Category: Professional Boxers

Categories: Boxing

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Professional boxers, or prizefighters, participate in regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract.

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敬太郎 星野 14 Aug 1969 日本神奈川県横浜市 - 09 Oct 2021

健治 米倉 25 May 1934 日本福岡県直方市 - 20 Apr 2023

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Barney Aaron 21 Nov 1800 Aldgate, London, England - 11 Jul 1859

Barney Aaron abt Jun 1833 St. Botolph's Aldgate, London, England - 30 May 1907

Salamo Arouch 01 Jan 1923 Thessaloniki, Greece - 26 Apr 2009

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Jacob Baer 11 Jun 1915 Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America - 18 Jul 1986

Maximillian Baer 11 Feb 1909 Omaha, Douglas, Nebraska, United States - 21 Nov 1959

David Bald Eagle 08 Apr 1919 Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Reservation in South Dakota. - 22 Jul 2016

Julius Barada 02 Nov 1890 Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States - 25 Apr 1956

Joseph Barrow 13 May 1914 Lafayette, Chambers, Alabama, United States - 12 Apr 1981

John Basham 13 Sep 1889 Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, United Kingdom - 07 Jun 1947

Markus Beyer 28 Apr 1971 Erlabrunn, Schwarzenberg, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Deutsche Demokratische Republik - 03 Dec 2018

Isaac Haim Bitton 29 Jun 1779 Amsterdam, Holland, Nederland - abt Feb 1839

Lofty Blomfield 1900s - 1970s

Peter Bonavita 1910s - 2000s

James Braddock 07 Jun 1905 West 48th Street, New York City, New York, United States - 29 Nov 1974

Al Brookes 1940s - 2000s

Eugene Bullard 09 Oct 1894 Columbus, Muscogee County, Georgia, United States - 12 Oct 1961

George Byers 25 Jun 1872 Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island, Canada - 10 Apr 1937

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Frank Camilli abt 1904 Hibbing, St. Louis, Minnesota, United States - 26 Aug 1930

Primo Carnera 25 Oct 1906 Sequals, Italy - 29 Jun 1967

Salvatore Cenicola 13 Jul 1959 Teaneck, Bergen, New Jersey, United States - 31 Aug 2021

Isaiah Chase 27 Jan 1914 Sherman, Grayson County, Texas, USA - 23 Mar 1972

Andrew Chiariglione 24 Dec 1879 Hoboken, New Jersey - 12 Apr 1935

Joseph Choynski 08 Nov 1868 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 25 Jan 1943

Cassius (Clay) Ali 17 Jan 1942 Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States - 03 Jun 2016

Billy Collins 21 Sep 1961 Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States - 06 Mar 1984

James Corbett 01 Sep 1866 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 18 Feb 1933

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William Dempsey 24 Jun 1895 Manassa, Conejos, Colorado, United States - 31 May 1983

Giovanni DeStefano 28 Jan 1910 Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut, USA - 12 May 1999

Louis Deutsch 16 Sep 1895 Odessa, Odessa, Ukraine - 11 Sep 1983

George Dixon 29 Jul 1870 Africville, Halifax, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada - 06 Jan 1908

Patrice Drouillard 23 Oct 1892 - 18 Aug 1958

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Norman (Evenson) Evans abt 1922 Brooklyn, New York, United States

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Luis Ángel Firpo 11 Oct 1894 Junín, Buenos Aires, Argentina - 07 Aug 1960

George Foreman 1940s

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Vincent Foster 17 Aug 1927 - 18 Jul 1949

John Fox 02 Apr 1907 Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States - 06 Apr 1954

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Joseph (Gant) Gans 25 Nov 1874 Baltimore, Maryland, USA - 10 Aug 1910

George Godfrey 20 Mar 1853 Charlottetown, Queens, Prince Edward Island - 17 Oct 1901

Abraham Goldstein 10 Sep 1898 Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States - 12 Feb 1977

William Grime 27 Apr 1902 Young, New South Wales, Australia - 1952

Norbert (Grupe) Von Homburg 25 Aug 1940 Berlin, Brandenburg, Germany - 10 Mar 2004

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John Hagan 1894 Pennsylvania, United States - 1954

Joseph Hagan 1878 Pennsylvania, United States - 1942

Marvin Hagler 23 May 1954 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 13 Mar 2021

Cecil Harris abt 20 Jan 1906 Union Springs, Bullock, Alabama, United States - aft 1959

Leonard Harvey 11 Jul 1907 Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom - 28 Nov 1976

John Heenan abt 1834 Troy, Rensselaer, New York, United States - 25 Oct 1873

Alfred Hercock 1877 Leicester, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom - 1956

Evander Holyfield 1960s

Tunney Hunsaker 17 Feb 1930 Princeton, Caldwell County, Kentucky, USA - 25 Apr 2005

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John Jackson abt 28 Sep 1769 Worcestershire, England - 07 Oct 1845

Ronald James 08 Oct 1917 Swansea, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom - 12 Jun 1977

John Johnson 31 Mar 1878 Galveston, Galveston, Texas, United States - 10 Jun 1946

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Samuel Langford 04 Mar 1883 Weymouth Falls, Digby, Nova Scotia, Canada - 12 Jan 1956

