago | 2736 |
| 43 | John Maloney | Middleweight | 1888 | Chicago | 2765 |
| 44 | Junior Anthony Wright | Cruiserweight | 2011 | Evanston | 2977 |
| 45 | Mike Lee | Middleweight | 2010 | Downers Grove | 2997 |
| 46 | Michael Bennett | Heavyweight | 2001 | Chicago | 3218 |
| 47 | Jason Robinson | Cruiserweight | 1996 | Maywood | 3332 |
| 48 | Terry McGroom | Cruiserweight | 1993 | Chicago | 3431 |
| 49 | Johnny Lewus | Featherweight | 1992 | Chicago | 3455 |
| 50 | Vaughn Bean | Heavyweight | 1992 | Chicago | 3478 |
| 51 | Ken Murphy | Cruiserweight | 1990 | Chicago | 3522 |
| 52 | Kelcie Banks | Featherweight | 1989 | Chicago | 3556 |
| 53 | Marc Randazzo | Cruiserweight | 1988 | Chicago | 3600 |
| 54 | Ron Amundsen | Middleweight | 1985 | Chicago | 3698 |
| 55 | Craig Bodzianowski | Cruiserweight | 1982 | Orland Park | 3770 |
| 56 | Veabro Boykin | Welterweight | 1982 | Chicago | 3785 |
| 57 | Samuel Berger | Heavyweight | 1904 | Chicago | 4053 |
| 58 | Sylvester Perkins | Light Heavyweight | 1947 | Chicago | 4111 |
| 59 | Jim Tremble | Middleweight | 1897 | Unknown | 4142 |
| 60 | Goldie Hess | Featherweight | 1926 | Unknown | 4453 |
| 61 | Bud Gorman | Heavyweight | 1915 | Chicago | 4621 |
| 62 | Kenny Gould | Welterweight | 1988 | Rockford | 4642 |
| 63 | Frank Dutch Neal | Welterweight | 1890 | Unknown | 4767 |
| 64 | Harold Smith | Bantamweight | 1921 | Chicago | 5069 |
| 65 | Roger Bernard | Featherweight | 1927 | Chicago | 5164 |
| 66 | Nick Castiglione | Lightweight | 1938 | Chicago | 5176 |
| 67 | Johnny Ritchie | Bantamweight | 1898 | Chicago | 5263 |
| 68 | Tommy Mowatt | Lightweight | 1900 | Chicago | 5323 |
| 69 | Jack Moffat | Middleweight | 1897 | Chicago | 5348 |
| 70 | Pekin Kid Herman | Bantamweight | 1912 | Pekin | 5444 |
| 71 | Jack Beauscholte | Light Heavyweight | 1899 | Chicago | 5533 |
| 72 | Tom McMahon | Light Heavyweight | 1909 | Spring Valley | 5543 |
| 73 | Johnny Lira | Lightweight | 1976 | Chicago | 5618 |
| 74 | Frankie Schaeffer | Bantamweight | 1920 | Chicago | 5627 |
| 75 | Ronnie Jones | Bantamweight | 1957 | Chicago | 5670 |
| 76 | Joe Galligan | Welterweight | 1902 | Chicago | 5689 |
| 77 | Billy Walters | Welterweight | 1911 | Chicago | 5716 |
| 78 | Nate Jones | Heavyweight | 1996 | Chicago | 5997 |
| 79 | Roosevelt Green | Welterweight | 1978 | Chicago | 6144 |
| 80 | Dennis O'Keefe | Welterweight | 1917 | Chicago | 6309 |
| 81 | Frederick Gilmore | Featherweight | 1906 | Chicago | 6317 |
| 82 | Dick Fitzpatrick | Welterweight | 1900 | Chicago | 6338 |
| 83 | Milt Aron | Welterweight | 1934 | Chicago | 6361 |
| 84 | Bob Sandberg | Lightweight | 1947 | Rockford | 6421 |
| 85 | Harry Lyons | Featherweight | 1895 | Chicago | 6462 |
| 86 | Cedric Agnew | Light Heavyweight | 2007 | South Chicago Heights | 6468 |
| 87 | Nate Bolden | Light Heavyweight | 1937 | Chicago | 6568 |
| 88 | George Sherman | Middleweight | 1947 | Chicago | 6758 |
| 89 | Andrew Tabiti | Cruiserweight | 2013 | Chicago | 6902 |
| 90 | Reg Agnew | Featherweight | 1893 | Unknown | 6930 |
| 91 | Ever Hammer | Lightweight | 1913 | Chicago | 6996 |
| 92 | Billy Keough | Heavyweight | 1888 | Chicago | 7003 |
| 93 | Joe Sherman | Lightweight | 1912 | Chicago | 7138 |
| 94 | Harry Brewer | Welterweight | 1909 | Chicago | 7141 |
| 95 | Anthony Jones | Light Heavyweight | 1940 | Champaign | 7200 |
| 96 | John Willie | Heavyweight | 1900 | Chicago | 7208 |
| 97 | Tommy Bresnahan | Bantamweight | 1909 | Chicago | 7235 |
| 98 | Adrian Granados | Welterweight | 2008 | Berwyn | 7241 |
| 99 | Mike "Dummy" Rowan | Light Heavyweight | 1893 | Gardner | 7338 |
| 100 | Tiger Roy Williams | Light Heavyweight | 1926 | Chicago | 7361 |
| 101 | Ray Rychell | Bantamweight | 1923 | Chicago | 7391 |
| 102 | Varias Milling | Featherweight | 1923 | Chicago | 7462 |
| 103 | Earl Denning | Flyweight | 1906 | Chicago | 7575 |
| 104 | Freddie Jackson | Bantamweight | 1958 | Chicago | 7795 |
| 105 | Derrick Harmon | Light Heavyweight | 1993 | Evanston | 7798 |
| 106 | Young Stuhley | Middleweight | 1929 | Kewanee | 7808 |
| 107 | Everett Strong | Middleweight | 1923 | Unknown | 7810 |
| 108 | Chick Hayes | Bantamweight | 1911 | Chicago | 8036 |
| 109 | Henry Lenard | Featherweight | 1914 | Chicago | 8097 |
| 110 | John Collins | Middleweight | 1980 | Chicago | 8322 |
| 111 | Emanuel Augustus | Welterweight | 1994 | Chicago | 8523 |
| 112 | Kenneth Sims | Welterweight | 2014 | Chicago | 9117 |
| 113 | Joshua Greer Jr. | Bantamweight | 2015 | Chicago | 9265 |
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