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The Top Ranked Boxers of All-Time from
Massachusetts
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 |
Rocky Marciano |
Heavyweight |
1947 |
Brockton |
20 |
|
2 |
Sandy Saddler |
Featherweight |
1944 |
Boston |
54 |
|
3 |
John L. Sullivan |
Heavyweight |
1879 |
Roxbury |
166 |
|
4 |
Mike Twin Sullivan |
Welterweight |
1901 |
Cambridge |
206 |
|
5 |
Sal Bartolo |
Featherweight |
1937 |
Boston |
337 |
|
6 |
Tony DeMarco |
Welterweight |
1948 |
Boston |
593 |
|
7 |
Mike Glover |
Light Heavyweight |
1908 |
Lawrence |
610 |
|
8 |
John Ruiz |
Heavyweight |
1992 |
Methuen |
744 |
|
9 |
Johnny Indrisano |
Welterweight |
1923 |
Boston |
779 |
|
10 |
Honey Mellody |
Welterweight |
1902 |
Charlestown |
907 |
|
11 |
Jack "Twin" Sullivan |
Light Heavyweight |
1900 |
Cambridge |
911 |
|
12 |
Matty Baldwin |
Featherweight |
1902 |
Boston |
978 |
|
13 |
Dick Finnegan |
Featherweight |
1920 |
Boston |
1043 |
|
14 |
Andy Callahan |
Lightweight |
1927 |
Lawrence |
1216 |
|
15 |
Tommy Robson |
Middleweight |
1914 |
Chelsea |
1322 |
|
16 |
Danny Kramer |
Featherweight |
1917 |
Boston |
1384 |
|
17 |
Tony Shucco |
Light Heavyweight |
1928 |
Boston |
1401 |
|
18 |
Martin Flaherty |
Bantamweight |
1889 |
Lowell |
1414 |
|
19 |
Andy Martin |
Bantamweight |
1923 |
Boston |
1495 |
|
20 |
Paul Pender |
Middleweight |
1949 |
Brookline |
1580 |
|
21 |
Al Mello |
Welterweight |
1924 |
Lowell |
1633 |
|
22 |
Sammy Fuller |
Lightweight |
1924 |
Boston |
1706 |
|
23 |
Paddy Duffy |
Welterweight |
1884 |
Boston |
1715 |
|
24 |
Eddie Shevlin |
Welterweight |
1909 |
Boston |
1826 |
|
25 |
Joe Eagan |
Flyweight |
1910 |
Boston |
1843 |
|
26 |
Joey DeGrandis |
Light Heavyweight |
1990 |
Boston |
2141 |
|
27 |
Buster Brown |
Welterweight |
1923 |
Unknown |
2188 |
|
28 |
Young Donahue |
Bantamweight |
1903 |
Boston |
2212 |
|
29 |
Jackie Clark |
Middleweight |
1909 |
Fall River |
2234 |
|
30 |
Red Chapman |
Featherweight |
1920 |
Boston |
2355 |
|
31 |
Jackie Brady |
Lightweight |
1971 |
Lowell |
2357 |
|
32 |
Jim Maloney |
Heavyweight |
1924 |
Boston |
2431 |
|
33 |
Battling Hurley |
Featherweight |
1902 |
East Brookfield |
2451 |
|
34 |
Sammy Kelly |
Featherweight |
1893 |
Plymouth |
2465 |
|
35 |
Frankie Britt |
Lightweight |
1929 |
Fall River |
2564 |
|
36 |
Ruby Bradley |
Flyweight |
1922 |
Holyoke |
2623 |
|
37 |
Mike Kaplan |
Welterweight |
1936 |
Boston |
2633 |
|
38 |
Jimmy Conley |
Welterweight |
1888 |
Cambridge |
2759 |
|
39 |
Greg Vendetti |
Middleweight |
2013 |
Stoneham |
2881 |
|
40 |
Scott Pemberton |
Middleweight |
1994 |
Fairhaven |
3329 |
|
41 |
David Santos |
Lightweight |
1991 |
Lowell |
3427 |
|
42 |
Vernon Cormier |
Featherweight |
1928 |
Worcester |
3972 |
|
43 |
Johnny Drew |
Featherweight |
1919 |
Worcester |
4071 |
|
44 |
Eddie Owens |
Light Heavyweight |
1964 |
Holyoke |
4090 |
|
45 |
Dana Rosenblatt |
Middleweight |
1992 |
Malden |
4147 |
|
46 |
Leo Roy |
Featherweight |
1920 |
Lowell |
4179 |
|
47 |
Tommy Collins |
Lightweight |
1946 |
Boston |
4186 |
|
48 |
Micky Ward |
Welterweight |
1985 |
Lowell |
4286 |
|
49 |
Chester Goodwin |
Lightweight |
