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Pages in category "Boxers from Chicago" The following 64 pages are in this category, out of 64 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Muhammad Ali;
It includes boxers that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories such as American male boxers or American women boxers. This is a diffusing subcategory of Category:Sportspeople from Illinois .
Georgios "George" A. Contas (August 25, 1890 – September 21, 1971) also known as George Knockout Brown was a Greek American middleweight boxer from Chicago, Illinois. [ 1 ] Biography
Harry "The Hook" Aleman (January 19, 1939 – May 15, 2010) was a Chicago mobster who was one of the most feared enforcers for the Chicago Outfit during the 1970s. Aleman got the nickname "Hook" from his boxing career in high school. [1]
Born in Chicago [9] Irene Kotowicz: Dec 10, 1919: Jan 24, 2002: All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player Born in Chicago [10] Herman Long: Apr 13, 1866: Sep 17, 1909: MLB player and minor league manager Born in Chicago [11] Alex McCarthy: May 12, 1889: Mar 12, 1978: MLB player Born in Chicago [12] Owen Murphy: Sep 27, 2003: MLB ...
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 ...
Murphy represented Chicago at three consecutive Intercity Golden Gloves dispatching his rivals with the first-round knockouts in 1977 and 1978, [1] [2] and winning the 1979 Light Heavyweight National Golden Gloves and earning a spot on the 1980 United States Olympic team.
Semajay Thomas (born April 12, 1993 Chicago, Illinois) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, Thomas won his first major title at the 2009 national Silver Gloves championships in the 139 pound division. [1] In 2011, Thomas won the U.S. national light welterweight amateur championship by defeating Thomas Duquette. [2]