American · Born 1944 · Died 2011
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Olympic gold medallist and world heavyweight champion who defeated Muhammad Ali in the Fight of the Century.
He won the 1964 Olympic gold medal despite fighting with a dislocated thumb sustained in his quarter-final.
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Heavyweight
The Greatest — three-time world heavyweight champion, Olympic gold medallist and the most celebrated…
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Heavyweight
The youngest heavyweight champion in history at 20 years and 145 days — the most feared boxer of his…
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Welterweight/Super Welterweight
50-0 — the most financially successful boxer in history and the unbeaten defensive genius who many c…
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Flyweight to Super Welterweight
The only boxer in history to have won world titles in eight different weight divisions — the Philipp…