Boxing's Best of the Century
Dateline: 12/30/99Welterweight 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. Henry Armstrong, 151-21-9, 101 KO's. 1931-45. 15 years active.
3. Sugar Ray Leonard, 36-3-1, 25 KO's. 1977-97 12 years active.
4. Jose Napoles, 77-7, 54 KO's. 1958-77. 18 years active.
5. Barney Ross, 72-4-3, 22 KO's, 2 ND. 1929-38. 10 years active.
6. Carmen Basilio, 56-16-7, 27 KO's. 1948-61. 14 years active.
7. Mickey Walker, 93-19-4, 60 KO's, 46 ND. 1919-35. 17 years active.
8. Emile Griffith, 85-24-2, 23 KO's. 1958-77. 20 years active.
9. Kid Gavilan, 107-30-6, 28 KO's. 1943-58. 16 years active.
10. Luis Rodriguez, 107-13, 49 KO's. 1959-72. 14 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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