Career Profiles

Frank Bruno MBE is a British former professional boxer who fought at heavyweight. His career spanned fourteen years, during which time he won the WBC and European heavyweight titles, and faced multiple world champions including Mike Tyson and Lennox Lewis.

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Peter Jackson, nicknamed the Black Prince, (born July 3, 1861, St. Croix, Virgin Islands—died July 13, 1901, Roma, Queensland, Australia), was an outstanding professional boxer. A victim of racial discrimination, he was denied a chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship while in his prime.

This second part of Peter Jackson's story documents the difficulties he faced in trying to get his shot at the heavyweight title with famous names such as John L Sullivan and James Corbett drawing the color line and refusing to meet Jackson in the ring. The impact this would have on Jackson is a sad one and would ultimately lead to a decline and eventually his untimely demise.

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Peter Jackson, nicknamed the Black Prince, (born July 3, 1861, St. Croix, Virgin Islands—died July 13, 1901, Roma, Queensland, Australia), was an outstanding professional boxer. A victim of racial discrimination, he was denied a chance to fight for the world heavyweight championship while in his prime.

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It was January 2nd, 1870, when one of the earliest, if not first, of the legendary boxing promoters was born, in Kansas City, Missouri, with the name George Lewis Rickard. Tex Rickard could be described as the first managerial figure to truly recognise the potential of sports as a commercial spectacle.

In this second part to the Tex Rickard career profile, we continue to present the story of how the continued success in boxing promotions would lead the creation of new venues including a new Madison Square Garden and the presentation of some historic fights grossing money beyond the wildest dreams of anyone in the 1920s.

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It was January 2nd, 1870, when one of the earliest, if not first, of the legendary boxing promoters was born, in Kansas City, Missouri, with the name George Lewis Rickard. Not only was Rickard a boxing promoter, but he was also the founder of the New York Rangers of the NHL, and builder of the third incarnation of Madison Square Garden. Tex Rickard could be described as the first managerial figure to truly recognise the potential of sports as a commercial spectacle.

In the first of a two-part story, we present the early beginning of Rickard and how his time as a sheriff and a miner up in Alaska would take him on a journey to promoting some of the sport's biggest bouts in the first decade of the 20th century.

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The term ‘uncrowned champ’ has been used and abused throughout boxing history, but this middleweight contender earned that title the hard way. Charley Burley (September 6, 1917 – October 16, 1992) was an American boxer who fought as a welterweight and middleweight from 1936 to 1950.

In an era in which boxing was in the hands of the mob, the sport conspired to deny Burley a title shot to any kind of world championship available at that point, both at welterweight and middleweight. He did defeat several past or future world champions including Zivic and Moore, who once called him “the greatest fighter ever,” echoing a sentiment expressed also by legendary trainer Eddie Futch and many other insiders of that era.

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Wilfred "Wilfredo" Benítez (born September 12, 1958) is an American-born Puerto Rican former professional boxer and the fifth king of the ‘Four Kings’ era, used a fake ID to turn pro, and was younger than Mike Tyson when he became a world champion!

He became the youngest world champion in the sport's history. Earning his first of three career world titles in separate weight divisions at the age of seventeen, he is best remembered as a skilled and aggressive fighter with exceptional defensive abilities.

We present the story of "El Radar" and how early introduction to boxing on the grounds of PS 124 would forge the skills that would develop the young Benitez into one of boxing's legendary fighters.

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Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

In part two, we continue the journey of Muhammad Ali and how his career takes a dramatic turn after he refuses to serve in the Vietnam War. Following his exile from boxing we tell the story of how the defining fights such as 'The Fight Of The Century', 'The Rumble In The Jungle', and 'The Thrilla In Manila' would shape the second part of his career and legacy.

As his boxing career comes to an end which made for sad viewing, we discuss the impact the years of punishment had on Ali and tell the stories of the most notable moments following his boxing career until his eventual passing in 2016.

Finally, we discuss the impact of Muhammad Ali not just on boxing but on society!

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Muhammad Ali born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr (January 17, 1942 – June 3, 2016) was an American professional boxer and activist. Nicknamed "The Greatest", he is regarded as one of the most significant sports figures of the 20th century and is often regarded as the greatest heavyweight boxer of all time.

In part one, we tell the story of a young Cassius Clay making his way from the streets of Louisville, Kentucky to the 1960 Olympic Games in Rome and embarking on a professional boxing career whilst exploring the religion of Islam much to the disdain of the segregated society of the time.

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