List of male boxers - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia - Boxing
Boxing, nicknamed the "sweet science" and also called pugilism or prizefighting, is a sport where two participants of similar weight atta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bernard Hopkins: Encyclopedia Ii - Bernard Hopkins - Biography
Hopkins was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and grew up in a rough section of town, where he got involved in crime and gang activity a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Technique
Boxing - Stance and movement. Development The modern boxing stance is a reflection of the current system of rules employed by professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Max Baer: Encyclopedia Ii - Max Baer - Biography
He was born Maximilian Adelbert Baer in Omaha, Nebraska, the son of German-Jewish immigrant Jacob Baer (1875-1938) and Dora Bales (1877-1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fighting Harada: Encyclopedia Ii - Fighting Harada - Biography
Harada began fighting as a professional on February 21, 1960, knocking out Isami Masui in round four, in Tokyo. He won his first twenty f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ray Mercer: Encyclopedia Ii - Ray Mercer - Biography
He won gold in the 1988 Olympics in Seoul as a heavyweight. His professional career starting in 1989, with a TKO of Jesse Hughes, Mercer ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ingemar Johansson: Encyclopedia Ii - Ingemar Johansson - Biography
He defeated Floyd Patterson to win the World Heavyweight Championship. As a result, Johansson won the Hickok Belt as top professional ath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hasim Rahman: Encyclopedia Ii - Hasim Rahman - Biography
Rahman grew up in Baltimore, but unlike most championship boxers, got a relatively late start in the sport. He took up boxing at age 20 a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joe Louis: Encyclopedia Ii - Joe Louis - Biography
Joe Louis - Early life and career. The son of Monroe Barrow, a cotton picker, and Lilly Reese, a homemaker, Louis became interested in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Max Schmeling: Encyclopedia Ii - Max Schmeling - Biography
Max Schmeling - Early years and Jack Sharkey. Schmeling debuted as a professional boxer in 1924, and he built a record of 42 wins, 4 lo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jack Dempsey: Encyclopedia Ii - Jack Dempsey - Biography
Born in Manassa, Colorado, by age 16 Dempsey had begun hopping on trains and travelling west to fight as a professional. He would go into...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Henry Armstrong: Encyclopedia Ii - Henry Armstrong - Biography
A native of Columbus, Mississippi, Armstrong moved as a youngster with his family to St. Louis, where he was later inducted into the St. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Technique
Boxing - Stance and movement. Development The modern boxing stance is a reflection of the current system of rules employed by professio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Medical Concerns
In 1983, The Journal of the American Medical Association called for a ban on boxing. The editor, Dr. George Lundberg, called boxing an "o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Amateur Boxing
In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Origins
Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC. A Greek ruler named...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Boxing Legends
The boxing world has produced talented and world famous personalities in both the amateur and professional realms. Famous amateur boxers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Professional Boxing
Professional bouts are far longer than amateur bouts (ranging from four to twelve rounds), headgear is not permitted, and boxers are gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Professional Boxing
Professional bouts are far longer than amateur bouts (ranging from four to twelve rounds), headgear is not permitted, and boxers are gene...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Boxing Legends
The boxing world has produced talented and world famous personalities in both the amateur and professional realms. Famous amateur boxers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Medical Concerns
In 1983, The Journal of the American Medical Association called for a ban on boxing. The editor, Dr. George Lundberg, called boxing an "o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - British Boxing Legends
Great Britain, the birth place of modern boxing, has produced numerous boxing legends. Among British amateur boxers, only those who won O...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Origins
Earliest evidence suggests that boxing was prevalent in North Africa during 4000 BC and the Mediterranean in 1500 BC. A Greek ruler named...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Amateur Boxing
In amateur boxing (the version of the sport found at the Olympic Games and Commonwealth Games) the primary emphasis is on landing scoring...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Boxing: Encyclopedia Ii - Boxing - Boxing Legends
The boxing world has produced talented and world famous personalities in both the amateur and professional realms. Famous amateur boxers ...   » Read the article