New Britain herald., 1925-01-12
Worlds Boxing Impre- sario Now Comes Out With Own List of Who's Who.
By T1a A.sn---Lna nro--

by me Associated Press.
 New York, Jan, l@ Tor the first time m the history ul boxing in this country an international ranking list of the First Ten" In each of the nine divisions las been compiled. The selections have been made by Tex lHckard, Internationally known promoter for the February issue of The Ring national boxing publica- ton. It is intending 10 make Rick ards ranking list an annual feature along the lines Of all-star selections already made annually M baseball, football, golf ami ternis.
 Recognized champions head all Richards selections except the light heavyweight division in which Mike Mcrisue, worlds tileho)lcr, IS rated only fourth, Top position Is given 10 Gene Tunn'N American 175- pound king, with Young Stribing, sensational Georgia schoolboy, sec ond, and Kid Norfolk, New York negro, third.
 Tho sensational climb of Tiger FFlowers, Atlanta negro, who IS ranked next to Champion Harry Grch in the mddIeWcight division, is an outstanding feature of the list, while other important develop- ments of 1921 are listed by Rick ard as follows
 1.-The collapse of I7irpo through defeats ol Wills and Vein ert and the riSc of Romero and the further development ol Gibbons in the heavyweight class,
 9--"Tho surccss of Young Strib- ling, who may have q lot to say in boxing during 1925,
 S~"The rise of sid Ferris as a runner-up in the lightweight class,
 4--"The decline of Johnny Dun dee and his resisnation of the worlds teatherwc.ght championship due to inability to make the weight" "
 Leonard and Dempsey Idle Rickard gives only compliment tary positions 10 Jack Dempsey and Benny Leonard at the top of the heavyweight and lightweight diyi- sions, respectively because of their inactivity during 1924. Dempsey did not defend his title at all, while Leonard was injured in his only i'm portant match, a bout at Cleveland with Pal Moran. R.ckard makes it ipla!n his rankings are based on last years actual performances and, on this basis, puts Harry Wills at the top of the heavyweights and Ferris first among tho lightwctghts.
 Rickard ranks Tom Gibbons next to Wills among the hcavyweights because he feels that Gibbons money.making powers are in that division, rather than in the light heavyweight ranks, where he has done considerable fighting,
 Latin-Amcrica Bidding
 Latin -Amorica's bid for pugiistic fame is reflected m the assignment of five Central and South Ameri- cans to place on the list. Luis F'irpo, who vas considered Demp- sey's closest rival at the end of 1923, drops 10 seventh place in the 1924 list, while Quntin Romero Chilean heavyweight. is placed fifth. Luis Viccntini. of Chile, is sixth among the lightwci2hts; Jose Iombardo, of Panama, fifth among the featherw4tghts: and Al Brown Panama fyweight, third in his divi- sion.
 Ffeht nationaltles are rorrosonte( in Richards list. The United S.ate. has the bulk Of representatives wit 7G, while Philippines and Englanl are each represented with three fighters; Chile, Panama and Canadg with two each; and Argentine anC Italy with on2 each.
 Eickards raNgiucs follow;
 TlywClghts,
 1-Tancho Villa (rhampionl: 2- Frankte Gcnaro, New York; 3-- Al Brown, Panama; 4-Jimmy Russo Grand Rapids, Mcha 5--Tonmy Milton. Nv York; 6--1zzy schwartz New York; 7-Lcw Pcrrctt, Nc7 York; S-umr Taluso, Salt Lax, City; 9-TouuS Eencio Manila; Il Kid Wolfe, PhNa1"lphia.
 BaEtanlwcights
 1-Fddie Martin, (champiou) New York: Abe Goldstein, Ncy York; 3--BuJ Tavlor, Chicago, 4 Carl Tremaine, Cleveland; 5-Amo, Carlin, New Orleans; G-Harol, Smith, Chicago; 7--Pete s4rmiento