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The Top Ranked Boxers of All-Time from Texas
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 | Jack Johnson | Heavyweight | 1897 | Galveston | 21 |
| 2 | Terry Norris | Middleweight | 1986 | Lubbock | 64 |
| 3 | Donald Curry | Welterweight | 1980 | Fort Worth | 101 |
| 4 | Orlando Canizales | Bantamweight | 1984 | Laredo | 111 |
| 5 | George Foreman | Heavyweight | 1969 | Marshall | 116 |
| 6 | Curtis Cokes | Welterweight | 1958 | Dallas | 205 |
| 7 | Sam McVea | Heavyweight | 1902 | Waelder | 249 |
| 8 | Jermall Charlo | Middleweight | 2008 | Richmond | 362 |
| 9 | Jermell Charlo | Middleweight | 2007 | Richmond | 378 |
| 10 | Mike Weaver | Heavyweight | 1972 | Gatesville | 413 |
| 11 | Paulie Ayala | Bantamweight | 1992 | Fort Worth | 498 |
| 12 | Zora Folley | Heavyweight | 1955 | Dallas | 535 |
| 13 | Reggie Johnson | Middleweight | 1984 | Houston | 545 |
| 14 | Juan Diaz | Lightweight | 2000 | Houston | 554 |
| 15 | Jesse James Leija | Featherweight | 1988 | San Antonio | 562 |
| 16 | Rocky Juarez | Featherweight | 2001 | Houston | 685 |
| 17 | Orlin Norris | Cruiserweight | 1986 | Lubbock | 707 |
| 18 | Frank Childs | Heavyweight | 1892 | Unknown | 988 |
| 19 | Gaby Canizales | Bantamweight | 1979 | Laredo | 995 |
| 20 | Alfonso Lopez | Flyweight | 2007 | Corpus Christi | 1105 |
| 21 | Lew Jenkins | Lightweight | 1935 | Milburn | 1127 |
| 22 | Bert Lytell | Middleweight | 1944 | Victoria | 1172 |
| 23 | Jesse Benavides | Featherweight | 1984 | Corpus Christi | 1174 |
| 24 | Brandon Figueroa | Featherweight | 2015 | Weslaco | 1269 |
| 25 | Manuel Gonzalez | Middleweight | 1957 | Charco | 1331 |
| 26 | Gene Hatcher | Welterweight | 1981 | Fort Worth | 1341 |
| 27 | John Michael Johnson | Featherweight | 1986 | San Antonio | 1342 |
| 28 | Bruce Curry | Welterweight | 1976 | Marlin | 1362 |
| 29 | Nick Burley | Light Heavyweight | 1890 | Austin | 1379 |
| 30 | Baby Joe Gans | Welterweight | 1922 | El Paso | 1398 |
| 31 | Maurice Hooker | Welterweight | 2011 | Dallas | 1447 |
| 32 | Troy Dorsey | Featherweight | 1985 | Mansfield | 1453 |
| 33 | James Kirkland | Middleweight | 2001 | Austin | 1455 |
| 34 | Eddie Booker | Middleweight | 1935 | Unknown | 1488 |
| 35 | Paul Armstead | Lightweight | 1955 | Lufkin | 1502 |
| 36 | Quincy Taylor | Middleweight | 1986 | Dallas | 1510 |
| 37 | Hilmer Kenty | Lightweight | 1977 | Austin | 1560 |
| 38 | Omar Figueroa | Lightweight | 2008 | Weslaco | 1567 |
| 39 | Clarence Henry | Heavyweight | 1948 | San Antonio | 1590 |
| 40 | Earl Turner | Welterweight | 1940 | Unknown | 1617 |
| 41 | Robert Quiroga | Bantamweight | 1987 | San Antonio | 1622 |
| 42 | James Kinchen | Middleweight | 1980 | McKinney | 1631 |
| 43 | Frankie Warren | Welterweight | 1982 | Corpus Christi | 1775 |
| 44 | Mike Ayala | Featherweight | 1975 | San Antonio | 2026 |
| 45 | Oscar Albarado | Middleweight | 1966 | Uvalde | 2059 |
| 46 | Steve Cruz | Featherweight | 1981 | Fort Worth | 2079 |
| 47 | Manuel Gomez | Welterweight | 1988 | Laredo | 2153 |
