No. 90 - Carmen Basilio

Carmen Basilio won both the middleweight and welterweight back when those belts didn't change hands often.

Basilio has just a 7-8-2 record in significant fights, but his wins were big. He lost his first shot at a world title to Kid Gavilan. He earned another title shot by going 7-0-1 in 1954 and made the most of it, knocking out Tony DeMarco in the 12th round in 1955.

He lost that title in 1956 in a decision to Johnny Saxton in a decision that highly likely was bought and paid for by Saxton's manager, Frank "Blinky" Palermo. Basilio showed he was truly the superior fighter by knocking out Saxton in their next two meetings. 

Basilio moved up in 1957 to challenge 36-year-old Sugar Ray Robinson. It proved to be Basilio's finest hour. He won a split decision and earned him Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year for the second time. The two fought again and this time Robinson came out on top in another split decision.

Basilio tried to win the middleweight back twice, losing both in knockouts to Gene Fullmer.

Carmen Basilio
Significant Fights
Opponent	Result	Fight Points	Title Points	HOF Points	Total	x Win %	Final Total
Lew Jenkins	SD-W	75		100	175	65.18%	114.1
Chuck Davey	Draw	50		25	75	100.0%	75.0
Chuck Davey	UD-L	0			0		0
Billy Graham	UD-L	0			0	0	0
Ike Williams	UD-W	90		100	190	85.92%	163.2
Billy Graham	UD-W	90	20	100	210	90.91%	190.9
Billy Graham	Draw	50	10	50	110	90.09%	99.1
Kid Gavilan	SD-L	25	25	25	75	87.85%	65.9
Tony DeMarco	KO	100	100	50	250	88.68%	221.7
Johnny Saxton	UD-L	0			0	0	0
Johnny Saxton	KO	100	100	50	250	93.10%	232.8
Johnny Saxton	KO	100	100	50	250	91.53%	228.8
Sugar Ray Robinson	SD-W	75	100	100	275	96.58%	265.6
Sugar Ray Robinson	SD-L	25	25	25	75	95.92%	71.9
Gene Fullmer	KO-L	-25			-25		-25
Gene Fullmer	KO-L	-25			-25		-25
Paul Pender	UD-L	0					0
Total (7-8-2, 3 KOs, 2 KOd)							1,679.0
Record in non-significant fights
49-8-5, 24 KOs, 0 KOd		4,920
% of fights toward 50 (53.2%)		2,617.4				68.95%	1,804.7
Total							3,483.7
PEAK 5 Fights
Sugar Ray Robinson							265.6
Johnny Saxton							232.8
Johnny Saxton							228.8
Tony DeMarco							221.7
Billy Graham							190.9
PEAK 5 Total							1,139.8
Final totals (significant, non-significant, PEAK 5)							4,712.2

Boxing's 100 Countdown
Rank	Fighter	Significant Fights	Non-Significant Fights	Peak 5	Final Total
89.	Ricardo Lopez	2,830.5	1,188.1	702.7	4,721.3
90.	Carmen Basilio	1,723.3	1,804.7	1,184.1	4,712.2
91.	Orlando Canizales	2,529.3	1,510.3	669.3	4,708.9
92.	Jeff Fenech	2,103.9	1,728.7	844.8	4,677.4
93.	Michael Carbajal	2,333.7	1,519.2	817.0	4,669.9
94.	Marcel Thil	2,579.8	1,170.9	900.9	4,651.6
95.	Nicolino Locche	1,858.0	1,946.8	820.3	4,625.1
96.	Ricky Hatton	3,458.8	449.1	708.9	4,616.8
97.	Ismael Laguna	1,059.5	2,659.4	889.9	4,608.7
98.	Ramon "Chocalatito" Gonzalez	2,187.1	1,771.9	638.6	4,597.5
99.	Wilfredo Benitez	1,439.4	2,223.0	914.4	4,586.8
100.	Carlos Zarate	1,124.2	2,707.1	751.5	4,582.8