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The Top Ranked Boxers of All-Time from Mississippi

 

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 Archie Moore Light Heavyweight 1935 Benoit 5
2 Henry Armstrong Lightweight 1931 Columbus 84
3 Eddie Perkins Lightweight 1956 Clarksdale 275
4 Kennedy McKinney Featherweight 1989 Hernando 414
5 Ernie Terrell Heavyweight 1957 Belzoni 517
6 Freddie Little Middleweight 1957 Picayune 650
7 Adolph Pruitt Welterweight 1961 Aberdeen 1074
8 Henry Hank Light Heavyweight 1953 Greenville 1659
9 Leo Randolph Flyweight 1978 Columbus 1677
10 Charlie Shipes Welterweight 1960 Jackson 2405
11 Rodney Gordon Cruiserweight 1993 Greenville 3368
12 Obed Sullivan Heavyweight 1992 Gulfport 3408
13 Eddie Taylor Cruiserweight 1975 Endinola 3826
14 Eddie Huffman Light Heavyweight 1923 Unknown 4437
15 Jimmy Edgar Middleweight 1940 Starkville 4496
16 L.C. Morgan Welterweight 1954 Meridian 4690
17 Alonzo Ratliff Cruiserweight 1980 Clarksdale 5215
18 Leroy Jones Heavyweight 1973 Meridian 5259
19 Bob Roper Heavyweight 1918 McComb 5378
20 Kelvin Davis Cruiserweight 1999 Natchez 5631
21 Allen Matthews Light Heavyweight 1929 Boyle 6290
22 Clayton "Big Boy" Peterson Heavyweight 1924 Kiln 6534
23 Buster Mathis Heavyweight 1965 Sledge 6829
24 Alonzo Johnson Heavyweight 1957 Aberdeen 7637
25 Deacon Leo Kelly Light Heavyweight 1932 Vicksburg 7646
26 Joe Lipsey Middleweight 1988 Vardaman 7965
27 Larry Alexander Heavyweight 1977 Hollandale 8813

 


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