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# Famous Boxers

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- [Victor Ortiz](https://famousboxers.org/victor-ortiz/) - Born: January 31st, 1987 in Garden City, Kansas Nationality: American Famous For: Attaining the welterweight champion title Victor Ortiz is a famous American professional boxer. He is of Mexican descent and a former WBC Welterweight champion. Previously, when he was in the lightweight division; he held the NABO and USBA titles. Ortiz has a crowd-pleasing
- [Sugar Ray Robinson](https://famousboxers.org/sugar-ray-robinson/) - Born: May 3rd, 1921 in Detriot, Michigan Died: April 12th, 1989 (at age 78) in Los Angeles, California Nationality: American Famous For: Being undefeated for 8 years Awards: Ring magazine Best Pound for Pound Boxer in History, World Boxing Hall of Fame, International Boxing Hall of Fame Sugar Ray Robinson was a professional boxer from
- [Sugar Ray Leonard](https://famousboxers.org/sugar-ray-leonard/) - Born: May 17th, 1956 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina Nationality: American Famous For: Winning the world title in five weight divisions Awards: World Boxing Hall of Fame, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Ring magazine Fight of the Decade for the 1980's Sugar Ray Leonard is a former professional boxer from the United States. After his
- [Roy Jones Jr.](https://famousboxers.org/roy-jones-jr/) - Born: January 16th, 1969 in Pensacola, Florida Nationality: American Famous For: Being "Fighter of the Decade" in the 1990's Awards: Olympic silver medal, 8 major world titles Roy Jones Jr. certainly established a place for himself in the Boxing Hall of Fame. In the early 1990’s, he quickly was recognized as one of the most
- [Roberto Duran](https://famousboxers.org/roberto-duran/) - Born: June 16th, 1951 in Guararé, Panama Nationality: Panamanian Famous For: Being world champion in four weight divisions Awards: 5 major world titles, World Boxing Hall of Fame, International Boxing Hall of Fame Roberto Durán is a retired professional boxer. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest boxers of all time. He was
- [Oscar De La Hoya](https://famousboxers.org/oscar-de-la-hoya/) - Born: February 4th, 1973 in Los Angeles, California Nationality: American Famous For: Winning 10 world titles in 6 weight divisions Awards: Olympic gold medal Oscar De La Hoya was one of the world’s most popular boxers, generating millions of dollars from his pay-per-view matches before he retired in 2009. At age 17, he a won
- [Mike Tyson](https://famousboxers.org/mike-tyson/) - Born: June 30th, 1966 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York Nationality: American Famous For: The youngest boxer to win the WBA, IBF and WBC heavyweight titles Awards: International Boxing Hall of Fame, 6-time world heavyweight champion One of the most terrifying boxers to ever step into the ring, Michael Gerard Tyson was a model
- [Marvelous Marvin Hagler](https://famousboxers.org/marvelous-marvin-hagler/) - Born: May 23rd, 1954 in Newark, New Jersey Nationality: American Famous For: Being middleweight champion for 7 years Awards: Boxing Illustrated Fight of the Decade for the 1980's, International Boxing Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame New Jersey native Marvelous Marvin Hagler was one of the most popular middleweight boxers of his time.
- [Manny Pacquiao](https://famousboxers.org/manny-pacquiao/) - Born: December 17th, 1978 in Kibawe, Philippines Nationality: Filipino Famous For: Being the world boxing champion 10 times in 8 different weight classes Awards: 3-time ESPN Fighter of the Year, 3-Time Ring Magazine Fighter of the Year, 2000 - 2009 Fighter of the Decade - Boxing Writers Association of America Emmanuel Manny Pacquia is Filipino
- [Larry Holmes](https://famousboxers.org/larry-holmes/) - Born: November 3rd, 1949 in Cuthbert, GA Nationality: American Famous For: Winning first 48 pro boxing matches Awards: International Boxing Hall of Fame, heavyweight champion Larry Holmes remains one of the most well regarded professional boxers of all-time. He had a very accomplished career and, after his retirement, was very successful with real estate investments.
