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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.
| 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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