Boxing's Best of the Century

Boxing

Dateline: 12/30/99

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

1. Alexis Arguello, 80-8, 64 knockouts, 1968-96. 20 years active.

2. Kid Chocolate, 135-9-6, 50 KO's. 1927-38. 12 years active.

3. Julio Cesar Chavez, 103-4-2, 85 KO's. 1980-still active.

4. Johnny Dundee, 92-33-18, 22 KO's, 191 ND. 1911-32. 21 years active.

5. Sandy Saddler, 144-16-2, 103 KO's. 1944-56. 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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