Sports – Boxing
Edward Lee “Too Tall” Jones (1951- )
Edward Lee “Too Tall” Jones, is a former professional football player best known for playing for the Dallas Cowboys his...
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (1977- )
Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr is a professional boxer and boxing promoter. Mayweather was born on February 24, 1977, to Floyd...
Peter Jackson (1861-1901)
Professional bare-knuckle boxer Peter Jackson, better known as the Black Prince and Peter the Great, was born on July 3,...
Leon Spinks (1953-2021)
Leon Spinks was a professional boxer best known for defeating Muhammad Ali for the Undisputed Heavyweight Championship in 1978. Spinks...
Dory Dixon (1935- )
Born in Jamaica in 1935, Dorrel Dixon began weightlifting in his teens which slowly became his introduction into the realm of athletics. Through...
Rubin “The Hurricane” Carter (1937-2014)
Rubin Carter was an American middleweight boxer who is best known not because of his sports career but because of his...
Joe “Gans” Gant (1874–1910)
Joe Gant, who was given the name Gans by the press, became the first American and African American to hold...
Malamine Koné (1971– )
Clothing entrepreneur Malamine Koné, was born in Mali on December 21, 1971, but now lives near Paris, France. He is...
Leone Jacovacci (1902–1983)
Afro-Italian boxing champion Leone Jacovacci (a.k.a. John Douglas Walker and Jack Walker) was born in 1902 in the village of...
