Since so many top fighters have lived in Chicago for long and short periods I used the strict criteria of born in Chicago only. Therefore I didn't list Coulon, Ross, Ali, Fitzsimmons, Griffo etc.
TOP 20
1.Packey McFarland
2.Jimmy Barry
3.Jackie Fields
4.Davey Day
5.Earl Mastro
6.Ray Miller
7.Leo Rodak
8.Montell Griffin
9.Oliver McCall
10.Bobby Boyd
11.Harold Dade
12.Roger Bernard
13.Lee Oma
14.Nate Bolden
15.Lee Roy Murphy
16.Michael Grant
17.Danny Womber
18.Sylvester Perkins
19.Alfonso Ratliff
20.David Diaz
Honorable Mention. Bud Gorman,Charley Green,John Collins,David Estrada,Emanuel Augustus,Johnny Lira, Allen Thomas, Brian Higgins.
Top 20 Chicago Fighters Of All Time
Thanks Expug. Just used a little info I was compiling. Had to throw you in man for going undefeated and sparring with Ratliff and LaPaglia.
On Davey Day, I know he gave a good account of himself against Henry Armstrong for awhile. They even stopped the bout to look at Armstrong's eye in the 8th, but after that I think it was all downhill for Day. A friend of mine, who's since moved East, told me he knew Davey Day, and said he was a real nice guy who became a Born Again Christian in his last years, but I haven't seen anything on the net so far. Day's name was one of those I heard when I was very little, from my Dad and other old timers.
Don't know too much about Boyd, other than having seen a few pictures and articles. As for the rest, Earl Mastro seems to have really been forgotten for his relatively short career, but his record speaks for itself, and Harold Dade and Roger Bernard, were alot better than their records initially look. They were a couple of guys who consistently fought high level opposition.
On Davey Day, I know he gave a good account of himself against Henry Armstrong for awhile. They even stopped the bout to look at Armstrong's eye in the 8th, but after that I think it was all downhill for Day. A friend of mine, who's since moved East, told me he knew Davey Day, and said he was a real nice guy who became a Born Again Christian in his last years, but I haven't seen anything on the net so far. Day's name was one of those I heard when I was very little, from my Dad and other old timers.
Don't know too much about Boyd, other than having seen a few pictures and articles. As for the rest, Earl Mastro seems to have really been forgotten for his relatively short career, but his record speaks for itself, and Harold Dade and Roger Bernard, were alot better than their records initially look. They were a couple of guys who consistently fought high level opposition.
I'll be sure to look him up though.