Joe Louis, the “Brown Bomber,” was one of the most dominant heavyweight champions in boxing history and a...
Sugar Ray Robinson is considered one of the greatest boxers of all time. Robinson held the world welterweight...
Henry Armstrong was the first boxer to hold simultaneous world championship titles in three different divisions: the featherweight, welterweight and lightweight world champion in 1938. Born on December 12, 1912, in...
David Downey, born in Halifax, Nova Scotia is an all-around athlete in softball, basketball, volleyball, baseball, track, and...
Richard “Tiger” Ihetu was one of the greatest boxers to come out of Africa. He made history in...
Bill Richmond was an African-American boxer, who was the first Black professional boxer to gain international recognition. Richmond was the Muhammad Ali of his day – quick-witted and fast to react...
Theodore “Tiger” Flowers was the first Black boxer to win the world middleweight championship. Flowers was born on...
George Dixon also known as “Little Chocolate,” was a Black Canadian professional boxer. He was the first black...
Although Peter Jackson never fought for the heavyweight crown, he is generally regarded as an all-time great. Jackson was a top contender of his day, but was kept from challenging champion...
Meserette Kentake, founder of Kentake Page, was born and raised in Kingston, Jamaica, and is of Yoruba descent (mtDNA). Now based in London, she holds a BSc in Counselling Psychology but is most passionate about…
