Ralph "Tiger" Jones pulled off a famous upset of Sugar Ray Robinson in 1955 as an 8 to 1 underdog. A top 10 ranked middleweight during the mid to late 50s, he was a television fixture thanks to a strong chin and hard working pressure style.

"Saddler was a featherweight who punched like a heavyweight." - Gil Clancy

World Light Heavyweight Champion 1961-1963
A clever technical fighter with an excellent jab, Johnson also packed a punch. Ring Magazine & The Associated Press ranked him as the 7th best light heavyweight of all-time.

World Welterweight Champion 1954-1955 & 1956.

Saxton was a highly skilled fighter with fast hands and good footwork. But due to organized crime's influence over boxing in that era, the authenticity of his title winning efforts over Kid Gavilan & Carmen Basilio have long been questioned.

"He sort of tiptoed on the edge of greatness... He was a hell of a fighter though." - Bert Sugar

Nino Valdes was a top 10 rated heavyweight for much of the 1950s. The Cuban boxer scored a major upset over Ezzard Charles in 1953, and was considered at one time as the #1 contender to Rocky Marciano, but never received a title shot.