- [Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.](https://famousboxers.org/julio-cesar-chavez-jr/) - Born: February 16th, 1986 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico Nationality: Mexican Famous For: Taking the WBC middleweight belt in 2011 Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. is part of a family of Mexican professional boxers. His father is a four-time world boxing champion and is considered to be the best fighter to emerge from Mexico. Chavez Jr. goes
- [Julio Cesar Chavez](https://famousboxers.org/julio-cesar-chavez/) - Born: July 12th, 1962 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico Nationality: Mexican Famous For: Being a world lightweight champion Awards: 7 major world titles, International Boxing Hall of Fame Julio César Chávez retired officially in January, 2006, after nearly three decades of a remarkable boxing career. Considered by many as the greatest Mexican boxers of all
- [Joe Louis](https://famousboxers.org/joe-louis/) - Born: May 13th, 1914 in La Fayette, Alabama Died: April 12th, 1981 (at age 66) in Paradise, Nevada Nationality: American Famous For: Holding the world heavyweight championship title for nearly 12 years Awards: Congressional gold medal, International Boxing Hall of Fame Joe Louis was an American professional boxer who is world renowned for holding and
- [Joe Frazier](https://famousboxers.org/joe-frazier/) - Born: January 12th, 1944 in Beauford, South Carolina Died: November 7th, 2011 (at age 67) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Nationality: American Famous For: Being world heavyweight champ from 1970 to 1973 Awards: Olympic gold medal, 3-time Ring magazine Fight of the Year Joe Frazier was a professional boxer from the United States whose career lasted from
- [Jake Lamotta](https://famousboxers.org/jake-lamotta/) - Born: July 10th, 1921 in The Bronx, New York City, New York Nationality: American Famous For: Being the inspiration for the movie Raging Bull Awards: World middlweight champion, World Boxing Hall of Fame, International Boxing Hall of Fame It can be argued that today most people know Jake LaMotta thanks to Robert De Niro's portrayal
- [Jack Johnson](https://famousboxers.org/jack-johnson/) - Born: March 31st, 1878 in Galveston, Texas Died: June 10th, 1946 (68) in Raleigh, North Carolina Nationality: American Famous For: Being the first African American world heavyweight champion Awards: International Boxing Hall of Fame, World Boxing Hall of Fame Jack Johnson, also nicknamed the “Galveston Giant” was a famous American boxer. He was the world’s
- [Jack Dempsey](https://famousboxers.org/jack-dempsey/) - Born: June 24th, 1895 in Manassa, Colorado Died: May 31st, 1983 (at age 87) in New York City, New York Nationality: American Famous For: Being the world heavyweight champion from 1919 to 1926 Awards: Boxing Hall of Fame, Named Boxer of the Half Century by the Associated Press William Harrison Jack Dempsey was an American
- [Floyd Mayweather Jr.](https://famousboxers.org/floyd-mayweather-jr/) - Born: February 24th, 1977 in Grand Rapids, Michigan Nationality: American Famous For: Being undefeated at 45-0 as of October, 2013 Awards: 10 major world titles Floyd Mayweather Jr. was born in Michigan in 1977. He is widely considered the best boxer in the world today. He has won 7 world championships in 5 weight classes,
- [George Foreman](https://famousboxers.org/george-foreman/) - Born: January 19th, 1949 in Marshall, Texas Nationality: American Famous For: Being a 2-time world heavyweight champion Awards: 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
- [Muhammad Ali](https://famousboxers.org/muhammad-ali/) - Born: January 17th, 1942 in Louisville, Kentucky Nationality: American Famous For: His flamboyance and dominance in the ring Awards: Olympic gold medal, 3-time world heavyweight champion, International Boxing Hall of Fame Muhammad Ali is considered by many boxing experts to be the greatest heavyweight champion in boxing history. His early career was marked by controversies.
- [Shane Mosley](https://famousboxers.org/shane-mosley/) - Born: September 7th, 1971 in Lynwood, California Nationality: American Famous For: Being a champion in 3 weight divisions Awards: 6 major world titles Shane Mosley is a popular American professional boxer from California. He has held world titles in three weight divisions. He has held a total of eight major and minor titles in his
- [Lennox Lewis](https://famousboxers.org/lennox-lewis/) - Born: September 2nd, 1965 in West Ham, London, England Nationality: British Famous For: Holding the undisputed world heavyweight title Awards: Olympic gold medal, International Boxing Hall of Fame, Commander of the Order of the British Empire Lennox Lewis is a Canadian-British former boxer, who was the last man to have been recognized as undisputed heavyweight
- [Evander Holyfield](https://famousboxers.org/evander-holyfield/) - Born: October 19th, 1962 in Atmore, Alabama Nationality: American Famous For: Being a 2-time world heavyweight champion Awards: Olympic bronze medal, 20 major world titles Evander Holyfield was born in 1962 in Atmore, Alabama. Holyfield, the youngest of 8 children, grew up in Atlanta, Georgia. The boxer credits his mother with much of his accomplishments.
- [Timothy Bradley](https://famousboxers.org/timothy-bradley/) - Born: August 29th, 1983 in Cathedral City, California Nationality: American Famous For: 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
- [Rubin Carter](https://famousboxers.org/rubin-carter/) - Born: May 6th, 1937 in Clifton, New Jersey Nationality: American Famous For: Spending nearly 20 years in prison for a wrongful murder conviction Rubin "Hurricane" Carters professional middleweight boxing career was short lived, lasting from 1961 to 1966. It was abruptly halted upon his arrest for allegedly killing three people in a Paterson, New Jersey
- [Sonny Liston](https://famousboxers.org/sonny-liston/) - Born: Sand Slough, Arkansas (date unknown) Died: December 30th, 1970 in Las Vegas, Nevada Nationality: American Famous For: Being a world heavyweight champion Awards: 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
- [Rocky Marciano](https://famousboxers.org/rocky-marciano/) - Born: Septmber 1st, 1923 in Brockton, Massachusettes Died: August 31st, 1969 (at age 45) in Newton, Iowa Nationality: American Famous For: Going unedfeated his entire professional career Awards: International Boxing Hall of Fame, world heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano was a famous American professional boxer. He was the World Heavyweight champion from 1952 to 1956. He

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