Peter Latzo abt 1902 Coleraine, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States - 1968

Martin Lawrence 1960s

Florian Lebrasseur 11 Apr 1912 Winslow, Kennebec, Maine, USA - 28 Sep 1988

John Lebzelter 18 Sep 1920 Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States - 19 Jul 2006

John Lewis 01 May 1914 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - 18 Apr 1974

Nathaniel Lewis 14 Jun 1913 Liberty, Maricopa, Arizona, United States - abt Apr 1967

Benjamin Lynch 02 Apr 1913 Gorbals, Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 06 Aug 1946

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James Mace 08 Apr 1831 Beeston, Norfolk, England - 30 Nov 1910

Héctor Matías 24 May 1962 Bayamón, Puerto Rico - 24 Nov 2012

Edward McGeever 27 Jan 1913 Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, USA - 13 Oct 1981

Victor McLaglen 10 Dec 1886 Stepney, East London, England - 07 Nov 1959

Felix Mead 11 Jan 1924 Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, United States - 02 Jul 2007

Frederick Mills 26 Jun 1919 Bournemouth, Hampshire, England - 25 Jul 1965

James Mitchell 09 Feb 1885 Blaenrhondda, Wales - 07 Jul 1972

Edward Morgan 05 Apr 1906 London, England - 22 Nov 1952

Tommy Morrison 02 Jan 1969 Gravette, Benton, Arkansas, United States - 01 Sep 2013

John Mundo 29 Jan 1900 Hyde Park, Boston, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States - 26 Feb 1993

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Felipe Nunag 23 Mar 1916 Philippines - 17 Mar 1957

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Isidoro Otegui 15 May 1906 Spain - 30 Mar 1945

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Volodymyr (Palahniuk) Palance 18 Feb 1919 Hazle Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, USA - 10 Nov 2006

Floyd Patterson 04 Jan 1935 Waco, Cleveland County, North Carolina, United States - 11 May 2006

Arthur Peltier 27 Oct 1882 Pain Court, Kent, Ontario - 18 Feb 1921

Thomas Platts 24 Oct 1891 Ecclesall Bierlow, Yorkshire, England, , United Kingdom - 04 Dec 1942

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Antonio (Quinn Oaxaca) Quinn 21 Apr 1915 Chihuahua, Chihuahua Municipality, Chihuahua, Mexico - 03 Jun 2001

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Clarence Reese 22 Nov 1894 Merced, Merced, California, United States - 19 Mar 1958

Roberto Roberti 12 Jan 1907 Italy - 1997

Percy Rodrigues 13 Jun 1918 Montreal, Quebec, Canada - 06 Sep 2007

Max Rosenbloom 06 Nov 1906 Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States - 06 Mar 1976

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Joseph Saddler 23 Jun 1926 Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 18 Sep 2001

Maximilian Schmeling 28 Sep 1905 Klein Luckow, Prenzlau, Brandenburg, Preußen, Deutschland - 02 Feb 2005

Arthur Schultz 08 Aug 1913 Kenton, Kentucky, United States - 17 Apr 1983

Herbert Slade 10 Jan 1851 Kaeo, Kaipara, Northland, New Zealand - 06 Apr 1913

Francis Slaven 1861 Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia - 16 Oct 1929

Leonard Smith 30 Sep 1908 Aston, Warwickshire, England - 01 Feb 1978

Walker (Smith) Robinson 03 May 1921 Ailey, Montgomery, Georgia, United States - 12 Apr 1989

Gerhardt Steffen 13 Feb 1891 San Francisco, San Francisco, California, United States - 24 Mar 1975

John Sullivan 15 Oct 1858 Roxbury, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States - 02 Feb 1918

Johnny Summers 21 Jan 1883 Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom - 28 Mar 1946

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Cassel Tate 1920s - 1950s

John Tate 29 Jan 1955 Marion, Crittenden, Arkansas, United States - 09 Apr 1998

Cecil Thompson 17 Aug 1904 Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States - 11 Apr 1946

Anthony Tozzo 27 Aug 1907 Buffalo, Erie, New York - 25 Feb 1946

Giuseppe Tozzo 14 Aug 1889 Buffalo, Erie, New York - 01 Jun 1980

Rocco Tozzo 21 Apr 1893 Buffalo, Erie, New York - 10 Jan 1954

James Tunney 25 May 1897 New York City, New York - 07 Nov 1978

Randolph Turpin 07 Jun 1928 Royal Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England - 17 May 1966

Mike Tyson 1960s

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Paulino Uzcudun Eizmendi 03 May 1899 Errezil, Guipúzcoa, País Vasco, Spain - 05 Jul 1985

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Edwin Antonio Valero 03 Dec 1981 El Vigía, Mérida, Venezuela - 19 Apr 2010

Joseph Valinoti 03 Feb 1884 New York City, New York - 09 Apr 1928

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Peter Waterman 1934 Stepney Registration District, London, England - 1986

Feab Williams 25 Jan 1897 Mobile, Mobile, Alabama, United States of America - 13 Aug 1947

Archibald (Wright) Moore 13 Dec 1913 Benoit, Bolivar, Mississippi, United States - 09 Dec 1998

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Joseph Zukauskas 26 Oct 1902 Binghamton, Broome, New York, United States - 17 Aug 1994

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