Sports – Boxing
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...
John W. Roxborough (1892-1975)
John Roxborough is best known as the manager of Joe Louis, the heavyweight champion of the world from 1937 to...
Tim Moore (1888-1958)
Broadway stage comedian Tim Moore, whose career as an entertainer spanned more than 50 years, is best remembered as George...
Mike Tyson (1966- )
Michael Gerard Tyson was born in Brooklyn, New York on June 30, 1966. He was raised by a single mother...
Don King (1931- )
Boxing promoter Don King was born in Cleveland, Ohio in 1931. The son of a steelworker who died in a...
Thomas Molyneux (1784-1818)
By all rights Thomas Molyneux should have become recognized as the first world boxing champion from the United States. Born...
Sam Langford: History’s Forgotten Boxer
Sports historian Clay Moyle describes Canadian-born Sam Langford as one of the most successful and yet little known boxers of...
Willie W. Herenton (1941- )
Dr. Willie W. Herenton was born on April 23, 1941 in Memphis, Tennessee and served as the first African American...
