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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 | 196 |
| 4 | Willie Pastrano | Light Heavyweight | 1951 | New Orleans | 301 |
| 5 | Pete Herman | Bantamweight | 1912 | New Orleans | 374 |
| 6 | Regis Prograis | Welterweight | 2012 | New Orleans | 405 |
| 7 | Ralph Dupas | Lightweight | 1950 | New Orleans | 523 |
| 8 | Jack Everhardt | Lightweight | 1892 | New Orleans | 784 |
| 9 | Bernard Docusen | Welterweight | 1943 | New Orleans | 1566 |
| 10 | Eric Griffin | Flyweight | 1992 | Broussard | 1614 |
| 11 | Henry Clark | Heavyweight | 1964 | Baton Rouge | 1693 |
| 12 | Eddie Coulon | Flyweight | 1912 | New Orleans | 1702 |
| 13 | Tony Licata | Middleweight | 1969 | New Orleans | 1710 |
| 14 | Paul Jorgensen | Featherweight | 1953 | Tallulah | 1850 |
| 15 | Wayne Thornton | Light Heavyweight | 1958 | Oak Grove | 1874 |
| 16 | Irving Mitchell | Featherweight | 1981 | Lafayette | 2023 |
| 17 | Bobby Jones | Welterweight | 1945 | Opelousas | 2206 |
| 18 | Booker Beckwith | Light Heavyweight | 1939 | Monroe | 2217 |
| 19 | Joe Mandot | Lightweight | 1909 | New Orleans | 2240 |
| 20 | Arthur Persley | Lightweight | 1941 | Red Cross | 2258 |
| 21 | Andy Bowen | Lightweight | 1887 | New Orleans | 2348 |
| 22 | Rodney Jones | Middleweight | 1991 | Lafayette | 2548 |
| 23 | Pal Moran | Lightweight | 1914 | New Orleans | 2599 |
| 24 | Jonathan Guidry | Heavyweight | 2014 | Dulac | 2870 |
| 25 | Will McIntyre | Middleweight | 1996 | Bogalusa | 3291 |
| 26 | Aristead Clayton | Bantamweight | 1993 | Baker | 3339 |
| 27 | Jason Papillion | Middleweight | 1992 | Broussard | 3392 |
| 28 | John Duplessis | Welterweight | 1984 | New Orleans | 3665 |
| 29 | Paul Whittaker | Middleweight | 1983 | New Orleans | 3702 |
| 30 | Richard Savage | Featherweight | 1981 | Monroe | 3747 |
| 31 | Melvin Paul | Lightweight | 1980 | New Orleans | 3766 |
| 32 | Edward Flynn | Welterweight | 1931 | New Orleans | 3961 |
| 33 | Jack Williams | Middleweight | 1884 | New Orleans | 4170 |
| 34 | Mike Williams | Heavyweight | 1984 | Broussard | 4234 |
| 35 | Mac Foster | Heavyweight | 1966 | Alexandria | 4254 |
| 36 | Maxie Docusen | Lightweight | 1944 | New Orleans | 4459 |
| 37 | Hank Casey | Middleweight | 1955 | Shreveport | 4475 |
| 38 | Frank Carsey | Bantamweight | 1903 | New Orleans | 4557 |
| 39 | Robert Allen | Middleweight | 1993 | Houma | 4634 |
| 40 | Ervin Berlier | Lightweight | 1928 | New Orleans | 4684 |
| 41 | Eddie Palmer | Welterweight | 1911 | New Orleans | 5126 |
| 42 | Charley Joseph | Middleweight | 1951 | New Orleans | 5136 |
| 43 | Happy Littleton | Middleweight | 1912 | New Orleans | 5149 |
| 44 | Paul Dazzo | Featherweight | 1930 | Unknown | 5176 |
| 45 | Young Denny | Welterweight | 1909 | Covington | 5267 |
| 46 | Patsy Flanagan | Flyweight | 1928 | New Orleans | 5285 |
| 47 | Frankie Russell | Lightweight | 1911 | New Orleans | 5304 |
| 48 | Jimmy Perrin | Bantamweight | 1933 | New Orleans | 5348 |
| 49 | Martin Burke | Light Heavyweight | 1919 | New Orleans | 5570 |
| 50 | Jerry Celestine | Light Heavyweight | 1968 | New Orleans | 5632 |
| 51 | Johny Henry Smith | Light Heavyweight | 1958 | Monroe | 6353 |
| 52 | Bobby Hughes | Flyweight | 1914 | New Iberia | 6864 |
| 53 | Red Dolan | Lightweight | 1913 | New Orleans | 6895 |
| 54 | Nick Camarata | Lightweight | 1933 | New Orleans | 6950 |
| 55 | George Kid Cotton | Heavyweight | 1910 | Baton Rouge | 6954 |
| 56 | Percy Pugh | Welterweight | 1957 | New Orleans | 6994 |
| 57 | Bob Thompson | Welterweight | 1892 | Lafayette | 7064 |
| 58 | Tommy Cross | Lightweight | 1934 | New Orleans | 7347 |
| 59 | Amos Kid Carlin | Bantamweight | 1922 | Jeanrette | 7351 |
| 60 | Ralph Chong | Middleweight | 1930 | New Orleans | 7912 |
| 61 | Clarence Cook | Middleweight | 1952 | Bastrop | 7942 |
| 62 | Jimmy Rossette | Middleweight | 1965 | Jennings | 8165 |
| 63 | Clifford Etienne | Heavyweight | 1998 | Lafayette | 8411 |
| 64 | Lionel Butler | Heavyweight | 1989 | Bogalusa | 8418 |
| 65 | Alvin Phillips | Middleweight | 1966 | New Orleans | 8550 |
| 66 | Jerry Pellegrini | Middleweight | 1961 | New Orleans | 8686 |
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