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Fight , fight / fīt/ • v. (past and past part. fought / fôt/ ) [intr.] take part in a violent struggle involving the exchange of physical blows or the use of… Sugar Ray Robinson , Robinson, Sugar Ray 1921–1989
Professional boxer
It is a testament to Sugar Ray Robinson’s greatness as a boxer that when people discuss who was the… Bernard Hopkins , Hopkins, Bernard 1965–
Boxer
Bernard Hopkins has been nicknamed the Executioner for the way he dispatches opponents and for the way he enters the rin… Mike Tyson , Tyson, Mike 1966–
Professional boxer
Mike Tyson, the youngest heavyweight champion in boxing history, is perhaps one of the sport’s most notorious fi… Larry Holmes , Holmes, Larry 1949–
Professional boxer
Larry Holmes, “the Easton Assassin,” is known as much for his retirements and comebacks as his skill in the bo… Floyd Patterson , Patterson, Floyd 1935–
Professional boxer
Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935 in Waco, North Carolina—the third of 11 children. He grew up in…
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