Legacy
Ketchel was buried at Holy Cross Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Michigan. His funeral was the most attended until the Ford family surpassed him during the 20th century. There is a plaque in his honor at the corner of Stocking Ave and 3rd St.
Ketchel is now enshrined in the International Boxing Hall Of Fame.
The Ring Magazine in 2004 ranked Ketchel as the eighth greatest middleweight of all time, behind Harry Greb, Sugar Ray Robinson, Carlos Monzon, Marvin Hagler, Jake LaMotta, Charley Burley and Tiger Flowers.
In 2004, Ring magazine named Ketchel #6 on their list, 100 Best Punchers of All Time.
Nat Fleischer, the late ring historian and founding editor of The Ring magazine, considered Stanley to be the greatest middleweight in history.
He had a record of 51 wins, four losses, four draws, 1 no contest and four no decisions (Newspaper Decisions: 2-1-1), with 48 wins by knockout. He was the first Middleweight Champion to regain the world title after losing it.
Subject of The Killings of Stanley Ketchel, a novel by James Carlos Blake.
Subject of the short story "The Light of the World" by Ernest Hemingway.
Biography Stanley Ketchel: A Life of Triumph and Prophecy, by Manuel A. Mora.
Biography The Michigan Assassin: The Saga of Stanley Ketchel, by Nat Fleischer, RING Editor 1946
Stanley Ketchel: A Life of Triumph and Prophecy
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