Sports – Boxing
Joe Frazier (1944-2011)
Joe Frazier, 20th Century heavyweight boxing champion, is principally known for his rivalry with fellow boxer Muhammad Ali. Frazier was born...
George “Little Chocolate” Dixon (1870-1909)
George Dixon, also known as “Little Chocolate,” was born on July 29, 1870 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Standing only 5’...
“Sugar” Ray Leonard (1956- )
Ray Leonard was born on May 17, 1956 in Wilmington, North Carolina. At age 20 he captured a gold medal...
Floyd Patterson (1935-2006)
Floyd Patterson was born on January 4, 1935 in Waco, North Carolina. A year later the family moved to Brooklyn,...
George Foreman (1949-2025)
George Edward Foreman was born in Marshall, Texas on January 10, 1949 and raised in Houston’s Fifth Ward. He took...
“Jersey” Joe Walcott (1914-1994)
Born on January 31, 1914 in Merchantville, New Jersey, Arnold Raymond Cream was the son of immigrants from Barbados. He took...
Charles “Sonny” Liston (1932-1970)
Charles “Sonny” Liston was born on May 8, 1932, in Sand Slough, Arkansas. He was the 24th of 25 children...
Jack Johnson (1878-1946)
Jack Johnson, the first African American and first Texan to win the heavyweight boxing championship of the world, was born...
Muhammad Ali (1942-2016)
Muhammad Ali, arguably the most famous professional boxer in the 20th Century and the only fighter to win the heavyweight championship three times, was...
