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10 of boxing’s greatest Black boxers. These ten men stand out as some of the greatest athletes of all time. Muhammad Ali. American boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-2016) training with a speed bag ahead ...
This category highlights professional African American boxers, past and present Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total. ...
Muhammad Ali (/ ɑː ˈ l iː /; [2] born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.; January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and social activist. [a] A global cultural icon, widely known by the epithet, “The Greatest," he is frequently cited as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.
In 2005, Louis was ranked as the best heavyweight of all time by the International Boxing Research Organization, [127] and was ranked number one on The Ring magazine's list of the "100 greatest punchers of all time". [128] [129] [130] In a 1978 poll conducted by HBO, the Boxing Writers of America voted Louis the greatest heavyweight of all time ...
Retired from boxing due to chronic spinal injuries. Harry Simon [9] 31–0–0 Light middleweight: WBO 1998–2001 4 Vacated title to move up to middleweight. Middleweight WBO 2002 0 Won WBO interim middleweight title in 2001 and the outright title in 2002. Stripped of title at 22–0 when he was unable to defend it due to injuries suffered in ...
This is a list of notable male boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers A. Ricky Anderson ...
Ray Charles Leonard (born May 17, 1956), best known as Sugar Ray Leonard, is an American former professional boxer, motivational speaker, and actor.Often regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time, he competed professionally between 1977 and 1997, winning world titles in five weight classes; the lineal championship in three weight classes; [3] as well as the undisputed welterweight ...
If not the greatest women’s boxer of all time, the most important. The Irishwoman initiated the movement that allowed female fighters to compete at the Olympics, where she won gold in 2012.