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Find out more about some of the world's boxing legends, including Muhammad Ali, Rubin Carter, Sugar Ray Leonard, Jake LaMotta, Joe Frazier and Vincent Gigante. Examine the lives of some of the most talented boxers to step foot in the ring in recent years, including Laila Ali, Mike Tyson, Claressa Shields and Floyd Mayweather. Find all of this, and more, in Biography.com's famous boxers group.
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Muhammad Ali
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Muhammad Ali
Boxer, Philanthropist / 1942 -
Muhammad Ali is considered one of the greatest athletes in boxing history, winning both the coveted Golden Gloves title and an Olympic gold medal, among several other honors.
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Oscar De La Hoya
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Oscar De La Hoya
Boxer / 1973 -
Oscar De La Hoya is a retired American boxer who is best known for his winning bouts in six different weight classes, and for his popular televised fights.
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Rubin Carter
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Rubin Carter
Boxer / 1937 -
At the height of his career, boxer Rubin Carter was twice wrongly convicted of a triple murder and was imprisoned for nearly two decades.
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Joe Louis
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- Celebrity Enlistees
- The Ed Sullivan Show Guests
Joe Louis
Boxer / 1914 - 1981
The world heavyweight boxing champion from June 22, 1937, until March 1, 1949, Joe Louis held the title longer than anyone else in history.
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Mike Tyson
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Mike Tyson
Boxer / 1966 -
Mike Tyson is a former heavyweight boxing champion who's served jail time and also appeared in several films.
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Sugar Ray Leonard
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- Cast of Dancing with the Stars
Sugar Ray Leonard
Boxer / 1956 -
Sugar Ray Leonard was a champion Olympic and professional welterweight boxer. He retired from the sport in 1997 and was inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame.
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