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In this section, we revisit the most significant milestones of the careers of some of the strongest boxers to ever step into the ring. From any successful amateur background to their early steps in the world of professionalism, to their climbs to the world title, and even to the bitter defeats, we take an X-ray look at the sporting journey of these formidable athletes who will never be forgotten.

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Former World Champion Livingstone Bramble Passes Away at 64

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George Foreman Has Passed Away. The Boxing World Mourns Its Gentle Giant

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Joe Bugner: From the Punches of Ali and Frazier to Those of Bud Spencer

For a heavyweight, reaching full maturity in the 1970s was the height of bad luck. Those years...

Tony Galento, the “Fat Man” with Iron Fists

When Andy Ruiz Jr. steamrolled Anthony Joshua in June 2019, many wondered how a boxer with such a...

Kid Gavilan: The Indestructible “Cuban Hawk”

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83 Years Ago, the Birth of Muhammad Ali: The Rivalries of “The Greatest”

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It’s Roy Jones’ Birthday: The Spark of the Pensacola Lightning!

On January 16, 1969, in the small city of Pensacola, Florida, one of the greatest boxers of all time...

The Indestructible Bennie Briscoe: A Legendary Iron Chin

Surviving the punches of Carlos Monzon and Marvin Hagler and making it to the final bell against...

Ron Lyle: From Prison Drama to Epic Battles

When you’ve been sentenced to 15 years in prison in your youth and stabbed in the same prison to the...