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The Top Ranked Lightweight Boxers of the 1900s
Notes: Fighters are listed only with the weight class they are most associated with.
| Rnk | Athlete | Overall Decade Rank |
| 1 | Joe Gans | 1 |
| 2 | Battling Nelson | 4 |
| 3 | Jimmy Britt | 5 |
| 4 | Rufe Turner | 33 |
| 5 | Freddie Welsh | 37 |
| 6 | Willie Fitzgerald | 39 |
| 7 | Tommy Sullivan | 46 |
| 8 | George Elbows McFadden | 47 |
| 9 | Harlem Tommy Murphy | 52 |
| 10 | Frank Erne | 54 |
| 11 | Hock Keys | 71 |
| 12 | Kid Sullivan | 79 |
| 13 | Sam Bolen | 81 |
| 14 | Curley Supples | 102 |
| 15 | Kid McPartland | 104 |
| 16 | New York Jack O'Brien | 105 |
| 17 | Mose LaFontise | 108 |
| 18 | Tommy Quill | 111 |
| 19 | George Memsic | 112 |
| 20 | Harry Spanjer | 118 |
| 21 | Steve Crosby | 122 |
| 22 | Will Curley | 125 |
| 23 | Patsy Sweeney | 132 |
| 24 | Ad Wolgast | 133 |
| 25 | Frederick Grace | 136 |
| 26 | Dal Hawkins | 144 |
| 27 | Hughie Mehegan | 156 |
| 28 | Wilmington Jack Daly | 157 |
| 29 | Packey McFarland | 161 |
| 30 | Fighting Dick Hyland | 164 |
| 31 | Joe Handler | 165 |
| 32 | Harry Foley | 169 |
| 33 | Ole Oleson | 170 |
| 34 | Young Erne | 171 |
| 35 | Chester Goodwin | 177 |
| 36 | Grover Hayes | 187 |
| 37 | Tim Callahan | 194 |
| 38 | Danny Duane | 195 |
| 39 | Cyclone Johnny Thompson | 209 |
| 40 | Frederick Spiller | 219 |
| 41 | Joe Leonard | 220 |
| 42 | Russell van Horn | 224 |
| 43 | Dave Deshler | 230 |
| 44 | Jimmy Clabby | 231 |
| 45 | Frankie Madden | 233 |
| 46 | Kid Lavigne | 240 |
| 47 | Charley Sieger | 242 |
| 48 | William Kid Parker | 246 |
| 49 | Tommy Mowatt | 256 |
| 50 | Leach Cross | 261 |
| 51 | Martin Canole | 262 |
| 52 | Dick Lee | 263 |
| 53 | Unk Russell | 265 |
| 54 | Johnny Summers | 277 |
| 55 | Eddie Burns | 284 |
| 56 | Clarence English | 293 |
| 57 | Ray Bronson | 295 |
| 58 | Spike Sullivan | 299 |
| 59 | Buddy King | 309 |
| 60 | Harry Johnson | 312 |
| 61 | Peter Sturholdt | 316 |
| 62 | Kid Thomas | 325 |
| 63 | Joe Gregg | 330 |
| 64 | Billy Otts | 351 |
| 65 | Cy Flynn | 368 |
| 66 | Kid Scaler | 393 |
| 67 | Jimmy Walker | 402 |
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