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The Top Ranked Boxers of All-Time from Louisiana
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 | Tony Canzoneri | Lightweight | 1925 | Slidell | 42 |
| 2 | Harry Wills | Heavyweight | 1911 | New Orleans | 46 |
| 3 | Joe Brown | Lightweight | 1941 | Baton Rouge | 201 |
| 4 | Willie Pastrano | Light Heavyweight | 1951 | New Orleans | 311 |
| 5 | Pete Herman | Bantamweight | 1912 | New Orleans | 379 |
| 6 | Regis Prograis | Welterweight | 2012 | New Orleans | 413 |
| 7 | Ralph Dupas | Lightweight | 1950 | New Orleans | 531 |
| 8 | Jack Everhardt | Lightweight | 1892 | New Orleans | 792 |
| 9 | Bernard Docusen | Welterweight | 1943 | New Orleans | 1592 |
| 10 | Eric Griffin | Flyweight | 1992 | Broussard | 1641 |
| 11 | Henry Clark | Heavyweight | 1964 | Baton Rouge | 1721 |
| 12 | Eddie Coulon | Flyweight | 1912 | New Orleans | 1730 |
| 13 | Tony Licata | Middleweight | 1969 | New Orleans | 1738 |
| 14 | Paul Jorgensen | Featherweight | 1953 | Tallulah | 1881 |
| 15 | Wayne Thornton | Light Heavyweight | 1958 | Oak Grove | 1905 |
| 16 | Irving Mitchell | Featherweight | 1981 | Lafayette | 2060 |
| 17 | Bobby Jones | Welterweight | 1945 | Opelousas | 2246 |
| 18 | Booker Beckwith | Light Heavyweight | 1939 | Monroe | 2256 |
| 19 | Joe Mandot | Lightweight | 1909 | New Orleans | 2278 |
| 20 | Arthur Persley | Lightweight | 1941 | Red Cross | 2296 |
| 21 | Andy Bowen | Lightweight | 1887 | New Orleans | 2389 |
| 22 | Rodney Jones | Middleweight | 1991 | Lafayette | 2589 |
| 23 | Pal Moran | Lightweight | 1914 | New Orleans | 2639 |
| 24 | Jonathan Guidry | Heavyweight | 2014 | Dulac | 2925 |
| 25 | Will McIntyre | Middleweight | 1996 | Bogalusa | 3349 |
| 26 | Aristead Clayton | Bantamweight | 1993 | Baker | 3397 |
| 27 | Jason Papillion | Middleweight | 1992 | Broussard | 3450 |
| 28 | John Duplessis | Welterweight | 1984 | New Orleans | 3722 |
| 29 | Paul Whittaker | Middleweight | 1983 | New Orleans | 3759 |
| 30 | Richard Savage | Featherweight | 1981 | Monroe | 3804 |
| 31 | Melvin Paul | Lightweight | 1980 | New Orleans | 3823 |
| 32 | Edward Flynn | Welterweight | 1931 | New Orleans | 4018 |
| 33 | Jack Williams | Middleweight | 1884 | New Orleans | 4223 |
| 34 | Mike Williams | Heavyweight | 1984 | Broussard | 4286 |
| 35 | Mac Foster | Heavyweight | 1966 | Alexandria | 4306 |
| 36 | Maxie Docusen | Lightweight | 1944 | New Orleans | 4515 |
| 37 | Hank Casey | Middleweight | 1955 | Shreveport | 4530 |
| 38 | Frank Carsey | Bantamweight | 1903 | New Orleans | 4612 |
| 39 | Robert Allen | Middleweight | 1993 | Houma | 4689 |
| 40 | Ervin Berlier | Lightweight | 1928 | New Orleans | 4738 |
| 41 | Eddie Palmer | Welterweight | 1911 | New Orleans | 5180 |
| 42 | Charley Joseph | Middleweight | 1951 | New Orleans | 5192 |
| 43 | Happy Littleton | Middleweight | 1912 | New Orleans | 5205 |
| 44 | Paul Dazzo | Featherweight | 1930 | Unknown | 5232 |
| 45 | Young Denny | Welterweight | 1909 | Covington | 5325 |
| 46 | Patsy Flanagan | Flyweight | 1928 | New Orleans | 5341 |
| 47 | Frankie Russell | Lightweight | 1911 | New Orleans | 5360 |
| 48 | Jimmy Perrin | Bantamweight | 1933 | New Orleans | 5405 |
| 49 | Martin Burke | Light Heavyweight | 1919 | New Orleans | 5631 |
| 50 | Jerry Celestine | Light Heavyweight | 1968 | New Orleans | 5694 |
| 51 | Johny Henry Smith | Light Heavyweight | 1958 | Monroe | 6419 |
| 52 | Bobby Hughes | Flyweight | 1914 | New Iberia | 6936 |
| 53 | Red Dolan | Lightweight | 1913 | New Orleans | 6969 |
| 54 | Nick Camarata | Lightweight | 1933 | New Orleans | 7028 |
| 55 | George Kid Cotton | Heavyweight | 1910 | Baton Rouge | 7032 |
| 56 | Percy Pugh | Welterweight | 1957 | New Orleans | 7071 |
| 57 | Bob Thompson | Welterweight | 1892 | Lafayette | 7143 |
| 58 | Tommy Cross | Lightweight | 1934 | New Orleans | 7424 |
| 59 | Amos Kid Carlin | Bantamweight | 1922 | Jeanrette | 7428 |
| 60 | Ralph Chong | Middleweight | 1930 | New Orleans | 7990 |
| 61 | Clarence Cook | Middleweight | 1952 | Bastrop | 8022 |
| 62 | Jimmy Rossette | Middleweight | 1965 | Jennings | 8254 |
| 63 | Clifford Etienne | Heavyweight | 1998 | Lafayette | 8512 |
| 64 | Lionel Butler | Heavyweight | 1989 | Bogalusa | 8519 |
| 65 | Alvin Phillips | Middleweight | 1966 | New Orleans | 8652 |
| 66 | Jerry Pellegrini | Middleweight | 1961 | New Orleans | 8794 |
| 67 | Michael Angeletti | Bantamweight | 2020 | New Orleans | 9331 |
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