1—Kid McCoy 2—Philadelphia Jack O’Brien 3—Jack Dillon 4—Tommy Loughran 5—Jack Root 6—Battling Levinsky 7—Georges Carpentier 8—Tom Gibbons 9—Jack Delaney 10—Paul Berlenbach _Welterweights_ 1—Joe Walcott 2—Mysterious Billy Smith 3—Jack Britton 4—Ted Kid Lewis 5—Dixie Kid 6—Harry Lewis 7—Willie Lewis 8—Henry Armstrong 9—Barney Ross 10—Jimmy McLarnin _Lightweights_ 1—Joe Gans 2—Benny Leonard 3—Owen Moran 4—Freddy Welsh 5—Battling Nelson 6—George Kid Lavigne 7—Tony Canzoneri 8—Willie Ritchie 9—Lew Tendler 10—Charley White _Bantamweights_ 1—George Dixon 2—Pete Herman 3—Kid Williams 4—Joe Lynch 5—Bud Taylor 6—Johnny Coulon 7—Pal Moore 8—Frankie Burns 9—Eddie Campi 10—Panama Al Brown _Featherweights_ 1—Terry McGovern 2—Jem Driscoll 3—Abe Attell 4—Johnny Dundee 5—Johnny Kilbane 6—Kid Chocolate 7—Willie Pep 8—Young Griffo 9—George K. O. Chaney 10—Louis Kid Kaplan _Flyweights_ 1—Jimmy Wilde 2—Pancho Villa 3—Frankie Genaro 4—Fidel La Barba 5—Benny Lynch 6—Elky Clark 7—Johnny Buff 8—Midget Wolgast 9—Peter Kane 10—Pascual Perez It will take a long time, probably years after I’m gone, before we will thrill again to the likes of these men. I do not live in the past, but I do believe that the romance of the prize ring rests almost entirely in the years gone by. There is no end to what one can recall when one attempts, as I have, to jot down the names of fistic heroes whose acquaintances I have made and whose friendships I cherished. The vivid anecdotes associated with their names, and the names of others close to boxing in my lifetime, the thrilling contests I’ve seen, the people I’ve met in my world travels, my experiences in far-off countries, have all left their special impression on me which I have tried to pass on to you. Down the years I have meandered, telling a bit about this and a bit about that, and with all, having as fine a time as I hope you have had in following my journalistic career. As for the future, I don’t agree with those who predict nothing but gloom for boxing while they lament the lost glories of Rickard and Dempsey, Jacobs and Louis. Studio television will dominate promotional efforts during the coming years and eliminate the fear of financial failure. There is no end to the fabulous returns the future holds for world championship matches with television wired for theater and home pay viewing exclusively. The receipts of the golden era of boxing will seem insignificant measured against what can be grossed with this new medium.