We have our first qualifier for the Queensberry cup set as Liston slides in after George Godfrey was upset in the final round of the group, after upsetting Liston himself earlier. Harry Greb had looked like a serious threat, but lost his final 4 bouts in the group, including three in a row by disqualification, leading in all three of those losses.
| 1901 Season | | | | | | | | | | |
| Premier National | Season Record | | | Career Record | |
| Standings | W | L | D | KO | | W | L | D | KO |
| 1 | Sonny Liston | 6 | 1 | 0 | (5) | | 8 | 1 | 0 | (7) |
| 2 | George Godfrey | 6 | 1 | 0 | (1) | | 8 | 1 | 0 | (1) |
| 3 | John Ruiz | 5 | 2 | 0 | (1) | | 7 | 2 | 0 | (3) |
| 4 | Jake Kilrain | 4 | 3 | 0 | (0) | | 6 | 3 | 0 | (0) |
| 5 | Harry Greb | 3 | 4 | 0 | (0) | | 5 | 4 | 0 | (0) |
| 6 | Bartley Madden | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0) | | 4 | 5 | 0 | (0) |
| 7 | Leo Nolan | 2 | 5 | 0 | (0) | | 4 | 5 | 0 | (1) |
| 8 | Don McAteer | 0 | 7 | 0 | (0) | | 2 | 7 | 0 | (0) |
| *Relegated Fighters Highlighted - Liston is group Champion |
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| Round 1 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sonny Liston | KO 2 | Leo Nolan | | | |
| George Godfrey | W 10 | Jake Kilrain | | | |
| John Ruiz | W 10 | Don McAteer | | | |
| Harry Greb | W 10 | Bartley Madden | | | |
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| Round 2 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sonny Liston | TKO 9 | Jake Kilrain | | | | |
| George Godfrey | W 10 | Leo Nolan | | | |
| John Ruiz | W 10 | Bartley Madden | | | |
| Harry Greb | W 10 | Don McAteer | | | |
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| Round 3 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| George Godfrey | W 10 | Sonny Liston | | | |
| Jake Kilrain | W 10 | Leo Nolan | | | |
| Harry Greb | W 10 | John Ruiz | | | |
| Bartley Madden | W 10 | Don McAteer | | | |
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| Round 4 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sonny Liston | KO 9 | John Ruiz | | | |
| Leo Nolan | W 10 | Don McAteer | | | |
| Jake Kilrain | W 10 | Bartley Madden | | | |
| George Godfrey | DQ 8 | Harry Greb | | | |
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| Round 5 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sonny Liston | TKO 2 | Don McAteer | | | |
| John Ruiz | TKO 5 | Leo Nolan | | | |
| Jake Kilrain | DQ 9 | Harry Greb | | | |
| George Godfrey | W 10 | Bartley Madden | | | |
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| Round 6 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sonny Liston | TKO 9 | Bartley Madden | | | |
| Leo Nolan | DQ 9 | Harry Greb | | | |
| John Ruiz | W 10 | Jake Kilrain | | | |
| George Godfrey | KO 8 | Don McAteer | | | |
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| Round 7 Results | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sonny Liston | W 10 | Harry Greb | | | |
| Bartley Madden | TW 9 | Leo Nolan | | | |
| Jake Kilrain | W 10 | Don McAteer | | | |
| John Ruiz | W 10 | George Godfrey | | | |