| 48 | Anthony Stephens | Middleweight | 1986 | Houston | 2163 |
| 49 | Paul Gonzales | Flyweight | 1984 | Pecos | 2168 |
| 50 | O'Shaquie Foster | Lightweight | 2012 | Orange | 2192 |
| 51 | Maurice Harper | Welterweight | 1949 | Dallas | 2207 |
| 52 | Bobby Dykes | Welterweight | 1946 | San Antonio | 2256 |
| 53 | Ruben Castillo | Featherweight | 1975 | Lubbock | 2266 |
| 54 | Randall Cobb | Heavyweight | 1977 | Bridge City | 2385 |
| 55 | Jesse Rodriguez | Flyweight | 2017 | San Antonio | 2389 |
| 56 | Eddie Pace | Welterweight | 1958 | Unknown | 2409 |
| 57 | Renaldo Snipes | Heavyweight | 1978 | Houston | 2415 |
| 58 | Battling Shaw | Welterweight | 1927 | Laredo | 2482 |
| 59 | Mark Tessman | Light Heavyweight | 1966 | Houston | 2558 |
| 60 | Tony Herrera | Welterweight | 1926 | El Paso | 2572 |
| 61 | Rhoshii Wells | Middleweight | 1996 | Austin | 2810 |
| 62 | Edward Vazquez | Lightweight | 2016 | Fort Worth | 2847 |
| 63 | Kalvin Henderson | Middleweight | 2016 | Fort Worth | 2850 |
| 64 | Ryan Karl | Welterweight | 2014 | Milano | 2872 |
| 65 | Jerry Belmontes | Lightweight | 2008 | Corpus Christi | 2983 |
| 66 | Roberto Marroquin | Featherweight | 2008 | Dallas | 2993 |
| 67 | Eric Molina | Heavyweight | 2007 | Raymondsville | 3003 |
| 68 | Joe Morales | Lightweight | 1997 | San Antonio | 3244 |
| 69 | Michael Lerma | Middleweight | 1995 | Waco | 3303 |
| 70 | Golden Johnson | Lightweight | 1993 | Houston | 3349 |
| 71 | Sergio Reyes | Bantamweight | 1993 | Fort Worth | 3369 |
| 72 | Joel Perez | Lightweight | 1992 | Houston | 3395 |
| 73 | Alex Rios | Middleweight | 1991 | San Antonio | 3424 |
| 74 | Ray Lovato | Welterweight | 1989 | Fort Worth | 3512 |
| 75 | Ron Collins | Middleweight | 1986 | La Porte | 3602 |
| 76 | Alfred Rangel | Featherweight | 1984 | San Antonio | 3648 |
| 77 | Eddie Rangel | Bantamweight | 1984 | San Antonio | 3653 |
| 78 | Mike Phelps | Bantamweight | 1982 | Lumberton | 3722 |
| 79 | Lupe Suarez | Lightweight | 1981 | Corpus Christi | 3739 |
| 80 | Pascual Aranda | Featherweight | 1981 | Houston | 3743 |
| 81 | Robin Blake | Lightweight | 1981 | Lubbock | 3748 |
| 82 | Wilford Scypion | Middleweight | 1978 | Houston | 3800 |
| 83 | James Busceme | Lightweight | 1974 | Beaumont | 3837 |
| 84 | Maurice Watkins | Welterweight | 1974 | Houston | 3840 |
| 85 | Jack Chase | Light Heavyweight | 1936 | Sherman | 4022 |
| 86 | Claude Varner | Featherweight | 1927 | Fort Worth | 4208 |
| 87 | Roy Hernandez | Flyweight | 1975 | San Antonio | 4229 |
| 88 | Roberto Elizondo | Lightweight | 1977 | Corpus Christi | 4243 |
| 89 | Vergil Ortiz | Welterweight | 2016 | Dallas | 4266 |
| 90 | Benjamin Whitaker | Welterweight | 2012 | San Antonio | 4390 |
| 91 | Joshua Franco | Bantamweight | 2015 | San Antonio | 4703 |
| 92 | Roy Harris | Heavyweight | 1955 | Cut and Shoot | 4712 |
| 93 | Roscoe Hill | Flyweight | 2009 | Spring | 4742 |
| 94 | Tommy O'Brien | Lightweight | 1916 | Waxahachie | 4995 |
| 95 | Mario Barrios | Welterweight | 2013 | San Antonio | 5034 |
| 96 | Jim McCormick | Light Heavyweight | 1900 | Galveston | 5061 |
