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Harry Greb
Edward Henry "Harry" Greb epitomized the Roaring Twenties. Middleweight champion by 1923, "The Pittsburgh Windmill" lived hard, played harder, and...
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Benny Leonard
Considered by many as the greatest fighter of American sport's ostensible "golden age," the 1920s, Benny Leonard (born Benjamin Leinert) was one of...
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Oscar De La Hoya
Nicknamed "The Golden Boy" for his Olympic boxing achievement during the 1992 Summer Games, Oscar De La Hoya promised his dying mother that he...
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Marvelous Marvin Hagler
Known outside of boxing circles for his bald head, goatee, menacing stare, and muscular physique, a ring announcer once told Marvin Hagler that if...
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Sugar Ray Leonard
Sugar Ray Leonard was the first boxer, and certainly the first non-heavyweight, to cash in on the new era of exploding sports salaries ushered in...
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Joe Frazier
Joe Frazier was a quintessential pressure fighter. He came forward at all costs, throwing his vaunted left hook at opponents until he broke their...
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Sonny Liston
Charles "Sonny" Liston is best remembered as the man who lost the heavyweight title to Muhammad Ali (then Cassius Clay), in 1964. A fearsome...
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Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano (born Rocco Francis Marchegiano) is the only champion in the history of boxing to remain officially unbeaten and untied throughout...
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Sugar Ray Robinson's abilities and accomplishments made him the idol not only of a generation of boxing fans, but of a generation of boxers as...
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Jake LaMotta
In the boxing community, Jake LaMotta (born Giacobe LaMotta) is best known for his six-fight series with the man widely recognized as the greatest...
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