ESPN: 50/50
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ESPN 50/50 was a project in which ESPN.com listed the best professional boxer of all time in each US state. The boxers were revealed during July-September 2008, over the course of fifty business days.
- Alaska: Greg Haugen, 40-10-1 (19 KOs)
- Alabama: Petey Sarron, 101-24-12 (25 KOs)
- Arkansas: Jermain Taylor, 27-2-1 (17 KOs)
- Arizona: Michael Carbajal, 49-4 (33 KOs)
- California: James J. Jeffries, 17-1-2 (14 KOs)
- Colorado: Jack Dempsey, 66-6-11 (51 KOs)
- Connecticut: Willie Pep, 229-11-1 (65 KOs)
- Delaware: Dave Tiberi, 23-3-3 (7 KOs)
- Florida: Roy Jones Jr. 51-4 (38 KOs)
- Georgia: Evander Holyfield, 42-8-2 (27 KOs)
- Hawaii: Bobo Olson, 97-16-2 (47 KOs)
- Iowa: Michael Nunn, 58-4 (27 KOs)
- Idaho: Harry (Kid) Matthews, 90-7-6 (61 KOs)
- Illinois: Barney Ross, 74-4-3 (22 KOs)
- Indiana: Tony Zale, 67-18-2 (45 KOs)
- Kansas: Jess Willard, 26-6-1 (20 KOs)
- Kentucky: Muhammad Ali, 56-5 (37 KOs)
- Louisiana: Harry Wills, 79-10-4 (49 KOs)
- Massachusetts: Rocky Marciano, 49-0 (43 KOs)
- Maryland: Sugar Ray Leonard, 36-3-1 (25 KOs)
- Maine: Joey Gamache, 55-4 (38 KOs)
- Michigan: Joe Louis, 69-3 (55 KOs)
- Minnesota: Mike Gibbons, 110-10-10 (38 KOs)
- Missouri: Henry Armstrong, 149-21-10 (101 KOs)
- Mississippi: Kennedy McKinney, 36-6-1 (19 KOs)
- Montana: Stanley Ketchel, 54-4-5 (49 KOs)
- North Carolina: James (Bonecrusher) Smith, 44-17-1 (32 KOs)
- North Dakota: Billy Petrolle, 121-25-14 (65 KOs)
- Nebraska: Ace Hudkins, 63-20-11 (21 KOs)
- New Hampshire: Patsy Sweeney, 51-22-20 (36 KOs)
- New Jersey: Mickey Walker, 109-22-5 (58 KOs)
- New Mexico: Bob Foster, 56-8-1 (46 KOs)
- Nevada: Augie Sanchez, 28-3 (25 KOs)
- New York: Sugar Ray Robinson, 173-19-6 (108 KOs)
- Ohio: Ezzard Charles, 95-25-1 (51 KOs)
- Oklahoma: Sean O'Grady, 81-5 (70 KOs)
- Oregon: Denny Moyer, 97-38-4 (25 KOs)
- Pennsylvania: Harry Greb, 260-21-17 (48 KOs)
- Rhode Island: George Araujo, 58-9-1 (33 KOs)
- South Carolina: Bob Montgomery, 79-19-3, (37 KOs)
- South Dakota: Clyde Hull, 31-32-14 (11 KOs)
- Tennessee: Frankie Randall, 59-18-1 (42 KOs)
- Texas: Jack Johnson, 91-14-12 (50 KOs)
- Utah: Gene Fullmer, 55-6-3 (24 KOs)
- Virginia: Pernell Whitaker, 40-4-1 (17 KOs)
- Vermont: Buster Beaupre, 42-24-6 (20 KOs)
- Washington: Al Hostak, 63-9-12 (42 KOs)
- Wisconsin: Richie Mitchell, 48-12-12 (11 KOs)
- West Virginia: Christy Martin, 47-5-2 (31 KOs)
- Wyoming: Eddie Anderson, 109-78-36 (21 KOs)