| 97 | Ronnie Shields | Welterweight | 1980 | Port Arthur | 5064 |
| 98 | Raul Martinez | Bantamweight | 2004 | San Antonio | 5098 |
| 99 | Jim MacDonald | Light Heavyweight | 1982 | Fort Worth | 5312 |
| 100 | Fred Mahan | Welterweight | 1923 | Brackettville | 5327 |
| 101 | Buddy Garcia | Lightweight | 1943 | Houston | 5372 |
| 102 | Bearcat Wright | Heavyweight | 1919 | Brazoria | 5427 |
| 103 | Rip Randall | Welterweight | 1957 | Tyler | 5476 |
| 104 | Kid Pancho | Flyweight | 1919 | San Antonio | 5507 |
| 105 | Sunny Jim Williams | Middleweight | 1921 | Seguin | 5524 |
| 106 | Oscar Rankins | Middleweight | 1928 | Seguin | 5532 |
| 107 | Bobby Zander | Light Heavyweight | 1945 | Unknown | 5688 |
| 108 | Bobby Waugh | Lightweight | 1910 | Decatur | 5694 |
| 109 | Ray Portilla | Lightweight | 1951 | Houston | 5716 |
| 110 | Jesse Valdez | Welterweight | 1972 | Houston | 6116 |
| 111 | Monroe Brooks | Lightweight | 1972 | Wichita Falls | 6317 |
| 112 | Harold Warren | Lightweight | 1985 | Corpus Christi | 6409 |
| 113 | Juan Diaz Jr. | Flyweight | 2000 | Houston | 6756 |
| 114 | Georgie Crouch | Lightweight | 1935 | Unknown | 6790 |
| 115 | Charles Hatley | Middleweight | 2008 | Dallas | 6794 |
| 116 | Bert Linam | Welterweight | 1946 | Austin | 6845 |
| 117 | Cleo Shans | Lightweight | 1938 | Unknown | 6890 |
| 118 | Jesse Shelby | Light Heavyweight | 1983 | Fort Worth | 7041 |
| 119 | Tony Ayala Jr. | Middleweight | 1980 | San Antonio | 7118 |
| 120 | Texas Jack Burke | Lightweight | 1889 | Galveston | 7156 |
| 121 | Mike Trejo | Flyweight | 1995 | Austin | 7243 |
| 122 | Humberto Barrera | Featherweight | 1961 | Corpus Christi | 7344 |
| 123 | Lorenzo Trujillo | Welterweight | 1969 | Edinburg | 7378 |
| 124 | Ray Medel | Flyweight | 1984 | San Antonio | 7432 |
| 125 | Jesse Mongia | Bantamweight | 1949 | Dallas | 7473 |
| 126 | Tombstone Smith | Welterweight | 1954 | Waco | 7543 |
| 127 | Willie Vaughn | Middleweight | 1951 | Chandler | 7544 |
| 128 | Edward Parker | Lightweight | 1985 | Tulia | 7615 |
| 129 | Al Bernard | Middleweight | 1936 | Houston | 7644 |
| 130 | Amos Lincoln | Heavyweight | 1954 | Beaumont | 7823 |
| 131 | Young Jack Johnson | Heavyweight | 1953 | Lockhart | 7904 |
| 132 | Chris Henry | Cruiserweight | 2005 | Orange | 7931 |
| 133 | Jackie Blair | Lightweight | 1947 | Dallas | 7976 |
| 134 | Manny Ortega | Featherweight | 1944 | El Paso | 8009 |
| 135 | Babe Hunt | Heavyweight | 1926 | Childress | 8034 |
| 136 | Benny Cousins | Flyweight | 1942 | Longview | 8089 |
| 137 | Gabe Terronez | Welterweight | 1961 | Cameron | 8106 |
| 138 | Frank Evans | Light Heavyweight | 1967 | Port Arthur | 8290 |
| 139 | Cornelius White | Light Heavyweight | 2007 | Houston | 8331 |
| 140 | Tony Moreno | Flyweight | 1970 | San Antonio | 8549 |
| 141 | Ramon Cardenas | Featherweight | 2015 | San Antonio | 8580 |
| 142 | Sherman Griffin | Cruiserweight | 1985 | Houston | 8851 |
| 143 | Felix Cora Jr. | Cruiserweight | 2000 | Galveston | 9042 |
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