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Persons in the International Boxing Hall of Fame:

Angelo Dundee

boxing, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Angelo Mirena Jr.
Birth Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Birth Date:
August 30, 1921
Death Date:
February 1, 2012
Age at Death:
90
Zodiac Sign:
Virgo - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

Boxing promoter and trainer of many champions, including:International Boxing Hall of Fame 1994.
Florida Sports Hall of Fame 1976.

Bert Sugar

boxing, publisher, writer, lawyer, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Bert Randolph Sugar
Birth Place:
Washington, DC, USA
Birth Date:
June 7, 1937
Death Date:
March 25, 2012
Age at Death:
74
Zodiac Sign:
Gemini - the Twins - people born May 22 through June 21

Brief Facts:

Boxing writer and sports historian.
Boxing magazines:and over 80 books, mostly about boxing history.
International Boxing Hall of Fame 2005.

Chalky Wright

boxing, hall of fame, accident
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Albert Wright
Birth Place:
Durango, Mexico
Birth Date:
February 10, 1912
Death Date:
August 12, 1957
Age at Death:
45
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Brief Facts:

Died after a fall in the bathtub. World featherweight champion.
Served as a chauffeur and bodyguard for actress:International Boxing Hall of Fame 1997.

Damon Runyon

writer, baseball, sports analyst, boxing, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Alfred Damon Runyan
Birth Place:
Manhattan, Kansas, USA
Birth Date:
October 4, 1880
Death Date:
December 10, 1946
Age at Death:
66
Zodiac Sign:
Libra - the Scales - people born September 24 through October 23

Brief Facts:

International Boxing Hall of Fame.
National Baseball Hall of Fame 1967. Awarded the J.G. Taylor Spink Award for baseball journalism.
National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association Hall of Fame 1964.

Ezzard Charles

boxing, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Ezzard Mack Charles
Nickname(s):
"Cincinnati Cobra"
Birth Place:
Lawrenceville, Georgia, USA
Birth Date:
July 7, 1921
Death Date:
May 28, 1975
Age at Death:
53
Zodiac Sign:
Cancer - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Brief Facts:

Heavyweight boxer.
International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990.

Jack Dempsey

boxing, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
William Harrison Dempsey
Also Known As:
Kid Blackie
Nickname(s):
"The Manassa Mauler"
Birth Place:
Manassa, Colorado, USA
Birth Date:
June 24, 1895
Death Date:
May 31, 1983
Age at Death:
87, 24 days before his 88th birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Cancer - the Crab - people born June 22 through July 22

Brief Facts:

Heavyweight champion.
Defeated by:in a controversial fight.
International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Utah Sports Hall of Fame 1970.
Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 1965.

Jack Johnson

boxing, inventor, criminal, hall of fame, accident, vehicle crash
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
John Arthur Johnson
Nickname(s):
"Galveston Giant"
Birth Place:
Galveston, Texas, USA
Birth Date:
1878
Death Date:
1946

Brief Facts:

First black heavyweight boxing champion (1908-1915.) Invented an adjustable wrench and other inventions. Served time for Mann Act violation.
International Boxing Hall of Fame. Died in a car crash.
Utah Sports Hall of Fame 1970.

Jersey Joe Walcott

boxing, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Arnold Raymond Cream
Birth Place:
Merchantville, New Jersey, USA
Birth Date:
January 31, 1914
Death Date:
February 25, 1994
Age at Death:
80, 25 days after his birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Aquarius - the Water-Carrier - people born January 21 through February 19

Brief Facts:

Heavyweight boxer, and referee.
International Boxing Hall of Fame.
Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame 2010.

Kid Gavilán

boxing, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Gerardo González
Also Known As:
Kid Gavilan
Nickname(s):
"Cuban Hawk"
Birth Place:
Berrocal, Camaguey, Cuba
Birth Date:
January 6, 1926
Death Date:
February 13, 2003
Age at Death:
77
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990. Cuban, invented the "bolo" punch.

Muhammad Ali

boxing, hall of fame, actor, writer
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.
Also Known As:
Cassius Clay
Nickname(s):
"The Greatest", "the Louisville Lip"
Birth Place:
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Birth Date:
January 17, 1942
Age today:
71
Zodiac Sign:
Capricorn - the Sea-Goat - people born December 23 through January 20

Brief Facts:

Heavyweight. Gold medal at the 1960 Olympics.
Said, of his boxing, "Float like a butterfly - sting like a bee." Book:Movie for television:Conscientious objector to war.
International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990.
United States Olympic Hall of Fame 1983.
Presidential Medal of Freedom 2005.
Chicagoland Sports Hall of Fame.
Presidential Citizens Medal 2001.
Hollywood Walk of Fame:
A star at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard for live performance or theater;
ceremony: 11 January 2002.

Rocky Marciano

boxing, accident, air crash, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Rocco Francis Marchegiano
Birth Place:
Brockton, Massachusetts, USA
Birth Date:
September 1, 1923
Death Date:
August 31, 1969
Age at Death:
45, 1 day before his 46th birthday
Zodiac Sign:
Virgo - the Virgin - people born August 22 through September 23

Brief Facts:

International Boxing Hall of Fame 1990. Heavyweight. Never defeated. Died in a plane crash.

Sonny Liston

boxing, overdose, criminal, hall of fame
Gender:
Male
Real/Birth Name:
Charles L. Liston
Nickname(s):
"Sonny"
Birth Place:
Sand Slough, Arkansas, USA
Birth Date:
May 8, 1932
Death Date:
December 30, 1970
Age at Death:
38
Zodiac Sign:
Taurus - the Bull - people born April 21 through May 21

Brief Facts:

Heavyweight boxer. Convicted as a young man of crimes. Apparently died of a drug overdose. Birth date uncertain and undocumented.
International Boxing Hall of Fame 1991.

Number found: 12.


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