MARCH 1965 Ratings

Ring Magazine
* Muhammad Ali
1 Sonny Liston
2 Floyd Patterson
3 Ernie Terrell
4 Zora Folley
5 George Chuvalo
6 Roger Rischer
7 Doug Jones
8 Tony Alongi
9 Karl Mildenberger
10 Brain London

World Boxing Association
* Ernie Terrell
1 Floyd Patterson
2 Zora Folley
3 George Chuvalo
4 Roger Rischer
5 Doug Jones
6 Tony Alongi
7 Karl Mildenberger
8 Brain London
9 Eddie Machen
10 Thad Spencer

 

jorodz,

Don't forget Cleveland Williams. He was dropped from the ratings, only because
of his gun-shot wound in a police altercation.
Other-wise, he probably would have been ranked #4 by Ring.

And Henry Cooper was lurking, not too far from the Top 10 either, as he was
Ranked #12. He had lost to Roger Rischer in November 1964, which dropped him
out of the Top 10.

 

Roger Rischer was an American, California Heavyweight.
Good counter-puncher.

In April 1965, he got beaten by Thad Spencer, and then in his next fight
he set some kind of United Kingdom record for American Heavyweights,
by getting KO'd in 0:50 seconds by Brian London.

 

Well,,,,,,,,,,,he was from Blackpool, Lancashire,,,,,,,,,,,,

Which was famous for ,,,,,,,,Lanterns,,,,,

 

March 1965,,,,,,,The Top 11 thru 26

included;
Eddie Machen
Henry Cooper
Amos Johnson
Franco De Piccoli (1960 Olympic Heavyweight Champion)
Gregorio Peralta
Santo Amonti
Amos Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Tod Herring
Hubert Hilton
Billy Walker
Oscar Bonavena
Gerhard Zech
Piero Tomasoni
Billy Joiner
Elmer Rush

 

Or 'Big Train" Lincoln......who softened up Sonny for Mr. Ali in Lewiston.:roll:

 

D T,,

LeRoy Green fell into that 'sparring partner' mentality.
His main claim to fame, while sparring with Sonny Liston in Denver
July-August-September 1964 (pre-training camp for the Ali vs Liston II fight),
was that Sonny never floored him in over 120-rounds of sparring.

He was Sonny Liston's friend from back in the mid-late 1950's.

A little 'meatball' that LeRoy Green,,,,5' 8" and 175 lbs.... Supposedly he would just sit along the ropes,
and let Sonny pound on him for 3-Rounds, every day.

Of course you knew, he was the State of Kansas Light Heavyweight Champion in 1957.