Sports, no matter what kind, always is known for having a great player. Whether it'd be Lebron James for basketball, Babe Ruth for baseball, or Muhammad Ali....one of the heavyweight champions ever, there's always someone that can be considered the greatest of all time. So...who are some other famous boxers that are unknown, but yet...we still remember.
Sonny Liston- Mostly memorialized in the song "We didn't start the Fire" when he beat Floyd Patterson, Liston was known for his boxing techniques. Although he lost his title to Muhammad Ali in the 60's, Liston was considered a winning and losing boxer. He was known for his jabs in the boxing ring. Was trained by other boxers, but his life was cut short in the seventies from a heroin overdose.
Smokin' Joe Fraizer- With the heavyweight name of "Smokin' Joe", this boxer was known for his pressure fighting. Winning the Summer Olympics in the 60's (1964 actually). He became professional once he started defeating other boxers around the late 60's. In the 80's, he started to fall from grace with knockouts by others. He eventually gave up being a boxer before it got any worse and lived out his life in tv show cameos and movies. Passing away from cancer in 2011
Mike Tyson- If this name doesn't ring any bells, you haven't been remembering what he did when he bit a chunk of ear off boxer Evander Holyfield's ear. Well...let's just say, this boxer has had a downward spiral ever since. Having been to prison for rape charges, he even ended up poor after everything terrible that had happened to him. He has been trying to find himself ever since he retired from boxing. Owning over 300 pigeons and living in Arizona. Unless he's doing something that he would regret in the future, he seems to be somewhat ok
Floyd Mayweather jr.- A newbie in the boxing ring, Floyd Mayweather Jr. had 84 wins and 8 losses. He competed in the 1996 Olympics at 19 years old. Winning bronze medal for his efforts. Having boxing matches with Corrares, Castillo and others, he eventually won multiple titles and retired in 2017. Becoming one of the richest boxers of all time.
Evander Holyfield- Still having the scar on his ear since that truffle with Tyson, Evander Holyfield is a boxer known for being not only a lightweight, but also heavyweight boxer as well. fighting boxers like Larry Holmes, George Foreman, and Bert Cooper. In the 2000's he made miraculous comeback by defeating certain boxers that knocked him down.
George Foreman- Once a boxer, now a spokesman for gadgets like a grill, George Foreman was known for his heavyweight days back when he was in his teens. Getting the inspiration from an old football hero named Jim Brown. Having his heart set on football first, but went into boxing instead. He soon retired from boxing, and went to his true love, a grill that drains the fat from the meat. Today, he is still a pitchman and the George Foreman grill
Every boxer has their origin story from Ali to Sugar Ray. All they are known for is their great boxing techniques as well as their skills. Every boxer has a story. That's why most of them have featured movies that might fail in the box office, or wow critics. These are the boxers I have heard of and well... here they are now.
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