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Boxing's Best of the Century

Dateline: 12/30/99

Middleweight Fighter of Century as chosen by a five-member panel for The Associated Press:

1. Sugar Ray Robinson, 175-19-6, 109 KO's. 1940-65. 24 years active.

2. Harry Greb, 115-8-3, 51 KO's, 179 ND. 1913-26. 14 years active.

3. Marvelous Marvin Hagler, 62-3-2, 53 KO's. 1973-87. 15 years active.

4. Mickey Walker, 93-19-4, 60 KO's, 46 ND. 1919-35. 17 years active.

5. Carlos Monzon, 87-3-9, 59 KO's. 1963-77. 15 years active.

6. Charley Burley, 84-11-2, 50 KO's. 1936-50. 15 years active.

7. Jake LaMotta, 83-19-4, 30 KO's. 1941-54. 13 years active.

8. Stanley Ketchel, 52-4-4, 49 KO's. 1904-1910. 7 years active.

9. Marcel Cerdan, 106-4, 61 KO's. 1934-49. 15 years active.

10. Tony Zale, 67-18-2, 45 KO's. 1934-48. 12 years active.

Note: Career denotes years of first and last fights; years active is number of years with at least one fight.

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