Who was the greatest fighter from each of the 50 states?

Holyfield is from Atlanta, Georgia I believe.

 

Right you are. And it's real possible that I was wrong to believe that Sugar Ray was from Detroit. That ring a bell for anyone?

 

Ray Mancini, Harry Arroyo & Kelly Pavlik for Ohio (Youngstown). Washington-Greg Haugen?, If Louis isn't origionally from Detroit. Then How about Floyd Mayweather Jr., From Grand Rapids, MI.

 

Kentucky, I was wrong.

 

Missouri - Henry Armstrong

 

Earlier it was stated by Jack Dempsey(post #18) that Robinson was from Georgia.

 

Post # 18 that is. I don't know where that smiley came from, Computer Glitch.

 

Illinois - Ken Norton? I think so.

 

Has ANY great fighter ever come from Oregon? Right now we have Stevie Forbes, and David Banks, oh ya, and some kid that got his ass beat on ESPN the other night.

From Washington let's not forget Ray Seales.

 

Born in the state?

Here are a few heavyweight champions:

Ohio - Jeffries, Douglas
Kentucky - Hart and Ali
Texas - Jonhson, Foreman
Kansas - Willard
Colorado - Demspey
New York - Tunney, Bowe, Tyson, J Sharkey
Nebraska - Baer
Alabama - Louis, Holyfield
New Jersey - Walcott
Mass - Marciano
North Carolina - Patterson
Arkansas - Liston
South Carolina - Frazier
Gerogia - Holmes
Maryland - Rhaman

 

Right, born or grew up in? Now it is getting complicated.

 

Rhode Island - Vinny Pazienza
Conneticut - Willie Pep
Massachusetts - Rocky Marciano (Hagler is also a choice but he is originally from Jersey)
Maine - Joey Gamache

 

Pazienza in Rhode Island, right. Not a great fighter probably, but what heart and what will! It's hard to believe (I know as soon as say it someone will come up with one) that a state so small could have produced a better one.

 

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Harold (Chubby) Gomes would be second out of Rhode Island. A former suoer featherweight champ who won a vacant title. but twice was beaten by Flash Elorde.