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George Foreman Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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January 19th, 1949 in Marshall, Texas. Being a 2-time world heavyweight champion. Olympic gold medal, 2-time Ring magazine Fighter of the Year. George Foreman was one of the most feared fighters in the boxing world between 1973 and 1974. He was undefeated in 40 fights, 37 of which were knockouts. Dick Saddler trained George Foreman and guided him to the pro boxing circuit where Foreman trained with the likes of Charlie Snips and Charles Sonny Liston. George Foreman then faced Muhammad Ali. To defend his ...
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Joe Louis Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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May 13th, 1914 in La Fayette, Alabama. April 12th, 1981 (at age 66) in Paradise, Nevada. Holding the world heavyweight championship title for nearly 12 years. Congressional gold medal, International Boxing Hall of Fame. After winning several other matches and successfully defending his title, Louis sought to be paired up against Schmeling. When the time finally came in 1938 it was one of the biggest sporting events of the 20th century. Yankee stadium had a massive crowd of 70,000 with millions mo...From ...
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Joe Frazier Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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January 12th, 1944 in Beauford, South Carolina. November 7th, 2011 (at age 67) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Being world heavyweight champ from 1970 to 1973. Olympic gold medal, 3-time Ring magazine Fight of the Year. Before turning pro, Frazier had been an Olympic champion at the 1964 Games in Tokyo. After a comeback for a single fight in 1981, he retired from boxing and was later inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame. And become a world champion boxer. He won the prestigious Golden Glove...
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Timothy Bradley Fact & Biography | Famous Boxers
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August 29th, 1983 in Cathedral City, California. Being undefeated at 31-0 as of October, 2013. Timothy Bradley is a famous undefeated American professional boxer. He is the current WBO welterweight champion and also the former WBO and two-time WBC junior welterweight champion. He is currently being trained by former title contender Joel Diaz. After defeating Joel Casamayor in a 140 pound division fight in 2011, Timothy started to publicly talk about his desire to face Manny Pacquiao. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. February 16th, 1986 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. Taking the WBC middleweight belt in 2011. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is part of a family of Mexican professional boxers. Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. was born February 16th, 1986 in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. At the time of his birth his father held the Super Featherweight WBC Championship. His dad made it a habit to take little Julio into the ring with him preceding his bouts. Chavez had his first professional boxing match at 17 years old&#...
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Rocky Marciano Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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Septmber 1st, 1923 in Brockton, Massachusettes. August 31st, 1969 (at age 45) in Newton, Iowa. Going unedfeated his entire professional career. International Boxing Hall of Fame, world heavyweight champion. Rocky defended his title 6 times; he won 5 by knockout. In his last title fight, his opponent was Archie Moore. The fight took place on September 21st, 1955; Rocky knocked out Moore in the 9th round. On April 27th, 1956, Marciano announced his retirement. Throughout his career, he mana...Rocky married...
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Jack Dempsey Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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June 24th, 1895 in Manassa, Colorado. May 31st, 1983 (at age 87) in New York City, New York. Being the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926. Boxing Hall of Fame, Named Boxer of the Half Century by the Associated Press. William Harrison Jack Dempsey was an American Boxer and cultural icon of the 1920’s. He held the world heavyweight title from 1919 to 1926. His aggressive style and punching power made him one of the most popular boxers. Birth and Early Years. The Long Count Fight. Oscar De La Hoya.
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Victor Ortiz Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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January 31st, 1987 in Garden City, Kansas. Attaining the welterweight champion title. Victor started training at a Salvation Army Center; here, Ron Lyle, a former heavyweight boxing contender, noticed him. Lyle had become a supervisor at the center and in 2003; he guided Victor to a Junior Olympics tournament. At only 16, he won the 132 pound weight division with a 5-0 record. By this time, another former boxer, Roberto Garcia, had already noticed him. Ortiz started his professional career with a list of...
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Jack Johnson Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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March 31st, 1878 in Galveston, Texas. June 10th, 1946 (68) in Raleigh, North Carolina. Being the first African American world heavyweight champion. International Boxing Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame. Jack Johnson, also nicknamed the Galveston Giant was a famous American boxer. World Colored Heavyweight Championship. Johnson was married three times. He had no children. On June 10th, 1946, he died in a fatal car crash in North Carolina. Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. Oscar De La Hoya.
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Sonny Liston Facts & Biography | Famous Boxers
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Sand Slough, Arkansas (date unknown). December 30th, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Being a world heavyweight champion. International Boxing Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame. To many people Sonny Liston will forever be remembered for many of his foibles in and out of the ring. His most well known boxing matches are the ones he lost to Mohammad Ali. That was unfortunate because Liston truly was an outstanding heavyweight fighter. The Early Life of Sonny Liston. A Brief Amateur Career. On September 2nd,...