1902 |
Boston |
4339 |
|
50 |
Kid Mercier |
Welterweight |
1907 |
Lawrence |
4391 |
|
51 |
Al Priest |
Welterweight |
1941 |
Cambridge |
4421 |
|
52 |
Porky Flynn |
Heavyweight |
1907 |
Boston |
4429 |
|
53 |
Eric Winbush |
Light Heavyweight |
1978 |
Boston |
4452 |
|
54 |
Jimmy Walsh II |
Featherweight |
1902 |
Newton |
4485 |
|
55 |
Rouse O'Brien |
Bantamweight |
1903 |
South Boston |
4630 |
|
56 |
Johnny Cesario |
Welterweight |
1943 |
Cambridge |
4701 |
|
57 |
Johnny T. Griffin |
Featherweight |
1888 |
Braintree |
5033 |
|
58 |
Kid Goodman |
Featherweight |
1899 |
Boston |
5040 |
|
59 |
Phinney Boyle |
Featherweight |
1913 |
Lowell |
5123 |
|
60 |
Gilbert Gallant |
Lightweight |
1911 |
Boston |
5202 |
|
61 |
Tom McCarthy |
Light Heavyweight |
1890 |
Woburn |
5257 |
|
62 |
Tony Petronelli |
Welterweight |
1972 |
Brockton |
5258 |
|
63 |
Vincent Pepper Martin |
Featherweight |
1915 |
Boston |
5297 |
|
64 |
Vinnie Curto |
Light Heavyweight |
1972 |
East Boston |
5313 |
|
65 |
Bobby Dyson |
Bantamweight |
1917 |
Adams |
5333 |
|
66 |
George Robinson |
Light Heavyweight |
1911 |
Cambridge |
5428 |
|
67 |
Johnny Colan |
Light Heavyweight |
1939 |
Worcester |
5617 |
|
68 |
Denny Kelliher |
Light Heavyweight |
1884 |
Quincy |
5658 |
|
69 |
Tim Kearns |
Lightweight |
1897 |
Lawrence |
5729 |
|
70 |
Nathan Bor |
Lightweight |
1932 |
Fall River |
6219 |
|
71 |
Harold Devine |
Featherweight |
1928 |
Worcester |
6225 |
|
72 |
Pete McCoy |
Welterweight |
1883 |
Boston |
6303 |
|
73 |
Peter Sullivan |
Welterweight |
1900 |
Fall River |
6429 |
|
74 |
Jamaine Ortiz |
Lightweight |
2016 |
Worcester |
6433 |
|
75 |
Gardner Brooks |
Bantamweight |
1912 |
Lowell |
6446 |
|
76 |
Norman Conrad |
Middleweight |
1930 |
Everett |
6533 |
|
77 |
Meyer Cohen |
Middleweight |
1922 |
Holyoke |
6535 |
|
78 |
Harry Goldstein |
Flyweight |
1924 |
Boston |
6568 |
|
79 |
Joe Thomas |
Middleweight |
1902 |
Beverly |
6772 |
|
80 |
Pat McCarthy |
Heavyweight |
1916 |
Lynn |
6852 |
|
81 |
George Martin |
Welterweight |
1937 |
Boston |
7019 |
|
82 |
Johnny Rossi |
Middleweight |
1931 |
Worcester |
7021 |
|
83 |
Kid Scaler |
Lightweight |
1904 |
Worcester |
7097 |
|
84 |
Tom Kirby |
Light Heavyweight |
1924 |
Boston |
7192 |
|
85 |
Charlie Haghey |
Heavyweight |
1900 |
Lowell |
7253 |
|
86 |
Jimmy Fruzzetti |
Welterweight |
1918 |
Brockton |
7312 |
|
87 |
Joe Rindone |
Middleweight |
1946 |
Roxbury |
7382 |
|
88 |
Ray Oliveira |
Welterweight |
1990 |
New Bedford |
7430 |
|
89 |
Johnny Sheppard |
Bantamweight |
1920 |
Woburn |
7583 |
|
90 |
Gene LeBlanc |
Bantamweight |
1945 |
Fall River |
7908 |
|
91 |
Johnny Lynch |
Bantamweight |
1901 |
Cambridge |
7923 |
|
92 |
Young Ross |
Featherweight |
1923 |
Lynn |
7949 |
|
93 |
Freddie O'Brien |
Flyweight |
1903 |
Chelsea |
7989 |
|
94 |
Pat Sullivan |
Flyweight |
1932 |
Boston |
8092 |
|
95 |
Billy Murphy |
Flyweight |
1919 |
Lowell |
8154 |
|
96 |
Arthur Flynn |
Light Heavyweight |
1926 |
Lawrence |
8184 |
|
97 |
Mike Pusateri |
Middleweight |
1961 |
Dedham |
8469 |
|
98 |
Rashidi Ellis |
Welterweight |
2013 |
Lynn |
8756 |
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